# Non-Credit Basic Education (GED) courses

Palo Verde College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 4 courses

Source: https://catalog.paloverde.edu/index.php?catoid=2

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

### GED 031 — GED Math Preparation

- **Hours:** 72 hours total, 2 hours lecture weekly, 2 hours lab weekly
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules
- Student Learning Outcomes: (1) Integrate appropriate mathematical techniques in solving a problem or a line of reasoning. (2) Relate real world problems algebraically using data and graphs.
- General Education: Not approved for General Education
- Course Duration (Weeks): 18

Preparation in Math for students appearing for the General Education Development (GED) exam in that subject area. Provides instruction in quantitative and algebraic problem solving skills building and test taking strategies to respond to questions on the GED exam in mathematical reasoning. Upon completion and demonstration of competence in the course, students may continue GED preparation or advance to develop skills for the workplace and to prepare for further educational opportunities.

### GED 032 — GED Language Arts Preparation

- **Hours:** 72 hours total, 2 hours lecture weekly, 2 hours lab weekly
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules
- Student Learning Outcomes: Evaluate reading material to identify main idea, detail, and inference. Formulate strategies to answer multiple choice questions. Revise sentences to avoid errors in grammar and sentence construction. Relate information from a single reading selection to construct a well-written essay.
- General Education: Not approved for General Education
- Course Duration (Weeks): 18

Preparation in language arts for students appearing for the General Education Development (GED) exam in that subject area. Provides instruction in reading comprehension, grammar and writing the extended response essay, using successful test taking strategies and hands-on online testing practice. Upon completion and demonstration of competence in the course, students may continue GED preparation or advance to develop skills for the workplace and to prepare for further educational opportunities.

### GED 033 — GED Science Preparation

- **Hours:** 72 hours total, 2 hours lecture weekly, 2 hours lab weekly
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules
- Student Learning Outcomes: Explain scientific practices. Hypothesize unifying concepts and processes in life science, physical science, earth science, and space science. Interpret visual information (pictures, maps, charts, graphs, and/or tables) as it relates to science. Formulate short answer responses using given stimulus materials and associated prompts.
- General Education: Not approved for General Education
- Course Duration (Weeks): 18

Preparation in science for students preparing for the General Education Development (GED) exam in science. Provides instruction in biology, physiology, chemistry, earth, and space science. Skill building in test taking strategies for multiple choice and short answer response questions on the GED exam. Upon completion and demonstration of competence in the course, students may continue GED preparation or advance to develop skills for the workplace and to prepare for future educational opportunities.

### GED 034 — GED Social Studies Preparation

- **Hours:** 72 hours total, 2 hours lecture weekly, 2 hours lab weekly
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections listed as GED-034 (/c/palo-verde-college/schedule/fall-2026/ged.md); Spring 2027, 2 sections listed as GED-034 (/c/palo-verde-college/schedule/spring-2027/ged.md)
- Student Learning Outcomes: Compare basic social studies concepts to answer a broad range of questions about U.S. history, world history, government, geography and economics. Interpret political cartoons, advertisements, diagrams, photographs, drawings, timelines, maps, graphs, charts and tables from a variety of sources to answer multiple choice and extended response questions.
- General Education: Not approved for General Education
- Course Duration (Weeks): 18

Preparation in social studies for students preparing for the General Education Development (GED) exam. Provides review in U.S. history, global history, economics, civics and government, and geography using successful test-taking strategies and hands-on online testing practice for multiple choice and extended response questions. Upon completion and demonstration of competence in the course, students may continue GED preparation or advance to develop skills for the workplace and to prepare for future educational opportunities.