# Reading (Certificate of Completion)

College of the Desert · 2026-2027 Catalog · Department: Adult Basic Education

Source: https://catalog.collegeofthedesert.edu/programs/adult-basic-education/certificate-of-completion-reading/

This certificate will help prepare the student to be successful in college level reading and English courses as preparation for the General Education Development (GED) test. The certificate also fulfills the reading requirements for the high school diploma.

### Learning Outcomes

#### Learning Outcomes

Upon satisfactory completion of this program students will be able to:

1.  Locate questions and problems as a result of conversation, reading, and lectures.
2.  Assess relevant information and come to thought-out conclusions and solutions.
3.  Demonstrate reading skills to multiple texts.
4.  Read complex passages with understanding.
5.  Summarize written texts with ability to differentiate fact from opinion.

### Program Requirements

#### Program Requirements

| Course | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Required Courses** | |  |
| ABE 324A | Reading Control Lab I | 0 |
| ABE 324B | Reading Control Lab II | 0 |