Grays Harbor and Peninsula College Bridge Program
The Grays Harbor College and Peninsula College Reservation Based Associate of Arts Degree Program is comprised of a unique set of courses particularly relevant to Native American communities. The curriculum is a hybrid of face-to-face courses and online courses offered through WashingtonOnline, which provides distance learning through the Internet. The courses are designed with a high degree of cultural relevance, and are taught by the best online instructors in Washington state. Most students enroll for 13 credits per quarter, which are broken out as follows:
- Two 5-credit online courses, offered through WashingtonOnline. Students attend a weekly study session, convened by a community-based study leader, at their reservation site for tutoring and mentoring.
- One 2-credit Humanities course, taught four Saturday mornings per quarter at the Longhouse on the Evergreen campus. Some students from Evergreen's Reservation Based/Community Determined program elect to take these courses.
- One 1-credit Humanities course, taught four Saturday afternoons per quarter at the Longhouse on the Evergreen campus. Grays Harbor, Peninsula and Evergreen students attend this series of workshops together.
- Online developmental education courses, available in writing and mathematics, are also offered to help students prepare for college level work.
- Here is the three-year sequence of courses for this Associate of Arts direct transfer degree that transfers to any college or university:
Quarter |
Year 1 |
Year 2 |
Year 3 |
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Fall |
Online classes: Anthro 206- Cultural Anthropology (5 credits) English 101- English Composition or English 095 or Eng 060** (5 cr.) First Year Orientation (1 credit) Saturday classes: Public Speech (2 cr.) Humanities 107-Battlegrounds (1 cr.) |
Online classes: English 102- English Composition2 (5 credits)
Anthro 210-Indians of North America (5 credits) Saturday classes: Humanities 104-Assorted Humanities Classes) Humanities 110- Battlegrounds (1 cr.) |
Online classes: Earth Science 102-Intro Earth Science (5 credits) Math 107- (5 credits) Saturday classes: Optional |
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Winter |
Online classes: Health and Wellness (5 credits) Library 120- Research for the 21 st Century (5 credits) Saturday classes: Public Speech (2 cr.) Humanities 108- Battlegrounds (1 cr.) |
Online classes: Anthro 220- Native Peoples of the NW (5 cr.) Political Science 230- American Government (5 cr.) Saturday classes: Humanities 105 Writing and Lit (2 credits) Humanities 111- Battlegrounds (1 cr.) |
Online classes: Anthro 104-Archaeology (5 cr.) Astronomy 101 (5 credits) Saturday classes upper division credit: Optional |
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Spring
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Online classes: Biology 100- Intro Biology (5 cr.) Art 100 Art Appreciation (5 cr.) Saturday classes: Creative Writing (2 cr.) Humanities 109 Battlegrounds (1 cr.) |
Online classes: Psych 100- Introduction to Psychology (5 cr.) Music 101- Music Appreciation (5) Saturday classes upper division credit: Optional |
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Summer (optional) |
Dev. Ed. English 060, 095 Dev. Ed. Math 060, 070, 095, 098 Other courses |
Dev. Ed. English 060, 095 Dev. Ed. Math 060, 070, 095, 098 Other courses |
Dev. Ed. English 060, 095 Dev. Ed. Math 060, 070, 095, 098 Other courses |
* Actual courses and sequences may vary depending upon the college credits that students transfer in and the need to take pre-college English and mathematics courses. Most courses are available every quarter but we attempt to have our students take as many of the same courses as a cohort as possible.
**Developmental Education Mathematics and Developmental Education English are offered at various levels (English 060 and 095; Math 060, 070, 095, 098) appropriate to student placement test scores.