Latino Center Adelante Program

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

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.

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