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COUNSELING SERVICES

Counseling Classes

Coun 1 - Introduction to College
1 Unit Credit CSU
Helps students take charge of their college experience.  Students receive important information about Mt. SAC's support services, academic policies and regulations, study skills/test-taking techniques, and requirements for educational planning.  Intended to assist students in the development of an individual educational plan.

Coun 2 - College Success Strategies
3 Units Credit CSU
Prepares students for a successful college experience.  College survival skills including self-understanding, interpersonal relationships, motivation, self-discipline, time management, financial planning for college, use of campus resources, and educational and career planning are major components of this course.

Coun 5 - Career/Life Planning
3 Units Credit CSU
Designed for students who are ready to learn a systematic approach to self-exploration and career life planning which includes:  Identification of values, interests, skills, and self-management style.  Development of decision-making and goal-setting skills and identification of barriers to success.  Students will become more knowledgeable of options and trends in the world of work and job search techniques.

Coun 6 - Career Exploration
2 Units Credit
Self-discovery of one's own interests, personality, and values.  Identify barriers and learn strategies for success.  Exploration of career options by using occupational and career information in print and computer programs.  Develop an awareness of labor market trends.  The student will use decision-making and goals setting skills to plan educational and career goals. Designed for students seeking an Associate in Science degree.

Coun 20 - Peer Counseling Training
2 Units Credits CSU
Designed for group experiences with interpersonal communication and discussion of approaches to peer counseling and advising.  Provides opportunities for students to develop skills with a variety of communication styles that include open expression, active listening, and feedback. Upon completion of this course, opportunities may be available for students to become employed as peer counselors.  Students who repeat this course will improve skills through further instruction and practice.

Coun 21 - Advanced Peer Counselor Training
Non-Degree Appropriate
This course offers several options for increasing skills in interpersonal relationships. Students will be involved in values clarification, decision-making, conflict resolution, male/female communication styles, experience group/student potential, multicultural awareness, and assertiveness training. The goal of this course is to enhance interpersonal communication and develop skills in interpersonal relationships with a diverse student population. Students who repeat this course will improve skills through further instruction and practice.

Coun 51 - Career Planning
1 Unit Credit
Comprehensive, systematic process that provides for self-evaluation, enabling the student to make decisions as to a career, major, and an educational plan, preferably in a non-traditional field and learn job seeking skills for employment.

Coun 60 - Planning Your Job Search
5 Units Credit
Prepares students for the employment process including identification of goals and job skills, how to complete an application, prepare a resume and complete the interview process.  Employment testing and the rights of employees are also components of the course.