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General Studies Course Descriptions
College Reading and Writing (5-credits)
10-831-107 COLLEGE READING & WRITING 1 ...introduces and develops literacy strategies
through the integration and application of basic reading and writing principles to prepare
learners for contextualized college-level tasks. . (Prerequisite: Cumulative GPA below 2.60 with
appropriate reading AND writing assessment scores)
Intro to College Writing (3-credits)
10-831-103 INTRO TO COLLEGE WRITING ...introduces basic principles of composition,
including organization, development, unity, and coherence in paragraphs and multi-paragraph
documents. (Prerequisite: Accuplacer Sentence Skills=0-74 or ACT English=0-17 OR Accuplacer
Reading=0-54 or ACT Reading=0-14 or equivalent AND cumulative GPA below 2.6)
Intro to College Reading & Study Skills (3-credits)
10-838-105 INTRO TO READING & STUDY SKILLS ... introduces, develops, and applies reading
skills, academic vocabulary, and reading strategies to fluently interpret and comprehend what
is read in preparation for the volume and rigor of contextualized college-level reading tasks.
(Prerequisite: Compass Reading = .1 or ACT Sentence Skills < 18 or Reading <15).
Pre-Algebra (3-credits)
10-834-109 PRE-ALGEBRA ...introduction to algebra. Includes operations on real numbers,
solving linear equations, percent and proportion, and an introduction to polynomials and
statistics--preparation for elementary algebra and subsequent algebra related courses.
(Prerequisite: Cumulative GPA below 2.6 and appropriate math assessment scores)
Intro to Algebra (1-credit)
10-834-107 INTRO TO ALGEBRA ... supplemental to the competencies of Intermediate Algebra,
Quantitative Reasoning, and College Technical Mathematics 1B, in offering the opportunity to
further practice algebra skills that are being learned in those classes (Prerequisite: Cumulative
GPA below 2.6 and appropriate reading and math assessment scores OR 10-834-109, Pre-
Algebra with “C” or better or 10-831-107, College Reading and Writing 1 with "B" or better OR
the appropriate Corequisite/s: 10-831-102, English Composition Prep; 10-804-118, Intermediate
Algebra w/Apps; 10-804-114, College Tech Math 1B; 10-804-135, Quantitative Reasoning)
Fundamentals of Math (1-credit)
10-834-102 FUNDAMENTALS OF MATH ...This course is supplemental to the competencies
of Mathematical Reasoning, Math & Logic, College Technical Mathematics 1A, and General
Chemistry, in offering the opportunity to further practice mathematical skills that are being
learned in those classes. (Prerequisite: Accuplacer Arithmetic 33 or below or ACT Math 12 or
below or equivalent and cumulative GPA below 2.6)
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