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Transitional Studies Department

   
 

Individualized, Self-pace, & Multilevel Courses

TRST 0035. Individualized Reading and Writing (54-450 hrs/1-5 high school elective credits)
Advise: Placement in TRST 0035
A basic reading and writing individualized program. Instruction is open-entry and open-exit and self-paced to meet the individual needs of student. Emphasizes comprehension and study skills and will prepare students for further educational and/or job demands.

TRST 0036. Reading/Writing Lab (90-180 hrs/1-5 high school elective credits)
Advise: Placement in TRST 0036
Reading, writing, and communication skills to prepare students for high school courses, GED, entry into the workplace, vocational and retraining programs.

TRST 0037. High School Learning Lab (54-810 hrs/variable high school credits)
Advise: Placement in TRST 0037
A competency-based, self-paced lab offering all required high school courses. Subject areas and objectives vary for each student according to previously acquired high school credit and student goal (diploma, test or college preparation, self-enrichment). Emphasis is on the development of independent, critical thinking skills applied to each subject.

TRST 0038. Orientation to Academic Success (8-25 hrs)
Tools for students to succeed in the educational setting. Emphasis is on combining use of resources and skills with suggestions for techniques that lead to success in school.

TRST 0039. ABE/Pre-GED Preparation (54-540 hrs/1-5 high school elective credits)
Advise: Placement in TRST 0039
Writing, reading and mathematics skills development from intermediate through pre-GED level. Prepares the student to enter GED 2105. Self-paced, individualized or small group instruction. Offered in Spanish at Mission Campus.

TRST 0040. GED Preparation (54-540 hrs/1-5 high school elective credits)
Advise: TRST 0039 or placement in TRST 0040
Prepares the student to pass the five GED Tests: Writing, Social Studies, Science, Literature, and Mathematics. Individual and/or small group instruction. Offered in Spanish at Mission Campus.


TRST 0041. Math Skills Lab (36-180 hrs/1-5 high school elective credits)
Individualized instruction in basic mathematics including whole numbers, fractions, decimals, percents, measurement, and introduction to algebra and geometry. Applications to life and workplace skills are integrated into this open entry, open exit, and competency based, self-paced course. May be repeated. No prerequisites.


 

For more information, please contact Jane Sneed, Chairperson of the Transitional Studies Department.
E-mail: jsneed@ccsf.edu
Office: (415) 920-6042

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