Placement of Non-Native Speakers in College Preparatory Courses - Procedure 3.0410

Purpose:

To increase the chances that students for whom English is not a first language will succeed in college preparatory English courses.

General:

SCC Board Rule 3.020 "recognizes the need for students to be accurately placed in their academic program" and authorizes the college to establish a placement model "that includes placement recommendations for English, Mathematics, and Reading courses and conforms with SBE Rule 6A-10.315."

Procedure:

First-time-in-college non-native speaking students whose placement test scores mandate enrollment in college preparatory English classes will be required to register for ESL 0041C (intensive Fundamentals of Writing I) and ESL 0161C (Writing about Reading I). Students who question their test results will be able to retest with the TSWE. If TSWE results confirm college preparatory placement, the students will register for ESL 0041C and ESL 0161C instructors will again verify placement. Students who do not need ESL 0041C and ESL 0161C will be placed in ENC 0001, Writing I.

Responsibility for Implementation

Dean of the Open Campus - Establish enough ESL 0041C and ESL 0161C sections to meet student need

Dean of Student Services - Revise placement model and placement forms used with college credit orientation.

Forms Associated with Procedure

College Credit Placement Model

First-Time-In-College Education Plan

Attachments

1990-1991 SCC College Credit Placement Model

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