Page 221 of Antelope Valley College 2005-2006 Catalog by Antelope Valley Community College Lancaster California

219 http://www.avc.edu (661) 722-6300 Learning Assistance Definition This program is designed for individuals who wish to improve their knowledge and skills in tutoring principles and practices. Students in the Instructional Aide Certificate program may use tutoring courses from this program as electives. Staff Program Advisement: Dr. Jill Zimmerman, Dean 722-6344 Tutoring Specialists: Philip Cooke 722-6300 ext. 6085 Kether Foisel 722-6300 ext. 6229 Faculty: Dr. Magdalena Caproiu 722-6576 Diane Flores-Kagan 722-6300 ext. 6018 Dorothy Williams 722-6461 Adjunct Faculty: To access adjunct faculty voice mail, dial 722-6530, then the 4-digit number, followed by the sign. V.M. Christy Jorris 722-6300 ext. 6047 Jenny Judd 2493 Career Options Instructional Aide Private Tutor Teacher (Some of these careers may require education beyond the two-year college level.) Certificate Program Instructional Aide Certificate Any combination of electives with required courses for a total of 24 units or more. Required Courses units CA 103, Introduction to Micro-computers or Computer Course of student choice 1-3 ED 140, Introduction to Education 3 ED 141, Introduction to Special Education 3 ED 145, Understanding and Educating the Learning Disabled 3 PSY 101, General Psychology or PSY 055, Human Behavior 3 PSY 235, Child Psychology or CFE 103, The Child in Family/Community Relationships 3 Program Electives 6-8 Total 24-26 Program Electives: CFE Classes 3-8 DFST 101, Amer. Sign Language I 4 DFST 102, Amer. Sign Language II 4 ED 175, Literacy Tutoring 4 ED 199, Work Experience 1-8 ENGL 101, Freshman Composition 3 LAC 100, Beginning Tutoring 1 LAC 200, Advanced Tutoring 1 MATH 102, Intermediate Algebra 4 SPAN 101, Elementary Spanish 5 SPAN 102, Elementary Spanish 5 Associate Degree The requirements for an associate degree in Instructional Aide may be satisfied by completing the certificate program in addition to the associate degree requirements. (See Graduation/Associate Degree Requirements.) Transfer A student planning to obtain a multiple subject teaching credential (elementary school) should check the appropriate catalogue(s) and consult with a counselor. Prerequisite Completion If a course is listed as a prerequisite for another course, that prerequisite course must be completed with a satisfactory grade in order to enroll in the next course. According to Title 5, Section 55200(d), a satisfactory grade is a grade of A, B, �gC�h or �gCR�h. Classes in which the Credit/ No Credit option is available are indicated with an asterisk before the course title. See �gCredit/No Credit Option�h in the catalog for full explanation. Learning Assistance Courses LAC 098 MATH FOR NURS- ING 1 unit 16 hours total Advisory: Eligibility for READ 097 and MATH 050. This course is designed for students interested in nursing careers such as clinical office assisting, LVN and RN and enables them to apply basic mathematical concepts to on-the-job situations. The course will cover operations with whole numbers, fractions, decimals and percents. This course will emphasize conversions between fractions, decimals and percents. It will cover ratios and proportions. Students will learn about equivalencies regarding, apothecary metric, household and customary units of measures. The course will enable students to develop critical thinking using dimensional analysis and prepare students for various techniques of dosage calculations. NOTE: No grade will be given for this class; student will receive credit or no credit only. (Credit course not applicable to the associate degree and certificate programs.) LAC 099 DOSAGE CALCU- LATION .5 unit 8 hours total Advisory: Eligibility for READ 099, MATH 070, and concurrent enrollment in VN 101 or NS 101 or MOA 110. This course is designed for students interested in nursing careers such as LVN, RN and medical assisting. It will focus on problem-solving techniques for oral, parenteral and intravenous fluid calcula tions for all age groups, including pediatric dosages. Reviewing ratio and proportions, equivalencies for apothecary, household

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