Secondary Education (Certificate of Competency) · Santiago Canyon College

Certificate of Competency High School Subjects: English · Santiago Canyon College · 2025-2026 Catalog

The Certificate of Competency in Secondary Education is designed to offer students instruction ranging from the basic skill level to the high school level with the purpose of preparing them to earn a high school diploma and for other higher educational or job opportunities. Each high school course is seventy-two (72) hours unless otherwise noted.

Program Courses & Requirements

Course	Title	Units
Secondary Education, COM: Complete all of the following		2304
Certificates Requirements: 2,304 hours (credits are in hours)
ENGLISH: 576 hours. Required courses: Must include one (1) of the following composition courses: Complete the following number of hours: 72		72
HSENG 083	Composition 1	72
HSENG 084	Composition 2	72
HSENG 085	Composition 3	72
HSENG 086	College Preparatory Composition	72
Electives: 504 hours (credits are in hours): Complete the following number of hours: 504		504
HSENG 020	Literature Brought to Life	72
HSENG 030	AP English 1A	72
HSENG 050	English Through Literature 11B	72
HSENG 051	English Through Literature 12B	72
HSENG 052	English Language Arts 1	72
HSENG 053	English Language Arts 2	72
HSENG 063	English Through Literature 11A	72
HSENG 064	English Through Literature 12A	72
HSENG 066	English Fundamentals 2	72
HSENG 067	English Fundamentals 3	72
HSENG 068	English Fundamentals 4	72
HSENG 070	The Short Story	72
HSENG 072	Poetry	72
HSENG 076	The Novel	72
HSENG 098	Building Vocabulary 3	72
HSENG 201	Survey of English Level 1	72
HSENG 202	Survey of English Level 2	72
HSENG 203	Survey of English Level 3	72
HSENG 204	Survey of English Level 4	72
HSRDG 089	Reading Proficiency Development	72
HSRDG 090	Reading Improvement	72
HSRDG 093	Building Reading Skills 1	72
HSRDG 094	Building Reading Skills 2	0
NATURAL SCIENCES: 288 hours. Must include one (1) of the following biological science courses: Complete the following number of hours: 72		72
HSSCI 168	Life Science 1	72
HSSCI 169	Life Science 2	72
HSSCI 193	Basic Science 2	72
Must include one (1) of the following physical science courses: 72 hours (credits are in hours): Complete the following number of hours: 72		72
HSSCI 100	Chemistry 1B	72
HSSCI 184	Chemistry 1A	72
HSSCI 190	Physical Science 1	72
HSSCI 191	Physical Science 2	72
HSSCI 192	Basic Science 1	72
Electives: 144 hours (credits are in hours): Complete the following number of hours: 144		144
HSSCI 182	Physiology 1A	72
HSSCI 183	Physiology 1B	72
HSSCI 196	Health Science	72
SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES: 432 hours. Must include both of the following US History courses: Complete the following number of hours: 144		144
HSSOC 218	U.S. History 1: Colonization to Industrialization	72
HSSOC 219	U.S. History 2: The Shaping of Modern America	72
Must include both of the following courses: 144 hours (credits are in hours): Complete the following number of hours: 144		144
HSSOC 215	Introduction to Economics	72
HSSOC 222	Government 1: United States Federal Government and Politics	72
Must include both of the following World History courses: 144 hours (credits are in hours): Complete the following number of hours: 144		144
HSSOC 229	World History, Geography, and Culture 1	72
HSSOC 230	World History, Geography, and Culture 2	72
Electives: (credits are in hours): Complete the following number of hours: 0
HSSOC 216	World Cultures 1A	72
HSSOC 217	World Cultures 1B	72
HUMANITIES: 144 hours (credits are in hours): Complete the following number of hours: 144		144
HSART 020	Literature Brought to Life	72
HSART 070	Short Stories	72
HSART 828	Understanding America Through Art	72
HSART 837	The Film As Art	72
HSART 845	Drawing and Painting 1	72
HSART 846	Drawing and Painting 2	72
MATHEMATICS: 288 hours (credits are in hours): Complete the following number of hours: 288		288
HSMTH 101	Introduction to Calculus 1A	72
HSMTH 102	Introduction to Calculus 1B	72
HSMTH 120	Integrated Math 1A	0
HSMTH 121	Integrated Math 1B	0
HSMTH 122	Integrated Math 2A	0
HSMTH 123	Integrated Math 2B	0
HSMTH 124	Integrated Math 3A	0
HSMTH 125	Integrated Math 3B	0
HSMTH 154	Pre-Algebra A	72
HSMTH 155	Pre-Algebra B	72
HSMTH 156	Essential Mathematics 1	72
HSMTH 157	Essential Mathematics 2	72
HSMTH 159	Math Fundamentals 2	72
HSMTH 161	Introduction to Trigonometry 1A	72
HSMTH 163	Algebra 1A	72
HSMTH 164	Algebra 1B	72
HSMTH 165	Algebra 2A	72
HSMTH 166	Algebra 2B	72
HSMTH 167	Geometry A	72
HSMTH 168	Geometry B	72
HSMTH 176	College Preparation Algebra 1A	72
HSMTH 177	College Preparation Algebra 1B	72
HSMTH 180	Introduction to Trigonometry 1B	72
MATHCE 255	College Preparation Algebra	144
MATHCE 206	College Preparation Essential Mathematics	144
ELECTIVE COURSES: 576 hours (credits are in hours): Complete the following number of hours: 576		576
ABE 009	Academic Skills	72
ABE 023	Adult Basic Education Reading	72
ABE 024	Adult Basic Education Writing	72
ABE 025	Adult Basic Education Mathematics	72
ABE 026	Adult Basic Education Spelling	72
HSOTH 050	Basics of Leadership Part 1	36
HSOTH 202	Basics of Leadership Part 2	36
HSOTH 505	Spanish 2A	72
HSOTH 510	Spanish 2B	72
HSOTH 513	Spanish 4A	72
HSOTH 514	Spanish 4B	72
HSS 338	Workforce Preparation	15
HSS 770	Orientation to College	8

Learning Outcomes

Demonstrate foundational knowledge and comprehension of the natural sciences, social and behavioral sciences, and humanities.
Demonstrate proficiency in the core concepts from the student's selected mathematics courses.
Demonstrate effective written communication skills.