Meeting & Agendas

4.04.004 Assessment Requirement for New Students in Basic Skills Changes include the following: •Statement is not needed for rule. Administrative Rule: Students who enter ACC must meet college readiness standards established by the Texas Legislature and College policies, as defined below. and in the Texas Success Initiative Program. Students who do not meet the required standards must complete the appropriate reading, writing, ESOL, and/or mathematics skills assessment prior to enrolling in developmental courses or in college-level courses which require skill prerequisites. •Statement is not needed in this rule. Assessment: The purpose of assessment at Austin Community College is to determine the level at which students perform in basic skills. The assessment identifies those students who have academic weaknesses, who are unlikely to be successful in college-level work, and who need remediation. Students can demonstrate college-level readiness in any of the following ways: •Bullet # 3 The word regionally was added to indicate the recognized commissions. “Out of state or private” was removed since state law now includes state schools. Removing “core curriculum” will allow more course options. “Provide a transcript from an regionally accredited out-of-state or private institution with an earned “C” or better in the equivalent of an ACC Core Curriculum course which requires a specific skill(s);” •Statement was added since department are approve a student to be college ready. “Obtain departmental approval of college readiness”

4.04.002 Assessment of Basic Skills: Fulfillment of TSI 4.04.007 Developmental Education: State Exemptions and Exceptions to Overall TSI Requirements 4.04.009 Assessment of Basic Skills: First Semester Course Enrollment Without TSI Testing-Exceptional Circumstances Provision 4.04.014 Developmental Education: Monitoring Student Participation in Mandatory Developmental Education Requirements Departments: 4.04.003 Placement of Students in Developmental Education Math Department: 4.04.005 Assessment Requirement for Developmental Education: Developmental Math (Placement and Continuous Remediation) Committee reviewed and discussed the state rules and how ACC needs to incorporate them into the current ACC TSI rules.