Course Descriptions
| Prefix | Number | Title | Hours | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REA | 091 | STRATEGIES FOR COLLEGE READING | 2 (2-0) | SPR SS |
Integrated language activities are designed to serve as a complementary component of the instruction given in REA 100. NOTE: REA 091 is a credit equivalent course. Equivalent credits do not satisfy degree requirements and are not calculated in a student¿s grade point average, but they do incur tuition charges and they do count towards full-time/part-time status.
| Prefix | Number | Title | Hours | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REA | 100 | APPLIED READING STRATEGIES | 1 (1-0) | SPR SS |
A course designed to improve general reading effectiveness and to emphasize the necessary skills for college reading. Topics include: comprehension on literal, inferential and critical levels and improvement of vocabulary through use of contextual clues. Each student must demonstrate application of the three levels of comprehension to a lengthy reading selection (novel).
| Prefix | Number | Title | Hours | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REA | 103 | ACADEMIC READING | 3 (3-0) | SPR SS |
This course is designed to improve content area reading and analytical skills necessary in any college discipline (English: 101, 102; Social Sciences: BHS 103, PSY 111; History: HIS 101, HIS 102, etc. ; Health/Science: BIO 101, WFE 101, etc.; Business: BUS 102, BUS 104, CIS 111, etc.). Students master academic reading and note-taking strategies using sample materials from content textbooks and relate those techniques to current course work. Critical thinking and analytical skills are applied to non-fiction and fiction selections. Prerequisite: Satisfactory scores on reading placement tests, or REA 091 and REA 100.
| Prefix | Number | Title | Hours | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REA | 105 | EFFECTIVE READING | 3 (3-0) | SPR SS |
A course designed to increase comprehension, analytical skills and reading speed for the average to above average reader. Speed techniques are designed to increase students' ability to read faster and comprehend more effectively. Analytical skills are developed through reading, writing and thinking activities, which are applied to non-fiction and fiction selections including a novel.
| Prefix | Number | Title | Hours | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REA | 271 | SPECIAL STUDY PROJECT I | 1 (1-0) | SPR SS |
A special learning experience designed by one or more students with the cooperation and approval of a faculty member. Proposed study plans require departmental approval. Projects may be based on reading, research, community service, work experience, or other activities that advance the student's knowledge and competence in the field of reading or related areas. The student's time commitment to the project will be approximately 35-50 hours.
| Prefix | Number | Title | Hours | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REA | 272 | SPECIAL STUDY PROJECT II | 2 (2-0) | SPR SS |
Similar to REA 271, except that the student's time commitment to the project will be approximately 70-90 hours.
| Prefix | Number | Title | Hours | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REA | 273 | SPECIAL STUDY PROJECT III | 3 (3-0) | SPR SS |
Similar to REA 271, except that the student's time commitment to the project will be approximately 105-135 hours.