Basic Skills Courses

When your Accuplacer Placement Test results indicate you need to strengthen reading, English, or math skills, the basic skills courses provide that opportunity.

These Developmental Courses have met the standards for Advanced Certification from
 the National Association for Developmental Education:

• COM 090 – Effective Reading
  Improve comprehension and develop your vocabulary.
   

• COM 091 – Reading and Study Skills
  Learn strategies for efficient note taking, studying, and test taking.
   

• ENG 095 – Introduction to Writing
  Reacquaint yourself with basic grammar and punctuation rules and learn a process to make writing easier.
   

• ENG 096 – Writing Fundamentals
  Learn how to improve the quality of your writing by focusing on content, word choice, organization, and accuracy.
   

• MTH 090 – Computation Skills
  Just a little rusty on fractions, decimals, percents, or metric conversions? This course will refresh you.
   

• MTH 090 – Computation Skills, Computerized
  Review computation skills using multimedia software package that is accessible via the Internet.
   

• MTH 091 – Pre-algebra
  Learned little or no algebra in high school? This course starts with the basics
   

• MTH 092 – Pre-business Math
  Get acquainted with business terminology and typical transactions before getting into the fast-paced, college-level Business Math course.

Purpose Statement
To assure all students have access to higher education by providing a sequential curriculum of courses that will facilitate adjustment to college and the development of the academic skills necessary to succeed at the college level.