The Latino Center Adelante Program is a success-oriented program focusing on academic achievement, transfer, cultural awareness, and personal growth. Adelante classes are offered each semester and emphasize verbal, written, and critical thinking skills essential to college success. The classes accentuate the Latino experience within the context of a course’s subject, and most classes offer credits that are transferable to the UC and CSU systems.
Students who join Adelante:
• Receive priority for enrolling in Adelante classes;
• Participate in classes with a large Latino enrollment;
• Join a network of Latino students and faculty;
• Become eligible for specially designated Latino Center scholarships; and
• Take classes with professors who have a special interest in promoting Latino student success.
The Adelante Program helps participants stay on track as they work toward meeting their educational goals. The support network offered by Adelante includes one-on-one bilingual counseling, peer mentoring, and the opportunity to develop supportive relationships with students, faculty, and staff.
For more information about the Adelante Program, please contact counselor Maria Martinez, or visit the Latino Center located in Counseling Complex next to Counseling. You may also visit the Latino Center webpage <www.smc.edu/latino>. The following courses are recommended for students in the Adelante Program:
CHEM 10, Introductory General Chemistry 5 units UC, CSU
1311 1:00p-3:15p MW SCI 157 Walker Waugh M V
10:30a-12:45p F SCI 332 Walker Waugh M V
COUNS 20, Student Success Seminar* 3 units UC, CSU
1539 9:30a-10:50a TTh LA 223 Galindo O A
ENGL 1, Reading and Composition 1 3 units UC, CSU
1696 9:30a-10:50a MW DRSCHR 211 Padilla M R
ENGL 2, Critical Analysis and Intermediate Composition 3 units UC, CSU
1766 8:00a-9:20a MW DRSCHR 212 Murphy E M
ENGL 21A, English Fundamentals 1 3 units
1863 10:00a-11:20a MW SM AIR 228 Cardenas T P
ENGL 21B, English Fundamentals 2 3 units
1909 2:15p-3:35p MW PE 140 Cano D R
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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 ENGL 83A, Reading and Vocabulary I* 3 units 1954 8:00a-9:20a TTh PE 140 Markarian E A Arrange-2 Hours DRSCHR 312 Above sections 1938 and 1954 are part of an FYI Learning Community. Students must enroll in both sections. For more information see www.smc.edu/fyi. |
HIST 11, History of the U.S. to 1865 3 units UC, CSU
2199 11:15a-12:35p MW LA 214 Gantner D C
MATH 20, Intermediate Algebra 5 units
2413 9:30a-10:35a MTWTh LS 201 Jimenez B S
MATH 31, Elementary Algebra 5 units
2462 12:45p-1:50p MTWTh PE 150 Quevedo J M
Arrange-1 Hour
MATH 84, Arithmetic Review and Pre-Algebra 3 units
2514 11:15a-12:35p MW MC 71 Quevedo J M
Arrange-1 Hour
PSYCH 1, General Psychology 3 units UC, CSU
2858 9:30a-10:50a TTh LS 101 Gunn K S
SOCIOL 1, Introduction to Sociology 3 units UC, CSU
2926 11:15a-12:35p MW LA 115 Preciado C
SPAN 11, Spanish for Native Speakers I 5 units UC, CSU
2973 12:45p-2:15p TThF DRSCHR 214 Quevedo J B
Arrange-1 Hour DRSCHR 219
*Recommended for But Not Limited to Adelante participants.
Santa Monica College provides access to its services, classes, and programs without regard to race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, handicap, or gender. All students are eligible to apply for special programs. Please see program coordinator or attend orientation for additional information.