Doula preparation, including perinatal and postpartum care, emotional and physical support, and birth knowledge. The course is grounded in a strength-based and community-focused approach to birth work that integrates evidence-based practice with ancestral wisdom. The curriculum is community-rooted, utilizing the wisdom and lived experience of current community doulas, Black and Indigenous birthing practices, lactation specialists, midwives, OB/GYNs, and other providers.

ESL high-intermediate speaking skills with emphasis on participation in discussions and extended conversations on a variety of current topics at a high-intermediate English language level.

ESL low-intermediate speaking skills with emphasis on participation in conversations and discussions on familiar and some unfamiliar topics at a low-intermediate English language level.

ESL high-beginning speaking skills with emphasis on participation in simple conversations about common topics in routine social situations at a high-beginning English language level.

ESL low-beginning speaking skills with emphasis on participation in short, simple conversations about common topics in routine social situations at a low-beginning English language level.

Introductory English language preparation for the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) naturalization test at a low-beginning or higher ESL level. Limited ESL reading, writing, listening, and speaking related to test content.

English language preparation for the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) naturalization test at a low-beginning or higher ESL level. ESL reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills to enhance readiness for the test.

In-depth English language preparation for the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) naturalization test for students at a low-beginning or higher ESL level. Listening, speaking, reading, writing, and interview skills to enhance readiness for the test.

Design thinking is a human-centered approach to innovation. This course introduces students to the principles, processes, and tools of design thinking, an approach to solving complex problems. Students will explore how to empathize with users, ideate creative solutions, prototype innovations, and test them in real-world contexts. Through hands-on projects and collaborative exercises, students will develop critical skills in innovation, creativity, and user-centered design.

Practice in close and critical reading of college-level texts in both English courses and other academic courses that require reading. Focus is on comprehension strategies, analysis of text structures, author�s use of rhetorical or literary devices, and effective and responsible use of digital resources.