2. Developmental Courses
You might need to enroll in developmental courses to build a strong academic foundation prior to enrolling in college-level courses.
It takes determination on your part to postpone career plans while doing developmental work in English, mathematics or reading. However, these academic enrichment courses will establish the needed preparations prior to enrolling in college-level work.
You should know that you pay tuition for these courses, the grades earned are reflected on your permanent transcript and, in most instances, these courses do not count toward a degree. However, through these classes, you develop good study habits, improve reading comprehension, increase ability to analyze and develop reasoning skills. This is what building an academic foundation is really all about.
Your developmental course needs might be met by non-semester length developmental education interventions, Non-Course Based Option (NCBO) rather than semester length developmental education coursework. Check with the Chairperson of the appropriate department to see if you are qualified to take an NCBO.
Students who enroll in developmental coursework may be required to co-enroll in the entry-level freshman course of the same subject matter in the same semester, as required by Texas state law.
For the 2018–2019 academic year, co-requisite enrollment is as follows:
- Students taking developmental coursework in Reading or English must also enroll in ENGL 1301, if those students (a) scored 345 or above in Reading (R) on the TSI and (b) scored an Essay of 3 and 354 or above for English (E) on the TSI.
- Students taking developmental coursework for Mathematics must enroll according to their degree plan in either MATH 1314, MATH 1332, or MATH 1342, if those students scored 336 or above for Math (M) on the TSI. Students who test into MATH 0371 or MATH 0373 will also be enrolled in a 1-hour lab.