Some require applicants who are not high school graduates or who lack course prerequisites to take placement or assessment tests, and in some cases to complete remedial or access courses. All consider mature students and special cases on an individual basis. As a general rule, all students must or are strongly advised to satisfy course prerequisites. All colleges offer developmental programs for students who lack course prerequisite requirements for post-secondary programs or who lack specific program admission requirements. Colleges often have cooperative agreements with universities to offer a complement of upper division courses in order that students can complete all of the requirements for some degrees on the college campus.
Some additional colleges have similar agreements for education programs.
These upper division courses are not listed in this Guide .