General Information The Academic Support Center is located in Building 1, Room 115, and the phone number is 252-940-6338.
Prerequisite Procedures Beaufort County Community College adheres to the prerequisite/corequisite requirements of the North Carolina Community College System’s Combined Course Library (CCL). The college also requires students to meet any locally added prerequisite/corequisite requirements. Exceptions to these requirements may be allowed in the following circumstances: A. Developmental prerequisites for curriculum level courses may be waived if: 1. A student receives transfer credit for appropriate developmental course work 2. A student receives transfer credit for ENG 111 and or the first required curriculum mathematics course 3. A student provides documentation of Math, Critical Reading, Writing scores of 450 or greater on the SAT* 4. A student provides documentation of an ACT* composite score of 18 or higher. 5. A student holds an associate’s degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution in which English was the language of instruction. B. A student who believes he/she possesses the appropriate knowledge and skills to be successful in a course may request a waiver of the prerequisite by completing the Prerequisite Waiver Request form and presenting it to his/her advisor. If the advisor concurs, the advisor must sign the form and document the rationale for granting the waiver. The student should present the pink copy of the Prerequisite Waiver Request to the course instructor. The advisor should distribute the remaining copies of the Waiver Request as detailed on the form. The decisions of the advisor are final for all prerequisite waiver requests. (10-22-12) * Scores are valid for 5 years.
The Writing Center (WC) The Writing Center is available to students enrolled in any area of the college and to community writers not formally enrolled at the college. The Writing Center’s mission is to aid all students in any subject to become more effective writers during any stage of the writing process by offering one-on-one tutoring and group workshops. The Writing Center also offers word-processing and internet access. The Writing Center serves as a resource for faculty teaching writing in their courses by aiding them in writing assignment design, the assessment of writing, and mini-units on composition related curricula in their classrooms. Volume 34
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