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2005-2007 Catalog - University of Arkansas at Monticello

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Course Prerequisites and Corequisites<br />

No student may enroll in a course until successfully completing all prerequisites<br />

or concurrently enrolling in the co-requisite. The instructor may withdraw any<br />

student who does not comply with this regul<strong>at</strong>ion. The head <strong>of</strong> the academic unit<br />

in which the course is taught may approve exceptions to this policy.<br />

Course Numbers and Symbols<br />

The numbers <strong>of</strong> regular <strong>University</strong> courses contain four digits: in general, the<br />

first indic<strong>at</strong>es the university year; the second and third the particular course; and<br />

the fourth the number <strong>of</strong> hours <strong>of</strong> credit.<br />

Developmental courses are numbered 0001-0999, freshmen-level courses<br />

1001-1999; sophomore-level courses 2001-2999; junior-level courses 3001-3999;<br />

senior-level courses 4001-4999; and gradu<strong>at</strong>e-level courses 5000-5999.<br />

Enrollment in Developmental Courses<br />

The UAM developmental educ<strong>at</strong>ion program is designed to identify academically<br />

under-prepared students and assist in developing their abilities to successfully<br />

meet the requirements <strong>of</strong> college-level courses. Based on ACT, ASSET,<br />

COMPASS, or SAT scores, students with developmental educ<strong>at</strong>ion needs who are<br />

admitted to enroll in associ<strong>at</strong>e or bachelor’s degree programs are placed in one or<br />

more courses in reading, English, or m<strong>at</strong>hem<strong>at</strong>ics. Students whose placement test<br />

scores in reading, m<strong>at</strong>hem<strong>at</strong>ics, or English fall below the minimum must enroll in<br />

appropri<strong>at</strong>e developmental courses as shown in the following table.(Source:<br />

<strong>Arkansas</strong> Department <strong>of</strong> Higher Educ<strong>at</strong>ion June 2004 Reference Manual):<br />

ACT SAT ASSET COMPASS<br />

English English Verbal Writing Skills Writing<br />

ENGL 0133 Fundamentals <strong>of</strong> English 1-18 1-460 1-44 1-74<br />

ENGL 1013 Composition I 19 or above 470 or above 45 or above 75 or above<br />

ACT SAT ASSET COMPASS<br />

Reading Reading Verbal Reading Skills Reading<br />

Reading Labor<strong>at</strong>ory 1-18 1-460 1-42 1-81<br />

No Reading Labor<strong>at</strong>ory Required 19 or above 470 or above 43 or above 82 or above<br />

ACT SAT ASSET COMPASS<br />

M<strong>at</strong>hem<strong>at</strong>ics M<strong>at</strong>hem<strong>at</strong>ics Quantit<strong>at</strong>ive Inter. Algebra Algebra<br />

MATH 0143 Introductory Algebra 1-15 1-370 1-33 1-34<br />

MATH 0183 Intermedi<strong>at</strong>e Algebra 16-18 380-450 34-38 35-40<br />

MATH 1043 College Algebra -or-<br />

MATH 1003 Survey <strong>of</strong> M<strong>at</strong>h 19 or above 460 or above 39 or above 41 or above<br />

Note: The standards in the table above are subject to change by the <strong>Arkansas</strong><br />

Department <strong>of</strong> Higher Educ<strong>at</strong>ion.<br />

Students with low college entrance scores in both m<strong>at</strong>hem<strong>at</strong>ics and English will<br />

be restricted in their first semester to enrolling in a maximum <strong>of</strong> 14 credit hours<br />

which will include the appropri<strong>at</strong>e 0-level m<strong>at</strong>hem<strong>at</strong>ics course and ENGL 0133<br />

Fundamentals <strong>of</strong> English. Students should consult their academic advisors to make<br />

appropri<strong>at</strong>e course selections to complete their class schedule and stay within the<br />

14-hour maximum. Students who have completed a college-level course in<br />

m<strong>at</strong>hem<strong>at</strong>ics or English with a “C” or above may not enroll for credit in a 0-level<br />

course in th<strong>at</strong> subject. NOTE: Part-time students in associ<strong>at</strong>e or bachelor’s degree<br />

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