Foundations Course Catalog

SPRING 2024 COURSES DEVELOPMENTAL & STANDARD TRACKS

Building a Strong Foundation Our online course catalog is designed for students to begin earning college credit and building college academic skills before enrolling in an on-campus program. We focus on providing a diverse selection of first-year general education courses for both transferable skills and major exploration.

ENG 0040: Accelerated Literacy Reading & Writing Integration (0 CREDITS - DEVELOPMENTAL TRACK ONLY)

This course focuses on critical thinking skills required to read, analyze, and synthesize written information, including the expansion of vocabulary and grammatical/mechanical skills required to successfully negotiate the writing process in preparation for reading and writing at the college level. Compare to: • Developmental Reading & Writing • Introduction to College Reading & Writing COE 1100: Learning Essentials & Self-Discovery (3 CREDITS) In this course, you will explore how your choices directly impact your opportunities for greater success in college and life. Topics include: accepting personal responsibility, discovering self-motivation, mastering self-management, employing interdependence, gaining self-awareness, adopting lifelong learning, developing emotional intelligence, believing in oneself, and identifying individual learning styles and effective learning strategies. You’ll develop your critical thinking skills through self-assessments, case studies, guided journaling and an individual research project. Compare to: • Principles of Academic Success

Beacon College boasts one of only two bachelor’s degree programs in Anthrozoology in the country. Now, students can begin to explore this popular program in an online class! ANZ 2100: Introduction to Anthrozoology (3 CREDITS) This course is designed to familiarize students to the changing roles of animals in human society along with the complex relationship between humans and animals. The field of anthrozoology is an interdisciplinary field of study that requires an understanding of multiple concepts grounded in psychology, anthropology, sociology, ecology, and zoology. This course will serve as an introductory experience to examine the field of anthrozoology, and primary theories related to the study of the human and non-human interaction at a personal, cultural, and global level.

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