# Study Skills (STDY) courses

Santa Ana College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 2 courses

Source: https://sac.curriqunet.com/catalog/iq/36813/36822/36910

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

### STDY 101 — College Study Skills

- **Units:** 1
- **Hours:** 18 Lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/santa-ana-college/schedule/fall-2026/stdy.md); Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/santa-ana-college/schedule/spring-2027/stdy.md)

A course designed to teach effective college study skills while also helping students create positive academic and lifelong learning strategies for application across disciplines. Foundational to this course, students learn study skill techniques, such as: efficient time management and test-taking/test-anxiety reduction, stress management, effective note taking, textbook reading methods, and principles of memory, learning, motivation, and concentration. Particular attention is placed on individual, academic, and interpersonal success.

### STDY 109 — College Learning Skills

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 Lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 3 sections (/c/santa-ana-college/schedule/fall-2026/stdy.md); Spring 2027, 4 sections (/c/santa-ana-college/schedule/spring-2027/stdy.md)

This course provides effective success strategies to enhance student self-development, academic, and lifelong learning skills for the college student. The techniques include values, goal-setting, dealing with money, stress management, diversity, motivation, health, and time-management. Students learn personal growth methods and develop strategies to effectively deal with issues to ensure personal, educational, and career success.