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

Plus a minimum of 6 units from the following:CHIN 111 Elementary Chinese I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3CHIN 112 Elementary Chinese II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3CHIN 115 Business Chinese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3CHIN 121 Advanced Elementary Chinese I. . . . . . . . . . 3CHIN 122 Advanced Elementary Chinese II . . . . . . . . . 3CHIN 130 Intermediate Chinese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Plus a minimum of 3 units from the following:ART 105 Art of Asia and the Near East. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3BUS. 200 Intro to International Business . . . . . . . . . . . 3BUS. 221 Intercultural Business Communication . . . 1.5BUS. 241 Doing Business in Asia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5BUS. 248 Asian Management System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3BUS. 468 Asia in the World Today . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3BUS. 680SB Study Abroad in China. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3ECON 310 Political Economy of Asia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3GEOG 110 Cultural Geography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3HIST 432 Modern Asian Civilizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3HIST 430 Early Asian Civilizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3LIT. 265 Asian American Literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3PHIL 320 Asian Philosophy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3PLSC 130 International Relations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3SOCI 341 Asian Cultures and Societies . . . . . . . . . . . . 3TOTAL REQUIRED UNITS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGYThe College’s Automotive Technology program is certifiedby the National Automotive Technicians EducationFoundation (NATEF) of the National Institute for Auto -motive Service Excellence (ASE). The program is con -ducted in a well-equipped facility with a large fleet of latemodel domestic and import vehicles. Automobile manufacturersprovide substantial support for the program.Students can pursue a certificate or degree inAutomotive Technology or a specialty degree or certificatein Japanese Automotive Technology. Our partnership withAmerican Honda Motor Co., Inc. provides employmentopportunities for students enrolled in our programs. TheCollege also provides numerous classes to update theknowledge and skills of practicing technicians.ADMISSION PROCEDURES AND REQUIREMENTSApplications must be received by April 15 for the fallsemester and by November 1 for the spring semester. Alldocuments must be sent to the Office of Admissionsand Records. Applications received after the deadline willbe assigned the next available number on a waiting listaccording to the date received. Applicants will beinformed of the status of their applications within sixweeks of the application deadline. Applicants are responsiblefor submitting the following:1. Completed Automotive Technology ProgramApplication.2. Completed Skyline College application.3. Documented proof of prior experience. All statementsmust be substantiated by attached documents of verification(a transcript or letter from employer). Such documentationmay come from one or more of the following:a. One semester of AUTO 710 at Skyline College (orequivalent from another community college) with agrade of “B” or better. (Submit a copy of your finalgrade report with your application or a letter fromyour instructor.)orb. One year of high school automotive training with agrade of “B” or better (verified by official transcript).Also, a letter of recommendation from an automotiveinstructor or Tech Prep Certificate of Credit would beimportantconsiderations.orc. One year of ROP automotive training with a gradeof “B” or better or equivalent training. (Certificateand letter from instructor must be submitted withapplication.)ord. One year of full-time related work experience withaccompanying letter of verification from employerspecifying employment dates and duties.4. All students must meet the math proficiency requirementsin one of the following ways:a. Satisfactory completion of the placement test byscoring on the Skyline Placement Test at a pre-algebralevel. (Submit a copy of the Math PlacementTest results with the application.)orb. Completion of three units of MATH 811 or MATH805/806, or equivalent with a grade of “C” or better.(Submit a copy of the college transcript with theapplication.)5. All students and must meet the English proficiencyrequirement by:a. Eligibility for ENGL 836, 100, 105 or ESOL 400 andREAD 836 or 420, on the Skyline College EnglishPlacement Test or qualifying course work. (Submit acopy of your English Placement Test results or finalgrade report from your qualifying course work withthe application.)orb. Completion of ENGL 826 with a grade of “C” or betterand READ 826 with a grade of “B” or better.(Submit a copy of your final grade report with theapplication.)Note: Minimum requirements may be lowered at the discretionof the selection committee depending on the numberof available seats and the number of applicants.D E G R E E S / C E R T I F I C AT E S2 011 – 2 012 C ATA L O G w w w. S k y l i n e C o l l e g e . e d u95