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Which Work Experience Class Should I Take?

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Work Experience classes exist for a varied group of students--from the first-semester intern to the professional who has been employed for 10+ years!  The following briefly describes each class:

Work Experience 198 -- This class is for employees who are working at jobs that do not relate to their major or who are undeclared.  In this class, students can earn 1-3 academic units a semester, for a total of 12 units.  The class can be taken 3 times.  This class does count toward graduation from SCC either as an elective or as a Living Skills class.  To view the current class schedule, select Spring 2008.

Work Experience 298 -- Non transferable majors to CSU.  This class is for interns or employees who are in internships and jobs related to their majors.  However, the units do not transfer to a CSU campus.  Examples of this would include any certificate or degree in Electronics, Welding, Mechanical-Electrical Technology, Motorcycle Maintenance, and Railroad Operations.  In this class, students can earn 1-4 academic units a semester for a total of 16 units.  The class can be taken 4 times.  This class does count toward graduation from SCC either as an elective or as a Living Skills class.  To view current classes, select Spring 2008. 

Work Experience 498 -- Transferable majors to CSU.  This class is for interns or employees who are in internships and jobs related to their majors.  The units do transfer to any CSU campus.  In this class, students can earn 1-4 academic units a semester for a total of 16 units.  This class can be taken 4 times.  In addition to transferring as an elective to CSU, this class does count toward graduation from SCC either as an elective or as a Living Skills class.  To view current classes, select Spring 2008.

The following describe classes which are specifically tailored to a particular major:

Work Experience 498 (Administration of Justice)  -- This class is for interns or employees who are Criminal Justice majors with internships and jobs related to their major.  Course transferable to CSU campus. Techniques of law enforcement and correctional services through practical on-the-job experience.  Placement in nonpaying jobs with justice agencies will be arranged by the instructor.  To view the current class schedule, select Spring 2008 AJ classes.

Work Experience 498 (Early Childhood Education)-- Course transferable to CSU.  This course is designed to provide students with effective job development skills that will assist them in obtaining and keeping an internship or a job in infant, preschool, and school-age child care centers.  Students may be placed in infant centers, public or private child development centers/preschools, and in before or after-school programs for school-age children.  Enrollment is dependent of job placement and registration for the course will be processed at the time of employment.  To view the current class schedule, select Spring 2008 ECE class.

Work Experience 497 (Journalism) -- Course transferable to CSU.  Students participate in one hour of conference and fours hours of work related activity per week per unit.  This is a supervised internship in reporting either for the print or for electronic media.  To view the current class schedule, select Spring 2008 JOUR class.

Work Experience 498 (Library and Information Technology) -- Course transferable to CSU.  This is a structured on-the-job training experience in several Sacramento area libraries and media centers under the supervision of professional librarians and media specialists. Each student is required to work in a minimum of two libraries. If the student is already working in a library, the current job may be counted as one of the libraries. Credit hours may be earned for three or four units, 60 hours of unpaid work per unit or 75 hours of paid work per unit. In addition, each student will be required to keep a job journal, write a career essay, and prepare two periodical readings (one subject oriented and the other career related). There will also be a midterm and a final examination.

Work Experience 497 (Physical Education Theory)-- The student/athletic trainer will be exposed to a hands-on philosophy to the Athletic Training profession.  Exposure to soft tissue techniques, advanced athletic taping and wrapping, emergency scenerios, physiology of injury recovery and rehabilitation programs as prescribed by the teams' physicians and supervision by a certified athletic trainer.  To view the current class schedule, select Spring 2008 PET class.

Work Experience 497 (Real Estate) -- This course provices students with a supervised, structured, hands-on experience in real estate and with the skills necessary to assist them in obtaining a job in the real estate industry.  Course content will include understanding the application of education to the workforce; the responsibilities of an internship; completion of title V papers.  To view the current class schedule, select Spring 2008 RE class.

Work Experience 385 (Experimental Offering in Sociology) -- This course provides an examination of specific topics from a sociological perspective.  The particular subject to be covered each semester will be determined by the sociology department and depend on topical events.   To view the current class schedule, select Spring 2008 SOC 385 class.