Counseling Courses

Units: 0
Hours: 36 hours LEC
Grade Options: Pass/No Pass
This noncredit course is designed to support first-year college students in their transition to higher education and early career planning, with a focus on the Latine experience. It will explore the unique challenges and opportunities faced by Latine students in both academic and professional settings. Through a combination of lectures, discussions, and practical activities, students will develop essential skills for academic success, career exploration, and personal growth. The course aims to empower Latine students to navigate the complexities of college life and prepare for future careers. Noncredit courses may be repeated.

Units: 0
Hours: 36 hours LEC
Grade Options: Pass/No Pass
This noncredit course is designed to support first-year college students in their transition to higher education, with a specific focus on the experiences of Latine students. It will explore the historical, cultural, and social contexts that impact the Latine experience in higher education. Students will develop skills and strategies for academic success, personal growth, and engage with campus resources and services available. Noncredit courses may be repeated.

Units: 0.5
Hours: 9 hours LEC
Grade Options: Pass/No Pass
Term Typically Offered: Every term
This is an eight-hour orientation for new and returning students. This course provides an overview of higher education options, and an introduction to SJDC’s Student Services and registration process. Counselors will review the educational planning process and assist students with a one-semester education plan. Completion of this course will fulfill the college’s orientation requirement. (HBCU, UC, CSU)

Units: 0
Hours: 18 hours LEC
Grade Options: Pass/No Pass
This noncredit course is an introduction to the college experience and the educational planning process through counseling and advising. This course assists students in the development of a Student Education Plan (SEP). The course topics include student services and resources, reviewing higher education systems, and establishing academic and career goals. Completion of this course will fulfill the college’s orientation requirement. Noncredit courses may be repeated.

Units: 0
Hours: 18 hours LEC
Grade Options: Pass/No Pass
This noncredit course is designed to assist community college students with transferring to a public or private four-year university. The course provides students with information on higher education systems such as University of California (UC), California State University (CSU), and University of the Pacific. Students explore transfer options from academic, financial, and personal development perspectives. Topics include understanding their transfer process, such as admission requirements and deadlines, identifying financial aid resources, and housing options. Students will review the process of meeting with a counselor and building an individual Student Education Plan (SEP) based on their educational and career goals. Noncredit courses may be repeated.

Units: 1
Hours: 18 hours LEC
Grade Options: Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass
Term Typically Offered: Every term
This course is an introduction to the college experience and the educational planning process through counseling and advising for ESL (English as a Second Language) students. This course assists ESL students in the development of a Student Education Plan (SEP). The course topics include student services and resources, reviewing higher education systems and establishing academic and career goals. Completion of this course will fulfill the college’s orientation requirement (HBCU, CSU)

Units: 0
Hours: 18 hours LEC
Grade Options: Pass/No Pass
This noncredit course is designed to introduce the student to the career life planning process. The course emphasizes self-assessment as the first major step in the career life planning process. The student identifies his/her personality, values, interests, skills and accomplishments leading to potential career choices. Noncredit courses may be repeated.

Units: 0
Hours: 18 hours LEC
This noncredit course is designed to provide the student with opportunities to explore specific careers through the utilization of career resources. The course includes investigation of job duties, training, educational requirements, desired employee characteristics, salary ranges, and future employment trends. Noncredit courses may be repeated.

Units: 0
Hours: 18 hours LEC
Grade Options: Pass/No Pass
This noncredit course is designed to assist the student in obtaining career information directly from individuals employed in areas of student’s career interest by conducting information interviews. The course includes information on how to create a networking system, make initial contacts, prepare interview questions, direct the information interview, and analyze information obtained. Noncredit courses may be repeated.

Units: 1
Hours: 18 hours LEC
Grade Options: Letter Grade; No Incomplete
Term Typically Offered: Every term
This course is designed for Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS) students enrolled in Cooperative Agencies Resources for Education (CARE). The goal of this course is to provide information on gaining self-awareness by understanding the roots of codependency and movement towards personal recovery. (HBCU, CSU)

Units: 1
Hours: 18 hours LEC
Grade Options: Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass
Term Typically Offered: Every term
This course is designed for the Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS) student enrolled in Cooperative Agencies Resources for Education (CARE). The student obtains educational support information through a series of campus and community presentations. The goal of this course is to empower the student to access the necessary resources to be successful in college. (CSU)

Units: 1
Hours: 18 hours LEC
Grade Options: Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass
Term Typically Offered: Every term
This course is designed for the Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS) student enrolled in Cooperative Agencies Resources for Education (CARE). The goal of this course is to assist the student in lowering their level of stress by understanding, recognizing, and managing interpersonal stressors. (CSU)

Units: 1
Hours: 18 hours LEC
Grade Options: Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass
Term Typically Offered: Every term
This course is an introduction to the college experience and the educational planning process through counseling and advising. This course assists students in the development of a Student Education Plan (SEP). The course topics include student services and resources, reviewing higher education systems, and establishing academic and career goals. Completion of this course will fulfill the college’s orientation requirement. (UC, HBCU, CSU)

Units: 1
Hours: 18 hours LEC
Grade Options: Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass
Term Typically Offered: Every term
This course is designed to assist community college students with transferring to a public or private four-year university. The course provides students with information on higher education systems such as University of California (UC), California State University (CSU), and University of the Pacific. Students explore transfer options from academic, financial, and personal development perspectives. Topics include understanding ther transfer process, such as admission requirements and deadlines, identifying financial aid resources, and housing options. Students will review the process of meeting with a counselor and building an individual Student Education Plan (SEP) based on their educational and career goals. (CSU)

Units: 1
Hours: 18 hours LEC
Grade Options: Letter Grade
Term Typically Offered: Every term
This course is designed to introduce the student to the career life planning process. The course emphasizes self-assessment as the first major step in the career life planning process. The student identifies his/her personality, values, interests, skills and accomplishments leading to potential career choices. (HBCU, CSU)

Units: 1
Hours: 18 hours LEC
Grade Options: Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass
Term Typically Offered: Every term
This course is designed to provide the student with opportunities to explore specific careers through the utilization of career resources. The course includes investigation of job duties, training, educational requirements, desired employee characteristics, salary ranges, and future employment trends. (HBCU, CSU)

Units: 1
Hours: 18 hours LEC
Grade Options: Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass
Term Typically Offered: Every term
This course is designed to assist the student in obtaining career information directly from individuals employed in areas of student’s career interest by conducting information interviews. The course includes information on how to create a networking system, make initial contacts, prepare interview questions, direct the information interview, and analyze information obtained. (HBCU, CSU)

Units: 1
Hours: 18 hours LEC
Grade Options: Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass
Term Typically Offered: Every term
This course is designed to assist the student with development of successful job search techniques including networking, resume writing, and job interviewing skills. The course includes techniques on how to find and obtain a desired job. Information about the hidden job market is included. (CSU)

Units: 0.5
Hours: 27 hours LAB
Grade Options: Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass
Term Typically Offered: Every term
This course is designed for the student who seeks to further study, research, and choose a career path in a structured and supportive lab environment devoted to career and education resources. The student completes assignments that provide additional opportunities to self-assess, examine, and create a plan chosen from among his/her career options. Students may also participate in approved workshops and utilize campus and community resources. (CSU)

Units: 0.5
Hours: 27 hours LAB
Grade Options: Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass
Term Typically Offered: Every term
Advisories: COUN 20 and COUN 35 with a grade of “C” or better.
This course is designed for the student who seeks individualized assistance with various admission and graduation processes. The student completes assignments that may include self-assessment of academic and career interests in a structured and supportive lab environment devoted to career and transfer resources. Students may complete assignments that include identifying a college major, creating a UC TAP or CSU Mentor account, attending workshops, meeting with University Representatives, submitting applications, and participating in campus tours. (CSU)

Units: 3
Hours: 54 hours LEC
Grade Options: Letter Grade
Term Typically Offered: Every term
This course is designed to enable the student to focus on the development of self-esteem and personal responsibility leading to college success. The course includes discussions of cultural awareness and diversity. This course is also designed to enhance academic skills, and knowledge about campus resources. Other aspects covered are choosing a major, and career exploration. (HBCU, UC, CSU)

Units: 1
Hours: 18 hours LEC
Grade Options: Pass/No Pass
Term Typically Offered: Every term
This course is a preparation course for creating a portfolio to gain credit from experience. This course serves a multitude of other courses and programs and helps students to complete in a more timely fashion.

Units: 3
Hours: 54 hours LEC
Grade Options: Letter Grade
General Education: Delta Area 6; CSU Area E
Term Typically Offered: Every term
This course is designed to foster personal development through a decision-making process. This includes self-awareness, value systems, patterns of communication, changing lifestyles, and how these factors impact a student’s education, growth, and goals. (HBCU, CSU)

Units: 1
Hours: 18 hours LEC
Grade Options: Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass
Term Typically Offered: Every term
Limitations on Enrollment: Students on third semester or continuing academic probation.
This course is a group counseling practicum designed to assist a student who is having difficulty succeeding in college. The focus of the course is to provide practical strategies for achieving personal, educational, and career goals. This course is required for the student who is on third semester academic probation. Units earned in this course do not count towards an associate degree.