All students at Kent State University Salem have an Academic Adviser. After you have completed your advising session you will be escorted to the Student Services Office to register for your classes. You will receive a copy of your schedule before you leave the campus. In addition, some students my be asked to complete a writing sample. Kent State Salem offers several courses designed to improve academic skills.
All courses receive a letter grade and are used to compute a student's grade point average.
To succeed in college, you must be able to comprehend and to study textbooks, lecture notes, and other materials. For the reading assessment, you will be asked to read several passages and then answer questions about them. College work frequently requires you to put your thoughts and ideas into the writing of essays, papers, research projects, reports, and exams. Your writing must be logical, organized, and coherent. For the writing assessment, you will be shown essays and be asked to correct them so that each passage reflects standard English usage.