Each of ARC's HomeBase pathways has a unique roadmap to help students meet graduation and transfer requirements. The following is a sample of what one dual enrollment pathway might look like for a student pursuing a social science degree.
Approximate term lengths are as follows:
- Fall semester: August through December
- Spring semester: January through May
Before Pathway Begins
Recruitment
High school counselors recruit students who are a good fit for the Dual Enrollment program. The student rosters are forwarded to the ARC Dual Enrollment team.
Orientation
The Dual Enrollment team holds orientations for all new Dual Enrollment students. High school counselors are provided with dates and times for these sessions.
Enrollment
The Dual Enrollment team enrolls students in all appropriate classes each semester.
Four-Year Sample Pathway
Freshman Year Courses
- HCD 299 Experimental Offering in Human Career Development
- This course is experimental but required for all students enrolled in the Dual Enrollment program. Its purpose is to prepare students for Dual Enrollment as well as college in general.
- ENGWR 315 Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC)
- This course offers both individualized and group instruction in appropriate writing processes and strategies for a variety of basic written assignments in all academic disciplines. Topics include understanding writing assignments, strategies for revision, and proofreading. Pass/No Pass only. Highly recommended for all Dual Enrollment students.
- ENGRD 362 Reading Across the Disciplines (RAD)
- This course offers reading skills to students as they apply to various content-area courses. Topics include the principles of the reading process, analysis of discipline-specific reading assignments, strategies for retention, and research strategies particular to the chosen discipline. Pass/No Pass only. Highly recommended for all Dual Enrollment students.
Sophomore Year Courses
- SPAN 401 Elementary Spanish
- This course introduces the language and culture of the Spanish-speaking world. It includes the development of listening, speaking, reading, and writing Spanish with emphasis on communicative skills, as well as the fundamentals of Spanish pronunciation and grammar.
- DEAF 310 American Sign Language I
- This course offers instructional activities that are based on an immersion approach. Topics include grammatical features such as adjective descriptors, differentiation between cardinal/ordinal numbers, contrastive structure, temporal aspect markers, and temporal sequencing, conversational skills, narrative skills, and discussions with peers.
- HIST 307 History of World Civilizations to 1500
- This course surveys world civilizations from antiquity to the 1500s, with a particular emphasis on the dynamic interaction and comparison of diverse peoples, ethnicities, and cultures. Special attention is given to the social, political, economic, cultural, and religious influences that shaped major world civilizations. Meets Social Science AA major requirements and Cal State standards.
- ASTR 300 Introduction to Astronomy
- This course covers topics in modern planetary and stellar astronomy, such as dwarf, jovian, terrestrial, and extrasolar planets and the life cycle of stars, black holes, and supernovae. It also includes topics on cosmology and galactic astronomy, such as dark matter, dark energy, the Big Bang, and the expansion of the Universe.
- SPAN 402 Elementary Spanish
- This course provides continued development of the language and explores the history and culture of the Spanish-speaking world. It includes further development of listening, speaking, reading, and writing Spanish with emphasis on communicative skills, as well as the fundamentals of Spanish pronunciation and grammar. Language acquisition is approached through a historical and cultural perspective.
- DEAF 312 American Sign Language II
- This course offers instructional activities that are based on an immersion approach. Topics include grammatical features such as adjective descriptors, differentiation between cardinal/ordinal numbers, contrastive structure, temporal aspect markers, and temporal sequencing, conversational skills, narrative skills, and discussions with peers.
- HIST 308 History of World Civilizations, 1500 to Present
- This course is a survey of world history from the 16th century to the present, with particular emphasis on the increased integration of peoples and cultures as the result of the continuing process of globalization. The focus is on the revolutionary transformations of human society and human social relations caused by such new ideas as scientific racism, nationalism, imperialism, and constitutional government. Meets Social Science AA major requirements and Cal State standards.
- ANTH 300 Biological Anthropology
- This course covers the concepts, methods, and theory of biological evolution and its application to the human species. There is a specific focus on molecular, Mendelian, and population genetics as well as on the mechanisms of evolution primatology, paleoanthropology, biocultural adaptations, human variation, and current bioethical issues. The philosophy of science and the scientific method serve as foundations for this course. Meets Social Science AA major requirements.
- ANTH 301 Biological Anthropology Laboratory
- This introductory laboratory course provides opportunities to become familiar with the scientific methods of biological anthropology by investigating topics in laboratory and field situations. Topics covered in the course include the scientific method, sources of biological variation and forces of evolution, human osteology, human variation, taxonomy and comparative osteology of the primates, and the fossil evidence for human evolution. Field trips may be required. Meets Social Science AA major requirement.
Junior Year Courses
- PSYC C1000 Introduction to Psychology
- This course is an introduction to psychology, which is the study of the mind and behavior. Students focus on theories and concepts of biological, cognitive, developmental, environmental, social, and cultural influences; their applications; and their research foundations.
- HIST C1001 United States History to 1877
- This course is a historical survey of the United States, from Indigenous North America to the end of Reconstruction. The course also introduces students to historical reasoning skills. This course underscores the continuity of the American experience and emphasizes the roles played by cultural, economic, intellectual, political, and social institutions in American history, with an eye toward understanding the history of multiple ethnic groups in a comparative framework. The course covers the entire area now included in the United States of America. Relationships within the region as well as external powers will be covered.
- MUFHL 308 Introduction to Music: Rock & Roll
- This course examines social, political, cultural, and economic issues as they relate to the history of Rock & Roll music. It includes guided listening and video presentations to show the evolution of Rock from its roots to current stylistic trends. This course requires no previous musical study.
- TAFILM 307 Diversity in American Film
- This course surveys the cinematic expression of artists often underrepresented in the mainstream media, such as women, Native-Americans, African-Americans, Hispanics/Latinos, Asian-Americans, and gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgender people. It covers media stereotypes and the social, political, and cultural climates that created them. Meets Social Science AA major requirement.
- HEED 300 Health Science
- This course focuses on factors which influence the health status of both the individual and the community. Topics include personal fitness, nutrition, sexuality, sexually transmitted disease, drug dependence including alcohol and tobacco, as well as diseases related to lifestyle.
- HIST C1002 United States History since 1865
- This course is a historical survey of the United States from the end of the Civil War to the present. The course also introduces students to historical reasoning skills. This course underscores the continuity of the American experience and emphasizes the roles played by cultural, economic, intellectual, political, and social institutions in American history, with an eye toward understanding the history of multiple ethnic groups in a comparative framework. The course covers the entire area now included in the United States of America. Relationships within the region as well as external powers will be covered.
- NUTRI 300 Nutrition
- This course is an in-depth study of the essential nutrients and their functions, and the chemical compositions of foods, and their utilization in the body. It includes discussion of the nutritional values of foods, current topics in nutrition, and an individual's nutrition needs throughout the life cycle.
- SOC 300 Introductory Sociology
- This course examines principles and basic concepts in sociology. It includes the study of institutions, culture, social organization, group interaction, social stratification, economy, politics, social movements, and urbanization. Meets Social Science AA major requirement.
Senior Year Courses
- ENGL C1000 Academic Reading and Writing
- In this course, students receive instruction in academic reading and writing, including writing processes, effective use of language, analytical thinking, and the foundations of academic research. Students develop audience awareness, individual writing voices, and synthesis and critical thinking skills essential for successful completion of a college program through a variety of written assignments (5000 words). The course emphasizes workshop, collaboration, and reflection on the writer’s process.
- POLS 301 Introduction to Government: United States
- This course analyzes the US government's historic origins, philosophical and theoretical justification, federal structure, and constitutional structures. The course studies the rights and liberties of individuals as articulated in the US Constitution and federal court decisions. Further, it examines and describes the procedural aspects of the US political systems including amending of constitutions, holding elections, campaigning, legislating, executing, and adjudicating law. The course examines political behavior in voting, interest groups, political parties, and the media. It provides an analysis of contemporary problems and issues and looks at factors that shape politics and policy-making including diversity, political culture, political socialization, political ideologies, and public opinion. Meets Social Science AA major requirement.
- SOCSC Elective
- Social science electives must be taken to meet Social Science AA major requirements. These elective courses will be determined by the High Schools and DE program.
- HCD 310 College Success
- This course covers the skills and knowledge necessary for college success, as well as personal issues that are commonly encountered by many college students. Topics include motivation, self-discipline, learning styles, memory development, time management, communication skills, goal-setting, career planning, study skills and techniques, and critical thinking skills. Campus resources, college regulations, and information competency are also addressed. Field trips may be required.
- ENGL C1001 Critical Thinking and Writing
- In this course, students receive instruction in critical thinking for purposes of constructing, evaluating, and composing arguments in a variety of rhetorical forms, using primarily non-fiction texts, refining writing skills and research strategies developed in ENGL C1000 Academic Reading and Writing (C-ID ENGL 100) or similar first-year college writing course. Students examine methods by which people are persuaded to think, believe, and/or act by exploring the relationship between language and logic. Students also identify cognitive biases and common fallacies of language and thought in order to craft traditional and/or multimodal arguments in context of current social, economic, political, and environmental discourse. This course includes writing a minimum of 5,000 words.
- PSYC 330 Introductory Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
- This course focuses upon the concepts and applications of descriptive and inferential statistics in psychology and other behavioral sciences. Topics include descriptive statistics, probability and sampling distributions, parametric and nonparametric statistical methods, hypothesis testing, statistical inference and power, correlation and regression, chi-square, t-tests, and analysis of variance procedures. Application of both hand computation and statistical software to data in a social science context is emphasized to include the interpretation of the relevance of the statistical findings. Meets Social Science AA major requirement.
- STAT C1000 Introduction to Statistics
- This course is an introduction to statistical thinking and processes, including methods and concepts for discovery and decision-making using data. Topics include descriptive statistics; probability and sampling distributions; statistical inference; correlation and linear regression; analysis of variance, chi-squared, and t-tests; and application of technology for statistical analysis including the interpretation of the relevance of the statistical findings. Students apply methods and processes to applications using data from a broad range of disciplines. Statistical analysis using a statistical software package such as, but not limited to, StatCrunch, R, SAS, SPSS, EXCEL, Minitab, Desmos, and/or graphing calculators is required.