Academic Development Courses
Learning Support Services offers three enhancement Academic Development courses that are graded on a letter-grade basis. These enhancement courses carry elective credit, which may be counted for graduation credit, and include AD 115 Study Skills, AD 116 Reading Speed and Efficiency, and AD 117 Career Planning and Development. All other Academic Development courses carry institutional credit – such courses are not calculated in the count of hours earned toward graduation. However, they do count for calculations involving satisfactory academic progress for financial aid and are vital to students who need additional support with foundational concepts.
Mathematics
AD 070 (3 cr. hrs.) Beginning Algebra
Signed numbers, fractions, integer exponents, algebraic expressions, solving linear equations/inequalities, graphing, polynomial operations, factoring, rational expressions, system of linear equations, applications. Four contact hours.
Reading
AD 082 (3 cr. hrs.) College Reading II
Course focuses on strengthening reading comprehension; encourages critical reading. Evaluation of ideas is facilitated by keeping journals, participating in literature groups and practicing effective strategies. Four contact hours.
Writing
AD 090 (5 cr. hrs.) Basic Writing I
Focus on grammar, sentence development, and building multi-paragraph essays. Five contact hours.
Study Skills
AD 115 (2 cr. hrs.) Study Skills
Improve study behaviors and attitudes through academic goal setting, study systems, note-taking techniques, test-taking strategies, time management, classroom communication and problem solving. Two contact hours.
Speed Reading
AD 116 (2 cr. hrs.) Reading Speed & Efficiency
Reading Speed and Efficiency focuses on improvement of reading rate and flexibility. The course also emphasizes comprehension, vocabulary development, and textbook reading strategies as related to reading efficiency and overall academic performance.
Career Planning
AD 117 (2 cr. hrs.) Career Planning & Development
Career decision-making process investigates self-awareness, career exploration, career information gathering, life styles and job-search strategy including development of resumés, interviewing skills and networking techniques.
