Credit ESL Pathway Certificates of Achievement

The Intermediate and Advanced ESL Pathway certificates are designed to prepare non-native English speakers to succeed in various academic and career pathways. Students completing these certificates achieve academic English skills at an intermediate/advanced, postsecondary level. They also achieve success in prerequisite or introductory coursework in a variety of degree, certificate, or general education patterns.

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Intermediate

Intermediate certificates require completion of Credit ESL level 4 courses (high-intermediate) and introductory coursework in designated pathways.

Advanced

Advanced certificates require completion of Credit ESL level 5 courses (advanced) and introductory coursework in designated pathways.

Intermediate ESL: Academic & Career Preparation (Cert.)

Intermediate ESL: Academic & Career Preparation (Cert.) (Total 16-17 units)

The Intermediate ESL: Academic and Career Preparation certificate is designed to prepare nonnative English speakers to succeed in various academic and career pathways. Students completing this certificate will have achieved academic English skills at a high-intermediate level as well as taken foundational coursework in student development. Program Goals and Objectives: Upon completion of this program students will demonstrate English reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills at an intermediate level of proficiency. Demonstrate an increased understanding of academic skills required to succeed in college. Demonstrate an increased understanding of career pathways. Students must complete all required courses for a minimum of 16 units.

Complete all of the following Required Courses (Total 14 units):

ESL141 - Grammar And Writing IV (5 units)

ESL145 - Listening And Speaking IV (3 units)

ESL146 - Reading And Vocabulary IV (3 units)

ST DV145 - Achieving Academic and Career Success (3 units)

Complete two units from the following: (Total 2-3 units):

ST DV100 - College Orientation and Student Success (1 unit)
ST DV101 - Skills for College Success and Life Management (1 unit)
ST DV103 - College Orientation For International Students (1 unit)
ST DV105 - College Success For Students With Disabilities (3 units)
ST DV120 - Transfer Orientation (1 unit)
ST DV127 - Majors Exploration (1 unit)
ST DV130 - Professional Career Paths - Business (3 units)
ST DV141 - Improving College Performance And Study Skills (1 unit)

Advanced ESL: Business, Entrepreneurship & Management Pathway (Cert.)

Advanced ESL: Business, Entrepreneurship & Management Pathway Certificate (Total 16 units)

The Advanced ESL: Business, Entrepreneurship & Management certificate is designed to prepare non-native English speakers to succeed in Business, Entrepreneurship & Management academic and career pathways. Students completing this certificate have achieved academic English skills at an advanced, postsecondary level. They have also achieved success in prerequisite or introductory coursework in a variety of degree, certificate, or general education patterns. Program Goals and Objectives: Upon completion of this program students will demonstrate English reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills at an advanced level of proficiency. Demonstrate an increased understanding of academic skills required to succeed in college. Demonstrate an increased understanding of career pathways.

Required Courses (Total 11 units)
Complete all of the following:

ESL151 - Reading And Composition V (4 units)

ESL155 - Listening And Speaking V (3 units)

ESL156 - Critical Reading and Writing (3 units)

ESL159 - Editing and Proofreading (1 unit)

Complete five units from the following (Total 5 units)
Complete the following number of units: 5

ACCTG101 - Financial Accounting (5 units)

BUSAD101 - Introduction To Business (3 units)

BUSAD120 - Business Law I (3 units)

BUSAD112 - Applied Workplace Ethics (1 units)

BUSAD204 - Customer Service Skills (1 units)

CABOT102 - English For Business (4 units)

CABOT103 - Business Vocabulary Development (3 units)

CS/IS101 - Introduction To Computer and Information Systems (5 units)

ECON101 - Principles Of Microeconomics (3 units)

ECON102 - Principles Of Macroeconomics (3 units)

ECON102H - Honors Principles of Macroeconomics (3 units)

HRM115 - Introduction To Hospitality (3 units)

RE101 - Real Estate Principles (3 units)

Advanced ESL: Health, Wellness & Public Safety Pathway (Cert.)

Advanced ESL: Health, Wellness & Public Safety Pathway Certificate (Total 16-17 units)

The Advanced ESL: Health, Wellness & Public Safety Pathway certificate is designed to prepare non-native English speakers to succeed in Health, Wellness & Public Safety academic and career pathways. Students completing this certificate have achieved academic English skills at an advanced, postsecondary level. They have also achieved success in prerequisite or introductory coursework in a variety of degree, certificate, or general education patterns.

Program Goals and Objectives: Upon completion of this program students will demonstrate English reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills at an advanced level of proficiency. Demonstrate an increased understanding of academic skills required to succeed in college. Demonstrate an increased understanding of career pathways.

Required Courses (Total 11 units)

Complete all of the following:

ESL151 - Reading And Composition V (4 units)

ESL155 - Listening And Speaking V (3 units)

ESL156 - Critical Reading and Writing (3 units)

ESL159 - Editing and Proofreading (1 unit)

Complete two or three courses (minimum 5 units) from the following: (Total 5-6 units) Complete the following number of units: 5-6

ADMJ101 - Intro to Administration of Justice (3 units)

HLTH101 - First Aid (1 unit)

HLTH102 - Standard First Aid And CPR (3 units)

HLTH104 - Personal Health and Wellness (3 units)

KIN100 - Introduction to Kinesiology (3 units)

MOA101 - Healthcare Occupations (2 units)

MOA180 - Health Information Management & HIPAA Standards (3 units)

MOA181 - Basic Medical Terminology (3 units)

MOA182 - Medical Terminology for Body Systems (3 units)

Advanced ESL: Language & Communication Pathway (Cert.)

Advanced ESL: Language & Communication Pathway (Total 16-18.5 units)

The Advanced ESL: Language & Communication Pathway certificate is designed to prepare non-native English speakers to succeed in Language and Communication academic and career pathways. Students completing this certificate have achieved academic English skills at an advanced, postsecondary level. They have also achieved success in prerequisite or introductory coursework in a variety of degree, certificate, or general education patterns. Program Goals and Objectives: Upon completion of this program students will demonstrate English reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills at an advanced level of proficiency. Demonstrate an increased understanding of academic skills required to succeed in college. Demonstrate an increased understanding of career pathways.

Complete all of the following:

Required Courses (Total 11 units)

ESL151 - Reading And Composition V (4 units)

ESL155 - Listening And Speaking V (3 units)

ESL156 - Critical Reading and Writing (3 units)

ESL159 - Editing and Proofreading (1 unit)

Complete one or two courses (minimum 5 units) from the following: (Total 5-7.5 units) Complete the following number of units: 5-7.5

ASL101 - American Sign Language I (4 units)

ARMEN101 - Beginning Armenian I (5 units)

CHIN101 - Beginning Chinese I (5 units)

ENGL101/101H - Introduction to College Reading and Composition (4 units)

ENGL101+ - Introduction to College Reading and Composition (4.5 units)

FREN101 - Beginning French I (5 units)

ITAL101 - Beginning Italian I (5 units)

JAPAN101 - Beginning Japanese I (5 units)

KOREA101 - Beginning Korean I (5 units)

LIB100 - Critical Approaches to Information Research (3 units)

LING101 - Introduction To Language And Linguistics (3 units)

SPAN101 - Beginning Spanish I (5 units)

SPCH101 - Public Speaking (3 units)

Advanced ESL: People, Power & Perspective Pathway (Cert.)

The Advanced ESL: People, Power & Perspective Pathway certificate is designed to prepare non-native English speakers to succeed in People, Power & Perspective academic and career pathways. Students completing this certificate have achieved academic English skills at an advanced, postsecondary level. They have also achieved success in prerequisite or introductory coursework in a variety of degree, certificate, or general education patterns. Program Goals and Objectives: Upon completion of this program students will demonstrate English reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills at an advanced level of proficiency. Demonstrate an increased understanding of academic skills required to succeed in college. Demonstrate an increased understanding of career pathways.

Advanced ESL: People, Power & Perspective Pathway Certificate (Total 17-18 units)

Complete all of the following:

Required Courses (Total 11 units)

ESL151 - Reading And Composition V (4 units)

ESL155 - Listening And Speaking V (3 units)

ESL156 - Critical Reading and Writing (3 units)

ESL159 - Editing and Proofreading (1 unit)

Complete two courses from the following: (Total 6-7 units) Complete the following number of units: 6-7

ANTHR102 - Cultural Anthropology (3 units)

CHLDV101 - Introduction to Elementary Classroom Teaching (4 units)

CHLDV135 - Child Growth And Development (3 units)

CHLDV138 - Health, Safety, And Nutrition (3 units)

ETH S110 - Contemporary Ethnic Women (3 units)

ETH S121 - Ethnic And Racial Minorities (3 units)

HIST117 - United States History, 1550-1877 (3 units)

HIST118H - Honors US Hist, 1865-Present (3 units)

HIST118 - United States History, 1865-Present (3 units)

HIST121 - Armenian History (3 units)

HIST113 - History Of Mexico (3 units)

HIST131 - A History Of Africa Since 1800 (3 units)

HIST132 - History Of The Philippines (3 units)

SOC101 - Introduction To Sociology (3 units)

SOC101H - Honors Introduction to Sociology (3 units)

POL S101 - Introduction to United States and California Government and Politics (3 units)

PSYCH101 - General Psychology (3 units)

PSYCH101H - Honors General Psychology (3 units)

Advanced ESL: STEM Pathway (Cert.)

The Advanced ESL: STEM Pathway certificate is designed to prepare non-native English speakers to succeed in STEM academic and career pathways. Students completing this certificate have achieved academic English skills at an advanced, postsecondary level. They have also achieved success in prerequisite or introductory coursework in a variety of degree, certificate, or general education patterns. Program Goals and Objectives: Upon completion of this program students will demonstrate English reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills at an advanced level of proficiency. Demonstrate an increased understanding of academic skills required to succeed in college. Demonstrate an increased understanding of career pathways.

Advanced ESL: STEM Pathway Certificate (Total 16-19.5 units)

Complete all of the following

Required Courses (Total 11 units)

ESL151 - Reading And Composition V (4 units)

ESL155 - Listening And Speaking V (3 units)

ESL156 - Critical Reading and Writing (3 units)

ESL159 - Editing and Proofreading (1 unit)

Complete one or two courses (minimum 5 units) from the following: (Total 5-8.5 units) Complete the following number of units: 5-8.5

ESL146 - Reading And Vocabulary IV (3 units)

BIOL122 - Introduction To Biology (4 units)

CHEM110 - Elements Of General Chemistry (5 units)

CS/IS101 - Introduction To Computer and Information Systems (5 units)

CS/IS112 - Introduction To Programming Using Java (3 units)

ENGR100 - Introduction To Engineering (3 units)

MATH100 - College Algebra for STEM (4 units)

MATH100+ - College Algebra for STEM with Support (4.5 units)

MATH102 - Trigonometry (3 units)

MATH102+ - Trigonometry with Support (4 units)

MATH103E - Calculus & Analytic Geometry I (5 units)

MATH110A - Precalculus I (3.5 units)

MATH110B - Precalculus II (3.5 units)

MATH136 - Statistics (4 units)

MATH136H - Honors Statistics (4 units)

MATH136+ - Statistics with Support (5 units)

Advanced ESL: Industrial Technology & Aviation Pathway (Cert.)

The Advanced ESL: Industrial Technology & Aviation Pathway certificate is designed to prepare non-native English speakers to succeed in Industrial Technology & Aviation academic and career pathways. Students completing this certificate have achieved academic English skills at an advanced, postsecondary level. They have also achieved success in prerequisite or introductory coursework in a variety of degree, certificate, or general education patterns. Program Goals and Objectives: Upon completion of this program students will demonstrate English reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills at an advanced level of proficiency. Demonstrate an increased understanding of academic skills required to succeed in college. Demonstrate an increased understanding of career pathways.

Advanced ESL: Industrial Technology & Aviation Pathway Certificate (Total 16-18 units)

Complete all of the following:

Required Courses (Total 11 units)

ESL151 - Reading And Composition V (4 units)

ESL155 - Listening And Speaking V (3 units)

ESL156 - Critical Reading and Writing (3 units)

ESL159 - Editing and Proofreading (1 unit)

Complete two courses from the following: (Total 5-7 units) Complete the following number of units: 5-7

ARCH101 - Drafting And Basic Design (3 units)

ECT100 - Analytical Electronics (3 units)

ECT110 - Electricity and Electronics Principles (4 units)

ENGR101 - Engineering Drafting And Basic Design (3 units)

ENGR100 - Introduction To Engineering (3 units)

MACH101 - Machine Technology I (3 units)

WELD117 - Introduction To Welding (2 units)

Advanced ESL: Visual & Performing Arts Pathway (Cert.)

The Advanced ESL: Visual & Performing Arts Pathway certificate is designed to prepare non- native English speakers to succeed in VPA academic and career pathways. Students completing this certificate have achieved academic English skills at an advanced, postsecondary level. They have also achieved success in prerequisite or introductory coursework in a variety of degree, certificate, or general education patterns. Program Goals and Objectives: Upon completion of this program students will demonstrate English reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills at an advanced level of proficiency. Demonstrate an increased understanding of academic skills required to succeed in college. Demonstrate an increased understanding of career pathways.

Advanced ESL: Visual & Performing Arts Pathway Certificate (Total 17 units)

Complete all of the following:

Required Courses (Total 11 units)

ESL151 - Reading And Composition V (4 units)

ESL155 - Listening And Speaking V (3 units)

ESL156 - Critical Reading and Writing (3 units)

ESL159 - Editing and Proofreading 1

Complete two courses from the following: (Total 6 units) Complete the following number of units: 6

ART130 - 2-D Foundations (3 units)

ART138 - 3-D Foundations (3 units)

ART150 - Fundamentals of Drawing (3 units)

ART186 - Ceramics I (3 units)

ARTH101 - Art History: Prehistoric-Gothic (3 units)

ARTH101H - Honors Art History: Prehistoric-Gothic (3 units)

ARTH102 - Art History: Renaissance-Modern (3 units)

ARTH102H - Honors Art History: Renaissance-Modern (3 units)

ARTH199 - History Of Photography (3 units)

PHOTO100 - Digital Photography I (3 units)

T ART101 - Introduction To Theatre (3 units)

DANCE100 - Survey Of Dance History (3 units)

MUSIC101 - Music Fundamentals (3 units)

MUSIC120 - Music Appreciation (3 units)