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Course Criteria
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1.00 Credits
This self-instructional course is designed to improve students' ability to study efficiently. Based on the results of a study skills survey administered during the student's initial visit to the center, an individualized program is established. Using instructional material provided by the A.A.C., students will master a variety of concepts, including time management, goal setting, textbook reading, note taking from textbook and from lecture, stress management, test taking and using college resources. An Academic Achievement Center instructor is available to work with the student to establish specific instructional goals, administer tests, and provide individualized instruction as it is needed to complete the student's program. This course does not fulfill degree requirements. Associated Costs: In addition to the course tuition, fees, and textbooks, this course has additional expense considerations that are estimated to be $2 to $5.
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1.00 Credits
This class is designed to improve students' ability to study efficiently. The focus is an array of skills the college student needs, i.e., test-taking skills and note-taking skills, using a textbook, critical reading and memory recall, and effective listening and classroom strategies. Also covered are services the college offers to facilitate the learning experience for the college student, i.e., the Writing Center, the Math Resource Center, the Academic Achievement Center, the Student Success Center and the Billington Library. The format includes reading, discussion and application activities. This course does not fulfill degree requirements. Associated Costs: In addition to the course tuition, fees, and textbooks, this course has additional expense considerations that are estimated to be $2 to $5.
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3.00 Credits
This self-instructional course is for students who wish to improve their spelling ability but who have not been successful in the traditional spelling program. This course provides a highly structured approach to spelling improvement through mastery of morphographs (units of meaning) and guidelines for combining morphographs. A limited number of spelling rules are taught in the course. This course is ideal for students for whom English is a second language. An Academic Achievement Center instructor is available to work with students to establish specific goals, administer tests, and provide individualized instruction as needed to complete the students' program. This course does not fulfill degree requirements. Associated Costs: In addition to the course tuition, fees, and textbooks, this course has additional expense considerations that are estimated to be $2 to $5.
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1.00 Credits
This self-instructional course is for students who need to learn or review the basic spelling concepts and to improve their level of spelling mastery. Based on the results of a pretest administered during the student's initial visit, an individualized program is established. Using instructional material provided by the AAC, students will master a variety of concepts, including the final-e rule, the doubling rule, the y-to-i rule, forming the plurals and using possessives. In addition, students will monitor misspellings that occur in their own writing and will master the correct spelling of those words. A post-test will be administered at the end of the program to measure progress. An Academic Achievement Center instructor is available to work with students to establish specific instructional goals, administer tests and provide individualized instruction as needed to complete the students' program. This course does not fulfill degree requirements. Associated Costs: In addition to the course tuition, fees, and textbooks, this course has additional expense considerations that are estimated to be $2 to $5.
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1.00 Credits
This self-instructional course is designed for students who wish to improve their understanding of written language. A pretest is administered to determine a baseline reading comprehension level. An individualized program of study will be developed for each student, which includes both instructional and practice material provided by the A.A.C. Textbooks, computer software and handouts are some of the materials used in this course. This course does not fulfill degree requirements. Students learn techniques for increasing reading comprehension, which include previewing, questioning, careful reading with note taking, reciting and reviewing. An Academic Achievement Center instructor is available to work with students to establish specific goals, administer tests and provide individualized instruction as needed to complete the student's program. This course does not fulfill degree requirements. Associated Costs: In addition to the course tuition, fees, and textbooks, this course has additional expense considerations that are estimated to be $2 to $5.
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1.00 Credits
This self-instructional course is designed for students who demonstrate strong comprehension skills and wish to improve the rate at which they process written language. Students learn techniques for increasing reading rate and for improving skimming and scanning levels. A pretest will be administered to determine a baseline reading efficiency rate. An individualized program of study will be developed for each student, which includes both instructional and practice material provided by the A.A.C. Textbooks, computer software and handouts are some of the materials used in this course. An Academic Achievement Center instructor is available to work with students to establish specific instructional goals, administer tests and provide individualized instruction as needed to complete each student's program. This course does not fulfill degree requirements. Associated Costs: In addition to the course tuition, fees, and textbooks, this course has additional expense considerations that are estimated to be $2 to $5.
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1.00 Credits
This self-instructional course is designed for college students who wish to expand both their receptive and expressive vocabulary levels. College students are expected to be able to recognize and use vocabularies specific to specialized and changing contents, i.e., data processing, sociology and business. A vocabulary placement test will be administered to determine a starting level. Instructional material provided by the A.A.C. includes Latin and Greek derivatives, specialized vocabulary, stated and implied meanings as well as the process of acquisition (context clues, etymology and derivatives). An Academic Achievement Center instructor is available to work with the student to establish specific instructional goals, administer tests and provide individualized instruction as needed to complete the student's program. This course does not fulfill degree requirements. Associated Costs: In addition to the course tuition, fees, and textbooks, this course has additional expense considerations that are estimated to be $2 to $5.
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1.00 Credits
This self-instructional course is designed for students who need to learn or review basic mathematical concepts. Based on the results of a pretest administered during the student's initial visit to the Center, an individualized program is established. While one student may begin the program with multiplication facts, another may begin with solving proportions or equations. Instructional material is provided by the A.A.C. An Academic Achievement Center instructor is available to work with the student to establish specific instructional goals, administer tests and to provide individualized instruction as needed to complete the student's program. This course does not fulfill degree requirements. Associated Costs: In addition to the course tuition, fees, and textbooks, this course has additional expense considerations that are estimated to be $30 to $35.
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1.00 Credits
This self-instructional course is designed for students who possess basic math skills and want to learn basic concepts in algebra. Based on the results of a pretest administered during the student's initial visit to the center, an individualized program is established. Using instructional material provided by the A.A.C., students will master a variety of concepts, including the terminology of mathematics and algebra, simplifying open expressions, solving algebraic equations and other concepts. An Academic Achievement Center instructor will be available to work with the student to establish specific instructional goals, administer tests and provide individualized instruction as needed to complete the student's program. This course does not fulfill degree requirements. Associated Costs: In addition to the course tuition, fees, and textbooks, this course has additional expense considerations that are estimated to be $2 to $5.
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1.00 Credits
This self-instructional course is designed for students who need to learn or review the basic chemistry concepts. Based on the results of a pretest administered during the student's initial visit to the center, an individualized program is established. Using instructional material provided by the A.A.C., students will master a variety of concepts, including chemical symbols and formulas, valences, chemical equations, the metric system, units and dimensions, temperature, numbers in exponent form, significant figures, electrical charges, acids, bases, salts and solubility. An Academic Achievement Center instructor is available to work with the student to establish specific instructional goals, administer tests and provide individualized instruction needed to complete the student's program. This course does not fulfill degree requirements. Associated Costs: In addition to the course tuition, fees, and textbooks, this course has additional expense considerations that are estimated to be $2 to $5.
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