General Work Experience
3 courses · College of the Siskiyous · 2026-2027 Catalog
Classes: Fall 2026 · Spring 2027
WEE 0900 Introduction to Work Experience
- Units
- 1.5
- Hours
- 1.5 hours lecture weekly, 0.5 hours lab weekly, 36 contact hours total
Introduction to Work Experience is meant to prepare students with little to no experience for community-based paid, internship or volunteer work. Students will develop career awareness and professional networks in a student’s desired field to support career access and academic planning. Guidance concerning job preparation and search, career planning, human relations, and related job information occur in class and through assignment. All students will complete a formal work-based learning activity.
WEE 2010 Beginning Work Experience Education
- Units
- 1-14
- Hours
- 42 hours activity weekly, 756 contact hours total
- Transfers to
- CSU
Beginning Work Experience Education is supervised employment, internship or volunteer work which is intended to assist students in acquiring desirable work habits, attitudes, and career awareness. This course links work completed outside of school to a student’s educational pathway and contributes to demonstrable learning outcomes that have value towards both educational and occupational goals.
WEE 2020 Intermediate Work Experience Education
- Units
- 1-14
- Hours
- 42 hours activity weekly, 756 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- WEE 2010 (Beginning Work Experience Education) This is an intermediate-level pathway course. Completion of WEE 2010 (beginning) is a prerequisite.
- Transfers to
- CSU
Intermediate Work Experience Education is ongoing supervised employment, internship or volunteer work which is intended to assist students in acquiring desirable work habits, attitudes, and career awareness. This course advances the connection between work completed outside of school to a student’s educational pathway and contributes to demonstrable learning outcomes that have value towards both educational and occupational goals.