SECTION A - Curse Infrmatin 1. Curse ID: 2. Curse Title: 3. Divisin: 4. Department: BS ASVAB ASVAB Preparatin Cntinuing Educatin Divisin Adult Basic Educatin 5. Subject: 6. Shrt Curse Title: 7. Effective Term:: ASVAB Prep Summer 2014 SECTION B - Official Curse Infrmatin 1. Recmmended Class Size: a. Maximum Class Size: b. Class Size Apprval Date: 2. Methd f Instructin: þ Lecture Labratry Lecture and Labratry Wrk Experience, Occupatinal Wrk Experience, General Open Entry/Exit Independent Studies Distance Learning (Distance Educatin Delayed) fr nline curses. Distance (Hybrid Online) fr nline supprted curses 3. Cntact Hurs fr a Term: Nte: If nt a variable unit/hur curse, enter the hurs in the "Lw" clumn nly. Leave the hurs in the "High" clumn blank. Lw High Lecture: 108.00 T Lab: T Lab/Lecture Parity? Yes N Activity: T Clinical: T Ttal Hurs 108 T 4. Credit Units: T 1 Unit f credit per eighteen (18) hurs f lecture cntact hurs fr a term 1 Unit f credit per fifty-fur (54) hurs f lab, activity r clinical cntact hurs fr a term 5. Taxnmy f Prgrams (TOPS) Infrmatin: a. TOPS Cde and Curse Prgram Title: Page 1 f 5
493060 - Adult Basic Educatin (Grades 1-8) b. Curse Cntrl Number: (T be entered by the Instructin Office Only.) 6. SAM Pririty Cde:(Select One) Apprenticeship Curses ffered t apprentices nly. Advanced Occupatinal Curses taken in the advanced stages f an ccupatinal prgram. Each B level curse must have a C level prerequisite in the same prgram area. Clearly Occupatinal Curses taken in the middle stages f an ccupatinal prgram. Shuld prvide the student with entry-level jb skills. Pssibly Occupatinal Curses taken in the beginning stages f an ccupatinal prgram. þ Nn-Occupatinal 7. Please place this curse int the apprpriate discipline by selecting frm the drp dwn list. The discipline placement indicates what preparatin is needed t teach the curse. Discipline faculty may place their curses int mre than ne discipline as apprpriate: 8. General Curse Infrmatin a. Curse Credit Status: b. State Transfer Cde: c. State Classificatin Cde: d. Basic Skills Status/Level: e. Sprts/Physical Educatin Curse: K Other - NCR Enh Funding Basic Skills Yes ( Only check here if the curse is a physical educatin curse.) f. Grading Methd: g. Number f repeats allwed: P/NP Pass/N Pass 1 - Activity/Other Repeatable 3 times repeatable h. Overlap/Duplicate Curse: 9. Curse Preparatin: Nte: If this curse has a new requisite, a cntent review supplemental frm must be cmpleted. Prerequisite Page 2 f 5
Crequisite Advisry þ Nne 10. Curse Special Designatrs 11. Curse Prgram Status þ Prgram Applicable Stand-alne 12. Funding Agency Categry: Nt Applicable Primarily develped using ecnmic develpment funds Partially develped using ecnmic develpment funds SECTION C - Transfer Status Baccalaureate Status is granted by the Educatinal Design General Educatin and Baccalaureate Level Subcmmittee. CSU Transferable Apprval Date: UC Transferable SECTION D - General Educatin Request Mt. San Antni Cllege and CSU General Educatin curse apprval are submitted t the Educatinal Design GE and BL Subcmmittee fr apprval. 1. The Articulatin Officer submits the curse directly t the CSU Chancellr fr apprval. 2. Upn receiving apprval, the curse is apprved fr the Mt. SAC Assciate Degree GE and placed in the area(s) CSU apprval indicate(s). Yes N Apprved fr inclusin n Mt. SAC and CSU General Educatin List? 1. Mt SAC General Educatin Applicability: 2. CSU General Educatin Applicability (Requires CSU apprval): 3. IGETC Applicability (Requires CSU/UC apprval): Page 3 f 5
SECTION E - Curse Cntent 1. Curse Descriptins a. Catalg Descriptin General knwledge in five f the ten areas f the Armed Services Vcatinal Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) Exam; general science, wrd knwledge, paragraph cmprehensin, arithmetic reasning, and math knwledge; test preparatin skills. b. Class Schedule Descriptin: þ Yes N Is a curse descriptin t be printed in the Class Schedule? General knwledge in five f the ten areas f the Armed Services Vcatinal Aptitude Battery Exam. 2. Curse Outline Infrmatin a. Lecture Tpical Outline: - General Science: earth science, life science, and physical science - Wrd knwledge: vcabulary, wrd meanings, cntext, synnyms, antnyms - Paragraph cmprehensin: main idea, key facts, inference, cnclusin - Arithmetic reasning: wrd prblems, prprtins, averages, graphs, ratis, expnents, radicals, rts - Math knwledge: number peratins, fractins, decimals, percents, signed numbers and plynmials, rder f peratins, frmulas, gemetric shapes and measurement - Test preparatin b. Lab Tpical Outline: 3. Curse Measurable Objectives: 1. Identify the earth s structure, weather, and resurces. 2. Analyze hw living things relate t ne anther and their surrundings. 3. Identify the structure f the atm, prperties f matter and interactins with energy. 4. Build vcabulary skills by identifying wrds and wrd parts, synnyms, and antnyms. 5. Apply cntext clues t identify wrd meanings. 6. Lcate basic facts, directins, main idea, and prper sequencing f events in reading passages. 7. Draw cnclusins and make inferences frm reading passages and varius illustratins. 8. Perfrm basic cmputatins using additin, subtractin, multiplicatin, and divisin. 9. Apply basic cmputatinal skills in cnverting and cmparing fractins, decimals, and percents. 10. Evaluate basic algebraic expressins cntaining signed numbers, expnents, and plynmials. 11. Slve measurement prblems using gemetric shapes and frmulas. 12. Slve simple and multi-step wrd prblems invlving ratis, prprtins, frmulas and averages. 13. Apply study techniques and test-taking strategies. 4. Curse Methds f Evaluatin: Categry 1. Substantial written assignments fr this curse include: Tw written summaries f 1-2 paragraphs each n test facts and ASVAB preparatin If the curse is degree applicable, substantial written assignments in this curse are inapprpriate because: Page 4 f 5
Categry 2. Cmputatinal r nn-cmputatinal prblem slving demnstratins: - A minimum f six math cmputatin and reasning practice sets - A minimum f fur wrd prblem practice sets Categry 3. Skills Demnstratins: N/A Categry 4. Objective Examinatins: - Reading cmprehensin selectin tests with shrt-answer questins fcusing n recalling and interpreting infrmatin frm the reading selectin - Math quizzes and tests - Practice ASVAB test 5. Sample Assignments: 1. Cmplete the Laws f Expnents assignment. On yur paper, please shw any steps yu tk t get t the slutin when pssible. Review the answers with an instructr. 2. Read all f the infrmatin n this page and write a 2-3 paragraph summary f the key test facts and hw t prepare fr the ASVAB test. G nline t the website www.garmy.cm, and click n the link Learning Abut the ASVAB Test. 3. In the ASVAB Preparatin Bk, cmplete the Chapter 10, Wrd Knwledge, n pages 199-209. Then take the vcabulary test n page 10. After it is scred, make a list f the vcabulary wrds and their definitins. Review them with a classmate r an instructr befre taking anther vcabulary test. 6. Representative Text: Bk 1: Authr: Title: Publisher: Date f Publicatin: Editin: Page 5 f 5