COLLG 112 Trio College Transfer Planning (2 credits)
Prerequisite Must be enrolled in TRIO.
Course Description
Interactive capstone course designed for students to support development of personal and academic skills required for success at a four-year school. Topics include networking, mentoring, overcoming personal life challenges, expanding and expounding on a previous exploration in self-awareness and values clarification, and personal preparation for transition to a four-year college. Students will learn how to select a four-year college, apply for admissions and financial aid and research academic and social support resources at selected colleges.
Course Content
A. Transition planning from Pierce College to transfer institution
B. Psychology of success
C. Empowerment strategies
D. Mentoring
E. Networking with campus and community resources
F. Cultural sensitivity and responsibility unique to 4-year institutions
Student Outcomes
1. Exercise critical thinking and written communication skills that will be necessary for success in upper-division coursework.
2. Reflect on educational experiences (both inside and outside of Pierce College) to empower students to confront challenges that may arise at a 4-year college.
- Portfolio
- Journal
- Seminar
- Class presentations
- Written evaluations
- Instructor observation
3. Determine cultural and social issues that may impact academic success at the 4-year college and develop a plan utilizing empowerment and networking strategies to overcome them.
- Personal inventories
- Portfolio
- Written evaluations
- Seminar
- Peer evaluations
- Class presentations
- Journal
- Instructor observation
- Question & answer session with guest speaker(s)
- Test
4. Discuss the role and benefits of a mentor and work with a personal mentor in order to begin developing a network of support at the 4-year college.
- Personal inventories
- Written evaluations
- Question & answer session with guest speaker(s)
- Journal
- Portfolio
5. Develop a portfolio that bridges work here at Pierce to professional/academic aspirations at the transfer institution. The portfolio will also document the student’s preparation for transitioning to a 4-year school.
Degree Outcomes
Critical, Creative and Reflective Thinking: Graduates will evaluate, analyze and synthesize information and ideas in order to construct informed, meaningful and justifiable conclusions.
Effective Communication: Graduates will be able to exchange messages in a variety of contexts using multiple methods.
Global Citizenship: Graduates will be able to critically examine the relationship between self, community, and/or environments, and to evaluate and articulate potential impacts of choices, actions, and contributions for the creation of sustainable and equitable systems.
Lecture Contact Hours 20
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 20
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