SP 117. College Seminar (1). Information, skills, values, and attitudes helpful in becoming an active participant in the college learning process. Small group format. Open only to students in their first or second semesters. Rep twice.
SP 118. Orientation to University (2). Seminars to help in transition to university environment. Survival skills (study techniques/strategies, self-exploration, interpersonal communication). Uses faculty/staff from various disciplines and student services. Open only to students in their first or second semester.
SP 119. University Seminar for First Time Freshman (1). Similar to the Freshman Seminar (SP 120), except students in this course are not required to be partcipants in the FIG Program (Freshman Interest Groups). Group presentations and workshops on college survival techniques, learning development skills, academic goals and social support for college transition. CR/NC. Open only to frist time freshmen.
SP 120. Freshman Seminar (1-2). Large group presentations and workshops on survival in college and learning skills development. Peer-led small groups focus on academic goals and social support for transition to college life. Establish connections to HSU community and learn to balance life inside and outside the classroom to achieve academic success. CR/NC. Open only to first-time freshmen.
SP 150. Marching Lumberjacks (1). Marching/activity band for football games, university presence, parades, events. Rep.
SP 180. Critical Writing Workshop (2).
SP 253. Residence Hall Peer Leadership (3). Topics related to leadership and counseling in college environment. Learning activities facilitate transfer of knowledge to reality of peer leader role. Coreq: current residence life staff member in Housing. Rep twice.
SP 255. Issues in Community Volunteering (1). Volunteer roles, particularly in direct relationships, issues appropriate to specific programs (e.g., refuge, racism, teen parenting). May involve an HSU program and/or committees or campus governance. Weekly: 4 hrs of workshops and direct service. Rep once. CR/NC.
SP 256. Program Leadership (3). Intensively develop leadership capabilities and managerial skills through lecture, discussion, individual consultation. Volunteer management, program planning and evaluation, community networking. May involve similar leadership role in another campus organization (e.g., CCAT, Campus Recycling). CR/NC. Prereq: SP 255 and selected as YES program director/assistant director, or IA. Rep once.
SP 285. Beginning Academic Research (1). Introduce concepts, sources, and techniques for effective undergraduate research, including information cycles, topic selection, research strategies, print and electronic search tools and retrieval methods, evaluating information, ethics of information use. CR/NC.
SP 320. Transfer Seminar (1). Large group presentations on campus life, services, programs. Peer-led small groups focus on academic goals, successful transition to HSU. Learn about academic community and natural environment while meeting other new transfer students. Open only to first-time transfer students.
SP 356. Organizational Leadership (3). Extremely hands-on, focusing on student civic engagement and sustainable community-building, with emphasis on students actively initiating social change in our community. Weaves in theoretical foundations of non-profit and volunteer management; service learning; leadership and social justice practices. Students apply this theoretical foundation to their position of Program Director for a Y.E.S. community service volunteer program. CR/NC.
SP 380. Selected Topics (1-4). CR/NC. Rep.
SP 401. Final Interdisciplinary Project (1-3). Final project for interdisciplinary studies major.
SP 402. Senior Seminar (1). Culmination of the Interdisciplinary Studies (student-designed) major. Directed, individual assessment of major and senior project; oral presentation. Prereq: senior standing. CR/NC.
SP 420. Course Experiment (1-3). Experimental approach within boundaries of interdisciplinary studies. Rep for different topics. Prereq: upper division standing.
SP 485. Faculty Development Seminar (.5-3). Professional growth and development for HSU faculty. Subject matter and schedules vary.
SP 683. College Faculty Preparation Internship (3). Orientation to the community college classroom; observation and practice teaching; guidance and evaluation of teaching performance by instructor.
SP 684. Orientation to Higher Education (1). Seminar to develop knowledge and understanding of the nature and philosophy of American postsecondary institutions and their roles and function in higher education. Attention to organizational patterns and current issues of the California Community College System. Rep once. CR/NC.
SP 685. Instructional Resources for Higher Education: Capstone (2). Examination of academic job search process. A professional teaching portfolio will be developed documenting teaching philosophy, experiences, and approaches to incorporating emerging technologies into their pedagogy, learning objectives and assessment techniques.. Prereq: SP 684.
activ = activity section
(C) = may be concurrent
CAN = California articulation number (for a more complete explanation, see section 3 under Transfer Requirements).
coreq = corequisite(s)
CR/NC = credit/no credit grading
DA = department approval
DCG = diversity & common ground elective course
disc = discussion section
F, S, Su = fall, spring, summer. To help in long-range academic planning, these letters signify that a course is regularly offered in a fall, spring, or summer term.
GE = general education elective course
IA = instructor approval
lect = lecture section
prereq = prerequisite(s)
rep = May be repeated