FOREST PARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN ST. LOUIS HAS LAUNCHED A PILOT PROGRAM (THE GENERAL CURRICULUM) WHICH ATTEMPTS TO DEVELOP A MEANS OF MEETING THE REAL COUNSELING AND TRAINING NEEDS OF EDUCATIONALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS AT THE JUNIOR COLLEGE LEVEL. THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUCH STUDENTS OCCURS ON THREE DIFFERENT LEVELS. TEACHING ON THE FIRST LEVEL, "BASIC SKILLS" (MATHEMATICS, READING, AND WRITTEN AND ORAL EXPRESSION), RELIES TO A GREAT EXTENT ON AUTOINSTRUCTIONAL DEVICES. TEACHING ON THE SECOND LEVEL, "PERSONAL ENRICHMENT," EMPHASIZES CORE CONCEPTS IN GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES. COUNSELING ON THE THIRD LEVEL, "ADJUSTMENT TO SELF AND SOCIETY," IS COMMUNITY-CENTERED AND DIRECTED TOWARD ESTABLISHING STUDENT SELF-ESTEEM AND CLARIFYING STUDENT VOCATIONAL GOALS. A BUDGET FOR THE PROGRAM IS PRESENTED, AND SIX APPENDIXES DISCUSS THE PROGRAM'S PURPOSES, METHODS AND THEORY IN DETAIL. (AD)