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​​​​​Program Information​​
  • ​Classes are FREE and open to all members of the community 
  • Must be 18 years or older to enroll
  • Students must apply to the college and remain in good standing 
  • Students must attend a noncredit orientation
  • Students entering the program will be given a diagnostic assessment​

​​CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY (270)​​
(Required classes)

​​BSICSKIL 83​​​​
GED Preparation: ​Literature and the Arts (54)
​​​BSICSKIL 84GED Preparation: ​Mathematics (54)
​​​BSICSKI​L 85​GED Preparation: Science (54)
​​​BSICSKIL 86GED Preparation: ​Social Studies (54)
BSICSKIL 87GED Preparation:​ ​Writing Skills (54)


​​​Certificate of Competency Form 

If you have completed all the required classes, fill out and submit this form to the Office of Adult and Community Education at adulted@lahc.edu​. This form must be completed and submitted to receive the certificate. ​Certificate of competency will be mailed in 6-8 weeks. ​​  ​
Click here to download. 


​​​About GED Testing 
Visit GED.com to schedule your test and choose Los Angeles Harbor College as your testing site. The GED® test is made up of 4 subjects broken into separate exams. You don’t have to take all 4 tests at once - you can space them out and goat your own pace. Visit GED.com for more information



​​​​​How to Get Started

​​Step 1 ​
Apply New students must apply to the college online
Click Here to Apply
​Step 2 ​Orientation - As a noncredit student you will be introduced to many resources in place for your success. 
Step 3Take CASAS Assessment​
To schedule an assessment Click Here 
Step 4 Meet with Your Noncredit Counselor​:
Your noncredit counselor will help to establish an educational plan and strategies for your success.
Step 5 ​Register for Classes
Enroll in courses based on the plan created with the
counselor. Add courses through your student portal online



Spring 2022


Basic Skills 083CE: Literature and the Arts
Section          Date                        Day                      Time                      Location
20204      02/07/22-06/06/22     Asynchronous     3.10 hours weekly     Online (Canvas) 


Basic Skills 084CE:  Mathematics 
This course is designed to prepare students to pass the General Educational Development (GED): Mathematics Test.  It will include arithmetic, the metric system, algebra, geometry, statistics, and probability problems.  Depending upon the diagnostic assessment, students will be directed to an appropriate plan of study. 
Section          Date                        Day                     Time                     Location
​18426    04/11/22-06/01/22    Asynchronous         6.5 hours weekly      Online (Canvas) 


Basic Skills 085CE: Science
Section          Date                        Day                      Time                      Location
​18844   04/11/22-06/06/22     Asynchronous        6.5 hours weekly       Online (Canvas) 


​Basic Skills 087CE:  Writing Skills 
Section          Date                        Day                      Time                      Location



Summer 2022


Basic Skills 084CE:  Mathematics 
This course is designed to prepare students to pass the General Educational Development (GED): Mathematics Test.  It will include arithmetic, the metric system, algebra, geometry, statistics, and probability problems.  Depending upon the diagnostic assessment, students will be directed to an appropriate plan of study. 
Section          Date                        Day                     Time                     Location
​11482     06/13/22-07/17/22    Asynchronous      10.5 hours weekly      Online (Canvas)


Basic Skills 086CE: Social Studies
Section          Date                        Day                      Time                      Location
​12646   06/13/22-08/07/22     Asynchronous        6.5 hours weekly       Online (Canvas) 


​Basic Skills 087CE:  Writing Skills 
Section          Date                        Day                      Time                      Location
​12495    06/13/22-07/17/22     Asynchronous       10.5 hours weekly     Online (Canvas) 



Basic Skills 006CE: Review of Basic English (0 units)
Basic Skills 006CE is a FREE 0-unit/non-credit reading lab course that helps students expand their college-level reading comprehension and critical thinking skills and vocabulary.  Students accomplish these skills, by working on and completing a customized reading program using a variety of online programs.  27 hours of completion are required by the end of the semester to receive credit.
Section          Date                        Day                       Instructor                  Location
​12553    02/07/22-06/06/22      Asynchronous         1.25 hours weekly   Online (Canvas)
​18395    02/07/22-06/06/22      Asynchronous         1.25 hours weekly   Online (Canvas)

Basic Skills 204CE: College Readiness – Writing Skills I (0 units)
This in-person course prepares students for High School Equivalency exams and college and career readiness with an emphasis on mastery of essential English usage, sentence mechanics, and structure.  Writing assignments include journals, paragraph-writing, and peer-editing.  This course can be paired with Basic Skills 208CE: Reading Skills I.
Section          Date                        Day                     Time                     Location


Basic Skills 208CE: College Readiness - Reading Skills (0 units)
This in-person course prepares students for High School Equivalency exams and college and career readiness with an emphasis on reading comprehension including main ideas and supporting details, analyzing meaning, vocabulary skills, and graph interpretation.  Students will read a variety of literature including fiction and nonfiction.  This course can be paired with Basic Skills 204CE: Writing Skills I.
Section          Date                        Day                     Time                      Location


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