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Bridge: Reading, Writing and Study Skills Course Descriptions

BRDGE 087    Reading/Vocabulary and Speed Reading (1-5 Credits)

College preparatory coursework in reading, spelling, and vocabulary.
Prerequisite: ACCUPLACER reading score of 56 or higher.

BRDGE 088    Reading/Vocabulary and Speed Reading (1-5 Credits)

College preparatory coursework in reading, spelling, and vocabulary.
Prerequisite: ACCUPLACER reading score of 56 or higher.

BRDGE 090    Reading Improvement (5 Credits)

For students who are not yet reading on the college level. The aim is to improve reading comprehension for educational needs in general, or to re-take the reading test to qualify for college English classes. S/U grade option.
Prerequisite: ACCUPLACER reading score of 70-79. ESL students need to have completed EAP 100 with a minimum grade of 2.0.

BRDGE 093    Essay Writing/Grammar Review (5 Credits)

Course focuses on grammar and development of the full length essay. S/U grade option.
Prerequisite: ACCUPLACER reading score of 79 or higher. ESL students need to have completed EAP 121 with a minimum grade of 2.5.

BRDGE 107    Reading/Vocabulary and Speed Reading (1-5 Credits)

College level course work in reading comprehension, speed reading, vocabulary or spelling.
Prerequisite: ACCUPLACER reading score of 82 or higher.

BRDGE 108    Reading/Vocabulary and Speed Reading (1-5 Credits)

College level course work in reading comprehension, speed reading, vocabulary, or spelling.
Prerequisite: ACCUPLACER reading score of 82 or higher.

BRDGE 110    College Study Skills (5 Credits)

Maximize study time by learning how to efficiently read texts, note take, prepare for exams, and use Blackboard. S/U grade option.

BRDGE 111    Managing Study and Time (5 Credits)

Students are introduced to strategies for understanding and capitalizing on their learning styles, managing the college environment, accessing college information systems and creating schedules which facilitate achievement of academic goals. S/U grade option.
Prerequisite: ACCUPLACER reading score of at least 82.

BRDGE 112    College Reading and Annotation (5 Credits)

Intensive course offers an analytic approach to processing information from lecture, film or print by recognizing common academic thought patterns and applying them to notetaking and annotating text. S/U grade option.
Prerequisite: ACCUPLACER reading score minimum of 82.

BRDGE 113    Managing College Exams (5 Credits)

Intensive course uses an analytic approach to assist students in developing an effective tool kit of test-taking strategies for essay, objective, open-book, and take-home assessments. S/U grade option.
Prerequisite: ACCUPLACER reading score of at least 82.

BRDGE 115    Critical Reading:CD (5 Credits)

Comprehension skills for college level reading, focusing on the skills of making an inference, interpreting figurative language, recognizing connotative and denotative language, and appreciating the author's style, language and intended audience. S/U grade option. >
Prerequisite: ACCUPLACER reading score of 80 or higher. ESL students need to have completed EAP 121 with a minimum grade of 2.5.

BRDGE 155    Special Topics (5 Credits)

Special topics allows the modification of existing college-level BRDGE classes for combination with specific disciplines. Each modified class will have its own course outline and syllabus. S/U grade option.

BRDGE 255    Special Topics (5 Credits)

Special topics allows the modification of existing college-level BRDGE classes for combination with specific disciplines. Each modified class will have its own course outline and syllabus. S/U grade option.

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Last updated: 08/20/07