Developmental Education
Lamar State College Port Arthur is dedicated to providing “compensatory education programs designed to fulfill our commitment to accommodate students with diverse goals and backgrounds.
The College makes the following definitions:
- Developmental Education is remedial instruction that prepares students to successfully pursue college programs of education or training.
- Developmental Education courses deal with knowledge and skills normally acquired at the secondary level.
The General Education & Developmental Studies Department is responsible for developmental courses as well as activities in the Student Success Center.
Developmental courses are offered to assist students with basic skills in reading, writing, and mathematics. Developmental courses cannot be used to satisfy degree requirements.
Developmental Education Courses
The courses listed below are Developmental Education Courses:
- DMTH 0110 Beginning Algebra
- DMTH 0310 Beginning Algebra
- DMTH 0314 Foundations of College Algebra
- DMTH 0132 Foundations of Quantitative Reasoning
- DMTH 0142 Foundations of Elementary Statistical Methods
- DENG 0110 Integrated Reading and Writing
- DENG 0410 Integrated Reading and Writing
- DENG 0301 Foundations of Composition
Attendance
Students enrolled in developmental courses are expected to follow the attendance requirements outlined in the course syllabus and complete all assignments and testing.
Requirements
- A student completes a “required developmental education program” by complying with one of the following provisions:
- Passing the relevant section or sections of an approved test for TSIA purposes.
- Passing an approved developmental course or courses with a grade of 'CD' or better. Students who earn a grade of 'CD' or better will advance to the next level. Students who earn a 'DD' or 'FD' must repeat that course subject to all attendant conditions.
- If a student earns a 'DD' or 'FD' in a developmental course once and takes it a second time, the student must be enrolled in EDUC 1300 OR PSYC 1300 (Learning Framework) concurrently. If a student earns a 'DD' or FD” in a developmental course the second time, he/she must meet with the department chair of the General Education and Developmental Studies Department for permission to continue.
Grade Scale for Developmental Courses
| AD* |
Excellent |
| BD |
Good |
| CD |
Satisfactory |
| DD |
Unsatisfactory |
| FD |
Failure |
| I |
Incomplete |
| W |
Withdrawn |
| Q |
Course Dropped |
*‘D’ indicates a developmental class
Tutoring
The Student Success Center provides tutorial services, web-based learning systems, computers and printers for student use and administers make-up exams for all departments.
Placement
Students who are deficient in any basic skill will be placed in an appropriate developmental program designed to remedy the deficiency. Until the deficiency is eliminated, students may be prohibited from enrolling in certain credit courses. See Placement Guidelines.
Remediation
Students must be continuously enrolled in a developmental course until they have passed the TSIA2 or an approved alternative test. A student must remain in one or more developmental courses until all TSIA2 testing requirements have been met.
Students may retake an approved test for TSIA2 purposes with no waiting period to determine their readiness to perform college level academic coursework. However, students who do not score high enough on such a placement test must enroll in and complete the prescribed developmental course or sequence of courses. Students who pass placement tests on this campus during a semester must fulfill the requirements of the course(s) in which they are enrolled.
Repeating a Developmental Course
A student who enrolls for a second time in the same developmental course must enroll concurrently in EDUC1300 or PSYC1300.
After a student exceeds the state’s maximum of twenty-seven (27) semester credit hours of remedial courses, the College may charge an additional fee for further remedial courses.
A student must place into a college level course or successfully complete the developmental sequence that precedes the required college level course before enrolling in that course.