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10 courses with the subject SDV, 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.

SDV 100College Success Skills1

Lecture hours per week: 1 Assists students in transition to colleges. Provides overviews of college policies, procedures, curricular offerings. Encourages contacts with other students and staff. Assists students toward college success through information regarding effective study habits, career and academic planning, and other college resources available to students. May include English and Math placement testing. Strongly recommended for beginning students. Required for graduation

Subject
SDV
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
catalog.sw.edu
SDV 101Orientation to (Discipline)1

Lecture hours per week: 1 Introduces students to the skills that are necessary to achieve their academic goals, to the services offered at the college and to the discipline in which they are enrolled. Covers topics such as services offered at the college including the learning resources center; counseling, and advising; listening, test taking, and study skills; and topical areas which are applicable to their particular discipline. This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course.

Subject
SDV
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
catalog.sw.edu
SDV 106Preparation for Employment1

Lecture hours per week: 1 Provides experience in resume writing, preparation of applications, letters of application, and successfully preparing for and completing the job interview. Assists students in identifying their marketable skills and aptitudes. Develops strategies for successful employment search. Assists students in understanding effective human relations techniques and communication skills in job search.

Subject
SDV
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
catalog.sw.edu
SDV 107Career Education1

Lecture hours per week: 1 Laboratory hours per week: 0 Surveys career options available to students. Stresses career development and assists in the understanding of self in the world of work. Assists students in applying decision-making to career choice. Lecture 1 hour per week. 1 credit

Subject
SDV
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
catalog.sw.edu
SDV 109Student Leadership Development1

Lecture hours per week: 1 Laboratory hours per week: 0 Provides opportunities for student to learn leadership theory and skills for application in campus organizations, committees and groups.

Subject
SDV
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
catalog.sw.edu
SDV 196On-Site Training1

Lecture hours per week: 1 Laboratory hours per week: 0 Specializes in career orientation and training program without pay in selected businesses and industry, supervised and coordinated by the college.

Subject
SDV
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
catalog.sw.edu
SDV 295Topics in Orientation to Science II1

Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students. May be repeated for credit. May be used for special honors courses. Variable hours.

Subject
SDV
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated for credit.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
catalog.sw.edu
SDV 296On-Site Training1

Lecture hours per week: 1-5 Laboratory hours per week: 0 Specializes in career orientation and training program without pay in selected businesses and industry, supervised and coordinated by the college.

Subject
SDV
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
catalog.sw.edu
SDV 298Seminar and Project1

Lecture hours per week: 1-5 Laboratory hours per week: 0 Requires completion of a project or research report related to the student’s occupational objectives and a study of approaches to the selection and pursuit of career opportunities in the field.

Subject
SDV
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
catalog.sw.edu
SDV 299Supervised Study1

Lecture hours per week: 1-5 Laboratory hours per week: 0 Assigns problems for independent study incorporating previous instruction and supervised by the instructor.

Subject
SDV
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
catalog.sw.edu

Source: Southwest Virginia Community College's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 59