LAC 940 - Preparing For Success in The Ged Program

Institution:

Antelope Valley College

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Description:

32 hours total The topics covered in the GED orientation class include: tour of AVC campus; tour of counseling, learning center, job placement center and library; explanation of 32-hour requirement, books, GED test, and GED program goals; workshops on the following study skills: getting started in math, marking your textbooks, creating study aids, aiming for A's, notetaking, ma n a g i n g s c h o o l - r e l a t e d s t r e s s ; introduction to learning center computers and AVC computer guidelines, use of Internet search engines and links, and use of basic skills software; completion/ review of study behaviors inventory and learning styles inventory; AVC placement test, TABE test; introduction to job placement center and its services. The students who will benefit most from taking this course are incoming GED students who need to be oriented to college life and GED program goals, introduced to academic study strategies, and evaluated for beginning GED classes.

Credits:

32.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.avc.edu

Phone Number:

(661) 722-6300

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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