Tom Claassen, Ph.D - Coordinator

AS003 Introduction to Composition (2 hours)
This course combines the study of sentence structure and the mechanics of writing with the principles of structuring clear paragraphs and essays to help students gain the skills and confidence necessary for writing college level assignments. Students with an English ACT score below 18 should take his course during their fist semester, before enrolling in EN101 Thinking and Writing.

AS008 College Reading (2 hours)
This course focuses on the fundamentals of reading; dictionary skills, expansion of sight vocabulary, and improvement of basic comprehension skills. Students are also introduced to the study skills, habits, and attitudes that promote academic success. Individual and group tutoring, counseling, and computer-assisted learning are available. This class should be taken concurrently with at least one class that requires significant reading so that techniques learned in this class can be immediately applied outside of this class.

AS012 Study Skills (1 hour)
This course is designed to help students in their transformation to college life, enable students to form their expectations of college study, and introduce to students the strategies to succeed academically and socially during their college years. Fall only.

AS013 Academic Assistance (1 hour)
This course is designed to help students get off of academic probation by concentrating on time management and intensifying and increasing the efficiency of their study.

AS098 Preparation for Introduction to Algebra (interterm course) (2 hours)
This course is designed to teach and review basic mathematics and algebra skills. Students should plan on spending a minimum of two hours a day outside class time to stay on schedule. The curriculum is primarily delivered online, supported by on-campus tutors, and in-class paper/pencil tests. Students who have a Mathematics ACT score below 16 or have not completed high school Algebra I with a grade of B or higher, and who want to review concepts important to success in AS099 should take this course during Interterm, before enrolling AS099.

AS099 Introduction to Algebra (3 hours)
This course, designed to teach and review basic mathematics and algebra skills, presents concepts, procedure and problem solving strategies to enable students to perform successfully in college level mathematics courses. Students who have Mathematics ACT score below 15 or who did not complete high school Algebra 1 with a grade of B or better should take this course during their first semester, before enrolling in any course in the Math Department.

AS101 Preparation for Intermediate Algebra (Interterm course) (2 hours)
This course is designed to teach and review basic mathematics and algebra skills. Students should plan on spending a minimum of two hours a day outside of class to stay on schedule. Students who have a Mathematics ACT score from 16 to 19 or have not completed high school Algebra I with a grade of B or higher, and who want to review concepts important to success in MA101 should take this course during Interterm before enrolling in MA101 in spring.

AS102 Preparation for College Algebra (Interterm course) (2 hours)
This course is designed to teach and review basic mathematics and algebra skills. Students should plan on spending a minimum of one hour per day outside of class to stay on schedule. Students who have a Mathematics ACT score above 19, and who want to review concepts important to success in MA102 should take this course during Interterm before enrolling in MA102 in the spring.