The Developmental Education Program at Eastern Kentucky University helps students achieve their maximum potential and enhances their chances for academic success by providing opportunities for skill development through courses designed to improve basic skills in reading, writing, and mathematics. These courses are offered through the departments of English and Mathematics and Statistics. The University measures basic proficiencies in reading, writing, and mathematics by student performance on the ACT and placement tests. Placement in, and successful completion of, these courses is required of students who do not demonstrate proficiency in the basic skill areas.
Students taking developmental classes receive institutional credit for the courses.
Credit hours earned in developmental courses do not apply toward graduation, but they do count toward the enrollment status for such purposes as financial aid eligibility and full-time student status. The Student Success Institute will be working closely with all departments to further enhance remediation efforts. In the past these students have had difficulty successfully completing their degree programs in colleges and universities across the country. This program represents the first step to success in college for such students. As a part of the program students receive credit for at least one college level course while completing university developmental requirements.