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Lamar State College Port Arthur
2017-2018 Catalog
Remediation
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. Repeating a Developmental Course
Students may retake an approved test for TSI
purposes with no waiting period to determine their
readiness to perform college level academic
coursework. However, students who do not score
high enough on such a placement test must enroll in
and complete the prescribed developmental course
or sequence of courses. Students who pass
placement tests on this campus during a semester
must fulfill the requirements of the course(s) in
which they are enrolled. If a student earns a “DD” or “FD” again, but passed
EDUC 1300, the student will continue in the SSC
lab until both the course and lab are passed
concurrently.
Students who fall into first level of remediation on
the assessment exam must participate in continuous
remediation in the Student Success Center, in
addition to enrolling in the appropriate
developmental course(s).
Distance Education
Distance Learning Coordinator
Coordinator:
Office:
Email:
Office:
Fax:
Darren McIntire
Madison Monroe Bldg., Office 114
[e-mail]
[phone]
[phone]
Lamar State College Port Arthur offers online and
off-campus courses to make the pursuit of degrees
and certificates more accessible for students who
may find it difficult to attend regular on-campus
classes.
Off-campus courses are available in the evening for
the general public on area high school campuses,
and co-enrollment courses for high school students
are offered on some high school campuses.
Online courses offer the most convenience and
flexibility by providing internet delivery of all course
content, exams, assignments, activities, and
communication with the instructor.
However, online courses usually are not self-paced,
and deadlines for examinations and assignments
will apply. Eight week courses will be more
demanding as the same amount of material is
covered in half the number of days of a regular
semester.
Academic, technical, and developmental courses are
available online, but students should be familiar
with and have reliable access to the internet before
enrolling in online courses.
Students cannot
A student who enrolls for a second time in the same
developmental course must enroll concurrently in
EDUC 1300 and/or the corresponding Student
Success Center lab.
After a student exceeds the state’s maximum of
twenty seven (27) semester credit hours of remedial
courses, the College may charge an additional fee for
further remedial courses.
A student must place into a college level course or
successfully complete the developmental sequence
that precedes the required college level course before
enrolling in that course.
complete an online course using only a mobile
device.
Students should also be aware that to succeed in
these classes they need to be motivated to learn,
responsible, and very well organized. If students are
unsure or want to learn more about Distance
Learning classes, they should contact the Distance
Learning Coordinator.
Online Courses
E-Learning Homepage
(http://www.lamarpa.edu/distanceedu/e-learn.html)
If students are unsure or want to learn more about
E-Learning courses, they should contact the
Distance Learning Coordinator.
Technical Support
Help Desk/Technical Support for My Lamar, email &
Distance Education
Office:
Gates
Memorial
Library
Open
Computer Lab
Email:
[e-mail]
Office:
[phone]
Blackboard Online Orientation
Click
the
following
link
http://blackboard.lamarpa.edu/webapps/portal/frameset
.jsp to access the Student Orientation Course page.
Once logged in, click the "Student Orientation
Course" link located in the "My Courses