Developmental Courses

Courses offered in all departments assume a certain prerequisite ability on the part of the student in writing and mathematical computation. To assist those students who lack one or more of the prerequisite skills but who have the ability to achieve the University's standards, the University offers the following courses.

These courses are designed to help the student develop the ability to succeed in university work. Students lacking the required high school college-preparatory coursework or who have been placed in the courses listed below on the basis of the University's proficiency examinations may require more than eight semesters to complete requirements for graduation. Students enrolled in these courses will select their other courses from a list of courses which either do not emphasize writing or math skills or which are supplemented by a special support program.

A maximum of six units of developmental coursework can be counted in the 124 units required for graduation. For speakers of English as a second language an additional 6 units of developmental coursework in English can be counted in the 124 units required for graduation. However, all grades of 'P' or 'S' earn units which count as part of the unit load for the semester in which they are earned.

Satisfactory Progress in Written English

Students who are required to take a writing course at Dominican must enroll in the course to which they are assigned beginning in their first semester at Dominican and must complete the writing course sequence each subsequent semester until they have fulfilled the writing requirement.

Students who fail to pass ENGL 1001, 1002, 1003, or 1004 after two semesters must submit a petition to the Academic Petition Committee requesting to remain in the University. This petition must be accompanied by a statement from the instructor of the most recent English course regarding the student's potential for meeting the expository writing requirement.

Students who enter as seniors and place in ENGL 1001, 1002, 1003, or 1004 may not find it possible to graduate in two semesters at Dominican.

Students must complete ENGL 1004 and ENGL 3200 with a grade of 'C' (2.0) or higher to fulfill the General Education writing requirements. Concurrent enrollment in or successful completion of ENGL 1004 is a prerequisite for enrolling in upper division courses.