ACAD 103 - College Experience

Institution:

Massasoit Community College

Subject:

Academic Freshman Program

Description:

This course is concerned with helping first semester students adapt to college life at Massasoit. It aids students in exploring their personal values and reasons for seeking a college education. The students become familiar with the college's resources, policies, and procedures. Further, they develop skills in stress management, reduction of test anxiety, effective note-taking and test-taking techniques, career planning, decision-making, educational goal setting, mediation and leadership. This course is required of all students who test into two or more developmental courses (Fundamentals of Mathematics (MATH010), Preparing for College Reading I (ENGL091), Preparing for College Reading II (ENGL092), or Introductory Writing (ENGL099)). Any full-time student (day or evening) taking 12 or more credits in a semester who tests into two or more developmental courses must take this course in the first semester. Any part-time student (day or evening) who tests into two or more developmental courses must take this course before proceeding beyond nine credits.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.massasoit.mass.edu

Phone Number:

(508) 588-9100

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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