GED (Bilingual) (HSSC)
4 courses · Santa Barbara City College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Classes: Fall 2026 · Spring 2027
HSSC NC010 Marine Biology
- Units
- 1-5
- Hours
- 100 (100 lecture)
Adult High School course in marine biology. Topics include marine organisms and habitats, research methods in marine biology, renewable and non-renewable marine resources, and global environmental issues affecting life in the oceans. Course restricted to 98 repetitions
HSSC NC020 Oceanography
- Units
- 1-5
- Hours
- 100 (100 lecture)
Adult High School course in Oceanography. Topics include the origin of the continents and oceans, marine geology, chemistry of seawater, currents, waves, tides, sediments and the coast. Course restricted to 98 repetitions
HSSC NC030 Biology
- Units
- 1-10
- Hours
- 200 (200 lecture)
This Adult High School course introduces students to the basic concepts necessary to understand the diversity and complexity of life on earth. Topics include the scientific method, the chemistry of living things, cell structure and function, genetics and heredity, evolution and adaptation, unicellular and multi-cellular organisms, human biology and ecology. Course restricted to 98 repetitions
HSSC NC040 Earth Science
- Units
- 1-10
- Hours
- 200 (200 lecture)
Adult High School course introducing the basic concepts necessary to understand the planet earth and its natural phenomena. Topics covered include the scientific method, climate, geology, plate tectonics and astronomy. Textbook is supplemented with interactive multimedia and software assignments.