SPST - Special Studies

The course, offered by the Educational Development Program, is designed to meet the needs of program participants enrolled in BIOL 111 Foundations of Biology. Intended for students with limited biological backgrounds, it enhances the understanding of biological skills in the following areas: biological chemistry, energy, genetics, evolution, physiology, development, and ecology.

Study of the writing and analysis process used for the explanatory and persuasive prose for the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. The course work focuses on coherence, development, organization, and conventions of writing papers in each discipline.

The course, offered by the Educational Development Program, is designed to meet the needs of program participants enrolled in MATH 105, Survey of Precalculus. Intended for students with a limited mathematics background, it enhances the understanding of skills necessary for success in precalculus and calculus in the following areas: algebra, solutions to equations, factoring, simplification of algebraic expressions, etc.

Entry level skills in written and oral communication. Presents systematic introduction to skills needed for success in mastering content of materials used by academic disciplines. Augments and strengthens skills needed for continuing success in college level courses.

The purpose of the course is to provide students enrolled in the Educational Development Program with the opportunity to develop and improve the study skills necessary to successfully complete the required coursework for MATH 120.

Designed to assist Educational Development Program students manage the demands of the college experience by helping them develop life management and study skills necessary to reach their academic and personal goals.

A 1-credit interdisciplinary, supplemental instruction course designed to instruct, supplement, and assist Educational Development Program students in a variety of areas including: active reading, enhanced vocabulary, brainstorming, organization, sentence and paragraph construction, addressing a specific audience, revision, editing, and understanding the author’s responsibility in college-level discourse.

A 1 credit recitation course mainly to supplement PHYS 101 Topics in Contemporary Science for students from the Educational Development Program. Provides additional drill for solving simple physics problems to understand PHYS 101 topics.

A continuation of SPST 127 focusing on assisting students develop the basic tools necessary to engage in self-discovery, acquaint them with career planning and exploration of major and career choices.

SPST 160 is a 1 credit, satisfactory/unsatisfactory course designed to provide resources, tools, and skills for students who are not in good academic standing. Class meetings will include discussions, activities, and assignments related to motivation, attitude, study aids, concentration, learning styles, and other student-success techniques.

Topics of special interest or need offered periodically and taught from an interdisciplinary perspective. Topics will vary each term based on instructor.

Through this course students will gain a broad understanding of historical and current theories of leadership and management and the shift from the dominant paradigm to the emergent paradigm. Students will also explore how normative ethics affects their leadership philosophy and decision making. As a way to recognize their leadership strengths, students will participate in several instruments that will assist them in defining their leadership strength and style.