# Basic Education (N BASC) courses

Palomar College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 5 courses

Source: https://palomar.curriqunet.com/catalog/iq/32573/33385/32658

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

### N BASC 900 — Literacy/Adult Basic Education

- **Hours:** 64.00-96.00 hours lecture
- **Offered:** Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/palomar-college/schedule/spring-2027/n-basc.md)
- Grading: Not Graded

This course is designed to help learners improve basic reading skills, critical thinking skills, computational skills, and writing skills; to develop skills for the workplace; and to prepare for future educational opportunities. Learners participate in an individually prescribed program which includes classroom activities, independent activities, collaborative learning, and mediated learning.

### N BASC 901 — Algebra Review

- **Hours:** 12.00-16.00 hours lecture
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules
- Grading: Pass/No Pass/Satisfactory Progress

Review of topics, skills and problem solving techniques from prealgebra, beginning algebra, intermediate algebra, college algebra and/or trigonometry based on individual student needs as determined by diagnostic tests. Intended for students who need to refresh their algebra and/or prealgebra skills prior to taking their next math class or to improve their math placement level on the math assessment test. Review concepts and problem solving techniques from beginning algebra, with emphasis on basic operations with signed number polynomials and linear functions.

### N BASC 902 — Supervised Tutoring

- **Hours:** 64.00-96.00 hours lab
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules
- Note: May be taken up to 0.00 total units
- Grading: Not Graded

This course provides supplemental instruction in academic subjects for individual students to improve their knowledge or abilities in the tutored subject.

### N BASC 903 — Supervised Tutoring for Access Technology

- **Hours:** 8.00-72.00 hours lab
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules
- Grading: Not Graded

This course provides supplemental instruction for individual students to improve their knowledge and abilities with access technology. Learners participate in a program which includes lab activities, independent activities and tutor-assisted learning.

### N BASC 904 — Supervised Tutoring

- **Hours:** 64.00-96.00 hours lab
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 9 sections (/c/palomar-college/schedule/fall-2026/n-basc.md); Spring 2027, 9 sections (/c/palomar-college/schedule/spring-2027/n-basc.md)
- Grading: Not Graded

This course provides supplemental instruction for individual students to improve their knowledge and abilities. Learners participate in a program which includes classroom and lab activities, independent activities, collaborative learning, mediated learning and tutor-assisted learning.