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  "college": "college-of-the-desert",
  "edition": "2026-2027",
  "departmentName": "Adult Basic Education",
  "id": "adult-basic-education--certificate-of-completion-basic-english",
  "name": "Basic English",
  "award": "Certificate of Completion",
  "department": "adult-basic-education",
  "sourceUrl": "https://catalog.collegeofthedesert.edu/programs/adult-basic-education/certificate-of-completion-basic-english/",
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      "kind": "text",
      "markdown": "This certificate will help the student be successful in college level English courses. It also meets the requirements for the General Education Development (GED) certificate as well as the high school diploma."
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    {
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      "markdown": "### Learning Outcomes\n\n#### Learning Outcomes\n\nUpon satisfactory completion of this program students will be able to:\n\n1.  Apply English conventions of grammar, mechanics, usage, punctuation, and format according to course intensity.\n2.  Summarize written texts with ability to differentiate fact from opinion.\n3.  Illustrate self-expression and original thinking through writing.\n4.  Recognize writing as a process (brainstorming, organizing, drafting) and revise and edit original work based on self-evaluation and peer review.\n5.  Apply standard conventions in grammar, mechanics, usage and punctuation.\n6.  Assess relevant information and come to thought-out conclusions and solutions.\n7.  Recognize plagiarism in any shape or form and be mindful of its consequences."
    },
    {
      "kind": "text",
      "markdown": "### Program Requirements\n\n#### Program Requirements"
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          "text": "Required Courses"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ABE 320A",
          "title": "Fundamentals of English",
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        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ABE 320B",
          "title": "Fundamentals of English",
          "units": "0",
          "indent": false
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}