MCNA 401 - Conquering the Graduate Record Exam

Description:
This course is designed to prepare juniors and seniors who plan to pursue graduate programs that require GRE scores. Topics include test-taking strategies for the verbal, quantitative, and writing assessments. May be repeated up to 6 credits. Grade will be S or U.

Prerequisites:
Prerequisite: junior or senior status.

Credits: (2)

Learner Outcomes, Activities and Assessments

Learner Outcome	Activity (optional)	Assessment
Students will become familiar with the structure of the exam and the types of questions for each section.	Hands-on, supervised practice tests.	Students will demonstrate their familiarity with the GRE exam structure and question types for each section by achieving improved scores on a sample GRE (post-test) taken at the end of the quarter as measured from baseline scores of a sample GRE (pre-test) taken at the start of the quarter. The students’ understanding will also be evident in their responses to quizzes and class discussions about the test structure and question types.
Students will learn proven test-taking strategies for each type of questions.	Lecture and discussion of the exam’s components.	The students’ learning of test-taking strategies for each type of question on the GRE will be reflected in their ability to complete each section of a sample GRE within the time allotted for the actual test, and in improved scores on a sample GRE taken at the end of the quarter from scores achieved on a sample GRE taken at the beginning of the quarter.
Students will learn the most common vocabulary words included in the exam.	Drills and exercises on the exam’s content.	The students’ learning of the most common vocabulary will be evaluated on in class exercises and weekly quizzes on the vocabulary, and in improved scores on a sample GRE taken at the end of the quarter from scores achieved on a sample GRE taken at the beginning of the quarter.
Students will review arithmetic, algebra and geometry.		The students’ learning of arithmetic, algebra, and geometry will be evaluated on in class exercises and weekly quizzes on the topics, and in improved scores on a sample GRE taken at the end of the quarter from scores achieved on a sample GRE taken at the beginning of the quarter.
Students will learn to write essays that meet the standards of the highest-scoring answers on the GRE exam.		The students’ learning to write essays that meet the standards of the highest-scoring answers on the GRE exam will be evaluated on in class essay assignments and weekly essay quizzes, and in improved scores on a sample GRE taken at the end of the quarter from scores achieved on a sample GRE taken at the beginning of the quarter.