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14 courses · Santa Barbara City College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Classes: Fall 2026 · Spring 2027
PD 004 Personal Awareness Group
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- 18 (18 lecture)
Concepts of emotional health and effective interpersonal behavior. Lecture and group discussion will guide students on how to effectively deal with life situations and improve student success.
PD 100 College Success
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 (54 lecture)
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with unit limitation)
Students clarify their educational objectives and develop the skills necessary to reach them. Topics include time management, reading and study skills, goal-setting, career planning, and communication skills.
PD 101B Orientation to College For International Students
- Units
- 0.5
- Hours
- 9 (9 lecture)
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with unit limitation)
Provides an overview of the American higher education system as well as an orientation to the college and its student support services. Students learn about cultural patterns and adjustment issues, US classroom culture and college resources that are available to provide ongoing academic support.
PD 103 Career Planning
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- 18 (18 lecture)
- Transfers to
- CSU
Students assess interests, values, skills and personality traits, and learn skills to link up careers and college majors. Topics include career assessment, decision-making, researching careers and majors.
PD 107 Success Strategies For The Single Parent Student
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 (54 lecture)
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with unit limitation)
Designed to empower students to achieve academic and personal success. Strategies and success factors for single parent students. Addresses the need for developing good study habits, time management skills, and support systems. Students learn to identify and understand self-esteem and self-defeating behavior; develop strategies for change; and emphasize attitudes beneficial to achieving optimum academic performance.
PD 110 Career Planning And Decision-Making
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 (54 lecture)
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with unit limitation)
Comprehensive approach to career planning. Exploration of interests, personality traits and values through career assessment inventories. Topics include choosing a major, educational planning, value clarification, skills analysis, decision-making and goal-setting. Job search skills include researching occupational information, on-site interviews, interviewing and resume writing.
PD 115 Effective Time Management
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- 18 (18 lecture)
- Transfers to
- CSU
Students develop the skills necessary to effectively manage their time, develop and set realistic goals, and improve their ability to overcome issues that cause procrastination.
PD 131 Stress Management and Wellness
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 (54 lecture)
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with unit limitation)
Learn about the core concepts of stress, stress reduction and stress management: Social and behavioral theories, assessment of health impacts of stress on individuals, communities, and society. Explore the cultural, sociological, physiological, and psychological sources of stress and well-being during college and across the lifespan.
PD 133 Focus and Attention for Student Success
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- 18 (18 lecture)
Concentration is critical in this digital age of multi-tasking. Stabilizing the mind and re-training it to focus attention and be aware of awareness can lead students towards clearer thinking, enhanced learning, satisfaction, creativity, more sustained balance, and mastery.
PD 140 College Success For Student Athletes
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- 18 (18 lecture)
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with unit limitation)
Mandatory course for all student-athletes participating in intercollegiate sports for the first time at SBCC. Students learn critical information on athletic eligibility and NCAA transfer requirements, and develop a long-term educational plan. Includes skills necessary for college success: time management, study skills and test-taking strategies.
PD 149A Educational Planning for Student Success
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- 18 (18 lecture)
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with unit limitation)
Introduction to educational planning, leading to the completion of a comprehensive Student Education Plan (SEP). Students learn to incorporate the major design elements of an SEP by utilizing resources and educational planning software to identify educational requirements and appropriately balance a course schedule. Designed for first-time college students and for those who have attended a California community college.
PD 149B Academic Planning for F1 Visa Students
- Units
- 0.5
- Hours
- 9 (9 lecture)
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with unit limitation)
Introduction to educational planning which leads to the completion of a long-term Student Education Plan (SEP). F1 visa students will learn to incorporate the major design elements of an SEP by utilizing resources that identify educational requirements and appropriately balance a course schedule.
PD 191A College Major and Career Options
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- 18 (18 lecture)
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with unit limitation)
Students will explore compatible college majors and career options by completing a variety of online self-assessment inventories. Examine how individual, family, social, and cultural perspectives influence the college major and career decision-making process. Review strategies for selecting college majors, the purpose and structure of higher education, organizational structures found in employment settings, and education and career success strategies.
PD 191C Education and Career Success
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- 18 (18 lecture)
Designed for students in the early stages of career development, with an emphasis on the integration and crystallization of students interests, values, aptitudes, and opportunities into a consistent sense of the uniqueness of one’s self and one's fit in the educational and vocational world.