P.O. Box 85622 | Richmond, VA 23285-5622(804) 371-3000 | www.reynolds.edu

HELPING STUDENTS SUCCEED IN DEVELOPMENTAL MATH

During the Spring 2012 Semester, J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College will introduce a way for students to determine the exact amount of developmental and credit-level math they will need for their degrees. This new process will help students move through developmental courses quickly and successfully.

ABOUT THE COURSESThis series of one-credit developmental math courses covers basic skills and essential math, and is designed to prepare students to take credit-level math courses. The one-credit courses will replace current developmental math courses MTH 02, 03, 04 and 05.

• Eachcourseisone(1)credithourandwillbeofferedinfoursessions(each4weeksinlength)duringaregularsemester.Twosessionswillbeofferedduringthesummersession.

• Topass each course, studentsmust achievea course averageof75percent andachieveascoreof75percentonthefinalcoursetest.

• Studentswillonlytakethedevelopmentalcoursestheyneedtoqualifyforthefirst credit-level math course required by their curriculum/degree program(pleaseseetheprerequisiteflowchart).

• CurrentdevelopmentalmathcoursesMTH02,03,04and05willnotbeofferedaftertheFall2011Semester.

ABOUT THE NEW PLACEMENT TESTStudents who have not taken OR received a grade in a math course (including developmental math) by Spring Semester 2012 may use the Compass Placement Chart (if compass has been taken within the last two years). Students may choose to take the new placement test, which will be offered in early November 2011.

• New placement test results will determine which of the new developmentalmathcoursesstudentsneedtotakeandwhichtheydonotneedtotake.

• AnystudentwhohastakenorattemptedMTH02,03,04,or05withagradeofW,R,SorUduringorbeforeFallSemester2011willnotberequiredtotakethenewplacementtest.ThesestudentswilltransitiontothenewBSK/MTEcourses.AdvisorsshouldrefertotheMTHtoMTEconversionscharttotheright.

If you are an advisor or instructor and need direct information, please contact:

Parham Road/Goochland Campus Downtown CampusPam Lamb (523-5505) Kathryn Swadgelo (523-5788)Julia Woodbury (523-5513) Randolph Joe (523-5784)

You may also email a math specialist any questions at math@reynolds.edu, or call the School of Mathematics and Science at (804) 523-5374.

PlacementforStudentsWhoHaveTakentheCompassPlacementTestwithintheLastTwoYears,

butHaveNotEnrolledinaMTHClass

IfyouscorethisCOMPASSplacementlevel

YoumayregisterforthisMTEcourse

1 BSK 1

2 MTE 3

3 MTE 3

3 with a score of 45-47* MTE 7

*A student placing in Level 3 with a score of 45-47 may be eligible to register for MTE 7. The student should see an advisor.

Students placing above level 3 may register for the appropriate college credit level course.

ABOUT THE COURSESThis series of one-credit developmental math courses covers basic skills and essential math, and is designed to prepare students to take credit-level math courses. The one-credit courses will replace current developmental math courses MTH 02, 03, 04 and 05.

• Eachcourseisone(1)credithourandwillbeofferedinfoursessions(each4weeksinlength)duringaregularsemester.Twosessionswillbeofferedduringthesummersession.

• Topass each course, studentsmust achievea course averageof75percent andachieveascoreof75percentonthefinalcoursetest.

• Studentswillonlytakethedevelopmentalcoursestheyneedtoqualifyforthefirst credit-level math course required by their curriculum/degree program(pleaseseetheprerequisiteflowchart).

• CurrentdevelopmentalmathcoursesMTH02,03,04and05willnotbeofferedaftertheFall2011Semester.

ABOUT THE NEW PLACEMENT TESTStudents who have not taken OR received a grade in a math course (including developmental math) by Spring Semester 2012 may use the Compass Placement Chart (if compass has been taken within the last two years). Students may choose to take the new placement test, which will be offered in early November 2011.

• New placement test results will determine which of the new developmentalmathcoursesstudentsneedtotakeandwhichtheydonotneedtotake.

• AnystudentwhohastakenorattemptedMTH02,03,04,or05withagradeofW,R,SorUduringorbeforeFallSemester2011willnotberequiredtotakethenewplacementtest.ThesestudentswilltransitiontothenewBSK/MTEcourses.AdvisorsshouldrefertotheMTHtoMTEconversionscharttotheright.

If you are an advisor or instructor and need direct information, please contact:

Parham Road/Goochland Campus Downtown CampusPam Lamb (523-5505) Kathryn Swadgelo (523-5788)Julia Woodbury (523-5513) Randolph Joe (523-5784)

You may also email a math specialist any questions at math@reynolds.edu, or call the School of Mathematics and Science at (804) 523-5374.

PlacementforStudentsWhoHaveTakentheCompassPlacementTestwithintheLastTwoYears,

butHaveNotEnrolledinaMTHClass

IfyouscorethisCOMPASSplacementlevel

YoumayregisterforthisMTEcourse

1 BSK 1

2 MTE 3

3 MTE 3

3 with a score of 45-47* MTE 7

*A student placing in Level 3 with a score of 45-47 may be eligible to register for MTE 7. The student should see an advisor.

Students placing above level 3 may register for the appropriate college credit level course.

IfyouhavecompletedthisMTHcourse

withanS

YoumayenrollinthisMTEcourse

Youmayenrollinthiscollegelevelcourse

MTH 02 MTE 3

MTH 50 MTH 103 MTH 120MTH 121

MTH 03 MTE 7

MTH 115MTH 126MTH 146MTH 150MTH 151MTH 152MTH 170

MTH 04 N/A MTH 163MTH 166

MTH 05 N/A

MTH 115MTH 150MTH 151MTH 152MTH 163MTH 166MTH 170

MTHtoMTEConversionsforSpringSemester2012forStudentsCurrently(orPreviously)EnrolledinMTHClasses

NON-PRISMMCLASSES

IfyoureceiveanRorUinthisMTHcourse

YoumustenrollinthisMTEcourse

MTH 02 BSK 1

MTH 03 MTE 3

MTH 04 MTE 7

MTH 05Must take the new Placement Test to determine the appropriate MTE

course in which to enroll

PRISMMCLASSES

Ifyouhavesuccessfullycompletedthismodule

YoumayenrollinthisMTEcourse

Youmayenrollinthiscollegelevelcourse

Module 1MTE 1 (followed by

MTE 3; MTE 2 will not be required)

Module 2 MTE 3

Module 3 MTE 3

Module 4 MTE 3

Module 5 MTE 5

MTH 50 MTH 103 MTH 120MTH 121MTH 126

Module 6 MTE 6

MTH 146MTH 150MTH 151MTH 152

Module 7 MTE 6

Module 8 MTE 7MTH 115MTH 116MTH 170

Module 9 MTE 8

Module 10 MTE 9

Module 11 MTE 9

Module 12 N/A MTH 163MTH 166

Provided the modules have been taken in sequence, a student that unsuccessfully completes a module (<75%) will follow the guidelines for the highest module completed successfully. If the modules were not completed in sequence, the student must follow the guidelines for the highest module completed successfully in sequence. These students may opt to take the new Placement/Diagnostic Test, but must follow the outcome of the test results, regardless of the chart guidelines.

Once students begin in the MTE courses, they will follow the chart to flow within MTE courses and outward to credit courses as it appears on the following page.

IfyouhavecompletedthisMTHcourse

withanS

YoumayenrollinthisMTEcourse

Youmayenrollinthiscollegelevelcourse

MTH 02 MTE 3

MTH 50 MTH 103 MTH 120MTH 121

MTH 03 MTE 7

MTH 115MTH 126MTH 146MTH 150MTH 151MTH 152MTH 170

MTH 04 N/A MTH 163MTH 166

MTH 05 N/A

MTH 115MTH 150MTH 151MTH 152MTH 163MTH 166MTH 170

MTHtoMTEConversionsforSpringSemester2012forStudentsCurrently(orPreviously)EnrolledinMTHClasses

NON-PRISMMCLASSES

IfyoureceiveanRorUinthisMTHcourse

YoumustenrollinthisMTEcourse

MTH 02 BSK 1

MTH 03 MTE 3

MTH 04 MTE 7

MTH 05Must take the new Placement Test to determine the appropriate MTE

course in which to enroll

PRISMMCLASSES

Ifyouhavesuccessfullycompletedthismodule

YoumayenrollinthisMTEcourse

Youmayenrollinthiscollegelevelcourse

Module 1MTE 1 (followed by

MTE 3; MTE 2 will not be required)

Module 2 MTE 3

Module 3 MTE 3

Module 4 MTE 3

Module 5 MTE 5

MTH 50 MTH 103 MTH 120MTH 121MTH 126

Module 6 MTE 6

MTH 146MTH 150MTH 151MTH 152

Module 7 MTE 6

Module 8 MTE 7MTH 115MTH 116MTH 170

Module 9 MTE 8

Module 10 MTE 9

Module 11 MTE 9

Module 12 N/A MTH 163MTH 166

Provided the modules have been taken in sequence, a student that unsuccessfully completes a module (<75%) will follow the guidelines for the highest module completed successfully. If the modules were not completed in sequence, the student must follow the guidelines for the highest module completed successfully in sequence. These students may opt to take the new Placement/Diagnostic Test, but must follow the outcome of the test results, regardless of the chart guidelines.

Once students begin in the MTE courses, they will follow the chart to flow within MTE courses and outward to credit courses as it appears on the following page.

Definitions of Class Structure Beginning Spring Semester 2012

Regardlessoftheclassstructure(lectureonly,lecture&computer,orcomputeronly),thegrades(eitherSorU)forallstudentsinthecoursemustbesubmittedbythedead-linedeterminedbyAdmissionsandRecordsattheendofeachfour-weeksession.

Inaddition,allsectionswilladheretotheadd/drop,attendancecertification,with-drawaldatesandotherCollegedeadlinesasestablishedbyAdmissionsandRecordsandlistedintheRegistrationInformationbookletprintedforeachsemester.

BSK1/MTE 1 – MTE 9 Classes, Sections 01 – 19: Lecture OnlyLecture only classes will meet solely in lecture classrooms, with no computer lab. Students may register for and complete only one BSK/MTE lecture only class in a four-week session. Students must take their final exam on the one scheduled test date for their class section.

BSK1/MTE 1 – MTE 9 Classes, Sections 20 – 39: Lecture & ComputerLecture & Computer classes will meet in a combination of lecture classrooms and computer labs. Students may register for and complete only one BSK/MTE lecture & computer class in a four-week session. Students must take their final exam on the one scheduled test date for their class section. BSK1/MTE 1 – MTE 9 Classes Designated as Distance Learning (DL)BSK 1/MTE 1 – MTE 9 sections designated as “distance learning” (DL) will follow different time constraints. Details will be provided by the instructor in the syllabus and in course orientation materials for that section.

BSK1/MTE 1 – MTE 9 Classes, Sections 40 – 99: Computer OnlyComputer only classes will meet solely in computer labs. Instructors of computer only sections will announce to their students the option of registering for, paying for, and completing more than one BSK/MTE class within the four-week session.

Definitions of Class Structure Beginning Spring Semester 2012

Regardlessoftheclassstructure(lectureonly,lecture&computer,orcomputeronly),thegrades(eitherSorU)forallstudentsinthecoursemustbesubmittedbythedead-linedeterminedbyAdmissionsandRecordsattheendofeachfour-weeksession.

Inaddition,allsectionswilladheretotheadd/drop,attendancecertification,with-drawaldatesandotherCollegedeadlinesasestablishedbyAdmissionsandRecordsandlistedintheRegistrationInformationbookletprintedforeachsemester.

BSK1/MTE 1 – MTE 9 Classes, Sections 01 – 19: Lecture OnlyLecture only classes will meet solely in lecture classrooms, with no computer lab. Students may register for and complete only one BSK/MTE lecture only class in a four-week session. Students must take their final exam on the one scheduled test date for their class section.

BSK1/MTE 1 – MTE 9 Classes, Sections 20 – 39: Lecture & ComputerLecture & Computer classes will meet in a combination of lecture classrooms and computer labs. Students may register for and complete only one BSK/MTE lecture & computer class in a four-week session. Students must take their final exam on the one scheduled test date for their class section. BSK1/MTE 1 – MTE 9 Classes Designated as Distance Learning (DL)BSK 1/MTE 1 – MTE 9 sections designated as “distance learning” (DL) will follow different time constraints. Details will be provided by the instructor in the syllabus and in course orientation materials for that section.

BSK1/MTE 1 – MTE 9 Classes, Sections 40 – 99: Computer OnlyComputer only classes will meet solely in computer labs. Instructors of computer only sections will announce to their students the option of registering for, paying for, and completing more than one BSK/MTE class within the four-week session.

P.O. Box 85622 | Richmond, VA 23285-5622(804) 371-3000 | www.reynolds.edu

HELPING STUDENTS SUCCEED IN DEVELOPMENTAL MATH

During the Spring 2012 Semester, J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College will introduce a way for students to determine the exact amount of developmental and credit-level math they will need for their degrees. This new process will help students move through developmental courses quickly and successfully.