ENG 088: Reading ENG 089: Basic Writing I ENG 099: Basic Writing II ENG 103: College Reading MAT 095: Fundamentals of Mathematics MAT 097: Intermediate Level Algebra

Except for ENG 103, none of the classes carries graduation credit. This means that students requiring full remediation must take 18 hours of classes that do not carry college credit. For those who persist, it adds at least a year to their stay at the University.

Students are placed into the appropriate courses according to the statewide public secondary placement policy. Those students who fail to meet the State minimum requirements for admission into college credit-bearing courses are subdivided into remediation levels based on actual ACT sub scores. Many students who enter KSU who require remediation are also in a category called "conditionally admitted" students, or "conditional admits." These are students who fail to meet the minimum University admissions index score (ACT score X 10 + High School GPA X 100) of 430 or who also may fail to meet the CPE's Pre-College Curriculum (PCC) requirements. With scores between 320-429 on the admissions index, conditionally admitted students must earn a college GPA of 2.0 during the first semester or continue to be restricted to a maximum of 13 credit hours in the second semester. If a student fails to achieve a college GPA of 2.0 or better, then he or she may be suspended. All mathematics and English deficiencies must be completed (with a grade of C or better) within the first 30 semester credit hours of course work or be suspended from the University. (Link to Catalogue_2007-2008_p17.pdf) These students, approximately 40 to 45 percent of each entering freshman class, constitute the largest "at-risk" learning group at KSU. [Link to ConditionalAdmit_Projections.pdf]

Keeping developmental classes to an effective size and staffing them with appropriate faculty has been difficult. As a matter of best practice, the National Council of Teachers of English recommends that 20 is the maximum size for reading and writing classes on the college level but the organization considers 15 students as the maximum for remedial classes. (Link to NCTE_Remedial.pdf)

The University has made efforts to provide learning and advising support for students through the Academic Center for Excellence (ACE), the Office of Academic Advising and its Faculty Advising Council, the block scheduling of some, but not all, students who have similar developmental needs, and the creation of a Summer Academic Bridge Program for at-risk students, which began in 2005. These efforts have had mixed success. ACE has proven to be particularly successful. Learning support outside of the classroom comes primarily from this academic support unit, which is a comprehensive learning center for all KSU students, not simply a tutorial service for developmental students. Formed in 2004 as a merger of the former KSU Communication Skills Center and the Peers Empowering Peers Lab, ACE provides tutoring in a number of academic areas, including reading, writing, and mathematics, as well as providing workshops to help students with study strategies, test-taking skills, and time management. With its Director, Associate Director, an Administrative Assistant, and approximately 20 peer tutors and supplemental instructors, ACE also provides workshops for students and integrative services for faculty that include

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