ACAD 100: College Reading and Study Skills. (3 credits) A first-semester academic studies course offering a student-centered-orientation to college, integrating reading, writing, and study skills, collaborative group projects, a wide range of activities and strategies for successful learning and which includes a skills laboratory. Grade option: A, B, CR/NC. Placement: Required of all entering students whose placement test scores place them in ENGL 099.
ENGL 100: Writing Standard English.
UNIV 101: Introduction to UNM and Higher Education.
ACCELERATED ENG 99/100
ACAD 101 College Preparation (4 credits):This course integrates academic reading, writing, and critical thinking, college level note-taking, library skills, exploratory research, group work, oral presentations, as well as summary and synthesis of complex materials, including challenging and stimulating texts. Students will explore content-based questions using these college strategies, and map out writing and speaking assignments using a variety of effective structures such as investigation and argument. In the process, students will learn to understand and identify patterns in the structures, codes, expectations, and vocabulary of academia. Grade option: A, B, CR/NC. Placement: Required of all entering students whose placement test scores place them in Accelerated ENGL 99/100.
MATH 099: Pre-Algebra.
MATH 100: Introduction to Algebra. and MATH 193: Critical Thinking for Math.