Morehead State University’s intensive, five-week summer program, the Success Academy, is designed to help students with identified developmental needs be successful in college. It provides sequential, knowledge and skills based instruction in a setting that includes individual and group attention to student learning. It is specifically designed for students with two or more developmental needs.
The Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE) requires all public postsecondary institutions in Kentucky to remediate students whose ACT sub-test scores fall below 18 in English, 19 in mathematics, and 20 in reading. Remediation must occur within the first two semesters of fulltime enrollment, and during that time, students may not take college credit bearing courses in English or mathematics until they have successfully completed the required developmental coursework.
The Success Academy allows new students to jump-start their college career by taking these courses before their first semester on campus. The advantages are many. First, they get the attention and instruction they need to be successful in a college level English or Math course or a reading intensive course in any discipline. Most college courses require significant amounts of reading, and statistics show that students who do not read well quickly fall behind in their assignments. Some never catch up. Second, they can devote their time and attention solely to success in these developmental areas. This can be done during a regular semester, but the pressures of other coursework and the new environment can be daunting. And finally, they ultimately save tuition dollars and time to degree because they can begin their first fulltime semester in college credit bearing courses.
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