2004-2005 COLLEGE CATALOG - Luzerne County Community ...

DEVELOPMENTAL COURSES
Luzerne County Community College’s open admission policy offers maximum
access to educational programs supported by comprehensive services. Because all
students are not prepared for college-level courses, the college provides developmental
courses and support services to help under-prepared students achieve their
educational goals. In fact, the mission statement includes the provision that the
college design and deliver core curriculum and special programs of study that provides
for basic skills.
Goal three of the Mission statement indicates that Luzerne County Community
College offers lifelong learning opportunities to fulfill personal and/or occupational
goals. For some students, developmental courses, which teach basic skills,
provide the educational foundation to achieve their goals.
Developmental courses are required of students whose academic background,
as indicated by academic records and the college’s placement tests, is not adequate
to meet the standards of certain college-level courses. The college provides developmental
courses and services in Writing, Mathematics, Science and Reading. The
developmental courses at Luzerne are vertically integrated into each of four academic
departments: English, Mathematics, Science and Speech, Philosophy, Fine
Arts. Students may need developmental courses in one, two, three, or all four of
the academic areas.
Depending upon academic requirements and readiness, students who do not
complete developmental courses successfully will be required to repeat those courses
during a succeeding semester or session. Students must earn a grade of “C” or
better to advance to the next level course. The curricular program sequence of students
who must take developmental courses may be extended beyond the traditional
sequence of four semesters.
These courses and credits do not apply to a degree, certificate or diploma nor
transfer as credits to a four-year college or university
Developmental Courses include:
Basic Reading Skills ................................................................. RDG 019 (see page 309)
College Reading and Study Skills ......................................... RDG 020 (see page 309)
Basic Writing Skills .................................................................. ENG 029 (see page 265)
Fundamentals of Writing ........................................................ ENG 030 (see page 265)
Pre-Technical Mathematics .................................................... MAT 040 (see page 290)
Basic Arithmetic Skills ........................................................... MAT 049 (see page 290)
Fundamentals of Arithmetic ................................................. MAT 050 (see page 290)
Fundamentals of Algebra ...................................................... MAT 060 (see page 291)
Elements of Science ................................................................... SCI 090 (see page 228)
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