ESL 378 — AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP – 0 Units
Grading: Pass/No Pass Only Advisory: ESL 234 with a grade of C or higher, or ESL Placement Level 4 or higher Class Hours: 90 lab total (when offered in the distance education format, hours will total 90) This is a course designed to prepare prospective citizens for citizenship. Class activities will focus on U.S. history, government, basic geography and American culture and customs as it relates to the knowledge required to become an American citizen. While improving their English language skills, students will learn how to complete naturalization forms and prepare for the written and oral test for citizenship. This course may be offered in a distance education format. ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES See AG, AGMA, AGNR, AGPS and CONS for course listings ETHNIC STUDIES (ETHS) ETHS 1 INTRODUCTION TO ETHNIC STUDIES – 3 Units Grading: Pass/No Pass Option Advisory: Essay-writing skills and eligibility to enroll in a transfer -level English Composition course Class Hours: 54 lecture total (when offered in the distance education format, hours will total 162) This course takes an interdisciplinary approach to the study of race and ethnicity in the United States. It examines social justice movements in relation to ethnic and racial groups in the United States to provide a basis for a better understanding of the socioeconomic, cultural, and political conditions among key social groups including, but not limited to, Native Americans, African Americans, Asian Americans, and Latina/o Americans. T