11 courses with the subject SGS, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
SGS 090College Success:Academ. Development (General Studies)2
Credit(s) Provides students with an orientation to academic expectations and demands of higher education. Basic skill development in reading, writing, and critical thinking; career and educational planning; and effective decision-making. Students learn how to connect to the larger campus community, make a satisfactory transition to the college experience, and enhance chances for academic success.
SGS 095Skills for Academic Success (General Studies)1
Credit(s) A skills-based course incorporating study skills and academic planning. Individual attention is given to the reasons for a student’s academic probationary status with self-reflection and academic planning to eliminate the probationary status. Required for, and limited to, all traditional program transfer students admitted through the Collegiate, Academic, and Personal Success (CAPS) Program and all students placed on probation for the first time. Does not count toward credits required for graduation.
Credit(s) Through the use of critical thinking exercises and quantitative skills, students develop personal financial skills for making sound decision to real life financial events. First hand application of these concepts will be put into action dealing with saving, spending, investing and protecting personal finances and credit history while taking control of their financial future. Limited to TRIO/SSS students.
Credit(s) The Summer Academy Seminar is a one-credit course included within the Seton Hill Summer Academy. Success skills and learning opportunities will be provided to strengthen the transition from high school to college learning.
SGS 104Career and Major Exploration (General Studies)1
Credit(s) This course is designed to assist students who are undeclared or unsure about their major with the major and career exploration process. Students will explore and examine potential career options and how they relate to majors of interest in order to assist students in making an informed career and major decision.
SGS 105Mastering College Academics I (General Studies)2
Credit(s) An introductory course in college learning skills. Required in the first semester of study for all freshman students who enter through the Opportunity Program or the Collegiate, Academic, and Personal Success (CAPS) Program.
SGS 106Mastering College Academics II (General Studies)1
Credit(s) A continuation of study skills and success habits presented in SGS 105 . Students put into practice appropriate study skills to foster success in the spring semester coursework. Required for CAPS and Opportunity students who earned at or above a 2.0 for the fall semester. .
Credit(s) Students reinforce basic writing and reading competencies learned previously and explore how this knowledge transfers to skills essential for writing and reading at the college level. Topics include stages of the writing process and qualities of effective writing, such as structure, style, and considerations of purpose and audience, as well as active reading and listening strategies. Students will also be introduced to differences among writing in various disciplines.
SGS 109Math Principles and Applications (General Studies)2
Credit(s) Students will develop and apply critical-thinking skills and mathematical strategies to solve quantitative problems found across multiple disciplines including business and science and in real-world applications. This introductory course gives students practice on both new and familiar mathematics concepts in preparation for future coursework. Topics include arithmetic operations on the real number system, algebraic concepts, quantitative relationships, and data exploration.
SGS 201Foundations of a Planned Future (General Studies)1
Credit(s) Foundations of a Planned Future is a one-credit course designed for second-, third-, and fourth-year participants in Seton Hill’s TRIO SSS Program. The core components of the course are academic and professional goals, financial literacy, and civic engagement. In the course, students identify their academic and professional goals and investigate increasing the likelihood of attaining these goals. Students create an organizational plan for academic, financial, and civic aspects of their future goals; investigate internships; and engage in civic volunteerism. Larger course assignments include a civic engagement experience with a culminating presentation and a final project.
SGS 300Skills for Professional Success (General Studies)1
Credit(s) This course focuses the skills needed for personal and professional success. Topics will include: career management, emotional intelligence, communication skills, professionalism and work ethic, intercultural aptitude, teamwork, leadership, digital readiness, critical thinking and problem solving, and negotiation skills.
