# General Education Development (GED) courses

Golden West College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 4 courses

Source: https://catalog.cccd.edu/golden-west/course-descriptions/noncredit-courses/ged/

"Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Fall 2026, Spring 2027.

### GED G050N — GED Test Preparation: Social Studies

- **Hours:** 45 lecture hours
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/golden-west-college/schedule/fall-2026/ged.md)
- Grading Mode: P/NP/SP Noncredit

This noncredit course is designed to prepare students to take the social studies portion of the General Education Development (GED) Test. The course provides pre- and post-testing of social studies content and individualized prescriptive instruction in preparation for the test. This course provides subject area study in the following proportions: 50% Civics and Government, 20% History, 15% Economics, and 15% Geography. These proportions match the weighting of the number of questions on the GED Social Studies Test. Open Entry/Open Exit. NOT DEGREE APPLICABLE.

### GED G060N — GED Test Preparation: Mathematical Reasoning

- **Hours:** 64 lecture hours
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/golden-west-college/schedule/fall-2026/ged.md); Spring 2027, 2 sections (/c/golden-west-college/schedule/spring-2027/ged.md)
- Grading Mode: P/NP/SP Noncredit

This noncredit course is designed to prepare students for the General Education Development (GED) exam in Mathematics. This course provides instruction in quantitative and algebraic problem solving and skill building in test taking strategies to respond to questions on the GED exam in mathematical reasoning. 55% of the exam covers algebraic concepts and 45% covers quantitative reasoning. Open Entry/Open Exit. NOT DEGREE APPLICABLE.

### GED G070N — GED Test Preparation: Science

- **Hours:** 45 lecture hours
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/golden-west-college/schedule/fall-2026/ged.md)
- Grading Mode: P/NP/SP Noncredit

This noncredit course is designed to prepare students to take the science portion of the General Education Development (GED) Test. The course provides pre- and post-testing of science content and individualized prescriptive instruction in preparation for the test. This course provides subject area study in the following proportions: 40% Life Science, 40% Physical Science and 20% Earth and Planetary Sciences. These proportions match the weighting of the number of questions on the GED Science Test. Open Entry/Open Exit. NOT DEGREE APPLICABLE.

### GED G080N — GED Test Preparation: Reasoning Through Language Arts

- **Hours:** 64 lecture hours
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/golden-west-college/schedule/fall-2026/ged.md); Spring 2027, 2 sections (/c/golden-west-college/schedule/spring-2027/ged.md)
- Grading Mode: P/NP/SP Noncredit

This noncredit course is designed to prepare students to take the Reading and Language Arts section of the GED (General Educational Development) test. The course provides individualized prescriptive instruction in preparation of the test. It covers test-taking strategies and the fundamentals of the reading and writing portion of the test. It includes small group instruction. Open Entry/Open Exit. NOT DEGREE APPLICABLE.