Developmental Education

Developmental courses help students attain basic and fundamental skills in reading, writing and mathematics, and related study skills so that they can increase their chances of success in college-level courses. Leeward Community College (CC) also offers developmental courses in English as a second language (ESL) for academic purposes. Developmental courses do not apply toward an associate degree or technical certificate.

English and mathematics course placement is based on a variety of assessments, such as high school GPA, ACT or SAT scores, Smarter Balance Assessment scores, or alternative placement tests. You may place at the college level in one area(s) and at the developmental level in the other area(s). If your skills are below the levels required for successful performance in a college-credit program, you will be required to enroll in developmental English and/or mathematics courses at the beginning of your enrollment and continue to enroll in them each term until you have completed your required courses. Developmental education counselors are available to assist students who have transferred from another college campus or who have unique placement situations.

Developmental Mathematics

Leeward Community College (CC) has streamlined its developmental math sequence to align with the University of Hawai‘i Community College (UHCC) System Strategic Initiative. The following chart illustrates the sequence tracks of developmental math courses that lead to technical or transfer-level courses that fulfill program or core requirements.

Tiana Loo, Math & Sciences, Dev Ed Counselor
Office MS 204, Phone 455-0430
tiana.loo@hawaii.edu

Diagram of course sequence is online: http://www.leeward.hawaii.edu/placement-testing

Please note that prerequisite courses and placement test scores for sequential math courses are automatically recognized for two years. Courses or scores older than two years will be considered on a case-by-case basis by the Dean of Arts and Sciences, Math & Science Division Chair, or course instructor. In some cases it may be necessary for a student to take a placement test to re-establish the appropriate course level.

A student who took a course in the prior Leeward Community College (CC) sequence, or from another University of Hawai‘i Community College (UHCC), (within the past two years) can use the following table as a guideline to determine an appropriate course to take in the current sequence:

Developmental English

English Placement Qualifiers can be found online: http://www2.leeward.hawaii.edu/languagearts/alternative

Accelerated developmental English courses at Leeward Community College (CC) give students the opportunity to learn and gain integrated reading and writing skills necessary for college-level English 100 in one year or less. All developmental English courses are taught in-class and are offered in the day and evening to foster student engagement and academic support.

All new students will be assessed for their readiness for college-level English. Students will be placed into one of the following courses: ENG 24, ENG 98B (*an experimental course), ENG 100/ENG 22 (ALP), or ENG 100.

The accelerated course options include:

1. ENG 16 (formerly ENG 98B), "Fundamentals of Reading and Writing." After successfully completing ENG 16, students can advance to the Transitional English Pathway (TEP) paired ENG 22/100 course. The first hour of the TEP, ENG 22, is used as preparation for the second hour, which is ENG 100.
2. ENG 24, "Reading, Reasoning, and Writing." After receiving credit in ENG 24, students can advance to ENG 100.
3. ENG 22 and ENG 100 paired. The Accelerated Learning Program (ALP) pairs two writing courses, in which the first class hour focuses on ENG 100, college-level composition, and the second-hour practices ENG 22 writing skills. 

Nicole Keim-Fortuno. Language Arts, Dev Ed Counselor
Office LA 202, Phone 455-0432
keim@hawaii.edu