Learning Communities are an exciting way to help students to succeed in college. In learning communities, two or more courses are linked together to focus on a common theme or concept. Teachers coordinate lessons, the amount of homework, and test dates so that students will not be overwhelmed by competing course demands. They emphasize teamwork and encourage all students to actively participate in learning. Students will receive a separate grade for each course. In addition, students will have the opportunity to work with supplemental instructors outside the classroom as needed.
The primary goal of learning communities is to support students during their first year in college by empowering them with the tools necessary to succeed academically. The same students participate in all the courses within the learning community and help each other, making it easier to develop friendships.
Please note: When a student enrolls in a group of two or more courses as part of a learning community, he or she MUST MEET THE PREREQUISITE(S), if there are any, for EACH course in the combination. Students enrolled in one section of a course that is part of a learning community must be enrolled in all other courses in that group. Labs must be taken with lecture. If one course is dropped, the student MUST and WILL BE DISENROLLED from all other courses in the learning community. THERE ARE NO EXCEPTIONS TO THIS POLICY.
For more information about the F.Y.I. Learning Communities, call (310) 434-8470 or e-mail questions to FirstYearInstitute@smc.edu. Also, visit us at www.smc.edu/fyi.
The Reading-Writing Connection
(Recommended for Black Collegian and Adelante program students)
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ENGL 83A, Reading and Vocabulary I 3 units 1954 8:00a-9:20a TTh PE 140 Markarian E A Arrange-2 Hours DRSCHR 312 ENGL 81A, The Paragraph – Plus 3 units 1938 9:30a-10:50a TTh PE 140 Markarian E A 11:00a-11:50a TTh DRSCHR 308 |
Career Stories and Tools for College Success
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COUNS 20, Student Success Seminar 3 units UC, CSU 1533 8:00a-9:20a TTh MC 14 Hanson N J ENGL 23, Intermediate Reading and Vocabulary 3 units 1915 9:30a-10:50a TTh DRSCHR 215 Todd G T Arrange-2 Hours DRSCHR 312 ENGL 21A, English Fundamentals 1 3 units 1881 12:45p-2:05p TTh DRSCHR 213 Todd G T |
Public Speaking in the 21st Century: Using the Library to Prove Your Point
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SPEECH 1, Elements of Public Speaking 3 units UC, CSU 2986 11:15a-12:35p MW LS 105 Kraut D S LIBR 1, Library Research Methods 1 unit CSU 2370 12:45p-1:50p W LIB 192 Womack C Z |
The Math Bridge
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MATH 81, Basic Arithmetic (weeks 1-8) 3 units 2506 10:45a-1:50p MW SM AIR 213 Robles I P Arrange-2 Hours MATH 84, Arithmetic Review and Pre-Algebra (weeks 9-16) 3 units 2522 10:45a-1:50p MW SM AIR 213 Robles I P Arrange-2 Hours COUNS 20, Student Success Seminar 3 units UC, CSU 1550 2:15p-3:35p MW SM AIR 216 Lewis M L |