Learning Support
Learning support courses are designed to help students prepare to take college courses through the development and strengthening of skills within English, Math, and Reading. Each student will take courses based on his or her scores on the ACCUPLACER test from the last five years. Each applicant whose score falls below the provisional cut scores in English, Math, and Reading is granted learning support status or referred to Adult Education. Students may take learning support courses at other institutions and transfer the learning support courses to Southern Crescent Tech; however, these students will be required to take a placement exam at SCTC to determine that the mastery level has been reached prior to enrolling in credit-bearing courses. Learning support courses will not be counted toward a student’s major requirements.
The result of a student’s ACCUPLACER test scores will determine the number of learning support courses he or she will need to complete. The ACCUPLACER test will impact a student’s path to graduation. Students should study for these tests.
How to determine English and Math courses with ACCUPLACER Placement Scores
ACCUPLACER Scores
| English and Reading |
Sentence Skills |
Reading Comprehension |
Course/s |
Action |
| Diploma/TCCs |
less than or equal to 40 |
|
|
Refer to Adult Education for skill building; then retest in ACCUPLACER. |
| Diploma/TCCs |
|
less than or equal to 40 |
|
Refer to Adult Education for skill building; then retest in ACCUPLACER. |
| Diploma/TCCs |
40-59 |
40-54 |
ENGL 1010S + ENGL 0988S |
Student takes Co-Requisite courses-> If either reading or writing score falls within this range, student must take both co-requisite courses in the same term with the same instructor. ENGL 0988 combines READ and ENGL. |
| Diploma/TCCs |
60+ |
55+ |
ENGL 1010 |
Take ENGL 1010 only |
| Degree |
60-69 |
55-63 |
ENGL 1101S + ENGL 0988S |
Student takes Co-Requisite courses-> If either reading or writing score falls within this range, student must take both co-requisite courses in the same term with the same instructor. ENGL 0988 combines READ and ENGL. |
| Degree |
70+ |
64+ |
ENGL 1101 |
Take ENGL 1101 only |
How to determine English and Math courses with ACCUPLACER Placement Scores (continued)
| MATH |
Arithmetic |
Elementary Algebra |
Course/s |
Course of Action |
| Diploma/TCCs |
less than or equal to 30 |
|
|
Refer to Adult Education for skill building; then retest in ACCUPLACER. |
| Diploma/TCCs |
31-33 |
|
MATH 1012S + MATH 0090S |
Co-Requisite courses-> take both co-requisite courses in the same term with the same instructor |
| Diploma/TCCs |
34+ |
|
MATH 1012 |
Take MATH 1012 only |
| Degree |
|
20-40 |
MATH 0098 |
Learning Support course taken as prerequisite to MATH 1101, 1103, and 1111 |
| Degree |
|
41+ |
MATH 1103 |
Take MATH 1103 only. For degree programs that allow MATH 1103-Quantitative Skills and Reasoning |
| Degree |
|
41-56 |
MATH 1111S + MATH 0090S |
Co-Requisite courses-> take both co-requisite courses in the same term with the same instructor |
| Degree |
|
57+ |
MATH 1111 ONLY |
Take MATH 1111 only. |
| Degree |
|
57+ |
MATH 1101 ONLY |
Take MATH 1111 only. |
Note: Not all programs require same scores or same courses. Check requirements for specific program.
Southern Crescent Technical College is a Unit of the Technical College System of Georgia and an Equal Opportunity Institution.