Student Development - STDV
5 courses · Bakersfield College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Classes: Fall 2026 · Spring 2027
STDV B1 Educational Planning
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- 18 lecture hours
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
The course introduces college survival skills and issues, including college expectations, a student's responsibility for education, college resources, and academic policies. This course is designed to assist students in discussing strategies for choosing a major and/or career and to help them in making educational plans based on their individual career goal.
STDV B2 Lifelong Learning and Career Planning
- Units
- 2
- Hours
- 36 lecture hours
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This survey course is designed to increase academic motivation and career success throughout a persons lifespan. In particular, students will learn to examine how an individual's psychological, social, and environmental factors impact academic, career, and personal life choices. Through this exploration, students will apply these topics as they relate to their personal and professional self-development and to the discovery of many new options for improving all aspects of their lives. The historical view of careers, current career trends, and employment outlook will be studied. Various methods of researching academic and career opportunities will be explored to assist students.
STDV B6 Tools for College Success
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
Integrates knowledge of personal growth, learning techniques, academic and career success, problem solving, critical, and creative thinking. The course focuses on the following topics: self-evaluation and assessment, goal setting, career decision making, educational planning, time and financial management techniques, instructor-student relationships, cultural diversity, stress management, campus resources, learning preferences and techniques, and strategies including lecture note-taking, test taking, memory, and concentration.
STDV B7 University Transfer Preparation
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
Provides a global perspective about the transfer process from a California community college to a four-year university, including transfer policies, academic requirements, and transfer planning, process, and timeline. Students have the opportunity to broaden their perspectives by examining the role of higher education in society and explore the impact of higher education as a holistic, transformative process. Includes the importance of maintaining personal wellness during the pursuit of their four-year degree. Students will complete a university cost analysis, as well as explore resources to help fund their education.
STDV B8 UC Transfer Experience
- Units
- 0.5
- Hours
- 9 lecture hours
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course covers important information for students who plan to transfer to one of the nine University of California campuses. Topics include admission requirements, general education options, transfer admission guarantee programs, the application process, and helpful online resources. Students have the opportunity to broaden their perspectives by examining the role of higher education in society and explore the impact of higher education as a holistic, transformative process. Students will complete a UC cost analysis, as well as explore resources to help fund their education.