2 - Lake Washington Institute of Technology

Course Descriptions
Course Descriptions
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Course Title
Course Credits
ENGL& 111 INTRO TO LITERATURE 5CR
This course presents an overview of three important…
Prerequisite: ENGL 100 or equivalent placement score.
ABED 010 ABE ORIENTATION 1CR
This course is for students who plan to enroll in the ABE program at Lake
Washington Institute of Technology. Topics covered include LWIT campus
resources, programs, and courses, and educational and professional goal-setting.
CASAS placement test and WABERS demographic form, or instructor permission.
ABED 024 WRITING FUNDAMENTALS 6CR
This course is exclusively for students with sufficient reading, listening, and
speaking skills and developing writing skills. It is intended to prepare students
for entry into the ABED 046 and developmental English sequence. Prerequisites:
Appropriate CASAS and writing scores and instructor’s permission.
ABED 030 ADULT BASIC EDUCATION MATH I 2CR
Students gain mastery of whole number concepts and methods through
the use of the four basic mathematical operations (add, subtract, multiply,
divide) in both numeric and story problems. Students also study numeral
and word representations of numbers, and the U.S. standard measurement
system. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
ABED 035 BASIC SKILLS LEVEL I 1-5CR
Improve writing, reading, spelling, arithmetic, and English language speaking
skills in an individualized self-paced learning environment. Prerequisites:
Instructor permission and equivalent placement test scores.
ABED 036 BASIC SKILLS LEVEL II 1-5CR
Improve writing, reading, spelling, arithmetic, and English language
speaking skills in an individualized self-paced learning environment. LRC
instructor permission required; go to E214 to register. Prerequisites: Instructor
permission and equivalent placement test scores.
ABED 037 BASIC SKILLS LEVEL III 1-5CR
Improve writing, reading, spelling, arithmetic, and English language speaking
skills in an individualized self-paced learning environment. Prerequisite:
Instructor permission and equivalent placement test scores.
ABED 040 ADULT BASIC EDUCATION MATH II 5CR
This course covers fractions, decimals, percents, and ratios through the use
of the four basic mathematical operations (add, subtract, multiply, divide)
in both numeric and story problems. Content includes numeric, symbol,
and word representations of numbers and the U.S. measurement system.
Prerequisite: ABED 030, equivalent placement score, or instructor permission.
ABED 043 GED MATH REVIEW 5CR
This course reviews math topics on the GED exam. Both lecture and
individualized work are offered. Prerequisite: Appropriate placement test score.
ABED 045 READING IMPROVEMENT 5CR
An introductory Adult Basic Education reading skills class where students
will focus on the sentence, including basic sentence types, usage, and
punctuation. Students will practice writing sentences that relate to the
same topic, which will be used to lead the student into the development of
paragraphs that are unified under a topic and a thesis sentence. Prerequisite:
Equivalent placement score or instructor permission.
ABED 046 WRITING 5CR
An introductory Adult Basic Education writing skills class where students
will focus on the sentence, including basic sentence types, usage, and
punctuation. Students will practice writing sentences that relate to the
same topic, which will be used to lead the student into the development of
paragraphs that are unified under a topic and a thesis sentence. Prerequisite:
Equivalent placement score or instructor permission.
ABED 047 JOB SKILLS TRAINING 1-15CR
Students strengthen worker readiness skills through learning modules, group
discussion and reading. General content includes effective communication,
motivation, time management, financial management, workplace values and
worker portfolio development. Prerequisite: Placement in class is by WorkFirst staff.
ABED 048 SELF-PACED GED 1-5CR
Set up an individual study plan to guide you through self-paced lessons;
tutoring available when necessary. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
ABED 049 STRUCTURED GED PREPARATION 5CR
This class is designed to prepare students to take all five parts of the GED EXAM.
This is a non-graded, continuous enrollment class. The class offers a combination
of lecture and lab work. Prerequisites: Minimum CASAS Reading score and
instructor permission.
ABED 053 ESL/ABED HEALTHCARE BRIDGE 1-6CR
This course provides a common basis of knowledge (basic anatomy and
physiology and medical terminology) for all healthcare programs in order to
increase students’ readiness for healthcare programs. Students will practice
and improve the language skills integrated with Health/Science content, with
an equal attention dedicated to both. Prerequisites: EASL 040 or equivalent
CASAS test placement. Corequisites: EASL 050/065, or ABED 045/046.
ABED 054 ONLINE GRAMMAR & WRITING
FOR ADVANCED ESL
3CR
This writing class delivered on-line builds grammar skills in areas (such as verb
tenses and clauses) that remain a barrier to non-native English speaker’s success
in ABED and English 093 classes. Prerequisite: EASL 050 or equivalent placement.
ABED 055 ONLINE GED WRITING PREPARATION 3CR
Builds skills related to successfully passing the LA: Writing portion of the GED
test. Students improve sentence skills (grammar, usage, and mechanics) and
develop five-paragraph essays. Prerequisite: Appropriate placement test score
or instructor permission.
ACCT 105 QUICKBOOKS 3CR
QuickBooks is a popular accounting program designed for both business and
personal use. Instruction includes how to create and use a variety of accounts and
forms pertaining to customers, vendors, banks, inventory, check printing, reports
and charts. Prerequisites: ACCT 111, BAS 105, BAS 120, or instructor permission.
Course Descriptions
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