1. Counseling 1 Student Success Seminar
By: Gemma Uribe-Cruz
Counselor/Instructor

2. Agenda Course Description Who should take this course Text Book SLO’s
Course Goals and Objectives
SLO’s
Pre and Post Questionnaires
Sample Assignments

3. Course Description
Course to assist first-time college students create greater success in college and in life. Students will develop self-awareness, self-responsibility and self-empowerment. Topics include campus and student support services and resources, learning strategies, study techniques, communication, critical thinking and problem solving, personal responsibility, career exploration, time management, educational planning, personal finances and stress management as it relates to mental health and mental well-being.

4. Suggested student population
First time college students (high school grads, students who have never taken a college course before)
High school Dual Enrollment or Con-current Enrollment
Probation Levels 1 and 2 and dismissal students
Re-Entry or students who have been out of the educational pipeline more than 5 years

5. Textbook
On Course: Strategies for Creating Success in College and in Life, by Skip Downing, 3rd Edition

6. Course Goals and Objectives
Upon successful completion of the course, students will achieve the following objectives in each of the themes:
Psychological/ Social
Intellectual/ Academic
Education/ Career Life Management

7. Student Learning Outcomes
Identify college services, programs and academic strategies used by successful college students
Identify own learning style and apply effective strategies to improve learning
Incorporate college success strategies into the development of their academic goals and education plan
Employ research techniques to identify electronic resources used for career and/ or transfer

8. Sample Assignments Autobiography Vision Board
Health Group Presentation
MBTI, ASVAB, True Colors, Holland’s Code
Comprehensive Education Plan
Career Presentation

9. Questions?