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Preparatory SkillsPREPARATORY SKILLSDiane Gahagan, Director, Educational Programs & Workforce Development / Catherine Vesey, Assistant Director, Educational ProgramsAS-306, Section SA11 - QCThe SAT Prep CourseA review of essay writing, starting withorganization, point of view, and examples tosupport a position. Also covers sentencecorrection and completion, plus criticalreading of paragraphs and long passages.Mathematics topics include multiple choice,student-produced responses, and newalgebra topics. We teach and reinforcequestion types and test strategies withpractice exams and simulated materials.Textbook provided. 25 hrs.• Test Date: November 7, 2009Saturday, 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.September 26 - October 31$325 • 5 sessions • TBAAS-200, See Sections BelowThe High School Equivalency(GED) Preparation CourseYou must be 19 years old to sit for the GEDexam, but you may be eligible at 17 or 18,with proper documentation that you havebeen out of school for one year, or that yourclass has graduated.Prepare for your GED by reviewing grammar,essays, reading, social studies, science andmathematics. (The GED exam stressescomprehension skills rather than memorization.)Test-taking skills and techniques to increasescores on the GED are emphasized. Uponcompletion, students receive test applications.Buy the required book from bookstore andbring it to first class. 56 hrs.• Section MW21-QCMonday & Wednesday, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.October 19 - January 4, 2010(Last class 2 hrs)$345 • 19 sessions • TBA• Section TR12-PSTuesday & Thursday, 9:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m.October 20 - January 5, 2010(Last class 2 hrs)$345 • 19 sessions • TBA• Section SA13-QCSaturday, 9:30 a.m. -1:30 p.m.October 17 - February 13, 2010(Last class 2 hrs)$345 • 14 sessions • TBAHIGH SCHOOLTUTORIAL & PREPAS-302, Section SA11-QCIntegrated Algebra(Previously Math A Regents)Presents math in a helpful manner withspecial emphasis on problem-solving. Topicslogic, probability, polynomials, somegeometry, algebra, quadratic equations, andline-graphing. 25 hrs.• Saturday, 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.October 17 - January 9, 2010$275 • 10 sessions • TBAAS-305, Section SA11-QCSpecialized High SchoolAdmission Test Preparation(SSHSAT)For eight and ninth graders who plan to takethe New York City Specialized Science HighSchool Admission Test (SS HSAT) foradmission into Stuyvesant, Bronx Science,and Brooklyn Technical School. This coursecovers verbal areas — scrambledparagraphs, logical reasoning and readingcomprehension — and mathematicalproblem-solving — arithmetic, algebra,probability, statistics and geometry. Weteach test-taking skills and strategies andoffer practice opportunities with stimulatedexams. (Bring a bag lunch, no going offcampus) 28 hrs.• Saturday, 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.September 12 - October 17$280 • 4 sessions • TBAAS-311, Section SA11-QCTest for Admission into CatholicHigh Schools Preparation (TACHS)Formerly Coop ExamThis is a class for eighth grade students whoplan to take the TACHS examination foradmission to Diocesan Catholic HighSchools. Students receive instruction andreinforcement in the TACHS sections whichcan include general abstract reasoningability, vocabulary, reading, comprehansion,spelling, capitalization, punctuation, generalgrammar and mathematics concepts andproblem solving. 20 hrs.• Saturday, 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.September 26 - October 31$250 • 5 sessions • TBA34QUEENS COLLEGE / CUNY CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMTO REGISTER OR FOR MORE INFORMATION: TEL (718) 997-5704 EMAIL: CEP@QC.CUNY.EDU WWW.QC.CUNY.EDU/CEP