Transitional Strategies – Skill Building
Transitional Strategies (TLC)
What is TLC?
Our Transitional Strategies, or TLC, classes are fundamental skill-building courses. These non-credit courses are designed to help prepare students for further instruction in English and math. These beginner classes are for students who plan to continue with a non-credit training program, or a certificate or degree program at Three Rivers.
Course Descriptions
TLC English
This course focuses on leading students from the sentence to the paragraph. It provides instruction in:
- Reading – Reading skills covered in this course include vocabulary, comprehension, and analysis.
- Writing – Writing is also taught to help students develop critical thinking skills and organization. Attention is given to spelling, punctuation, capitalization, grammar, word choice, and the development of ideas.
- Discussion
The primary goal of TLC English is to prepare students for placement into Introduction to College English (ENG K096). The TLC English course is 12-weeks long for a total of 48 hours of classroom instruction.Â
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Legend: Days: M – Monday, T – Tuesday, W – Wednesday, R – Thursday; Instructional Methods: ONLN – Fully Online, LRON – Live online with professor and classmates at scheduled time, TRAD – on campus in a classroom. For more information, visit Instructional Methods.
TLCÂ Math
This course focuses on developing:
- arithmetic,
- pre-algebra, and
- early algebra skills as well as
- college-ready habits.
Topics include:Â
- performing operations involving whole numbers, signed numbers, fractions, and decimals;
- simplifying and evaluating algebraic expressions; and
- solving linear equations of one variable.
The primary goal of the TLC Math course is to prepare students for Elementary Algebra Intensive College Readiness (MAT K095I). The TLC Math course is 12-weeks long for a total of 48 hours of classroom instruction.Â
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Legend: Days: M – Monday, T – Tuesday, W – Wednesday, R – Thursday; Instructional Methods: ONLN – Fully Online, LRON – Live online with professor and classmates at scheduled time, TRAD – on campus in a classroom. For more information, visit Instructional Methods.
How to Enroll
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Questions?
Please contact Advising@threerivers.edu to find out more or to enroll.