Learning Support

Designated Major for Students in Learning Support

Students with Learning Support requirements will be admitted into the Associate’s of Arts Core Curriculum (AACC) degree program. Students must meet with their academic advisor to discuss degree requirements and to be placed into classes.

Upon completion of all LS requirements and any RHSC deficiencies, students with LS requirements can change to another major.

Students with documented learning disorders as defined in the USG Academic Affairs Handbook, Section 3.11.1, who are required to enroll in LS, must fulfill all stated requirements, including Learning Support placement and course requirements.

LS English

Students are placed into each level of Learning Support English using the following scores:

Placement into Engl 0989 Foundations for English Composition I has been discontinued. Engl 0989 will not be available to students after Spring 2018. Students who were previously placed into the Foundations level of Learning Support English must enroll in ENGL 0989 Foundations for English Composition. Students who place into the Co-requisite level of Learning Support English must concurrently enroll in ENGL 0999 Support for English Composition I and ENGL 1101 English Composition I. Students must pass ENGL 1101 with a grade of "C" or better to exit Learning Support English.

LS Mathematics

Students are placed into the each level of Learning Support Math using the following scores:

Students who place into the Foundations level of Learning Support Math must enroll in MATH 0988 Foundations for Mathematical Modeling. Students who place into the Co-requisite level of Learning Support Math must concurrently enroll in MATH 0998 Support for Mathematical Modeling and MATH 1101 Mathematical Modeling. In order to exit Learning Support Math, students must pass MATH 1101 with a “C” grade or better. Students in Learning Support Math who receive a “D” or “F” grade in MATH 1101 must retake MATH 1101 with MATH 0998, regardless of the grade in Math 0998.

LS Registering for Courses

For each semester of enrollment, a student must meet with their academic advisor to register for all required LS courses.  Students are required to register for LS courses before being allowed to register for other courses. If a student is dropped from a LS course during the add/drop period, the student may be dropped from all other courses. This policy applies to both full-time and part-time students.

Students enrolled in LS courses are not permitted to enroll for credit or to audit in courses that require the content or skills of the LS course. Academic advisors shall inform students of those courses that have LS courses as prerequisites or co-requisites.

• Completion or exemption from Co-requisite LS Mathematics is a prerequisite for Natural and Physical Science courses.
• Completion or exemption from Foundation-level LS Mathematics or placement into Co-requisite mathematics is required for placement into college level math courses.
• Completion or exemption from Co-requisite-level LS English is a prerequisite for Social, Natural, and Physical science courses.
• Completion or exemption from Foundation-level LS English or placement into Co-requisite English is required for placement into college level English courses.
• Any courses with prerequisite of any other college-level course would require exit or exemption from related Learning Support requirements.

Students who have acquired 30 or more credit hours and have not exited LS can only enroll in LS courses. Readmitted students who have not satisfied LS requirements and have acquired 30 or more hours during their previous period(s) of enrollment, can only enroll in LS courses. Transferred hours or hours completed in a prior earned certificate or degree program, will not count toward the 30 credit hours in the student’s current program.

Students who are not required to take LS courses in any disciplinary area, may elect to enroll in LS courses in the non-required area for institutional credit or on an audit basis. Such students are limited to two attempts if they enroll in Foundation English (reading/writing) or Foundation math but are not subject to the requirements assigned to students with LS requirements, e.g. the 30 hour rule.

LS Attempts and Dismissal

Students with LS requirements will be dismissed if they do not pass Foundation English (ENGL 0989) in two semesters (course attempts) or if they do not pass Foundation Math (MATH 0988) in two semesters (course attempts) regardless of GPA.

Current BOR policy defines an attempt as an institutional credit course in which a student receives any grade or symbol except “W” or “WM.” The number of attempts enrolled in an LS disciplinary area is cumulative within the University System.

Students dismissed for failure to satisfy LS requirements can apply for re-admission after one year if they satisfy the current admission requirements. There is no appeal for dismissal and re-admission is not guaranteed.