Lamar State College Port Arthur
2016-2017 Catalog
Revised 9-13-16
Lamar State College Port Arthur is dedicated to
providing “compensatory education programs
designed to fulfill our commitment to accommodate
students with diverse goals and backgrounds.
The College makes the following definitions:
1.
Developmental
Education
instruction
that
prepares
successfully pursue college
education or training.
2.
Developmental Education courses deal with
knowledge and skills normally acquired at the
secondary level.
Students who earn a grade of “CD” or better
will advance to the next level. Students who
earn a “DD” or “FD” must repeat that
course subject to all attendant conditions.
2.
Students
testing
into
any
first-level
developmental courses must be in remediation
in the Student Success Center. The SSC
requirement for any developmental course must
be completed concurrently with that course, or
a grade of “FD” will be issued for the course. See
an advisor for details.
3.
If a student earns a “DD” or “FD” in a
developmental course once and takes it a second
time, the student must be enrolled in EDUC
1300 OR PSYC 1300 (Learning Framework)
concurrently. If a student earns a “DD” or “FD”
in a developmental course the second time,
he/she must be in remediation in the Student
Success Center. See an advisor for details.
is
remedial
students to
programs of
The Developmental Education Department is
responsible for developmental courses as well as
activities in the Student Success Center.
Lamar State College Port Arthur offers
developmental courses to assist students with basic
skills in reading, writing, and mathematics.
Developmental courses cannot be used to satisfy
degree requirements.
Developmental Education Courses
The courses listed below are Developmental
Education Courses:
1.
MATH 0313 Introductory Algebra
2.
MATH 0332 Intermediate Algebra
3.
ENGL 0301 Basic Reading Skills
4.
ENGL 0310 Developmental Writing I
5.
ENGL 0327 Integrated Reading/Writing (IRW)
6.
SSC 101 Individual Instruction Integrated
Reading/Writing (IRW)
7.
SSC 102 Individualized Instruction
Mathematics
AD* ......................................... Excellent
BD ................................................. Good
CD ...................................... Satisfactory
DD ................................. Unsatisfactory
FD .............................................. Failure
I ........................................... Incomplete
W ......................................... Withdrawn
Q .................................. Course Dropped
* ‘D’ indicates a developmental class
Tutoring
The Student Success Center provides tutorial
services, web-based learning systems, computers
and printers for student use and administers makeup exams for all departments.
Attendance
Students enrolled in developmental courses are
expected to follow the attendance requirements
outlined in the course syllabus and complete all
assignments and testing. Instructors may drop a
student with a grade of “FD” for failure to follow the
attendance policy, failure to complete assigned work
and/or failure to complete all required testing.
Requirements
1.
Grade Scale for Developmental
Courses
A student completes a “required developmental
education program” by complying with one of
the following provisions:
Placement
Students who are deficient in any basic skill will be
placed in an appropriate developmental program
designed to remedy the deficiency. Until the
deficiency is eliminated, students may be prohibited
from enrolling in certain credit courses. See
Placement Guidelines, page 18.
Remediation
a.
Passing the relevant section or sections of
an approved test for TSI purposes.
Students must be continuously enrolled in a
developmental course until they have passed the TSI
or an approved alternative test. A student must
remain in one or more developmental courses until
all TSI testing requirements have been met.
b.
Passing an approved developmental course
or courses with a grade of “CD” or better.
Students may retake an approved test for TSI
purposes with no waiting period to determine their
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