I. General Information
1. Course Title:
College Studies for Service Members
2. Course Prefix & Number:
CCST 1512
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
4. Course Description:
This course will assist the needs of Veterans and military members as they transition from their military experience to the college environment and community. The course will focus on the educational, financial, and campus/community services available to Veterans and military members.
5. Placement Tests Required:
6. Prerequisite Courses:
CCST 1512 - College Studies for Service Members
There are no prerequisites for this course.
9. Co-requisite Courses:
CCST 1512 - College Studies for Service Members
All Credit(s) from the following...
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
| CCST 1550 | On Course: Introduction to College | 1 cr. |
II. Transfer and Articulation
1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:
III. Course Purpose
Other - If this course is not required in a program or is not part of the MN Transfer Curriculum, it may be used for the purpose(s) listed below:
- Liberal Arts Elective
- Non-Transferrable General Education Course
- Technical Elective
IV. Learning Outcomes
1. College-Wide Outcomes
| College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies |
Students will be able to: |
| Demonstrate interpersonal communication skills |
Identify and recognize that others may not agree with you or understand your service in the military. |
| Assess alternative solutions to a problem |
Apply self-assessment tools to identify and deal with combat stress to assist in the transition successfully to college. |
| Apply ethical principles in decision-making |
|
| Discuss/compare characteristics of diverse cultures and environments |
Analyze their experiences with other cultures and assess their attitudes related to their military or other personal experiences. |
2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of
the course:
- Identify strategies required for successful transition to college;
- Identify the skills necessary to become a confident and capable student;
- Participate in student activities as a way to break down barriers to you and other students;
- Assess individual learning styles and develop strategies to enhance the classroom experience;
- Assess individual styles and develop strategies to enhance study skills and test preparation;
- Demonstrate awareness of resources (academic services, tutoring, and counseling) within the CLC community and surrounding region to support and enrich the college experience;
- Demonstrate an understanding of the steps involved in goals, organization, time management and financial issues;
- Demonstrate an understanding of self through exploration of individual values, personality, strengths, skills, interests and experiences; and
- Identify and implement strategies to improve reading skills, note taking methods, test preparation and critical thinking skills.
V. Topical Outline
Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.
1. Lecture Sessions
- Transition to College
- Making the transition to higher education
- Classroom interaction vs Online classroom
- Miliatary education transcript transfer
- Succeeding in higher education
- Advising
- Counseling
- Disability services
- Student life
- College Resources
- Course Tools and Resources
- D2L Brightspace
- Library resources
- Tutoring services
- Veterans Affairs Hospital/Clinic
- Veterans Service Officer (CVSO)
- Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV)
- Financial Aid
- Government Aid
- Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserve (Chapter 1606)
- Reserve Educational Assistance Program (REAP)
- Veterans Educational Assistance Program (VEAP)/Post Vietnam Education Assistance
- Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance
- Vocational Rehabilitation
- State Resources
- Scholarships
- Student Veterans of America Scholarship
- Armed Forces Communication and Electronics Association (AFCEA) War Veterans Scholarship
- American Veterans (AMVETS) Scholarship
- Troops to Teachers Scholarship
- VA Mortgage Centers Scholarship
- Veterans of Foreign War (VFW) Military Scholarship
- Success Strategies
- Attendance
- Communication
- Learning partners (accountability partners)
- Discovering Yourself
- Learning Styles
- Growth mindset
- Motivation
- Affirmation and visualization
- Personal strengths
- Career Exploration and Choosing a Major
- Educational planning
- Career and major planning
- Health (Physical and Mental)
- Wake up to mental health
- Combat Stress
- Sleep disturbances
- Flashbacks
- Negative self image
- Loss of interest in things once loved
- Survivors guilt
- Family relationships
- Develop self-efficacy
- Substance addictions
- War Comes Home
- Re-integration challenges
- News/Media
- Volunteer work
- Signs of stress and emotional triggers
- Lessons from redeployment
- Student Tools and Skills
- Setting and achieving goals
- Time monitoring
- Cultural difference with time (deployment based experiences)
- Using a long-term planner
- Memory and mnemonics
- Note taking
- Thinking and Communication
- Becoming a critical thinker
- Attitudes of a critical thinker
- Ways to solve problems
- Learning through inquiry
- Choosing to listen and/or speak
- Effective writing
- Collaboration for success (group/team work)
- Explore the decision making process
- Service Learning
- Six qualities of service learning
- Integrative
- Reflective
- Contextualized
- Strength-based
- Reciprocal
- Life-long
- Conflict Management
- Types of conflict
- Handling personal/internal conflict
- Making conflicts manageable
- Finances
- Basics of credit
- Banking
- VA Loans
- Money Management
- Insurance
- Life
- Health
- Auto
- Property
- Employment Resources and Rights
I. General Information
1. Course Title:
College Studies for Service Members
2. Course Prefix & Number:
CCST 1512
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
4. Course Description:
This course will assist the needs of Veterans and military members as they transition from their military experience to the college environment and community. The course will focus on the educational, financial, and campus/community services available to Veterans and military members.
5. Placement Tests Required:
6. Prerequisite Courses:
CCST 1512 - College Studies for Service Members
There are no prerequisites for this course.
9. Co-requisite Courses:
CCST 1512 - College Studies for Service Members
All Credit(s) from the following...
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
| CCST 1550 | On Course: Introduction to College | 1 cr. |
II. Transfer and Articulation
1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:
III. Course Purpose
3. Other - If this course does NOT meet criteria for #1 or #2 above, it may be used for the purpose(s) selected below:
- Liberal Arts Elective
- Non-Transferrable General Education Course
- Technical Elective
IV. Learning Outcomes
1. College-Wide Outcomes
| College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies |
Students will be able to: |
| Demonstrate interpersonal communication skills |
Identify and recognize that others may not agree with you or understand your service in the military. |
| Apply ethical principles in decision-making |
|
| Discuss/compare characteristics of diverse cultures and environments |
Analyze their experiences with other cultures and assess their attitudes related to their military or other personal experiences. |
2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of
the course:
- Identify strategies required for successful transition to college;
- Identify the skills necessary to become a confident and capable student;
- Participate in student activities as a way to break down barriers to you and other students;
- Assess individual learning styles and develop strategies to enhance the classroom experience;
- Assess individual styles and develop strategies to enhance study skills and test preparation;
- Demonstrate awareness of resources (academic services, tutoring, and counseling) within the CLC community and surrounding region to support and enrich the college experience;
- Demonstrate an understanding of the steps involved in goals, organization, time management and financial issues;
- Demonstrate an understanding of self through exploration of individual values, personality, strengths, skills, interests and experiences; and
- Identify and implement strategies to improve reading skills, note taking methods, test preparation and critical thinking skills.
V. Topical Outline
Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.
1. Lecture Sessions
- Transition to College
- Making the transition to higher education
- Classroom interaction vs Online classroom
- Miliatary education transcript transfer
- Succeeding in higher education
- Advising
- Counseling
- Disability services
- Student life
- College Resources
- Course Tools and Resources
- D2L Brightspace
- Library resources
- Tutoring services
- Veterans Affairs Hospital/Clinic
- Veterans Service Officer (CVSO)
- Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV)
- Financial Aid
- Government Aid
- Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserve (Chapter 1606)
- Reserve Educational Assistance Program (REAP)
- Veterans Educational Assistance Program (VEAP)/Post Vietnam Education Assistance
- Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance
- Vocational Rehabilitation
- State Resources
- Scholarships
- Student Veterans of America Scholarship
- Armed Forces Communication and Electronics Association (AFCEA) War Veterans Scholarship
- American Veterans (AMVETS) Scholarship
- Troops to Teachers Scholarship
- VA Mortgage Centers Scholarship
- Veterans of Foreign War (VFW) Military Scholarship
- Success Strategies
- Attendance
- Communication
- Learning partners (accountability partners)
- Discovering Yourself
- Learning Styles
- Growth mindset
- Motivation
- Affirmation and visualization
- Personal strengths
- Career Exploration and Choosing a Major
- Educational planning
- Career and major planning
- Health (Physical and Mental)
- Wake up to mental health
- Combat Stress
- Sleep disturbances
- Flashbacks
- Negative self image
- Loss of interest in things once loved
- Survivors guilt
- Family relationships
- Develop self-efficacy
- Substance addictions
- War Comes Home
- Re-integration challenges
- News/Media
- Volunteer work
- Signs of stress and emotional triggers
- Lessons from redeployment
- Student Tools and Skills
- Setting and achieving goals
- Time monitoring
- Cultural difference with time (deployment based experiences)
- Using a long-term planner
- Memory and mnemonics
- Note taking
- Thinking and Communication
- Becoming a critical thinker
- Attitudes of a critical thinker
- Ways to solve problems
- Learning through inquiry
- Choosing to listen and/or speak
- Effective writing
- Collaboration for success (group/team work)
- Explore the decision making process
- Service Learning
- Six qualities of service learning
- Integrative
- Reflective
- Contextualized
- Strength-based
- Reciprocal
- Life-long
- Conflict Management
- Types of conflict
- Handling personal/internal conflict
- Making conflicts manageable
- Finances
- Basics of credit
- Banking
- VA Loans
- Money Management
- Insurance
- Life
- Health
- Auto
- Property
- Employment Resources and Rights