The mission of the Developmental Studies Program is to continually identify and address the academic deficiencies of our students and to reduce barriers to learning. Then, through developmental courses and support services provided by other programs/departments in the college, students are prepared to take college-level courses in their curricula, enhance their skills for employment and job advancement, and/or achieve their personal goals.

Developmental courses (including but not limited to, math, English, chemistry, and biology courses numbered 01 through 09) help individuals who have not completed an appropriate educational course or who have experienced low achievement in previous educational programs. The courses are also useful for students who have been out of school for an extended period of time and need refresher courses in certain areas. Generally, placement in developmental courses is based on placement test scores, other available data concerning achievement levels, or personal preference.

Students who are identified as needing developmental courses in math, English, and/or reading must complete their developmental prerequisites before taking courses in their curriculum. Students may enroll in a developmental course no more than two times in order to complete the requirements for that course. Students who need to enroll in a course a third time to complete the requirements must have special approval from the Campus Dean. Financial aid benefits cannot be provided for third attempts at a course.

Developmental courses (01 to 09) do not count toward a degree, and no college-level credit is given for them. The credits assigned to developmental courses apply to student load, faculty load, and financial aid eligibility only.

This page was last modified on October 21, 2010. If you are looking for previous catalog information, please reference the 2006-2007 Catalog, 2008-2010 Catalog, 2010-2012 Catalog.