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YAVAPAI COLLEGE CATALOG • 2015/16
ACADEMIC SUPPORT & STUDENT SERVICES
For information about English and math skills assessment, CLEP testing, test proctoring, or GED testing, call:
Prescott Campus Testing Center 928.776.2200
Verde Valley Campus Testing Center 928.634.6561
Chino Valley Campus 928.717.7720
Career & Technical Education Center (CTEC) 928.776.2002
Prescott Valley Campus 928.717.7911
Student Success: A Shared Responsibility
Becoming a successful student involves taking responsibility for your own experience at Yavapai College. Your college success can be measured not only in terms of acquiring skills and knowledge, but also through personal growth and development. Certain factors will contribute to your success, such as:
• Having clearly defined goals
• Knowing your skill levels
• Being aware of campus resources to support your efforts
• Recognizing that you are continually changing and growing as a person
Student Services staff share in the responsibility for your success by fostering an environment where your needs in each of these areas can be addressed. Working with our team of support personnel and other College resources, you will get the maximum benefit from your experience at Yavapai College. Establish your relationships with Student Services staff members early in your college career. We are committed to sharing in the responsibility for your success.
Skills Assessment, Advisement and Placement Policy
Yavapai College believes that correct course placement is a powerful factor in student retention and success. Therefore, the college requires assessment of competency in reading, writing and mathematics.
Skills Assessment
We want students to be successful at Yavapai College. Enrolling in courses that are appropriate to the student’s level of preparation is an important step on the road to success.
The skills assessment helps students to identity strengths as well as where development is required to provide a strong foundation prior to enrolling in college-level courses. The results will guide students in the right direction to complete their educational goals without taking courses which they don’t need, and/or taking courses for which they are not prepared.
The skills assessment is not an admissions test. When students meet with their academic advisor, they will also review other evidence of college readiness, such as high school transcripts, ACT or SAT scores, and copies of transcripts from other colleges/universities that the student has attended.
Attention Veterans: Veterans seeking to improve their skills assessment scores can contact the TRIO Veterans Upward Bound Program which is designed to prepare veterans before enrolling in college courses. Visit www.yc.edu/vub for more details.
Reading Proficiency
All students enrolling in any course on the General Education Course list or any course that has designated the prerequisite of Reading Proficiency must demonstrate proficiency in reading by scoring at least 70 on the COMPASS reading placement assessment, scoring at least 17 on the ACT reading assessment, or at least 400 on the SAT critical reading assessment. Students scoring below these levels will be required to complete ENG 083 before enrolling in these courses. It is strongly recommended that students enroll in ENG 140 if they score between 70 and 84 on the COMPASS reading placement assessment.
Math and English Skills Assessment
Students who intend to take English, math or a general education course for the first time are required to take the English and math skills assessment prior to enrollment. Students should begin in the course(s) in which they place in their first semester and continue to enroll in the course in which they qualify until the college requirements are satisfied. See specific degrees for applicable course sequencing.
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