• Dr. John McArthur, Provost
– jmcarthur@cameron.edu
• Dr. Karla Oty, Director, Institutional Research,
Assessment, and Accountability
– koty@cameron.edu
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ENGL 0103 BASIC COMPOSITION SKILLS, (Remedial/Developmental Course) Introduces students to and provides practice in reading, writing, and interpretation. Intended
for students whose experiences as writers have not prepared them for ENGL 0113. Attention
to the development of language skills is integrated into the course's primary emphasis upon
essay writing. Required for entering students who score below 16 on the ACT English test and
for adult students who score below 65 on the CPT Sentence Skills test. Individual conferences
are arranged as needed. Does not satisfy degree requirement for any degree program at
Cameron University. Lecture 3 hours.
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ENGL 0113 DEVELOPMENTAL WRITING, (Remedial/Developmental Course) - Provides
practice in reading, writing and interpretation for students whose experiences as writers
have not prepared them for ENGL 1113. Attention to the development of language skills is
integrated into the course's primary emphasis on essay writing. Required for entering
students who score greater than 15 but less than 19 on the ACT English test and for adult
students who score greater than 64 but less than 96 on the CPT Sentence Skills test.
Individual conferences are arranged as needed. Does not satisfy any degree requirement for
any degree program at Cameron University. Lecture 3 hours.
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Course Placement
CPT
Score
ACT
Score
ENGL 1113 English Composition I
>=96
>=19
ENGL 0113 Developmental Writing
65-95
16-18
ENGL 0103 Basic Composition Skills
<65
<15
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MATH 0013 PRE-ALGEBRA, (Remedial/Developmental Course) - This course provides a
solid foundation in whole and signed number operations, fractions, decimals and percent.
Does not satisfy any requirements for any degree program at Cameron University. Students
who have unsuccessfully attempted this course two or more times are required to co-enroll
in MATH 0121. Lecture 3 hours.
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MATH 0103 BEGINNING ALGEBRA, (Remedial/Developmental Course) - This course is an
introduction to algebra. Topics covered include introduction to the real number system,
solving and graphing linear equations and inequalities, arithmetic operations using
polynomials, factoring, and simplifying rational expressions. Does not satisfy any
requirements for any degree program at Cameron University. Students who have
unsuccessfully attempted this course two or more times are required to coenroll in MATH
0121. Lecture 3 hours. Prerequisite: MATH 0013 or satisfactory placement score.
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MATH 0115 BEGINNING AND INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA, (Remedial/Developmental
Course) - A combined beginning and intermediate algebra course. This course is designed for
students who are able to cover the material in both beginning and intermediate algebra in
one semester. Does not satisfy any requirements for any degree program at Cameron
University. Students who have unsuccessfully attempted this course two or more times are
required to co-enroll in MATH 0121. Lecture 5 hours. Prerequisite: MATH 0013 or satisfactory
placement score.
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MATH 0213 INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA, (Remedial/Developmental Course) - This course
is designed to help students develop the skills needed for general education courses. Topics
include radical and rational exponents, inequalities, quadratics, complex numbers, and an
introduction to functions. Does not satisfy any requirements for any degree program at
Cameron University. Students who have unsuccessfully attempted this course two or more
times are required to co-enroll in MATH 0121. Lecture 3 hours. Prerequisite: MATH 0103 or
satisfactory placement score.
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Course Placement
CPT
Score
ACT
Score
MATH 1513 College Algebra
>=98
>=19
MATH 1413 Survey of Mathematics
>=75
>=19
MATH 0213 Intermediate Algebra
65-74
16-18
MATH 0115 Beginning and Intermediate
Algebra
54-74
16-17
MATH 0103 Beginning Algebra
44-64
13-15
MATH 0013 Pre-Algebra
<43
<12
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Full-time Director, Full-time Assistant Director, and four Part-time Consultants
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Provides help to understand an assignment, narrow a topic, develop a thesis,
improve a draft, or polish essays.
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Free for enrolled students. Students are helped on a first-come, first-served basis
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http://www.cameron.edu/writing_center/staffservices.html
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Full-time Director and 5 Student Workers
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Provides help for students enrolled in MATH 0013 (Pre-Algebra) through MATH
2713 (Elementary Calculus).
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Free for enrolled students. Students are helped on a first-come, first-served basis
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http://www.cameron.edu/math/mathematics-laboratory
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Funded by OSRHE in Fall 2004 for implementation in Fall 2005
Faculty members enter information about students who have attendance
problems and/or performance problems
Communications are sent to students based on level and type of comment
(email, letter, telephone, visit)
In Fall 2006, university placement scores in math and English were
reviewed and updated to align with the guidelines from Accuplacer and
ACT
As a result of this review, a new Pre-Algebra course was developed to
accommodate those students entering the university with the greatest
deficiencies in mathematics.
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Implemented Fall 2009
Students enrolled in pair courses took both remedial classes with the
same cohort of students and stayed in the same room in back to back
sessions for the classes
Success of the initiative was measured by the percent of A, B, and C’s
earned as well as retention rates of students enrolled in paired courses
Paired courses in mathematics and English were not offered after Spring
2011.
Started in Fall 2010 for all students enrolled in sixteen week classes at
the remedial and 1000-level
Midterm grades are used for counseling purposes and are not recorded
on the permanent record of any student
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Implemented in Spring 2010 for academic performance in remedial
courses
Instructors may request an AW for students for non-attendance
Expanded to include all courses in Summer 2010
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Implemented in Fall 2010
Start in week 5 of a 16 week semester
Provided for students whose placement was not indicative of skill level
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Implemented in Spring 2010
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Students who have not successfully completed a specific remedial
course in math or English after two or more attempts are required to
enroll.
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ENGL 0111 COLLEGE WRITING SKILLS, (Remedial/Developmental Course) Supplemental instruction in college writing skills under direction of Writing Center staff.
Students must be concurrently enrolled in ENGL 0103 Basic Composition Skills or ENGL 0113
Developmental Writing. Does not satisfy any degree requirement for any degree program at
Cameron University.
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MATH 0121 BASIC MATH SKILLS, (Remedial/Developmental Course) - This course is a
supplemental developmental course providing an individualized plan of study to practice
mathematical skills under the direction of the Mathematics Laboratory staff. Students who
are enrolled in this course must be concurrently enrolled in MATH 0013, MATH 0103, MATH
0115, or MATH 0213. Does not satisfy any degree requirements for any degree program at
Cameron University.
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•ENGL 0111 and MATH 0121 are graded on a Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis.
•Each student is required to schedule a regular time to meet with his or her tutor for one
hour every week for the entire semester.
•If a student misses more than one tutoring session without rescheduling and completing
the missed session before the next scheduled session, the student receives a “U” for the
tutoring course.
•If a student misses more than three sessions with his or her tutor without prior
rescheduling, then the student is administratively withdrawn from both the mandatory
tutoring course and the remedial course.
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•Handout for first day of class
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•Consultation form for Mathematics
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Spring 2010 to Fall 2011
Course
ENGL 0103
ENGL 0113
English
Course
ENGL 0103
ENGL 0113
English
Headcount of students
enrolled in a remedial
course that participated
in mandatory tutoring
15
53
68
# of students receiving
A, B, or C in remedial
course
5
30
35
Spring 2010 to Fall 2011
Headcount of students
enrolled in a remedial # of students receiving
course that did not
A, B, or C in remedial
participate in mandatory
course
tutoring
823
460
1541
892
2364
1352
Success Rate
33.3%
56.6%
51.5%
Success Rate
55.9%
57.9%
57.2%
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Remedial English
100%
55.9%
75%
50%
56.6%
57.9%
33.3%
25%
0%
ENGL 0103
ENGL 0113
Success Rate of Students Enrolled in Mandatory Tutoring
Success Rate of Students Not Enrolled in Mandatory Tutoring
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Spring 2010 to Fall 2011
Course
MATH 0013
MATH 0103
MATH 0115
MATH 0213
Mathematics
Course
MATH 0013
MATH 0103
MATH 0115
MATH 0213
Mathematics
Headcount of students
enrolled in a remedial
course that participated
in mandatory tutoring
47
83
3
137
270
# of students receiving
A, B, or C in remedial
course
19
34
1
71
125
Spring 2010 to Fall 2011
Headcount of students
enrolled in a remedial # of students receiving
course that did not
A, B, or C in remedial
participate in mandatory
course
tutoring
1105
673
1377
630
169
110
1770
970
4421
2383
Success Rate
40.4%
41.0%
33.3%
51.8%
46.3%
Success Rate
60.9%
45.8%
65.1%
54.8%
53.9%
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Remedial Mathematics
100%
75%
65.1%
60.9%
51.8%
50%
40.4%
41.0%
54.8%
45.8%
33.3%
25%
0%
MATH 0013
MATH 0103
MATH 0115
MATH 0213
Success Rate of Students Enrolled in Mandatory Tutoring
Success Rate of Students Not Enrolled in Mandatory Tutoring
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Spring 2010 to Fall 2011
Course
English
Mathematics
Course
English
Mathematics
Headcount of students
enrolled in a remedial
course that participated
in mandatory tutoring
68
270
# of students receiving
A, B, or C in remedial
course
35
125
Spring 2010 to Fall 2011
Headcount of students
enrolled in a remedial # of students receiving
course that did not
A, B, or C in remedial
participate in mandatory
course
tutoring
2364
1352
4421
2383
Success Rate
51.5%
46.3%
Success Rate
57.2%
53.9%
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Remedial English and Mathematics
100%
75%
51.5%
57.2%
53.9%
46.3%
50%
25%
0%
English
Mathematics
Success Rate of Students Enrolled in Mandatory Tutoring
Success Rate of Students Not Enrolled in Mandatory Tutoring
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