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May 06, 2024
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2019-2020 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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This section includes a brief description of each credit class offered on a regular basis at Green River College. Classes are arranged in alphabetical order according to the college department that offers the class.
Each listing includes a course number (prefix & code/number), course title, number of credits awarded, prerequisite, course outcomes, and academic transfer distributions are also designated where applicable. Common course numbers are identified by an “&” symbol at the end of the department abbreviation.
Course numbers 100-299 are designated for Green River College programs and courses that transfer to senior institutions (transfer is sometimes limited). The 100 series is ordinarily for first-year students and the 200 series for second-year students, but this distinction varies because of differing requirements at other colleges and universities. The 300 and 400 level series are for third- and fourth-year students.
Consult the “Programs of Study ” section of this catalog and your faculty advisor for specific information about each class and about which classes will meet your requirements.
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READ 083 - Reading Proficiency 1 Credits: 1
A web-based reading program that addresses the key components of reading at adequate rates with good comprehension. Provides intensive practice in improving visual and perceptual skills, comprehension skills, and vocabulary acquisition. Students’ progress is continually monitored and adjusted. Recommended for students who are preparing for career and program placement or admittance tests. This is a pass/no credit course.
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READ 084 - Reading Essentials Credits: 5
For students who wish to develop a solid foundation of basic reading skills as preparation for college and workplace reading needs. Class builds reading proficiency, reading fluency and vocabulary. In addition to classroom instruction, class utilizes an internet reading program and web site as a means of communication.
Prerequisite: Appropriate placement score or instructor’s permission.
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READ 094 - Reading Improvement Credits: 5
For students who wish to develop their reading skills for college, work, or pleasure. Emphasizes the identification of main ideas, relevant details, and organizational patterns to improve reading comprehension. Also addresses vocabulary development and reading rate.
Prerequisite: READ 084 with a grade of 2.0 or higher; or appropriate English/reading placement.
Course Outcomes:
Students who successfully complete this class will be able to:
- Comprehend when reading a variety materials.
- Apply study reading strategies and techniques.
- Demonstrate reading fluency.
Program Outcomes
Demonstrate college-level reading skills by summarizing, analyzing, interpreting, synthesizing, and evaluating college texts; and develop an awareness of the approaches writers use for different audiences, genres, and rhetorical situations.
College-wide Outcomes
- Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
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READ 104 - Reading Mastery Credits: 5
Emphasizes the development of the critical reading and thinking skills (analysis, synthesis, and evaluation) needed for courses in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Presents active reading strategies and study reading techniques.
Prerequisite: English/reading placement.
Course Outcomes:
Students who successfully complete this class will be able to:
- Improve comprehension of college reading materials.
- Demonstrate meta-cognitive reading skills.
- Demonstrate critical reading skills.
Program Outcomes
Demonstrate college-level reading skills by summarizing, analyzing, interpreting, synthesizing, and evaluating college texts; and develop an awareness of the approaches writers use for different audiences, genres, and rhetorical situations.
College-wide Outcomes
- Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
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