Some courses may not transfer to all senior collegiate institutions. Developmental studies courses are carried out through a laboratory and lecture approach. The laboratories offer a nontraditional approach to learning. The laboratory offers a variety of instructional materials such as audiotapes, filmstrips, videocassettes, computer-assisted instruction, and conventional textbooks. The student and professor work together to identify each student s goals and objectives, and to select materials which will help the student reach these goals and objectives.
Every effort is made to help the student adjust to post-secondary experiences.
Students who enter the program exit after one semester if they meet requirements for their curriculum. Based on assessment of student needs, instruction includes vocabulary, comprehension, use of reference materials and an introduction to analysis of literature. Courses in developmental mathematics are intended for students who need assistance in basic arithmetic skills. Based on assessment of student needs, instruction includes performing the four arithmetic operations with whole numbers, fractions and decimals, solving percent problems, and an introduction to measurement, algebraic and geometric concepts. Courses in developmental English is intended for students who need assistance in basic writing.