Fall 25 Schedule - Week 16 Semester

Sep 19, 2026

16-week semester schedule starting August 23, 2025, featuring three learning cohorts at West Valley College to support student success. Each cohort assigns a counselor and a College Success (Counseling 5) instructor, with academic instructors working alongside for additional first-year support and peer-based class groupings. Includes cohort selection guidance and class listings with section numbers, meeting patterns, in-person or online asynchronous/synchronous modalities, dates, transfer notes, and instructor contact information.

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Learning Cohorts

Which Cohort Is the Best Fit?

Accounting Course Offerings

ACCT 010 Financial Accounting

ACCT 011 Managerial Accounting

ACCT 050 Accounting for Small Business

NCBU 001 Principles and Fundamentals of Accounting and Bookkeeping

16-week semester starts August 23, 2025 Paths to Success at West Valley College…Join a Learning Cohort! Research has shown that being a part of a learning cohort increases a student’s chance of success. West Valley College has three learning cohorts from which you can choose. In the learning cohorts, students have an assigned counselor who is also their College Success (Counseling 5) instructor. The academic instructors work in tandem with the counselor to provide extra support in the student’s first year of college. In each cohort, supportive friendships are built as students take two or more classes with the same peer group | Which is the best fit for you? | Classes | Contact | | --- | --- | --- | | First Year Experience | Counseling 5, English C1000, English 99X, Math 1/1C and Statistics C1000/1000S | Hideo Ikeda
[hideo.ikeda@westvalley.edu](hideo.ikeda@westvalley.edu)
408.741.2508 | | Puente – Latinx emphasis | Counseling 5 and English C1000 | Joe Bucher
[joe.bucher@westvalley.edu](joe.bucher@westvalley.edu)
408.741.2614 | | UMOJA Community – African American emphasis | Counseling 5 and English C1000 | Philip Severe
[Philip.severe@westvalley.edu](Philip.severe@westvalley.edu)
408-741-2493 | ACCOUNTING ACCT 010 FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING This course introduces the study of accounting as an information system, examining why it is important and how it is used by investors, creditors, and others to make decisions. The course covers the accounting information system, including recording and reporting of business transactions, with a focus on the accounting cycle, financial statements, statement analysis, and the application of generally accepted accounting principles. It also includes issues relating to asset, liability, and equity valuation, revenue and expense recognition, cash flow, internal controls, and ethics. Transfer: CSU/UC 77361 MW 8:15AM-10:45AM P Bigelow CHE 130 5.00 77362 MW 10:55AM-1:25PM T Thompson CHE 132 5.00 H 77363 T 8:15AM-10:45AM L Hammond CHE 130 5.00 L Hammond ONLINE NOTE: This is a HYBRID class that meets IN-PERSON and ONLINE in the ASYNCHRONOUS learning modalities. The class meets INPERSON on Tuesdays 8:15AM-10:45AM. The remaining part of this class meets ONLINE in the ASYNCHRONOUS learning modality. Link to Canvas from the top of the WVC homepage. Find instructor contact information [at westvalley.edu/faculty](at westvalley.edu/faculty). 77364 TTh 10:55AM-1:25PM T Thompson CHE 130 5.00 O 77365 F Fakoor ONLINE 5.00 NOTE: This class meets ONLINE in both the SYNCHRONOUS and ASYNCHRONOUS modalities. The class uses Canvas, and students attend via video conference on Days T, 8/26, 9/9, 9/23, 10/7, 10/28, 11/4, 11/18, 12/2, Times 6:30PM-9:00PM. The remaining part of this class meets ONLINE in the ASYNCHRONOUS modality. Link to Canvas from the top of the WVC homepage. Find instructor contact information [at westvalley.edu/faculty](at westvalley.edu/faculty). O 77367 N Ghodrat ONLINE 5.00 NOTE: This class meets ONLINE in the ASYNCHRONOUS learning modality. The class uses Canvas, and does not have scheduled meeting times. Link to Canvas from the top of the WVC homepage. Find instructor contact information [at westvalley.edu/faculty](at westvalley.edu/faculty). O 77366 J Henderson ONLINE 5.00 SECTION \#77366 BEGINS 10/20/25 CLASS ENDS 12/05/25 NOTE: This class meets ONLINE in the ASYNCHRONOUS learning modality. The class uses Canvas, and does not have scheduled meeting times. Link to Canvas from the top of the WVC homepage. Find instructor contact information [at westvalley.edu/faculty](at westvalley.edu/faculty). ACCT 011 MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING Prerequisite: ACCT 010. This course introduces how managers use accounting information in decision-making, planning, directing operations, and controlling. This class focuses on cost terms and concepts, cost behavior, cost systems, cost control, cost-volume-profit planning, and performance analysis in manufacturing and

FAQs

When does the 16-week semester start?

The semester starts on August 23, 2025.

How do learning cohorts support students?

Each learning cohort provides an assigned counselor and a College Success (Counseling 5) instructor, with academic instructors coordinating extra support during a student’s first year.

What do the notes mean for online class modalities?

The schedule distinguishes asynchronous online classes with no scheduled meeting times from synchronous online classes with mandatory scheduled meetings, typically using Canvas for delivery.

Sep 19, 2026

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