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242 ADULT BASIC AND SECONDARY EDUCATION Noncredit Continuing Education
114 117 147
ENGLISH 11A ENGLISH 12B WORLD GEOGRAPHY 1A
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ABSE 114 focuses on reading, analyzing, and ABSE 117 focuses on reading, analyzing, and ABSE 147 is designed for students who wish
writing about American literary selections. writing about British Literature selections. to earn high school credit for World Geogra-
An introduction to the modes of analytical, Students engage in further practice in the phy. The course presents information about
informative, explanatory, and narrative writ- modes of analytical, informative/explana- the world and its resources, surveys the basic
ing is included. A research paper is included tory, and narrative writing. Research paper principles of geography, and explores how
as well. All strategies are aligned with the writing is included. All strategies are aligned such physical factors as climate and natural
California Common Core State Standards with the California Common Core State Stan- resources influence the cultural, economic
and high school grade-specific standards to dards and high school grade-specific stan- and political life of people in the United
define college and career readiness expec- dards to define college and career readiness States, Canada, Latin America, Europe,
tations. ABSE 114 is equivalent to the first expectations. ABSE 117 is equivalent to the Russia, and Eurasia. Laboratory 100 hours.
semester of 11th grade English (11A). It meets second semester of 12th grade English (12B). Note: This is a self-paced course in an open-
the requirements for a high school diploma. It meets the requirements for a high school entry, open-exit lab environment. Successful
Note: This is a self-paced course in an open- diploma. Note: This is a self-paced course in completion of this course is worth 5 credits (.5
entry, open-exit lab environment. Successful an open-entry, open-exit lab environment. unit) towards a high school diploma. Recom-
completion of this course is worth 5 credits Successful completion of this course is worth mended preparation: ESL 40 or equivalent.
(.5 unit) towards a high school diploma. 5 credits (.5 unit) towards a high school
Recommended preparation: ESL 40, ABSE diploma. Recommended preparation: ESL 148
113 or equivalent. 40, ABSE 116 or equivalent. WORLD GEOGRAPHY 1B
115 120 0 Units
ENGLISH 11B BASIC MATHEMATICS REVIEW
ABSE 148 is designed for students who wish
0 Units 0 Units to earn high school credit for World Geogra-
phy. The course presents information about
ABSE 115 focuses on reading, analyzing, and ABSE 120 is a contextualized math course the world and its resources, surveys the basic
writing about American Literature selec- which prepares students for a successful principles of geography, and explores how
tions. Students engage in further practice transition to college, apprenticeships, and such physical factors as climate and natural
in the modes of analytical, informative/ employment. Topics include numeracy, resources influence the cultural, economic
explanatory, and narrative writing. Research fractions, decimals, percentages, unit conver- and political life of people in Africa, Asia,
paper writing is included. All strategies are sion, ratios, and proportions. Note: This is a Australia, and Antarctica. Laboratory 100
aligned with the California Common Core noncredit open-entry open-exit course. Labo- hours. Note: This is a self-paced course in
State Standards and high school grade- ratory 20 hours. Recommended preparation: an open-entry, open-exit lab environment.
specific standards to define college and ESL 30 or equivalent. Successful completion of this course is worth
career readiness expectations. ABSE 115 is 5 credits (.5 unit) towards a high school
equivalent to the second semester of 11th 121 diploma. Recommended preparation: ESL
grade English (11B). It meets the requirements BASIC ALGEBRA REVIEW 40 or equivalent.
for a high school diploma. Note: This is a self-
paced course in an open-entry, open-exit lab 0 Units 149
environment. Successful completion of this ART HISTORY 1A
course is worth 5 credits (.5 unit) towards a ABSE 121 provides students with a review
high school diploma. Recommended prepa- of reasoning and modeling algebraically. 0 Units
ration: ESL 40, ABSE 114 or equivalent. Areas presented in this class include integers,
scientific notation, linear functions and equa- ABSE 149 is a high school level course
116 tions and graphing, quadratic equations, designed to give an overview of art and
ENGLISH 12A and slope. Emphasis is placed on algebraic architecture from prehistory times up to
vocabulary and problem solving. Note: This the Renaissance. The course includes the art
0 Units is a noncredit open-entry, open-exit course. of Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas.
Laboratory 20 hours. Recommended prepa- Laboratory 100 hours. Note: This is a self-
ABSE 116 focuses on reading, analyzing, and ration: ESL 30 or equivalent. paced course in an open-entry, open-exit lab
writing about British Literature selections. environment. Successful completion of this
Students engage in further practice in the 122 course is worth 5 credits (.5 unit) towards a
modes of analytical, informative/explana- BASIC STATISTICS REVIEW high school diploma. Recommended prepa-
tory, and narrative writing. Research paper ration: ESL 40 or equivalent.
writing is included. All strategies are aligned 0 Units
with the California Common Core State
Standards and high school grade-specific ABSE 122 reviews the basic concepts of data
standards to define college and career readi- analysis and statistical computing. Topics
ness expectations. ABSE 116 is equivalent to include weighted averages, distribution of
the first semester of 12th grade English (12A). data, interpretation of data graphs, counting
It meets the requirements for a high school strategies and probability. Emphasis is placed
diploma. Note: This is a self-paced course in on developing basic statistics vocabulary
an open-entry, open-exit lab environment. and contextualized problem solving. Note:
Successful completion of this course is worth This is a noncredit course with open-entry
5 credits (.5 unit) towards a high school and open-exit. Laboratory 20 hours. Recom-
diploma. Recommended preparation: ESL mended preparation: ESL 30 or equivalent.
40, ABSE 115 or equivalent.
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