Students who succeed in college have strong reading, oral and written communication, mathematical, and reasoning skills. To provide the assistance that many new college students need to improve their skills in these areas, Clinton Community College offers the following Basic Skills courses:
- ENG 101S (ENG 099) Composition Foundations
- RDG 095 Reading Foundations
- MAT 098 Pre algebra
- MAT 098S (MAT 090/MAT098) Pre algebra Supplemental Instruction
- MAT 100 Introductory Algebra
- MAT 100Q Quantitative Literacy
Previous eligible basic skills courses include COM100, ENG093, ENG094, ENG100 and MAT096. Previous eligible basic skills program topics courses include ENG081, RDG080, MAT080. Students are placed in Basic Skills courses on the basis of placement test scores and previous educational experience. A student who earns a placement test score among the courses in the Basic Skills Program is required to complete one or more courses as prerequisites prior to completing higher college-level credit-bearing course work. Some students are advised to take all of the Basic Skills Program courses, while other students may need one or two of the courses. Descriptions of the Basic Skills courses are included in the course description section of this catalog. Academic-support services, such as the following, are available to students in Basic Skills Program courses:
- Tutoring in writing, reading and mathematics.
- Tutoring in most subjects taught at Clinton Community College.
- Personal, academic and vocational counseling and advising.
Although some Basic Skills Program courses do not count toward students’ degree requirements, these courses provide the opportunity for personal and academic development that many students need in order to reach their educational goals