Skyline College Catalog 2011-2012 Program & course descriptions ...

P R O G R A M S & S E R V I C E SCOMMUNITY EDUCATIONPROGRAMSThe Community Education department of the SanMateo County Community College District offers a widevariety of short courses, workshops and fun activitiesdesigned for personal enrichment and professionaldevelopment. Classes include: small business entrepreneurship,investing and personal finance, fitness andrelax ation, arts and crafts, food and wine, languages,music, dance, test preparation, real estate, pet care,notary public workshop, and much more. New classesstart each week. Classes are offered on campus aswell as online. Call (650) 574-6149 to request a Com -munity Edu cation catalog, or visit http://CommunityEd.smccd.edu.In addition, Community Education offers a popularsummer academic enrichment program, College forKids, for youth entering the 5th through the 9th grades.The program was voted the “2009 Best After-SchoolEnrichment Program” and the “Enrichment Program thatMost Inspired My Child” by readers of the Bay AreaParent Magazine. College for Kids combines the fun ofsummer camp with the educational benefits of a collegesetting. Children have an opportunity to participate in oncampusclasses such as computers, art, math, science,language arts, and other topics of academic merit andinterest to them. It promotes student success by providingstudents with the opportunity to explore new areas ofinterest and develop new skills and abilities. The programis held at College of San Mateo and Skyline College andserves over 450 children. For more information, visitwww.smccd.edu/CollegeForKids.CONTINUING EDUCATION HOURSFOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALSThe following courses comply with the requirements ofthe Board of Registered Nursing for continuing educationhours taken by registered nurses and vocational nursesfor their re-licensures. The general public is welcomeunless course description states otherwise.Skyline College will issue a certificate to each licenseeas verification that the established criteria for successfulcompletion of these courses have been met. One unit ofcredit equals 15 CEU hours. Skyline College providernumber is CEP 13325.Courses approved for CEU hours include, but are notlimited to, the following:Anthropology 110, 360American Sign Language 111, 112Business 101, 103, 123Career 665Communication Studies 130Computer Science 155Family & Consumer Sciences 212, 313Health Science 130, 150History 235Italian 111, 112, 121, 122Japanese 111, 112Mathematics 200Philosophy 103, 240Psychology 105, 110, 171, 200, 201, 268, 301, 390Respiratory Therapy 430, 445, 450, 475, 485, 490Sociology 105, 141, 201, 665Spanish 110, 111, 112, 120, 121, 122, 130, 140COUNSELING SERVICESThe Counseling Division at Skyline College is designedto assist individuals in all aspects of their development asstudents and help them accomplish their goals. Careerand educational counseling are emphasized. A counselorcan help students establish both short and long rangegoals and provide them with information about coursesand programs that transfer to four-year colleges and universities.Counselors assist students in developing anindividual Student Educational Plan (SEP), which mapsout courses that will be taken over a number of semestersand serves as a guide to achieving goals. All students arerequired to have an SEP on file once they have completed15 units at Skyline. Assistance with students’ personaland social concerns is also available.Counseling appointments are made in the One-StopStudent Services Center, Building 2, or by calling (650)738-4318.DISABLED STUDENTS PROGRAMSkyline College’s Disabled Students Program andServices (DSPS) is designed to equalize the educationalopportunities of physically and learning disabled students.Skyline offers services to students with learningdisabilities, psychological disabilities, and long or shorttermphysical disabilities. Services include, but are notlimited to, note taking, ASL interpreting, registration assistance,extended time placement testing, lockers, assistivetechnology classes, adaptive physical education classes,alternate formats of textbooks and printed materials uponrequest, and tutoring services.54 w w w. S k y l i n e C o l l e g e . e d u 2011 – 2 012 C A T A L O G