# Education, Noncredit (EDU) courses

Merced College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 7 courses

Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu/schools/programs/school-education/courses/edu-courses

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

### EDU-110 — Reading and Computers

- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/merced-college/schedule/fall-2026/edu.md); Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/merced-college/schedule/spring-2027/edu.md)
- Course duration: 0.5-288 hours; open entry format

This course is best suited for adult learners below the third grade reading ability that need individual attention, encouragement, and reinforcement while learning basic phonics, reading, spelling, and vocabulary skills. The student can learn at his/her own rate of speed with computer assisted instruction. (02/21)

### EDU-111 — Reading and Computers II

- **Advisory:** EDU-110
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/merced-college/schedule/fall-2026/edu.md); Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/merced-college/schedule/spring-2027/edu.md)
- Course duration: 0.5-324 hours, open entry format

This course is best suited for adult learners at third grade reading and vocabulary level up to approximately sixth grade level that require individual attention and reinforcement while reviewing basic phonics, improve reading, spelling, and vocabulary skills. (03/19)

### EDU-112A — Skills Acquisition for Student Success – General

- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules
- Course duration: 180-540 hours; open entry format

This optional, open entry/open exit supplemental learning assistance course can be taken by enrolled credit students as part of their credit courses. Proficiency can be attained with a minimum of 180 and a maximum of 540 hours per term. The course provides a supervised learning experience for students who can benefit from individualized instruction in study skills and study habits in a laboratory setting. The study skills and study habits learned depend on the needs of the individual students and include communication/literacy skills, quantitative reasoning skills, critical thinking skills, educational computer applications, knowledge of college resources, and application of composition skills across the curriculum. (11/19)

### EDU-112B — Skills Acquisition for Student Success – Math

- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules
- Course duration: 90-180 hours; open entry format

Enrolled credit students may take this course for a maximum of 180 hours per term. This course provides a supervised learning experience for students who can benefit from individualized instruction in study skills and study habits in a laboratory setting. The study skills and study habits learned depend on the needs of the individual students and include educational computer applications, knowledge of college resources, and application of computation skills across the curriculum. The course is 90- 180 hours; open entry format. (05/19)

### EDU-112C — Skills Acquisition for Student Success – Allied Health

- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 12 sections (/c/merced-college/schedule/fall-2026/edu.md); Spring 2027, 13 sections (/c/merced-college/schedule/spring-2027/edu.md)
- Course duration: 8-36 hours; open entry format

This course is designed to provide students the opportunity to improve and enhance their allied health skills through any number of training exercises that assist in the clinical development of and reinforcement of the practical allied health skills. The course is in a lab setting enriched with a resource library, manikins (for skills practice), and computer stations. (4/24)

### EDU-112D — Skills Acquisition for Student Success-- English

- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules
- Course duration: 36-180 hours; open entry format

Enrolled credit students may take this course for a minimum of 36 and maximum of 180 hours per term. This course is designed to provide Merced College students the opportunity to improve their critical reading, writing, research, and/or technological skills in a supervised instructional setting. The critical skills learned depend upon the needs of individual students and correspond to the work assigned in co-enrolled courses. (04/19)

### EDU-508 — Mature Driver Improvement

- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 5 sections (/c/merced-college/schedule/fall-2026/edu.md); Spring 2027, 5 sections (/c/merced-college/schedule/spring-2027/edu.md)
- Course duration: 6.5-8 hours; open entry format

This course is designed primarily for drivers age 55 and older. Students receive classroom instruction on driving safety, road courtesy, improving driving performance, and safe driving techniques for emergencies. This course is 8 hours in duration. (03/19)