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American College English/ESL Courses 

What does the ACE program look like?  
  

 

The SCC ACE/ESL department offers an intensive program for students who have lived in the U.S. for several years who still require more practice in writing and speaking college-level English, and for students who simply desire greater English fluency to function well in their community.

The following chart shows the sequence of courses in the ACE program, as well as how many units each course is, how many hours each one meets per week, and how many lab hours are required for each course  per week. 

      ACE  COURSE

  REQUIREMENTS

OTHER COURSES YOU CAN TAKE

 

Beginning/Developing

ACE  N42, Writing/Reading

3 units, 6 hours/week 

16 lab hours total

ACE N43, Listening/Speaking

2 units, 2 hours/week

 

 

TELD Placement test profile AND  ACE  N42 students must co-enroll in ACE N43.

 

 

 

 We advise students with very low TELD scores to take Continuing Education classes at the Orange Education Center.  This is our lowest level, but it is not a beginning level.

 

ACE 080, Writing Lab (0.2 unit) 

 

 

Intermediate/Expanding

ACE 052Writing/Reading

3 units, 6 hours/week

16 lab hours total 

       

ACE 053, Listening/Speaking

2 units, 2 hours/week

                  

 

Placement test profile  OR Credit in ACE N42 AND ACE 052 students must co-enroll in ACE 053.

 

ACE 080, Writing Lab (0.2 unit)

ACE 081, Improving Pronunciation (3 units)

Reading 096 (3 units)

 

 

High Intermediate/Refining

ACE  102, Writing/Reading

3 units, 6 hours/week 

16 lab hours total 

            

ACE 093, Listening/Speaking 3 units,  4 hours/week

 

Placement test profile OR "C" or above in ACE 052 AND 

 

 

ACE 102 students are STRONGLY encouraged to enroll in ACE 093  

 

 

 

ACE 080, Writing Lab (0.2 unit)

ACE 081, Improving Pronunciation (2 units)

ACE 087, Culturally Speaking (3 units)

Reading 096 or 097, (3 units)

Counseling 113 (3 units)

 

Advanced

ACE 116, Intro to Composition

3 units, 4 hours per week

16 lab hours total           

 

 

 

 

 

Placement test profile  OR "C' or better in ACE 102.

 

 

Any of the above ACE courses

Reading 097 or 102 ( 3 units)

Counseling 101 (3 units)Counseling 113 (3 units)Counseling 116 (3 units)

 

After completion of ACE 116 with a passing grade of C or better, students can register for English 101.