Some credit bearing courses offered by the department and designed to assist new and/or returning students are:
The CAA also offers the following study group as a non-credit companion course:
- CAA107 : Study Group for Anatomy and Physiology I
CAA103 College Reading Techniques
Development of critical and analytical strategies for reading college level materials. This course considers tone, purpose and rhetorical structures, along with other rhetorical elements. 3 credits
CAA107 Study Group for Anatomy and Physiology I
Non-credit companion study group for Biology 201, Anatomy and Physiology I. Students work together to study content and develop the following study skills: effective note-taking, active reading, concept mapping and matrices, flash cards, mneumonics, visual memory aids, paraphrasing and questioning, Jeapardy games and self-quizzes, learning-style directed materials, and time-management.
CAA105 College Studies Strategies
Development of essential strategies in note taking, test taking, annotation, time management, goal setting and learning strategies. This course also considers variations in individual student learning style. 1 credit
CAA150 Adults Returning to College
Introduction and orientation to Carlow's mission and curriculum and preparation for the level of reading and writing expected in higher education. Students are introduced to the liberal arts tradition of active and thoughtful reading and analysis across disciplines through extensive reading and writing practice which will improve students' comprehension of texts and enhance the quality of written composition for future classes. Students also learn how to manage life and work-load in terms of future studies. 3 credits
CAA151 Mathematics Fundamentals
A review of basic academic competencies in mathematics for adult students not recently engaged in math studies. Emphasizing skills beyond rote manipulation of numbers in computation and algebra, students also will increase their comfort level and ability to use the language of mathematics and mathematical concepts and will develop the mathematical and analytical reasoning skills which are an essential foundation for college level mathematics courses. 3 credits
CAA160 Writing and Assessing Experiential Learning
An introduction to the principles and practices of assessing prior experiences outside the traditional classroom that may have resulted in college-level learning. Students will complete at least one section of an Experiential Learning Portfolio during the class which may be used to earn academic credits for
personal, community, church, and professional experiences. This course is a Writing Skills Integration course; students must take and pass CC100 before enrolling. 3 credits
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