Counseling
7 courses · Palomar College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Classes: Fall 2026 · Spring 2027
COUN 101 Transfer Success
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- 1.00 hours lecture
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
Provides the necessary strategies for academic success and the research skills essential for developing a comprehensive transfer plan. Topics will include the transfer process, major selection, student support services, evaluating universities, and clarifying educational goals.
COUN 110 College Success
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3.00 hours lecture
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
Provides students with the skills and knowledge necessary to reach their educational goals. Topics include academic learning strategies, college and life skills, diversity awareness and assessment of personal characteristics related to educational success. The role of race, ethnicity, gender, class, sexual orientation and age in higher education and personal identity is a central theme of the course.
COUN 115 Career/Life Planning
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3.00 hours lecture
- Transfers to
- CSU
A course that will motivate the student to take responsibility for the management of the student's life, to recognize the values of planning as a means of coping with uncertainty, and to relate work effectively to one's own life.
COUN 120 Quest for Identity and Life Skills
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3.00 hours lecture
- Transfers to
- CSU
An exploration of the dynamics involved in the development of the individual who is in search of identity and self-discovery. An examination of one’s value and belief system will be studied and compared and contrasted with other American subcultures. Emphasis will also be placed on the role of cultural traditions and practices as well as a set of life skills that will serve to empower one’s identity and understanding of self within a multicultural society. Examples of life skills include coping with the physiological effects of stress and anxiety, communicating effectively with multicultural groups, goal setting, emotional development, problem solving, critical thinking skills, and self-esteem.
COUN 148 Managing Stress and Well-Being
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3.00 hours lecture
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
Investigates the cultural, sociological, physiological, and psychological sources of stress and well-being across the lifespan. An examination of how the mind-body relationship is affected by personality, thoughts, life events, and messages received within a multicultural society and family will be studied. Students learn mindfulness and stress reduction techniques that resolve stress and anxiety and promote well-being physically, energetically, emotionally, cognitively, socially, and behaviorally.
COUN 165 Career Search
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- 1.00 hours lecture
- Transfers to
- CSU
Designed to assist students select a career goal. This will be accomplished by identifying the students' career interests, personality type, work values, and transferable skills as they relate to occupations.
COUN 170 Major Search
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- 1.00 hours lecture
- Transfers to
- CSU
This course is designed to assist students to select a major goal and create an educational plan. This will be done by identifying academic interests and through researching career options.