This course will take an experiential approach in exploring the causes, effects, and management techniques (More) (Expand All)

This course will take an experiential approach in exploring the causes, effects, and management techniques of age-related stress. A discussion will precede special group participatory exercises designed to excite the learning of personal themes of stress and coping, and also to acquaint members in the class with one another. Stress management's techniques, such as biofeedback, mediation, visualization, and cognitive therapy will also be introduced in lecture, and then practiced in class. Further elaboration may be given through films, and guest lectures in the field. (Less)

The Career Skills course is tailored to help students build or improve their interpersonal skills in (More)

The Career Skills course is tailored to help students build or improve their interpersonal skills in the workplace. The course will allow students to develop a broad range of knowledge in several work related areas such as goal setting, clear and effective communication, collaboration skills, and personal strengths. Students will develop soft workplace skills to experience new success in their current or prospective job setting. (Less)

This course covers topics of interest to senior citizens and their special needs and concerns. (More)

This course covers topics of interest to senior citizens and their special needs and concerns. The course is designed to assist older adults in developing physical emotional and mental skills needed to function better and enrich their quality of life. This course may be repeated. (Less)

The Occupational Orientation/Preparation course is designed to prepare students to enter a new job position (More)

The Occupational Orientation/Preparation course is designed to prepare students to enter a new job position and/or advance in the workplace. The goal of the course is to build a broad range of knowledge in basic job competencies, evaluate personal abilities regarding vocational areas, and to provide job readiness skills to those seeking employment. The course will allow students to acquire skills that will allow them to be competitive in the job market. (Less)

This first course in a series is designed as a survival-level English language course for those students (More)

This first course in a series is designed as a survival-level English language course for those students with minimal English language skills. All language learning skills will be utilized: listening, speaking, reading, and writing; the main focus will be on vocabulary building, phonemic awareness, and listening as initial steps for building English language acquisition. Recommended for students with the CASAS scores of 209 and below. (Less)

This is the second course in a series and follows Conversation A. (More)

This is the second course in a series and follows Conversation A. Students should come to this course with a basic ability to speak English. All language learning skills will be utilized: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The main focus of this class is to increase the conversational fluency and accuracy in everyday communication; and to increase the use of academic vocabulary, high frequency words, and idiomatic expressions. Required CASAS score of 210 and above. (Less)

This course is designed to be an adjunct to Mediation in Basic Skills (M.B.S.). (More)

This course is designed to be an adjunct to Mediation in Basic Skills (M.B.S.). Focus will be upon implementation of activities determined by the student's individual education plan developed for M.B.S. Initial emphasis may be placed on a variety of other activities designed to mediate between a student's disability and matriculation at Cerritos. (Less)

This course will prepare students for the writing and social studies components of the GED examination. (More)

This course will prepare students for the writing and social studies components of the GED examination. This course is designed to assist students limited in English and will provide instruction and materials in Spanish. Students will be tested on knowledge and skills that they have acquired from life experiences, television, radio, books and newspapers, consumer products, and advertising. Students will be prepared to take the battery of GED tests. (Less)

This course will prepare student for the science, literature, and mathematics components of the GED examination. (More)

This course will prepare student for the science, literature, and mathematics components of the GED examination. This course is designed to assist students limited in English and will provide instruction and materials in Spanish. Students will be tested on knowledge and skills that they have acquired from life experiences, television, radio, books and newspapers, consumer products, and advertising. Students will be prepared to take the battery of GED tests. (Less)

This course will prepare students for the writing and social studies components of the GED examination. (More)

This course will prepare students for the writing and social studies components of the GED examination. Students will be tested on knowledge and skills that they have acquired from life experiences, television, radio, books and newspapers, consumer products, and advertising. Students will be prepared to take the battery of GED tests. (Less)

This course will prepare students for the science, literature, and mathematics components of the GED (More)

This course will prepare students for the science, literature, and mathematics components of the GED examination. Students will be tested on knowledge and skills that they have acquired from life experiences, television, radio, books and newspapers, consumer products, and advertising. Students will be prepared to take the battery of GED tests. (Less)

This second course in a series is designed as a Low Beginning English as a Second Language course for (More)

This second course in a series is designed as a Low Beginning English as a Second Language course for those students transitioning from the Survival Level English as a Second Language course or those students with minimal English language skills. All language learning skills will be utilized: reading, writing, listening, and speaking with an increasing interest in vocabulary building to generate language production and conversation. (Less)

This third course in a series is designed for those students transitioning from the Low Beginning English (More)

This third course in a series is designed for those students transitioning from the Low Beginning English as a Second Language course or for those students with some English language skills. All language learning skills will be utilized: reading, writing, listening, and speaking, with an increasing emphasis on language production and conversation in preparation for future vocational and academic work. (Less)

This fourth course in a series is designed as a Low Intermediate English as a Second Language course (More)

This fourth course in a series is designed as a Low Intermediate English as a Second Language course for those students transitioning from the High Beginning English as a Second Language course or those students with moderate English language skills. All language learning skills will be utilized: reading, writing, listening, and speaking, with an increasing interest in language production and conversation. (Less)

This fifth course in a series is designed as a High Intermediate English as a Second Language course (More)

This fifth course in a series is designed as a High Intermediate English as a Second Language course for those students transitioning from the Low Intermediate English as a Second Language course or those students with moderate English language skills. All language learning skills will be utilized: reading, writing, listening, and speaking with an increasing interest in language production and conversation. The emphasis of this course is to prepare for transitioning into the appropriate ESL Credit course. (Less)

This course is designed for students successfully transitioning from the AED High Intermediate English (More)

This course is designed for students successfully transitioning from the AED High Intermediate English as a Second Language course and for students who assess with moderate to high English language skills. English listening, speaking, reading and writing will be taught using an integrated skills approach with the main objective being to help students advance in fluency and proficiency. Special emphasis will be placed on effective communication, on developing critical thinking skills to prepare students for success in High Advanced ESL courses, success in GED courses and success in their community and in their workplace. (Less)

This is a low-advanced course designed to improve the grammar, reading, and writing skills of non-native (More)

This is a low-advanced course designed to improve the grammar, reading, and writing skills of non-native English speakers. This course provides instruction of advanced-level grammar, critical reading and thinking, paragraph and short essay writing. Punctuation rules, sentence variety, and academic vocabulary will also be taught along with continued emphasis and practice in listening and speaking in an academic context. (Less)

Prerequisite: ESL 4/104 with grade a "C" or higher or "Pass" or equivalent OR AED 42.18 or equivalent (non-credit Adult (More)

Prerequisite: ESL 4/104 with grade a "C" or higher or "Pass" or equivalent OR AED 42.18 or equivalent (non-credit Adult Ed. ESL) with a grade of "Pass" OR satisfactory completion of the assessment/placement process with eligibility for ESL 5/105 . (Less)

RECOMMENDATION: AED 42.12 GED A or AED 42.13 GED B (More)

RECOMMENDATION: AED 42.12 GED A or AED 42.13 GED B
The Literacy Skills for General Education Development (GED) Success course is designed to provide students with additional instruction and support to pass the Reasoning Through Language Arts (RLA) subtest of the General Education Development (GED) exam. Students will understand and apply integrated reading and writing tasks that require test-takers to read complex texts, analyze arguments, and use text-based evidence to support reasoning. Students will learn test-taking skills, understand the official General Education Development (GED) RLA test format, and complete practice General Education Development (GED) RLA tests. This course will also provide information to students about the services and resources available on campus; help students identify their current abilities and styles of learning; help students identify any barriers, learning deficiencies or skill gaps with strategies and/or recommendations for improvement. (Less)

RECOMMENDATION: AED 42.12 GED A or AED 42.13 GED B (More)

RECOMMENDATION: AED 42.12 GED A or AED 42.13 GED B
The Supplemental General Education Development (GED) Math course is for students who need additional instruction and support in order to pass the math subtest of the General Education Development (GED) exam. By passing the General Education Development (GED) math exam, students will be that much closer to earning their California High School Certification. Students will understand and apply the necessary math concepts needed for estimating, computing, algebra, geometry, and problem solving needed to take the General Education Development (GED) math exam. Students will learn test-taking skills, understand the official General Education Development (GED) math test format, and complete practice General Education Development (GED) math tests. This course will also provide information to students about the services and resources available on campus; help students identify their current abilities and styles of learning; help students identify any barriers, learning deficiencies or skill gaps with strategies and/or recommendations for improvement. (Less)

The concepts of this course will help students build skills and understanding in topics related to Pre-Algebra. (More)

The concepts of this course will help students build skills and understanding in topics related to Pre-Algebra. Students will receive support in understanding integers, fundamentals of Algebra, solving equations with fractions and/or decimals, percent, and introduction to the Cartesian coordinate system. Students will gain conceptual knowledge and use analytical thinking to solve problems. (Less)

This course is designed to introduce the older adult to techniques for creative writing in the areas (More)

This course is designed to introduce the older adult to techniques for creative writing in the areas of drama, poetry, fiction, and non-fiction. Techniques for a complete autobiography will be taught. This course may be repeated. (Less)

This beginning course is designed for students already able to understand and speak the English language. (More)

This beginning course is designed for students already able to understand and speak the English language. This course is not recommended for students working on secondary language skills who would be better served by an ESL course. It is intended to reduce beginning writing students' fear and anxiety about writing. It develops writing fluency through written activities and assignments designed to teach and reinforce conventions of Standard English. This course focuses on sentence structure and development and sentence combining. Students will work toward developing short paragraphs.
PREREQUISITE: Completion of the English Placement process.
RECOMMENDATION: This course is not recommended for students working on secondary language skills who would be better served by an ESL course. (Less)

This course is for students who wish to master basic mathematical skills in order to pursue subsequent (More)

This course is for students who wish to master basic mathematical skills in order to pursue subsequent mathematical courses, gain personal enrichment, and develop career readiness. It covers the concepts of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of whole numbers, fractions, mixed numbers, decimals, and percentages, with an emphasis on real-world applications. (Less)

This course is designed to give English-language learners vocation-specific communication skills in the (More)

This course is designed to give English-language learners vocation-specific communication skills in the four categories of speaking and writing with a special emphasis on reading and listening. Learners who want to earn a certificate or find employment in a specific vocation will also gain basic computer and workforce readiness skills. Learners will work on their professional careers. Other topics include specialized vocational vocabulary development, critical thinking exercises, and soft skills practice. (Less)

This course prepares students to take the oral naturalization interview with a United States Citizenship (More)

This course prepares students to take the oral naturalization interview with a United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) officer for U.S. citizenship which includes three English components: reading, writing, and speaking while the civics portion covers important U.S. history and government topics. (Less)

This course is a math support course. (More)

This course is a math support course. The concepts of this course will help students build skills and understanding in topics related to the introduction of descriptive and inferential statistics. Students will receive support in understanding mean, standard deviation, variance, probability, random variables, central limit theorem, hypothesis testing, confidence intervals, t-distribution, chi-square distribution, F-distribution, linear regression, and linear correlation. Students will gain conceptual knowledge and use analytical thinking to solve problems. The combination lecture/lab format will provide a foundation for introductory statistics. This course is open entry/open exit. (Less)

This course is a math support course. (More)

This course is a math support course. Students will build pre-college level math skills to prepare for college algebra. Students will gain conceptual knowledge and use analytical thinking to solve problems. The combination lecture/lab format will provide a foundation for college algebra. This course is open entry/open exit. (Less)

This course is taught with language support and introduces marketing systems focused on distributing (More)

This course is taught with language support and introduces marketing systems focused on distributing goods and services throughout the community for business and consumer engagement, primarily through social media. Included are basic marketing and advertisement techniques for promotion through many available media venues, emphasizing free social media platforms and also with payment options. The course teaches an introductory understanding of consumer behavior, product design, advertising, pricing, budgeting, distribution approaches, and utilization of a marketing plan for a small business. (Less)

This course is taught in Spanish and introduces marketing systems focused on distributing goods and services (More)

This course is taught in Spanish and introduces marketing systems focused on distributing goods and services throughout the community for business and consumer engagement, primarily through social media. Included are basic marketing and advertisement techniques for promotion through many available media venues, emphasizing free social media platforms. The course teaches an introductory understanding of consumer behavior, product design, advertising, pricing, budgeting, distribution approaches, and utilization of a marketing plan for a small business. (Less)

Small business entrepreneurs will find the necessary skills and tools in order to scale their business. (More)

Small business entrepreneurs will find the necessary skills and tools in order to scale their business. Existing small business owners will learn to analyze, evaluate, and take action to grow their value and avoid growth pitfalls. This course will teach English Language Learners the best ways to build value by scaling their existing business venture through innovation and decisions. (Less)

This course is taught in Spanish for students who are small business entrepreneurs and who through this (More)

This course is taught in Spanish for students who are small business entrepreneurs and who through this course will find the necessary skills and tools in order to scale their business and grow operations. Existing small business owners will learn to analyze, evaluate, and take action to grow their value and avoid growth pitfalls. This course will teach English Language Learners the best ways to build value by scaling their existing business venture through innovation and decisions. (Less)