{
  "college": "yuba-college",
  "edition": "2026-2027",
  "departmentName": "English as a Second Language",
  "id": "english-as-a-second-language--life-skills-certificate-of-competency",
  "name": "Life Skills",
  "award": "Certificate of Competency",
  "department": "english-as-a-second-language",
  "sourceUrl": "https://yc.yccd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Yuba-College-Catalog-26.pdf#page=103",
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      "markdown": "The Certificate of Competency in Life Skills prepares students with beginning academic background in English with life skills needed to function at a low-intermediate level in everyday situations at work, school, and in the community.\n\nStudents who complete this program should be able to:\n\n1. Write a well-developed paragraph with a topic sentence, supporting ideas, and a concluding sentence at a low-intermediate level.\n2. Create, format, type, save, and revise a Word document on a computer for academic assignments and personal needs."
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      "title": "Required courses",
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          "type": "course",
          "code": "ESL-543",
          "title": "Low Intermediate Grammar",
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        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ESL-545",
          "title": "Integrated ESL Skills, Level 4",
          "units": "0",
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        },
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "PLUS ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:"
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        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ESL-539",
          "title": "ECE English Skills for Parents and Child Care Providers",
          "units": "0",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ESL-539",
          "title": "MAT The Language of Arithmetic for ESL Students",
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          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ESL-549",
          "title": "COM Computer Skills for ESL Students",
          "units": "0",
          "indent": false
        },
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          "type": "total",
          "text": "Total units required for certificate",
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