College and Career Success
Personal Development Counseling (PDC) 124, 3 units
Transfers to CSU/UC and meets area E for CSU General Education requirements

Spring 2009 PDC 124 courses NEW!

Catalog Description:
Apply physiological, social and psychological principles to success in college, the world of work and life.  Explore personality, interests and values to increase self-understanding and select an appropriate major and career.  Learn about careers of the future.   Discover strategies for lifelong learning by identifying your learning style and applying psychological principles of learning and memory to academic study strategies.  Apply life management techniques such as time and money management to accomplish personal goals.  Examine adult stages of development and develop a plan for wellness and living a long and healthy life.  Learn strategies for motivation and stress management. Practice creative and critical thinking techniques. This course is designed as a transfer course to the CSU to meet the requirement for Area E: Lifelong Understanding and Self-Development.

Course Outline
With Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)

How to be Successful in College PowerPoint

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It is recommended that all first year students and re-entry students take this course to gain college study skills, career development, college planning and to confirm your major!

Preview the Textbook:
Chapter One
Chapter Two

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--EVERYDAY WHEN THIS CLASS WAS OVER I WAS EXTREMELY MOTIVATED ABOUT SCHOOL AND I FEEL IT KEPT ME VERY MOTIVATED THROUGH OUT THE WHOLE SEMESTER.--2007 PDC Student

--I am very excited to continue on my path of success, but now have more meaning to what I do. --PDC 2008 Online Student