Learning Communities Course Offerings - Spring 2008

Spring 2008 Learning Community Offerings:
For Registration Information, choose one of the links below.

Biology 112 for Health Occupations and Chemistry 112 for Health Occupations
BioBonds: Building Blocks for Your Body

Biology 103G:Global Ecology; Political Science 297:Environmental Politics; Religion 243:Nature, Religion and Ecology
Reconnecting with Nature: Science, Spirituality, and Political Activism

CG 101: College Success: It's Your Life
Native Circles

Life Transitions CG 220 and Career and Life Planning 140T
Transitions to Success

Writing 123 and English 257: American Working Class Fiction:
Fat Cats and Underdogs

Writing 115 with Culinary Arts 185
Food for Thought

Writing 115, Math 111, Speech 218:
International Bridge - College Success for English Language Learners

INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE: Writing 115, Math 111, Speech 218
International Bridge - College Success for English Language Learners

This Learning Community is a First Year Experience program for ELL students.  The cohort will be collaborating and communicating with native English-speaking students, increasing vocabulary and confidence in their informal communication skills.  Students participating in the International Bridge Learning Community will improve their communication skills while they move toward completing requirements for the AAOT/ASOT/and OTM degrees.

Several registration options to suit your schedule and interests:

Register for all three classes--Writing 115, Math 111, and Speech 218
CRN 42875, Mth 111, MW 3-4:50p, F 3-3:50p with CRN 41588, WR 115, MW 1-2:20p, F 1-1:50p with CRN 42865, SP 218, MWF 11-11:50a

Register for only Writing and Math:
CRN 42864, WR 115, MW 1-2:20p, F 1-1:50p with CRN 40075, Mth 111, MW 3-4:50p, F 3-3:50p

Register for only Writing and Speech:
CRN 42950, WR 115, MW 1-2:20p, 1-1:50p with CRN 42949, SP 218, MWF 11-11:50a

Remember to input both/all CRN's on the same registration screen!

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WRITING 115 AND CULINARY ARTS 185
Food for Thought
Linking Writing 115 with Culinary Arts 185, this learning community provides students the opportunity to explore food-related topics through their writing assignments.

Two registration options available:


CRN 41583, WR 115, F 9-11:50a, with CRN 41549, CA 185, MT 9a-1:50p
CRN 41585, WR 115, F 9-11:50a, with CRN 41550, CA 185, WR 9a-1:50p


Remember to input both CRN's on the same registration screen!

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CHEMISTRY 112 AND BIOLOGY 112
BioBonds: Building Blocks for your Body

This learning community combines Chemistry for Health Occupations (CH 112) and Cell Biology for Health Occupations (BI 112) into a foundational course for students interested in pursuing the Anatomy and Physiology sequence at LCC.   Through a variety of laboratory, group, lecture, and computer activities we will explore the life of the cell and the molecules that compose it, thus preparing students for the study of human organ systems that occurs in Human Anatomy and Physiology (BI 231, 232, 233).   This learning community is the prerequisite for Anatomy and Physiology I (BI 231).

Four sections of this learning community are offered this term. Choose ONE PAIR:
CRN 40248, BI 112, MW 1-2:50p, with CRN 40261, CH 112, TR 1-2:50p 
CRN 40249, BI 112, MW 3-4:50p with CRN 40263, CH 112, TR 2-3:50p 
CRN 40250, BI 112, W 5-8:50p  with CRN 40267, CH 112, T 5-8:50p 
CRN 40251, BI 112, TR 12-1:50p with CRN 40262, CH 112, TR 3-4:50p

Remember to input both CRN's on the same registration screen!

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WRITING 123 AND ENGLISH 257
Fat Cats & Underdogs: Work, Class, and the American Dream
Using the concept of the "American Dream" to examine work, class, and social mobility, this learning community offers a choice of courses that help students appreciate the power of class to shape our individual lives and our culture.  A prevailing belief in America is that we are a "classless" society.  However, these courses explore ways that the inequalities of class, ethnicity, race, and gender interrelate to sustain the power and interests of economic elites.  Although courses are linked, each will be graded separately.

Register for both


CRN 41626, WR 123, MWF 10-11:20a, with CRN 41572, Eng 257, MWF 8:30-9:50a




Remember to input both CRN's on the same registration screen!

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Native Circles
This learning community with a Native American flavor is organized around a "center" course, College Success Native American Style, taught by Jerry Hall.  The "center" course is designed to help students with a Native American viewpoint clarify college goals and design individual programs to achieve those goals.  It will also introduce students to an "inner circle" of additional courses and instructors; a "middle circle" of college programs; and an "outer circle" of elders and other community contacts beyond campus.  Once students have completed the "center" course, they can continue to participate by enrolling in a seminar and serving as peer advisors.
Class not available for Advanced Registration.   Register for: CRN 40007, CG 101, TR 2p-3:20p

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POLITICAL SCIENCE 297 and BIOLOGY 103G and RELIGION 243
Reconnecting with Nature: Science, Spirituality and Political Activism
Earth, our home, is endangered. How can we help remedy this situation? We, humankind, need to find a different relationship with the rest of nature. To do this we need to educate ourselves as to our true place within the living organism that is Earth. In this Learning Community we will investigate the ecological balance of our planet and the scientific evidence as to how we have upset this balance. How have we harmed Earth’s ecosystems and depleted her biodiversity? What are the potential results of our actions? We will examine how different religious traditions view the place of humanity within nature. What is our spiritual connection with Earth, the home of all living and inanimate things? The exploration of our scientific and spiritual contexts impels us to examine the alternatives that can lead in a more positive direction. What can we do to help heal our endangered planet?

Register for all three:
CRN 40237, BI 103G, MWF 10-11:50a with
CRN 40622, Rel 243, MW 3p-4:50p also with
CRN 40495, PS 297, MWF 1-2:20p

Remember to input all three CRN's on the same registration screen!

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CAREER AND LIFE PLANNING with LIFE TRANSITIONS
Transitions to Success
This learning community is an entry program that empowers women in transition to become economically self-sufficient and improve thier lives through access to education.  The program includes a one-term, seven-credit class focusing on life/career planning, decision making/goal setting, self-exploration, and esteem building.  There are also optional courses in writing, effective learning, math, and computer skills.  Coordinated through the Women's Program, this learning community offers ongoing, staffed discussion groups, individual advising, support services, and convenient day and evening courses. For information, contact the Women's Program, 463-5353.

Register for one of these options:


CRN 40984, CG 140T, W 10a-12:50p with CRN 40986, CG 220, MW 10a-12:50p
CRN 42429, CG 140T, Th 1:30-4:20p with CRN 42430, CG 220, T 1:30-4:20p

Transitions Evening and Weekend:
CRN 41772, CG 140T, Th 6-8:50p with CRN 41773, CG 220, T 6-8:50p

NEW! Life Transitions 2 with Writing 121T
A follow-up course for those who have completed the first term of Transitions that is linked with a class preparing women to write successfully.
Register for CRN 40538 CG 207, M 6-8:50p with CRN 41739 WR 121T, TuTh 3-4:50p

The following courses are recommended but not required:
WR115T CRN 41738 TuTh 10-11:50a
EL115T Effective Learning: Women in Trans. CRN 40501 MWF 1-1:50
MTH010A Women in Transitions CRN 40625 TR 11:30-12:50
BT030 Computer ABCs for Women in Transitions CRN 41678 TR 10:00-11:20

Remember to input both CRN's on the same registration screen!

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(Rev 1/17/06 by A.M.)