ELA 060 - Level 6 Transition to College

8.0 Credits
An advanced ELA class with a focus on transition to college. Students explore and use campus services and resources while expanding reading, writing, speaking, listening, grammar, math, and technology skills. Students assess college readiness, discover what college classes are like, develop a personal and comprehensive transition plan, and take appropriate action towards entering a professional/technical, IBEST, or academic pathway. The class is aligned with Career and College Readiness Standards (CCRS) as outlined in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) of 2016.
Prerequisite Placement by an instructor or advisor.
Course-level Learning Objectives (CLOs)
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Demonstrate comprehension of advanced academic ELA text using a variety of reading strategies.
Develop, organize, draft, revise, edit, and word process an academically formatted fiveparagraph essay including a clear thesis with logical support.
Demonstrate the ability to understand and be understood one-on-one and in groups during collaborative reading and writing activities.
Use technology to assist with ELA, navigate and monitor academic progress in a learning management system, collaboratively research a contemporary topic, and use Google applications for classroom and workplace communication.
Solve contextualized multi-step word problems.

Course Typically Offered
FULL YEAR