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DEVS
052
(3
Credits)
As
Demand
Warrants
Reading
Enhancement
(3+0)
Intensive
instruction
in
reading
designed
to
increase
vocabulary
and
comprehension
skills
necessary
for
successful
reading
in
the
content
areas
of
college
courses.
DEVS
058
(1
-
3
Credits)
As
Demand
Warrants
Reading
Comprehension
Lab
(0+3
-
9)
Emphasis
on
improving
reading
comprehension
using
texts
from
other
classes
or
lab
materials.
Focus
on
paragraph
structure
to
recognize
main
idea,
supporting
details
and
author's
purpose.
Study
techniques
for
recognizing
new
vocabulary.
Small
groups
allow
individually
designed
course
of
instruction
to
meet
the
needs
of
the
students.
Open
entry/open
exit.
May
be
repeated.
DEVS
065
(1
Credit)
As
Demand
Warrants
Spelling
Improvement
(1+0)
A
diagnostic/prescriptive
approach
for
improving
spelling
skills.
DEVS
066
(1
Credit)
As
Demand
Warrants
Vocabulary
Development
(1+0)
Designed
to
increase
vocabulary
substantially
and
to
provide
tools
for
further
vocabulary
growth.
DEVS
100
(4
Credits)
Fall,
Spring
Introduction
to
Science
(3+3)
Introduction
to
skills
needed
to
succeed
in
core
science
courses.
Topics
include
scientific
terminology,
scientific
mathematical
notation,
and
the
fundamentals
of
chemistry,
physics
and
biology.
Includes
basic
scientific
lab
techniques
and
the
skills
needed
to
learn
scientific
material.
(Prerequisites:
Elementary
algebra
and
college
reading
level.)
DEVS
101
(3
Credits)
Fall,
Spring
Skills
for
College
and
Career
Success
(3+0)
A
diverse
menu
of
study
skills
for
the
student
entering
the
college
environment.
Skills
include
active
listening,
effective
reading,
taking
usable
notes,
test
taking,
communication,
time
and
money
management.
Students
learn
personal
development
skills
that
assist
in
addressing
intrusive
issues
that
impact
the
learning
process,
increasing
self-esteem,
and
relating
these
skills
to
the
classroom
and
later
to
a
career.
Class
sessions
offer
diverse
learning
experiences.
DEVS
102
(1
-
3
Credits)
As
Demand
Warrants
Introduction
to
Distance
Education
(1
-
3+0)
A
diverse
menu
of
study
skills
for
the
student
entering
the
distant
learning
college
environment.
Skills
include:
active
listening,
effective
reading,
taking
usable
notes,
test
preparation
and
test
taking
strategies,
communication,
and
the
use
of
technology
as
a
study
resource
-
all
in
the
distance
learning
context.
Additionally,
personal
development
elements
such
as
time
management,
working
with
university
representatives,
and
accessing
local
resources
will
provide
skills
to
maximize
the
learning
experience
and
address
the
intrusive
issues
that
impact
the
learning
process.
DEVS
104
(1
-
3
Credits)
As
Demand
Warrants
University
Communications
(1
-
3+0)
Introduces
the
unique
methods
of
communication
required
at
the
college
level.
May
link
with
selected
lecture
courses.
May
be
repeated.
DEVS
105
(3
Credits)
Fall,
Spring
Intensive
Reading
Development
(3+0)
Develops
vocabulary,
strategies,
speed,
and
comprehension
to
enhance
success
with
textbook
reading.
Composition
of
essays
in
relation
to
readings.
DEVS
106
(1
Credit)
Fall,
Spring
Speed
Reading
(1+0)
Introduction
to
newest
speed
reading
techniques.
Development
of
flexible
reading
rates
and
increased
comprehension
and
vocabulary
skills.
Application
of
techniques
to
study,
professional
and
leisure
reading.
DEVS
107
(3
Credits)
As
Demand
Warrants
Reader-Writer
Workshop
(3+0)
A
reader-writer
workshop
to
develop
fluency
in
reading
and
writing
skills
for
persons
whose
first
language
is
not
English.
Intensive
speaking,
listening,
reading,
and
writing
activities.
(Prerequisites:
Placement
by
examination
or
student
decision.)
DEVS
108
(1
Credit)
As
Demand
Warrants
Study
Skills
Lab
(1+0)
Improvement
of
study
skills
in
areas
of
greatest
need
on
an
individual
or
small
group
basis
in
the
lab
or
other
workshop
or
individualized
format.
Topics
include
time
and
stress
management,
listening/note
taking,
library
research,
and
memory.
Course
may
be
repeated
for
credit
when
content
varies.
DEVS
110
(1
Credit)
Fall,
Spring
College
Success
Skills
(1+0)
An
introduction
and
overview
of
the
diverse
skills,
strategies
and
resources
available
to
ensure
success
in
the
college
experience.
Topics
include
study
skills,
time
management,
career
planning,
stress
management,
communication
skills,
test
taking
and
personal
development
skills.
DEVS
150
(1
Credit)
Fall,
Spring
Life
Work
Planning
(1+0)
Planning
for
a
satisfying
career
choice
based
on
realistic
assessment
of
self,
accurate
knowledge
of
the
world
of
work
and
experience
with
ways
to
activate
career
plans.
Enables
students
to
evaluate
potential
careers
and
to
make
educational
and
job
search
plans.
DEVS
160
(1
Credit)
Fall,
Spring
The
Resume:
Key
to
Success
(1+0)
Use
the
resume
writing
process
to
develop
job
seeking
skills:
locating
the
hidden
market;
researching
job
potential;
learning
to
fill
out
effective
applications;
designing
and
printing
a
custom
resume;
assembling
a
portfolio;
and
developing
effective
interview
skills.
DEVS
150
recommended
but
not
required.
DEVS
185
(3
Credits)
As
Demand
Warrants
Straight
Thinking
(3+0)
A
study
of
inductive,
deductive
and
seductive
thinking,
and
skill
building
to
recognize
and
use
all
three.
Critical
thinking
skills
to
analyze
newspaper,
magazine
and
spoken
arguments.
Political
speeches
and
other
media
presentation
examined.
Effective
and
convincing
presentation
of
one's
own
ideas
include
formal
and
informal
logic.
DEVS
189
(1
Credit)
Fall,
Spring
Academic
Intervention
(1+0)
Personal
development
and
study
skills
for
the
student
on
academic
probation.
Encourages
students
to
recognize
personal
issues
that
impact
education
and
how
to
interface
with
resources
to
solve
these
problems.
Emphasis
on
student
self-evaluation
and
peer
advisor
support
to
adopt
skills
needed
to
improve
poor
academic
records.
Offers
diverse
learning
experiences
designed
to
support
the
student
as
they
learn
to
function
independently.
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