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This College Survival Skills class is offered in a workshop format. In
interactive, problem-solving sessions, students learn how the college
degree system works, goal setting, time management, stress management,
listening and note-taking skills, and test-taking strategies.
Suggested Timeframe: 12 hours
Assessment
College Prep Test 
Web Resources
Adult Student.com
http://www.adultstudent.com/
Adult Student.com is an incredibly helpful web site for students and practitioners. The student side contains links to support services, useful web sites, and tools to improve study skills and to develop goals. The practitioner side contains links to articles to better understand adult learning and research.
College is Possible for Adults
http://www.acenet.edu/bookstore/pubInfo.cfm?pubID=307
This is developed in conjunction with the American Council on Education is geared towards adult learners who want to go to college. It walks the student through each step necessary to prepare such as choosing the right program, getting credit for prior learning, and the myths and realities about going to college.
Student Success Tips
http://www.montgomerycollege.edu/
Departments/studev/skills.htm
If it is possible to have every study skill on one Web site, this is it from Montgomery College in Maryland. Pulling from the best of other college Web sites, it includes time management, study skills, test-taking, memory development, learning styles, and more.
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