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Prereq. SC 117 or SC 119 completed or concurrent - This one-hour seminar introduces the student to the professional health school application process, the lifestyle of a professional health school student, the importance of making alternative career plans, and how the Preprofessional Health Program at Alverno prepares students for getting into professional health school.
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Prereq. PP 100 completed or concurrent; SC 118 or SC 120 completed or concurrent - This two-hour seminar provides a more in-depth analysis of the requirements of professional health school admissions. It also introduces the student to the different professional health school standardized tests, and reviews test taking and studying strategies.
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- The student learns how to prepare for graduate and professional school examinations (GRE, DAT, MCAT, PCAT, LSAT, and GMAT) in a series of five sessions. By taking the appropriate tests as practice and preparation, the student is introduced to objective test-taking strategies and provided with an overview of analytical and logical reasoning skills. Individual sessions review reading, writing, and quantitative content areas. A final session reviews areas specific to the DAT, MCAT, PCAT, LSAT, or GMAT.
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Prereq. PP 250; SC 118 or SC 120 - In this student-directed seminar, the student schedules and leads study sessions that review content covered on different sections of each entrance exam. She completes the semester by taking a fulllength practice of the entrance exam under conditions that simulate the test-taking environment.
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1.00 Credits
- The student engages in study, discussion, and activities designed to enable her to form a detailed knowledge of her interests, patterns of interaction, dominant vocational personality themes, and learning and working styles. She conducts field research and develops her ability to effectively network by interviewing professionals employed in the career(s) that interest her. The information she gathers contributes to her semester- long exploration of career fields and options and provides a basis to confirm her choice of major area of study.
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3.00 Credits
- See PCM 411.
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- The student learns strategies and reviews content relevant to the abilities required for the Praxis I, Pre-Professional Skills Test, a state requirement for teacher certification. Through discussion and practice, she is introduced to Praxis I formats, skills tested, and types of questions used. She analyzes her strengths and weaknesses in reading, writing, and math, and prepares for the test by learning test-taking strategies and by taking a practice test. The seminar begins the process of essential preparation and provides the student with the opportunity to devise a personal plan for further preparation.
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- The student learns strategies and reviews content relevant to the abilities required on the Praxis II Subject Assessments, a state requirement for teacher certification. Through discussion, practice, and content review, she is introduced to the multiple-choice test format and appropriate strategies for addressing contentspecific questions. The student completes practice tests, analyzes her errors, and develops a plan for further preparation.
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4.00 Credits
- In this introductory course in psychology - a discipline that studies human behavior in all its facets, including the processes that underlie that behavior - the student places major emphasis on two areas: studying the different aspects of behavior as classified in psychology (e.g., learning, motivation, personality) and developing elementary analytical and problem-solving skills to facilitate making her own inferences about the underlying processes of behavior.
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4.00 Credits
- The student examines human development and learning for the entire life span, with emphasis on major theories and current research. She is expected to identify and analyze behavioral aspects in laboratory settings of human subjects representing the life stages. The student is expected to acquire problem- solving techniques and skills in theory evaluation and comparison, in identification and evaluation of contemporary and global aspects of development, and in communication.
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