Early College Courses

EC Course Descriptions - Spring 2024  (Grade 10)

First Year Experience (FFL100)   

Meets twice a week, either Mon/Thursday, per 3 or 4 or Tuesday/Friday per 3 or per 4, depending on cohort.

First Year Experience (COM100) is a liberal arts elective designed for all students new to college. The expected outcome of FYE is to develop our students' college readiness skills as they navigate their way through the early years of higher education and consider future career paths.  North Shore Community College offers an innovative approach. FYE blends the "Freshman Seminar" course that is increasingly popular in two and four-year colleges with career  exploration to meet the practical 21st century workforce development needs of our students.

Speech (SPE102)   

Meets twice a week, either Mon/Thursday, per 3 or 4 or Tuesday/Friday per 3 or per 4, depending on cohort.

Focuses on the nature and effects of verbal communication. Students will become familiar with the communication process, including some of the following: principles of organization, purpose, language structure, effective delivery, and audience analysis. Students individually will use these elements in informative and persuasive speaking in the traditional speaker-audience relationship. Fulfills open, liberal arts, and humanities electives.

EC Course Descriptions - Fall 2024  (Grade 11)

Composition 1 (CMP101)

Meets twice a week, either Mon/Thursday, per 3 or 4 or Tuesday/Friday per 3 or per 4, depending on cohort.

Emphasis is on developing skills of writing, reading, analytical thinking, and research. Students are introduced to thought provoking ideas in readings from a variety of disciplines and learn to organize material, analyze ideas, and produce clear writing. Fulfills open and liberal arts electives.

World History 2 (HIS132)
Meets twice a week, either Mon/Thursday, per 3 or 4 or Tuesday/Friday per 3 or per 4, depending on cohort.

An examination of the major themes and their legacies in world history since the era of global interaction. Attention will focus on a comparative analysis of various world societies. Fulfills open, liberal arts, social science, and with HIS131, history sequence electives.Students are NOT required to take World History 1 before taking World History 2. These courses may be taken out of sequence.

Integrated Science

American National Government and Politics (PLS102) 

Additional Course  Information Coming Soon!