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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: None. Advisory: Concurrent enrollment in ESL-54, 55 or ENG-50. This course develops advanced conversation, pronunciation, idiomatic and aural comprehension skills. Conversational and idiomatic skills focus on increasingly fluent communication and interaction skills in complex speaking situations and comfortable use of English in a variety of situations, both academic and professional. Pronunciation focuses on improved clarity of speech and on increased control of the stress, intonation and rhythm of English. Listening comprehension stresses understanding complex syntax, register, nuance and tone in conversations on campus and in the workplace. Students will learn how to speak at length on a given topic, both prepared and extemporaneous, and to understand the subtleties of conversational English. Subsequent enrollment in an additional semester will provide the student with an opportunity for further skills and competency development at the advanced level. May be taken a total of two times. 54 hours lecture and 18 hours laboratory. (Degree credit course. Letter grade, or Pass/No Pass option.)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: None. Advisory: Qualification for ESL-52 or higher. Provides students with basic instruction and practice in the oral production of English. Listening activities focus on comprehension of sentences, dialogs and paragraphs at normal speed and on discrimination of sound patterns in American English. Pronunciation focuses on stress, intonation, rhythm, phrasing, reduction, and linking as well as consonants, vowels and digraphs. The course emphasizes overall pronunciation improvement to make spoken communication more intelligible and to approximate more closely native rhythms and intonation. May be taken a total of three times. 54 hours lecture and 18 hours laboratory. (Non-degree credit course. Pass/No Pass only.)
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5.00 Credits
Prerequisite: None. Limitation on enrollment: Must be concurrently enrolled in another non-practicum ESL course. Self-paced development in writing and grammar through the Writing and Reading Center for students concurrently enrolled in ESL courses. Instruction is given on an individualized basis using personal consultation with the student and Writing and Reading Center resources. May be taken a total of four times. 27 hours laboratory required for credit. (Non-degree credit course. Pass/No Pass only.)
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1.00 Credits
Prerequisite: None. Limitation on enrollment: Must be concurrently enrolled in another nonpracticum ESL course. Self-paced development in writing and grammar through the Writing and Reading Center for students concurrently enrolled in ESL courses. Instruction is given on an individualized basis using personal consultation with the student and Writing and Reading Center resources. May be taken a total of four times. 54 hours laboratory required for credit. (Non-degree credit course. Pass/No Pass only.)
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3.00 Credits
CSU Prerequisite: None. Provides an introduction to fire protection; career opportunities in fire protection and related fields; philosophy and history of fire protection; fire loss analysis; organization and function of public and private fire protection services; fire departments as part of local government; laws and regulations affecting the fire service, fire service nomenclature; specific fire protection functions; basic fire chemistry and physics; introduction to fire protection systems; introduction to fire strategy and tactics. 54 hours lecture.
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3.00 Credits
CSU Prerequisite: None. This course provides students with a fundamental knowledge of factors affecting Wildland fires including fuel, weather, topography, prevention, fire behavior, public education, and control techniques common to all agencies involved in Wildland fire control. 54 hours lecture.
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3.00 Credits
CSU Prerequisite: None. Theory and fundamentals of how and why fires start, spread and are controlled; an in-depth study of fire chemistry and physics, fire characteristics of materials, extinguishing agents and fire control techniques. Adopted from the National Fire Academy Model Fire Science Associate Degree Curriculum. 54 hours lecture.
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
CSU* Prerequisite: None. Advisory: Students should have paid or voluntary employment. This course is designed to coordinate the student's occupational on-thejob training with related classroom instruction. Students enrolled in this occupational work experience course must be employed in a field related to the work experience subject area. Students may earn up to four (4) units each semester for a maximum of 16 units of work experience. No more than 20 hours per week may be applied toward the work requirement. 18 hours lecture. Additionally, 60 hours of volunteer work or 75 hours of paid work is required for each unit.
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3.00 Credits
CSU Prerequisite: None. Provides information relating to the features of design and operation of fire detection and alarm systems, heat and smoke control systems, special protection and sprinkler systems, water supply for fire protection and portable fire extinguishers. 54 hours lecture.
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3.00 Credits
CSU Prerequisite: None. This course is the study of the components of building construction that relates to fire safety. The elects of construction and design of structures are shown to be key factors when inspecting buildings, preplanning fire operations and operating at fires. The development and evolution of building and fire codes will be studied in relationship to past fires in residential, commercial and industrial occupancies. 54 hours lecture.
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