Counseling
15 courses · Orange Coast College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Classes: Fall 2026 · Spring 2027
COUN A100 Introduction To College
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- 18 lecture hours
- Transfers to
- CSU
Introduces new students to college services and facilities, academic policies and various segments of higher education in California. Includes time management, study skills, and academic planning.
COUN A101 New Horizons for Adults Returning to College
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- 18 lecture hours
- Transfers to
- CSU
An orientation course designed to assist adults re-entering academic life. Orientation to O.C.C. and higher education will be offered. Topics will include career development, career change, study skills, time management, life transitions, job skills, self-esteem, assertion, and communication skills.
COUN A104 Career & Life Planning: A Holistic Approach
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with credit limitation)
In depth career and life planning: Designed primarily for students uncertain about educational-occupational plans. Standardized tests of interests, personality characteristics, and values are utilized to develop a systemic approach to career and life development. This course emphasizes the importance of taking personal responsibility for one’s educational, career and personal decisions to achieve satisfaction through work and life balance.
COUN A105 Strategies for College Success
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with credit limitation)
This is a course designed to integrate personal growth, critical and creative thinking, problem solving and academic and career success. Topics include study techniques, orientation to higher education and resources, life skills, academic planning, and personal development. For all students wishing to improve their success in college.
COUN A107 Chicana/o & Latina/o Experience and Success in Higher Education
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours
- Advisory
- ENGL C1000.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
Counseling theoretical frameworks will be utilized to explore factors that contribute to a successful experience in higher education for Chicana/o and Latina/o students and a Mestizaje identity. An examination of Mestizaje and the educational experience of the Chicana/o and Latina/o community in the United States. Emphasis on an understanding of Mestizaje and the background of Chicana/o and Latina/o students in relation to current educational conditions and trends. Enrollment Limitation: COUN A107H; students who complete COUN A107 may not enroll in or receive credit for COUN A107H.
COUN A107H Chicana/o & Latina/o Experience and Success in Higher Education Honors
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours
- Advisory
- ENGL C1000.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
Counseling theoretical frameworks will be utilized to explore factors that contribute to a successful experience in higher education for Chicana/o and Latina/o students and a Mestizaje identity. An examination of Mestizaje and the educational experience of the Chicana/o and Latina/o community in the United States. Emphasis on an understanding of Mestizaje and the background of Chicana/o and Latina/o students in relation to current educational conditions and trends. Enrollment Limitation: COUN A107; students who complete COUN A107H may not enroll in or receive credit for COUN A107.
COUN A109 Developing and Understanding Happiness
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours
- Transfers to
- CSU
Study of current research and the practical application of research to attain sustainable increases in well-being in order to live a fulfilling life. Will explore such questions as: What is happiness? How do we measure it? What is the evolutionary significance of positive emotion? Topics include the role of happiness, love, spirituality, relationships, forgiveness, and mindfulness.
COUN A110 Applied Stress Management
- Units
- 2
- Hours
- 36 lecture hours
- Transfers to
- CSU
This course is designed to respond to the need to understand and manage personal stress. Symptom identification and management techniques will be emphasized.
COUN A120 Career Decision Making/Accelerated
- Units
- 2
- Hours
- 36 lecture hours
- Transfers to
- CSU
An accelerated class designed for students who are uncertain about their educational-occupational plans. Career inventories are used along with non-test data to evaluate occupational choices.
COUN A125 Job Search Strategies and Career Agility
- Units
- 2
- Hours
- 36 lecture hours
- Transfers to
- CSU
A practical, skills-based course in career development and job searching designed to prepare students for a rapidly changing labor market. Students engage with curated learning content alongside AI-based individualized learning pathways, applying both to build a complete Career Toolkit, including a resume, cover letter, LinkedIn profile, networking strategy, interview preparation material, and a personalized action plan for building experience toward their career goals. Students learn how to use AI thoughtfully and critically as a genuine career development resource and personalized career coach. Beyond the toolkit, students explore their sense of purpose and the broader challenges they want to tackle in the world, helping them develop clarity around their unique value in a labor market where the capabilities of AI are rapidly redefining what human contribution looks like. Through real-world professional connections and ongoing reflection, students build adaptability and self-awareness skills, as well as fluency with emerging tools, to navigate the ever-evolving world of work.
COUN A135 Principles of Effective Parenting
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours
- Transfers to
- CSU
Designed for students who are interested in improving parenting skills and promoting healthy functioning in the context of all relationships. The course focuses on developing healthier interpersonal relationships that ultimately increase self-awareness and self-esteem which are essential to effective parenting and personal success.
COUN A170 College Major Search
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- 18 lecture hours
- Transfers to
- CSU
Course is designed to facilitate students' exploration and selection of a college major. Students will examine and apply a decision making process in identifying their academic interests and develop an educational plan based on a major selection.
COUN A199 Topics In Counseling
- Units
- 0.5-3
- Hours
- 9-54 lecture hours
- Transfers to
- CSU
Present, discuss, and study personal development issues. Introduce student to campus resources. Topics will change each semester.
COUN A205 Transfer Success Seminar
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- 18 lecture hours
- Transfers to
- CSU
The course is designed to help Transfer Opportunity Program students develop the skills necessary to navigate the transfer process. Topics include career selection and academic planning from a transfer perspective, overview, of potentially complex transfer issues and transfer admissions representative speakers as well as financial planning and fund acquisition for transfer students. Student success strategies will be further developed, with emphasis on new skills and characteristics including emotional intelligence, educational grit, independence, and behavioral change. A comprehensive educational plan for transfer will be completed as part of this course.
COUN A035N Effective Parenting
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours
Designed for students who are interested in improving parenting skills and promoting healthy functioning in the context of all relationships. The course focuses on developing healthier interpersonal relationships that ultimately increase self-awareness and self-esteem which are essential to effective parenting and personal success. NOT DEGREE APPLICABLE.