Curricular Deficiencies
ACT-Based Deficiencies – A student who scores less than 19 on any of the ACT subscores is judged deficient in that subject area. Students must remediate all deficiencies within the first 24 credit hours attempted. If deficiencies remain after the completion of 24 hours, enrollment will be restricted to remedial courses. Students continuously enrolled in courses designed to remove deficiencies may be allowed to continue enrollment beyond the 24-hour limit.
Each remedial course (identified by a first-digit of "0" in the course number) carries the same tuition as college-level courses, plus a $20 per hour fee, but does not carry college credit.
Remediation in English is achieved in one of the following ways:
- completion of ENGL-0123, or
- completion of ENGL-1013, or
- Pass a USAO English assessment.
Remediation in science is achieved in one of the following ways:
- completion of NSCI-0122, or
- completion of IDS-2013, or
- earning a passing grade on a USAO assessment test.
Remediation in mathematics is achieved in one of the following ways:
- Students majoring in Biology, Chemistry, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Deaf Education, Mathematics, Environmental Science, Physics, or any other field requiring MATH-1513, MATH-1613, or MATH-1743 must do one of the following:
- Score 19 or higher on the ACT math sub score,
- Pass a USAO level 2 mathematics assessment (quantitative reasoning, algebra, and statistics), or
- Complete MATH-0123 with a grade of “RP”, or
- Complete MATH-1513 with a passing grade.
- Other students, including majors whose only required mathematics course is IDS-1223 and majors whose only required MATH prefix course is MATH-2203 must do one of the following:
- Score 19 or higher on the ACT math sub score,
- Pass a Science USAO level 2 mathematics assessment (quantitative reasoning, algebra, and statistics), or
- Pass a USAO level 1 mathematics assessment (arithmetic), or
- Complete MATH-0103 with a grade of “RP.”