[Oacrao-l] prerequisite policies

[Troy Milligan]

We have the pre-reqs and co-reqs programmed into our administrative system, POISE a.k.a. Jenzabar PX, through a file called 'CATALOG' that blocks enrollments where the conditions like pre-req or age are not met.  Students are not allowed to enroll themselves in any developmental course - the students work with their instructor, primarily, and a Student Services advisor to determine if they can 'skip' a developmental course in our sequencing.  Students may be allowed to skip a developmental English or reading class if they made significant progress in the first class; students are rarely allowed to skip developmental math courses.  We also block enrollment to what we call our 'gateway' college courses, English Comp I and College Algebra.  This is primarily because we did not want students to self-advise and get themselves into a class they were not ready for, based on an ACT or COMPASS test score or developmental course sequencing.  Hope this helps, and let me know if you have any questions.

Troy


Troy Milligan

Director of Institutional Research
Redlands Community College
1300 S. Country Club Road
El Reno, OK 73036
Web: www.redlandscc.edu<http://www.redlandscc.edu>

Member, 2010 - 2013
POISE/PX Users Group
Web: www.puginc.org<http://www.puginc.org>

President, 2009 - 2012
Oklahoma Association for Institutional Research & Planning (OKAIRP)
Web: www.okairp.org<http://www.okairp.org>

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From: oacrao-l-bounces at lists.onenet.net [mailto:oacrao-l-bounces at lists.onenet.net] On Behalf Of Jarmer, Keila
Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2010 3:40 PM
To: oacrao-l at lists.onenet.net
Subject: [Oacrao-l] prerequisite policies

Good afternoon,

I have a question regarding how your institutions verify/enforce prerequisites for students who enroll themselves online.  I'm particularly interested in 2-year schools and anyone who offers developmental/remedial courses.  I'm looking for a few specific things, but any feedback would be great.


*         Does your institution block students from enrolling in courses through the online enrollment system if they don't have the proper prerequisites?  Or is it the responsibility of the student to follow prerequisites and enroll accordingly?

*         Are developmental/remedial courses treated differently?

*         Are your students advised by professional advisors, faculty advisors, or both?

Thanks!


Keila Jarmer
Registrar
Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City
900 N. Portland Avenue
Oklahoma City, OK  73107
(405) 945-3252
keila.jarmer at osuokc.edu<mailto:cartebm at osuokc.edu>


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