READ 0303 - Reading Improvement And Study Skills

Institution:

St Philip's College

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Description:

Prerequisite: READ 0302 with a grade of "C" or equivalent placementscore. Fees: Laboratory Designed for the student who reads between the 10th and 12th grade level. Enhancement of college-level vocabulary and comprehension of written material; practice in flexibility of reading rate are emphasized. Strong emphasis is placed on study skills, study strategies for content area texts, note taking, outlining and summarizing, and library and research skills. Course requirements must be completed in order to receive a passing grade even when TSI has been met during the semester. To successfully pass this course, two out of three of the following items must be completed: 1) an end-of-semester Nelson-Denny Reading Test score of 12.9; 2) completion of all lab work on the 12th grade reading level; 3) a grade of 70% or higher on the fi nal exam. If two of these items are not successfully completed, a grade of "IP" (In Progress) is usually assigned, and re-enrollment in thiscourse would be necessary. This course requires laboratory registration. (LVN to ADN MOBILITY PROGRAM) Students transferring to the St. Philip's Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) to Associate Degree Nurse (ADN) Mobility Program from other institutions may be awarded credit for courses taken at the previous institution. Previously enrolled students are required to meet with the Program Director four months (4) prior to the beginning of a term for a full review of his or her educational transcript. The LVN-ADN Mobility Program student with two failures in nursing courses will be dismissed from the program without the option of readmission. The LVN-ADN Mobility Program applicant who has failed two courses in another nursing program will be ineligible for transfer or admissions to the Philip's College Nursing Program.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Multiple

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Institution Website:

www.alamo.edu/spc/

Phone Number:

(210) 486-2000

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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