Our College Success courses give students the techniques and strategies to learn and apply a variety of active learning strategies to further personal growth and values, advance knowledge of academic study skills, critical and creative reasoning proficiency, tutoring abilities, and career exploration and development. These are valuable learning skills students can utilize now and in the future.
College Success
LERN 50 / IDST 50 College Success
LERN 50 and IDST 50, are offered through two departments, the Learning Assistance Department and the Interdisciplinary Studies Department. These exceptional courses enable students to develop confidence in their college work by learning effective study techniques and making the most out of the college experience. These three-unit courses are especially valuable for new students, re-entry students, probationary students, and all students who want to raise their GPA's and succeed in college.
This course gives students valuable techniques and strategies to maximize learning potential:
- Top notetaking techniques.
- Making the library work for you.
- Secrets to mastering your textbook.
- Thinking with both sides of your brain.
- Guaranteed ways to remember what you learn.
- Ingenious ways to solve problems and set goals.
- Effective communication with instructors.
- Learning what your learning style is.
- Efficient ways to manage your time.
- Staying healthy all semester long.
- Dealing with procrastination.
- Proven test taking strategies.
LERN 55 Successful Online Learning
This one unit course introduces technology and study skills necessary to succeed in online courses. Includes online course navigation, course-related computer competency, self-directed learning, online communications, and study skills for online learning. Especially useful for students new to online study and students who have been unsuccessful in online courses in the past.
Is there special tutoring for students
with disabilities?
City College of San Francisco is committed to ensuring equal access and reasonable accommodations and assistance for people with disabilities.
The LAC offers tutorial services for all students, but we do not offer special services to any students.
If you are a student with a disability and require special accommodations, please contact the Disabled Students Programs and Services (DSPS).
