Accelerated Coursework and Supplemental Instruction at Kentucky
Universities & EKU Benchmark Institutions
Eastern Kentucky
Univerty
English
Course: ENG 101R:
Reading, Writing &
Rhetoric (Supported)
Math
Course: MAT 090,
Prealgebra
Modularized
Credit earned, nondevelopmental: 3
Credit earned, nondevelopmental: 0
Description: Successful
completion earns
credit for ENG 095,
ENR 095, & ENG 101.
Must pass with a grade
of C or better
Description:
Developmental math
course offered in
modularized, “selfpaced” delivery
Supplementation:
Required tutoring,
reading instruction
Implementation date:
Fall 2013
Course: ENG/ENR 095
combined course
Credit earned, nondevelopmental: 0
Description: Course for
students with both 095
reading and writing
needs; allows students
to take care of both
developmentals in one
course
Implementation date:
Fall 2015
Supplementation:
One-to-one assistance
in labs
Reading
ENG 101R: Reading, Writing &
Rhetoric (Supported)
Credit earned, nondevelopmental: 3
Description: Successful
completion earns credit for
ENG 095, ENR 095, & ENG 101.
Must pass with a grade of C or
better
Supplementation: Required
tutoring, reading instruction
Implementation date: Fall
2013
Implementation date:
Fall 2013
Course: MAT 095,
Introductory Algebra
Modularized
Credit earned, nondevelopmental: 0
Description:
Developmental math
course offered in
modularized, “selfpaced” delivery
Supplementation:
One-to-one assistance
in labs
Course: ENG/ENR 095
combined course
Credit earned, nondevelopmental: 0
Description: Course for
students with both 095 reading
and writing needs; allows
students to take care of both
developmentals in one course
Implementation date: Fall
2015
Implementation date:
Fall 2013
Kentucky State
University
Course: ENG 088/089,
Paired Developmental
Reading & Composition
Course: MAT 097/115
Co-requisite
Course: ENG 088/089, Paired
Developmental Reading &
Composition
Course credit, non-
Prepared by Kathy Williams, Director, EKU Academic Readiness & Testing, March 2015. (Updated, 3.20.2015 –kw)
Course credit, nondevelopmental: 0
Description: A paired,
co-requisite course
combining ENG 088,
Reading with ENG 089,
Basic Writing I. Must
pass with final grade of
A or B.
Pre-requisite: Score of
less than 15 in both
ACT English & ACT
Reading
Supplementation:
Implementation date:
Summer 2014
Course: ENG
099/ENG101, Paired
Basic Writing & English
Composition I
Course credit, nondevelopmental: 3 (6
credit hours awarded,
3 dev, 3 non-dev)
Description: A paired,
co-requisite course
that combines ENG
099, Basic Writing II &
ENG 101, English
Composition I
Pre-requisite:
Successful completion
of ENG 088/089, Paired
Developmental
Reading & Composition
with a grade of A or B.
Or students who have
successfully passed
ENG 089, Basic Writing
I with a grade of A,B,C.
Enhanced ACT ENG 15
developmental: 3
Description: A paired,
co-requisite course
combining MAT
095/Intermediate Level
Algebra and MAT
115/College Algebra
Supplementation:
Student instructors,
imbedded study skills
instruction, common
assessment across all
sections
Implementation date:
Fall 2014
Course credit, nondevelopmental: 0
Description: A paired, corequisite course combining
ENG 088, Reading with ENG
089, Basic Writing I. Must pass
with final grade of A or B.
Pre-requisite: Score of less
than 15 in both ACT English &
ACT Reading
Supplementation:
Implementation date: Summer
2014
Course: MAT 172,
Mathematics for the
Liberal Arts
Course: ENG 099/ENG101,
Paired Basic Writing & English
Composition I
Course credit, nondevelopmental: 4
Course credit, nondevelopmental: 3 (6 credit
hours awarded, 3 dev, 3 nondev)
Description: A paired,
co-requisite course
that combines MAT
096, Beginning Algebra
& MAT 111,
Contemporary
Mathematics
Supplementation:
Student instructors,
embedded study skills
instruction, common
assessment across all
sections
Implementation date:
Spring 2015
Description: A paired, corequisite course that combines
ENG 099, Basic Writing II & ENG
101, English Composition I
Pre-requisite: Successful
completion of ENG 088/089,
Paired Developmental Reading
& Composition with a grade of
A or B. Or students who have
successfully passed ENG 089,
Basic Writing I with a grade of
A,B,C. Enhanced ACT ENG 15 or
below. SAT ENG 350 or below.
Supplementation: Common
syllabus, common pre- and
post-course assessment,
common midterm, exit exam
Prepared by Kathy Williams, Director, EKU Academic Readiness & Testing, March 2015. (Updated, 3.20.2015 –kw)
or below. SAT ENG 350
or below.
scored by two English
department faculty.
Supplementation:
Common syllabus,
common pre- and postcourse assessment,
common midterm, exit
exam scored by two
English department
faculty.
Implementation date: Spring
2015
Implementation date:
Spring 2015
Course: ENG 101,
Redesigned (Proposed
for Fall 2015)
Course: MAT 176,
Accelerated College
Algebra
Credit earned, nondevelopmental: 4
Credit earned, nondevelopmental: 4
Description: Creditbearing course that all
freshmen would be
required to take as part
of the common core.
Description: Paired, corequisite course.
Combines MAT
097/Intermediate
Algebra & MAT
111/College Algebra
Supplementation: 5
weekly contact hours
(3-4 instructional hours
+ 1-2 hours of
“supplemental
support.”)
Pre-Requisite:
ACT Math 19 or
SAT Math 460 or
KYOTE CR Math 22
(Equivalent to pre-reqs
for EKU MAT 098 or
MAT 105)
Implementation date:
Fall 2015
Supplementation:
Student instructors,
embedded study skills
instructions, common
assessment across all
sections
Implementation date:
Spring 2015
Morehead State
N/A
Course: MAT 091
A/B/C, Beginning
Course: ENG 103, College
Reading with Supplemental
Instruction (Redesigned course,
proposed for Fall 2015)
Credit earned, nondevelopmental: 4
Description: ENG 088, Reading
will be folded into ENG 103,
College Reading with
Supplemental Instruction.
(Currently, ENG 103 follows
ENG 088) Develops critical
reading skills needed to
comprehend college texts. All
students admitted to KSU with
a reading need would be
required to take the course.
Pre-requisite: ENG 088 level
reading need based on
Enhanced ACT ENG 15 or below
Supplementation: 5 weekly
contact hours (3-4 instructional
hours + 1-2 hours of
“supplemental support”),
common syllabus, pre- and
post-course assessment,
N/A
Prepared by Kathy Williams, Director, EKU Academic Readiness & Testing, March 2015. (Updated, 3.20.2015 –kw)
University
Algebra Modularized
Credit earned, nondevelopmental: 0
Description: Students
are placed in course
based on test scores,
may work at own pace
to complete courses.
Supplementation: Peer
tutors, additional
contact time for
students who need
additional help based
on weaker ACT scores
or lack of progress
Implementation date:
Spring 2015 (in
practice), Fall 2015 (in
policy)
Course: MAT 093
A/B/C, Intermediate
Algebra Modularized
Credit earned, nondevelopmental: 0
Description: Students
are placed in course
based on test scores,
may work at own pace
to complete courses.
Supplementation: Peer
tutors, additional
contact time for
students who need
additional help based
on lack of progress
Implementation date:
Spring 2015 (in
practice), Fall 2015 (in
policy)
Prepared by Kathy Williams, Director, EKU Academic Readiness & Testing, March 2015. (Updated, 3.20.2015 –kw)
Murray State
University
Course: COM 161,
Introduction to Public
Speaking, is paired with
combined ENG
095/096, Basic Writing
and combined ENR
095/096/120,
Fundamental Reading
Skills
Credit earned, nondevelopmental: 3
Description: Courses
offered as part of a
first-year learning
community.
Developmental writing
courses are combined
into one course,
developmental reading
courses are both
offered in same
semester, allowing
students to accelerate
through developmental
reading and writing
needs. All 095- & 096level English students
are enrolled in ENG
096 but given extra
support when needed.
Reading students
complete 095-level
reading requirements
first half of the
semester, 096-level
reading requirements
second half of the
semester.
N/A
Course: (Proposed) PSY 180,
General Psychology and
education reading-intensive
courses SOC 133, Introduction
to Sociology paired with a corequisite developmental
reading course
Credit earned, nondevelopmental: 3
Description: Psycology &
sociology gen ed requirements
paired with a developmental
reading course
Supplementation: Reading
instruction, peer mentoring via
Supplemental Instruction
Leaders, “engaging activities”
delivered by SILs, experiential
learning, supplemental reading
instruction, “supplemental
instruction aimed at actively
engaging students in the
gateway course curriculum,”
Implementation date: Fall
2015
Supplementation:
Additional faculty
assistance, opportunity
for acceleration
Implementation date:
Spring 2015
Prepared by Kathy Williams, Director, EKU Academic Readiness & Testing, March 2015. (Updated, 3.20.2015 –kw)
Northern
Kentucky
University
Course: ENG 101W,
College Writing,
Writing Enhanced
Credit, nondevelopmental: 4
Description: For
“students who are
college ready or almost
college ready in
reading…but not
college ready in
English.”
Supplementation:
Enhanced/increased,
individualized
instruction in
composition
Implementation date:
Fall 2015
Course: Combined
MAT 109, Algebra for
College Students and
MAHD 080, College
Algebra Assistance
Credit earned, nondevelopmental: 3 (the
other 2 credits are
developmental level)
Course: ENG 101R, College
Writing, Reading Enhanced
Credit, non-developmental: 4
Description: For “students who
are college ready in English, but
not college ready in reading.”
Supplementation:
Enhanced/increased,
individualized instruction in
reading
Description: Pilot
course; for “students
who do not meet the
prerequisites for
Implementation date: Fall
College Algebra, ACT
2015
math 22, but are
college ready in
mathematics.” MAHD
080 was developed
specifically to serve as
supplementation to the
MAT 109 portion of the
class.
Supplementation:
MAHD 080 skills class
(non-credit)
Implementation date:
Fall 2015
Course: Combined
MAHD 090, Prealgebra
& MAHD 095,
Beginning Algebra
Western
Kentucky
University
Course: Accelerated
English. Currently in
planning stages.
Description:
Implementation date:
Fall 2015
Course: “Enhanced”
Implementation date:
TBA, course is only in
discussion stage
Course: Accelerated
mathematics. Currently
in planning stages
Course: Co-requisite
developmental reading with
reading course.
Implementation date:
Fall 2015
Implementation date: Fall
2015
Course: “Enhanced”
Prepared by Kathy Williams, Director, EKU Academic Readiness & Testing, March 2015. (Updated, 3.20.2015 –kw)
English gateway
courses.
mathematics gateway
courses.
Implementation date:
Fall 2015
Course: ENG 100E,
Introduction to College
Writing, Enhanced
Implementation date:
Fall 2015
Course: Combined
DMA 055C, Basic
Algebra & DMA 096C,
Intermediate Algebra.
Credit earned, nondevelopmental: 3
Description: Would
become the “default
course for students
underprepared in
English writing.”
Supplementation:
“Change course
content; adjust
placement test scores;
one hour supplemental
instruction for students
with significant needs.”
Implementation date:
Fall 2015
Credit earned, nondevelopmental: 0
(would earn 4
developmental credits)
Description: “Redesign
developmental algebra
courses by designing
one four-hour
Intermediate Algebra
course, eliminate Basic
Algebra.”
Supplementation:
“One hour of
supplemental work for
students with
significant needs.”
Course: LTCY 199E, Analysis &
Critical Reading, Enhanced
Credit earned, nondevelopmental: 3
Description: LTCY 199E would
be offered along with standard
LTCY. An LTCY 199/199E would
become the “default course for
students who are
underprepared for reading,”
rather than a developmental
education class.
Supplementation: “Change
course content; adjust
placement test scores; one
hour supplemental instruction
for students with significant
needs.”
Implementation date:
Fall 2015
Implementation date:
Fall 2015
Other: PASS offered for
math: PASS is a
program similar to
Supplemental
Instruction (SI). Student
PASS leaders facilitate
group study sessions.
PASS Leaders sit in on
selected difficult high
enrollment course and
hold twice weekly
study sessions covering
core concepts.
Supplemental
resources offered to
students who are
interested.
Prepared by Kathy Williams, Director, EKU Academic Readiness & Testing, March 2015. (Updated, 3.20.2015 –kw)
Implementation date:
Current
Other (various areas):
“Create one-year
pathways with multiple
options for
academically
underprepared
students that maps
their completion of
developmental,
gateway, and metamajor coursework.
Each meta-major will
have multiple
pathways depending
on the number and
depth of college
readiness needs.”
Implementation date:
Spring 2015
Sources:
Cain, Sue. Report, “Developmental Education Accelerated and Co-requisite Program Model Grants
Overview.” Council on Postsecondary Education. Spring 2015.
Kentucky Association for Developmental Education. KADE Fact Sheets 2014-15, Developmental
Education, Modes of Delivery. Fall 2014. Online. Accessed 3.6.2015.
Kentucky State University Undergraduate Catalog, 2014-15. Online. Accessed 3.9.2015.
Morehead State University Undergraduate Catalog, 2014-15. Online. Accessed 3.11.2015.
Northern Kentucky University Undergraduate Catalog, 2014-15. Online. Accessed 3.12.2015.
Williams, Diane. Northern Kentucky University, Director, Learning Assistance Programs. Email & phone,
March 11-12, 2015.
Prepared by Kathy Williams, Director, EKU Academic Readiness & Testing, March 2015. (Updated, 3.20.2015 –kw)