Pre-collegiate courses are courses below transfer level.
Basic skills courses cover those foundation skills in reading, writing, mathematics, and English as a Second Language, as well as learning skills and study skills, which are necessary for students to succeed in college-level work.
A support course is an optional course that is associated with a degree-applicable course: It provides students with additional support so that they are more likely to successfully complete the associated course. A preparatory course to a target course is an optional course that provides students with an overview of the prerequisite skills with the goal of increasing the chances the student succeeds in that target course. Whereas a preparatory course should be completed before starting its target course, a support course and its associated degree-applicable course are to be taken simultaneously.
A degree-applicable credit course is a course which has been designated as appropriate to the associate degree. The degree-applicable courses in the table are included in the general education/breath requirements for A.A./A.S. degrees. *MATH 105, 106, and 106R in the table are degree-applicable courses.
The State Legislature has imposed a restriction whereby students may enroll in a total of no more than 30 units of basic skills courses per Title 5, Section 55756(b). However, units earned in courses offered through the DESP (for students with a disability) or English as a Second Language Department are exempt from this limitation. In addition, all basic skills units in which a student is enrolled during a semester are exempt if the student is also enrolled in any disabled and/or English as a Second Language class.
Basic skills courses may not be used to satisfy requirements for an Associate Degree. For further information, contact Counseling Services.
| Course | Title | Basic Skills Course | Support Course | Preparatory Course |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGL 099X | Supplemental English Composition | X | X | |
| ESLW 030LS | High Beginning Listening and Speaking | X | ||
| ESLW 030RW | High Beginning Reading and Writing | X | ||
| ESLW 040LS | Low Intermediate Listening and Speaking | X | ||
| ESLW 040RW | Low Intermediate Reading and Writing | X | ||
| ESLW 050LS | Intermediate Listening and Speaking | X | ||
| ESLW 050RW | Intermediate Reading and Writing | X | ||
| ESLW 050XG | Intermediate Grammar and Editing | X | ||
| ESLW 060LS | High Intermediate Listening and Speaking | X | ||
| ESLW 060RW | High Intermediate Reading and Writing | X | ||
| ESLW 070XG | Advanced Grammar and Editing | X | ||
| MATH 000DC | Just-In-Time Support for Trigonometry | X | ||
| MATH 001C | Just-In-Time Support for Pre-Calculus Algebra | X | ||
| MATH 010C | Just-In-Time Support for Statistics | X | ||
| MATH 012C | Just-In-Time Support for Applied Calculus | X | ||
| MATH 105* | Pre-Statistics | |||
| MATH 106* | Intermediate Algebra | |||
| MATH 106C | Just-in-Time Support for Intermediate Algebra | X | ||
| MATH 106R* | Intermediate Algebra - Review | |||
| MATH TMP1 | Transfer Math Preparation 1 - Preparation for Transfer Level | X | ||
| MATH TMP2 | Transfer Math Preparation 2 - Preparation for First Semester Calculus | X | ||
| NCCH 110 | Chemistry Jam and Prep | X | X | |
| NCEL 030LS | High Beginning Listening and Speaking | X | ||
| NCEL 030RW | High Beginning Reading and Writing | X | ||
| NCEL 040LS | Low Intermediate Listening and Speaking | X | ||
| NCEL 040RW | Low Intermediate Reading and Writing | X | ||
| NCEL 050LS | Intermediate Listening and Speaking | X | ||
| NCEL 050RW | Intermediate Reading and Writing | X | ||
| NCEL 050XG | Intermediate Grammar and Editing | X | ||
| NCEL 060LS | High Intermediate Listening and Speaking | X | ||
| NCEL 060RW | High Intermediate Reading and Writing | X | ||
| NCEL 070XG | Advanced Grammar and Editing | X | ||
| NCEL 101 | Integrated ESL: Foundation Level 1 | X | ||
| NCEL 102 | Integrated ESL: Foundation Level 2 | X | ||
| NCEL 103 | Integrated ESL: Low Beginning | X | ||
| NCEL 104 | Integrated ESL: Beginning | X | ||
| NCEL 105 | Integrated ESL: High Beginning | X | ||
| NCEL 106 | Integrated ESL: Low Intermediate | X | ||
| NCEL 110A | Basic American English and Civics 1 | X | ||
| NCEL 110B | Basic American English and Civics 2 | X | ||
| NCEL 114A | English for Citizenship I | X | ||
| NCEL 114B | English for Citizenship II | X | ||
| NCEL 120 | ESL for Careers In Early Childhood Education 1 | X | ||
| NCEL 121 | ESL for Careers in Early Childhood Education 2 | X | ||
| NCEL 130 | ESL for Careers in Healthcare 1 | X | ||
| NCEL 131 | ESL for Careers in Healthcare 2 | X | ||
| NCEL 140 | Open Topics: Current Events | X | ||
| NCEL 203 | ESL: Speaking-Listening Intermediate Low | X | ||
| NCEL 204 | ESL: Speaking-Listening Intermediate | X | ||
| NCEL 500 | Computer Assisted ESL - Multilevel | X | ||
| NCMA 108 | Essential Math for Basic Skills Students - Elementary Algebra Part 1 | X | ||
| NCMA 109 | Essential Math for Basic Skills Students - Elementary Algebra Part 2 | X | ||
| NCMA 110 | Math Jam for Statistics | X | X | |
| NCMA 111 | Math Jam for Transfer Preparation | X | X | |
| NCMA 112 | Math Jam for Calculus Preparation | X | X |