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Developmental Education Procedures

Developmental Education Procedures

Students may be required to complete developmental courses based upon the results of the placement test. The following procedures are designed to provide the best academic path for students who are working to achieve college level skills in mathematics, reading, and writing. Early remediation helps ensure success in other college courses. No credit-bearing courses in English or mathematics (or any course that requires reading, English or mathematics as prerequisites) may be taken prior to successful completion of required developmental courses in these areas.

1. Full-time students must satisfactorily complete all required developmental courses in the first two semesters of study. If a student’s major requires a second level of algebra, one semester will be added to the time allowed for completion. Appropriate level developmental courses are taken in sequence, and all areas must be addressed each semester until all are completed. Students who are required to include developmental courses may carry no more than a combined total of 15 credits or credit equivalents. Students who wish to take more than 15 credits may do so only by submitting an appeal to the Academic Advising Center, located in Chambers Hall.

2. Part-time non-degree students may take up to 11 credits before taking the placement test. No student may enroll in a Mathematics [MAT], Reading [RDG], or Writing [ENG] course, or any course with these subjects as a prerequisite, before taking the College placement test or receiving an exemption. Completion of developmental requirements should be in the following order:

  • Reading courses
  • Writing courses
  • Mathematics Computation/Elementary Algebra
  • Elementary Algebra
  • Intermediate Algebra (when required for the major)

3. Students required to take both RDG-011S, Reading Skills for College II - Support, and RDG-011, Reading Skills for College II, must enroll in the appropriate reading course each semester, until each course is successfully completed with a grade of “C” or better.

4. MAT-013, Algebra I is a prerequisite for all programs. Students enrolled in the following degree and certificate programs who need remediation in algebra must successfully complete MAT-014, Algebra II, with a grade of “C” or better before they may enroll in any credit-bearing mathematics course. 

Biology Transfer
Biology Pre-Professional
Biotechnology
Business Administration Transfer
Chemistry Transfer
Civil Engineering Technology
Civil Engineering Technology Certificate of Achievement
Computer Aided Drafting Certificate
Computer Science Information Systems
Computer Science Network Administration and Support
Computer Science Certificate of Achievement in Programming
Computer Science Network Administration Certificate
Computer Science Technical Certificate in Internet/Web Page Development
Computer Science Technical Certificate in Information Systems Security
Computer Science Technical Certificate in Windows/PC Support
Computer Science Transfer
Dietetics Transfer
Earth Science Transfer
Electronic and Computer Engineering Technology
Electronic and Computer Engineering Technology
Certificate of Achievement
Engineering Science
Mathematics Transfer
Mechanical Engineering Technology
Physics Transfer
Surveying Engineering Technology

5. The Student Success Course (SSD-101) is open to all students. SSD is mandatory for all students who place into two or more developmental subject areas Mathematics [MAT], Reading [RDG], and/or Writing [ENG] which include the following courses:

ENG-010S / ENG-010 Writing Skills for College II - Support and Writing Skills for College II
ENG-010 Writing Skills for College II
MAT-013S / MAT-013 Algebra I - Support and Algebra I
MAT-013 Algebra I
RDG-011S / RDG-011 Reading Skills for College II - Support and Reading Skills for College II
RDG-011 Reading Skills for College II
 

Note: ESL courses are not developmental, and ESL students are not required to take SSD 101.

 

Completion Standards for Developmental Courses

Students needing remediation in the following areas must earn a grade of “C” or better in these courses before advancing to the next level:

BIO-010 Basic Biology
CHM-010 Basic Chemistry
ENG-010S / ENG-010 Writing Skills for College II - Support and Writing Skills for College II
ENG-010 Writing Skills for College II
MAT-013S / MAT-013 Algebra I- Support and Algebra I
MAT-013 Algebra I
MAT-014S / MAT-014 Algebra II - Support and Algebra II
MAT-014 Algebra II
RDG-011S / RDG-011 Reading Skills for College II - Support and Reading Skills for College II
RDG-011 Reading Skills for College II
 
 
 
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