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/.
ENGL 83A, Reading and Vocabulary I 3 units
2000 8:00a-9:20a TTh DRSCHR 213 Markarian E A
Arrange-2 Hours DRSCHR 312
ENGL 81A, The Paragraph – Plus 3 units
1977 9:30a-10:50a TTh DRSCHR 213 Markarian E A
11:00a-11:50a TTh DRSCHR 308
ENGL 83A, Reading and Vocabulary I 3 units
2014 12:45p-2:05p MW DRSCHR 201 Shapiro E P
Arrange-2 Hours DRSCHR 312
ENGL 81A, The Paragraph – Plus 3 units
1991 2:15p-3:35p MW DRSCHR 201 Shapiro E P
3:45p-4:35p MW DRSCHR 308
MATH 81, Basic Arithmetic 3 units
2567 11:15a-12:35p MW + Arrange-1 Hour LV 160 Phung Q T
SPEECH 1, Elements of Public Speaking 3 units UC, CSU
3049 8:00a-9:20a TTh LA 236 Brown N A
COUNS 20, Student Success Seminar 3 units UC, CSU
1555 9:30a-10:50a TTh MC 6 Hall T T
ENGL 21B, English Fundamentals 1 3 units
1941 12:45p-2:05p MW DRSCHR 218 Doucet W J
SPEECH 1, Elements of Public Speaking 3 units UC, CSU
3068 2:15p-3:35p MW LS 105 McNamara C V
ENGL 23, Intermediate Reading and Vocabulary 3 units
1949 9:30a-10:50a MW DRSCHR 222 Todd G T
Arrange-2 Hours DRSCHR 312
ENGL 21A, English Fundamentals 1 3 units
1899 11:15a-12:35p MW DRSCHR 222 Todd G T
COUNS 12, Career Planning 1 unit CSU
1531 12:45p-1:50p MW MC 14 Nella M C
COUNS 16, Job Success Skills 1 unit
1536 12:45p-1:50p MW MC 14 Nella M C
CIS 4, Introduction to Computers, Business Applications 3 units UC, CSU
1364 9:30a-10:50a TTh + Arrange-2 Hours BUS 253 Mantabe P
BUS 1, Introduction to Business 3 units UC, CSU
1243 12:45p-2:05p TTh BUS 207 Veas S
ENGL 81A, The Paragraph – Plus 3 units
1969 8:00a-9:20a TTh DRSCHR 215 Campbell L A
9:30a-10:20a TTh DRSCHR 308
ENGL 83A, Reading and Vocabulary I 3 units
2010 11:15a-12:35p TTh DRSCHR 215 Campbell L A
Arrange-2 Hours DRSCHR 312
ENGL 83A, Reading and Vocabulary I 3 units
1998 8:00a-9:20a MW HSS 206 Pak M
Arrange-2 Hours DRSCHR 312
ENGL 81A, The Paragraph – Plus 3 units
1974 9:30a-10:50a MW HSS 206 Pak M
11:00a-11:50a MW DRSCHR 308
ENGL 81A, The Paragraph – Plus 3 units
1980 11:15a-12:35p MW HSS 207 Kagaya C
1:00p-1:50p MW DRSCHR 308
ENGL 83A, Reading and Vocabulary I 3 units
2003 9:30a-10:50a MW HSS 207 Kagaya C
Arrange-2 Hours DRSCHR 312
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