WELCOME TO THE HUMANITIES DIVISION

**ALL HUMANITIES FALL 2020 CLASSESS WILL BE CONDUCTED ONLINE**

HUMANITIES FALL 2020 SCHEDULE (pdf)

EIGHT WEEK SESSION: October 17 - December 11, listed on Pg. 22

Note: Students enrolled in Humanities Fall classes must be available for online meetings at the times listed in the online schedule. When a course listing states “Hours to be arranged,” there are no additional required, scheduled hours outside of the days and times listed. If no days and times are listed, there are no required, scheduled hours.

CONTACTING HUMANITIES DIVISION STAFF

To maintain the health of our community and prevent the spread of COVID-19, the Humanities Division office hours are by appointment only. To make an appointment with a Humanities Division dean, please e-mail them directly (see staff listing at the bottom of this webpage). Every effort will be made to conduct these appointments by phone or e-mail.

All general inquiries or requests for assistance, please email Humanities@elcamino.edu. Emails are checked on a regular basis.

Humanities Division Office

Humanities Building, 3rd Floor, Room 322

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Email: Humanities@elcamino.edu

(310) 660-3316

The Humanities Division at El Camino College offers a wide variety of courses in its departments: English, English as a Second Language, Foreign Languages, Journalism, Library Information Science, and Tutor Training. The courses in our division assist students in strengthening and refining their skills in a variety of academic courses while furthering their educational goals. Courses in English, ESL, and foreign languages range from basic to advanced. As the largest division on campus, we are proud of our quality faculty, who keep current with both their research and practical knowledge of their respective fields.

DEPARTMENTS

Chinese English French German Humanities Italian Japanese Journalism Library Information Science Spanish

IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR FALL 2020 SEMESTER*

*All classes are being delivered online for Fall semester and Winter intersession unless defined as essential under current state directives.

All other classes will be offered online for Fall 2020. To understand time commitments, please see the information listed under the “meeting information” column. You have two choices:

If there are no days or times listed in conjunction to the section you choose, the class is fully online. For the Fall 2020 semester, please ignore lecture times to be announced.
If you are choosing a section that lists day(s) and time(s), that means your instructor requires you to meet online during the time(s) and day(s) listed. For the Fall 2020 semester, please ignore room to be announced.

VIRTUAL COUNSELING SERVICES AVAILABLE:

Due to the COVID-19 shutdown at El Camino College, Counseling Services are now available in a virtual environment. The following link will take you directly to online access to the Humanities Division Counselors, Sabra Sabio and Maribel Hernandez:

CLICK HERE: HUMANITIES COUNSELORS

The Counseling Services webpage link below provide other virtual services including scheduling an appointment and chat with other counselors.

CLICK HERE: COUNSELING SERVICES

ESL ONLINE SERVICES:

Lorena Garcia and Kenya Alvarez are coordinating ESL Placement Testing. To chat, schedule appointments or send messages to Lorena Garcia or Kenya Alvarez, CLICK HERE: Warrior Welcome Center (WWC) Online Support Services.

REPEAT A COURSE:

If a student receives a substandard grade (D, F or NP) or withdraws (W) from a course once, the student may repeat the course for a second time without permission.

Students who have taken a course twice but earned a substandard grade or dropped the course (D, F, NP or W), may submit a petition to repeat the course for a third time.

REPEAT PETITION FORM AVAILABLE ONLINE: CLICK HERE

While campus is closed due to COVID-19, inquiries regarding repeat petitions should be sent to the Registrar, Lillian Justice, at ljustice@elcamino.edu.

A student may not repeat any class for a 4th time. There are no exceptions given at the Humanities Division office.

Please refer to AP4225 - Course Repetition Procedure CLICK HERE

DUAL ENROLLMENT (HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS):

HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS - FAQ SHEET FOR DUAL/CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT IN THE HUMANITIES DIVISION: CLICK HERE

LEARNING RESOURCE CENTER (LRC) TUTORING AVAILABLE

Online Tutoring Services available, specifically, Chinese, French, Japanese and Spanish are available. CLICK HERE

Please visit the Scholarly Institute for Teacher Excellence (SITE) webpage: https://sites.google.com/elcamino.edu/siteatecc/home

Please visit the Teacher’s Lounge:

https://sites.google.com/view/eccenglishteacherlounge/home

HUMANITIES STAFF - CONTACT INFORMATION

Debra Breckheimer, Dean

dbreckhe@elcamino.edu