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Noncredit Continuing Education Adult Basic and Secondary Education 231

30 34 43
LIFE SCIENCE 1A HEALTH AND GUIDANCE US HISTORY 1B
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ABSE 30 is a high school level course ABSE 34 presents guides to healthy life styles ABSE 43 is a high school level course
designed to give an overview of life science and positive health behaviors. It focuses on designed to give an overview of United States
from cells through the plant kingdom. It decisions regarding drugs, alcohol, tobacco, history, covering the period beginning with
includes the characteristics of life, cells exercise, safety and nutrition and how these the post-Civil War era through the New
structure and function, heredity, evolution, issues impact health and well-being. This Millennium. This course may be taken for
and the classifi cation of plants. This is the course may be taken for high school credit. high school credit. Laboratory 100 hours.
fi rst half of a one-year course. Laboratory Laboratory 100 hours. Note: This is a self- Note: This is a self-paced course in an open-
100 hours. Note: This is a self-paced course paced course in an open-entry, open-exit lab entry, open-exit lab environment. Successful
in an open-entry, open-exit lab environment. environment. Successful completion of this completion of this course is worth 5 credits (.5
Successful completion of this course is worth course is worth 5 credits (.5 unit) towards a unit) towards a high school diploma. Recom-
5 credits (.5 unit) towards a high school high school diploma. Recommended Prepa- mended Preparation: ESL 40 and ABSE 42
diploma. Recommended Preparation: ESL ration: ESL 40 or equivalent. or equivalent.
40 or equivalent.
40 44
31 WORLD HISTORY 1A AMERICAN GOVERNMENT
LIFE SCIENCE 1B 0 Units 0 Units
0 Units ABSE 40 is a high school level course ABSE 44 is designed to meet the needs of
ABSE 31 is a high school level course designed to give an overview of world students who wish to earn high school credit
designed to give an overview of life science history, covering the period beginning with for American Government. The course covers
from animals to the human body. It includes the fi rst humans up to the Scientifi c Revo- the principles behind American government
animal classifi cation and characteristics, lution and Enlightenment. This is the fi rst and then explores the American political
human body systems, and the interactions half of a one-year course. This course may process. Each of the three branches of govern-
of factors within an ecosystem. This is the be taken for high school credit. Laboratory ment are explored as well as local govern-
second half of a one-year course. Laboratory 100 hours. Note: This is a self-paced course ment systems. This course may be taken for
100 hours. Note: This is a self-paced course in an open-entry, open-exit lab environment. high school credit. Laboratory 100 hours.
in an open-entry, open-exit lab environment. Successful completion of this course results Note: This is a self-paced course in an open-
Successful completion of this course is worth in 5 high school credits (.5 unit). Recom- entry, open-exit lab environment. Successful
5 credits (.5 unit) towards a high school mended Preparation: ESL 40 or equivalent. completion of this course is worth 5 credits (.5
diploma. Recommended Preparation: ESL 41 unit) towards a high school diploma. Recom-
40 or equivalent and ABSE 21 or equivalent. mended Preparation: ESL 40 or equivalent.
WORLD HISTORY 1B
32 0 Units 45
PHYSICAL SCIENCE 1A ABSE 41 is a high school level course ECONOMICS
0 Units designed to give an overview of world 0 Units
ABSE 32 is a high school level course history, beginning with the Scientifi c Revolu- ABSE 45 is designed to meet the needs of
designed to acquaint students with the tion and Enlightenment, up to present day. students who wish to earn high school credit
basic physical properties of matter, atoms, This is the second half of a one-year course. for economics. This is a fundamental course
compounds, and simple chemical equations. This course may be taken for high school in both micro- and macroeconomics. Micro-
This is the fi rst half of a one-year course. credit. Laboratory 100 hours. Note: This is a economics topics include demand, pricing
Laboratory 100 hours. Note: This is a self- self-paced course in an open-entry, open-exit theory, and market structures. Macroeco-
paced course in an open-entry, open-exit lab lab environment. Successful completion of nomics involves a study of relevant institu-
environment. Successful completion of this this course results in 5 high school credits (.5 tions and polices. Other topics include inter-
course is worth 5 credits (.5 unit) towards a unit). Recommended Preparation: ESL 40 or national and global economics. Laboratory
high school diploma. Recommended Prepa- equivalent, ABSE 40 or equivalent. 100 hours. Note: This is a self-paced course
ration: ESL 40 or equivalent. in an open-entry, open-exit lab environment.
42
33 US HISTORY 1A Successful completion of this course is worth
5 credits (.5 unit) towards a high school
PHYSICAL SCIENCE 1B 0 Units diploma. Recommended Preparation: ESL
0 Units ABSE 42 is a high school level course 40 or equivalent.
ABSE 33 is a high school level course designed to give an overview of United States
designed to expand on basic physical science history, covering the period beginning with
with concepts of motion, machines, sound, the era of exploration through the Civil War.
light, electricity and magnetism. This is the This course may be taken for high school
second half of a one-year course. Laboratory credit. Laboratory 100 hours. Note: This is a
100 hours. Note: This is a self-paced course self-paced course in an open-entry, open-exit
in an open-entry, open-exit lab environment. lab environment. Successful completion of
Successful completion of this course is worth this course is worth 5 credits (.5 unit) towards
5 credits (.5 unit) towards a high school a high school diploma. Recommended
diploma. Recommended Preparation: ESL Preparation: ESL 40 or equivalent.
40 and ABSE 32 or equivalent.

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