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Students May Face Stricter Graduation Criteria
Administrators discuss possibility of raising graduation requirements for math and English
Ariel Adrian
Issue date: 3/9/05 Section: News
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Students enrolling at Citrus College as first time students may potentially have to cope with an increase in their graduation requirements.
Participants in a March 1 forum on graduation requirements discussed the possibility of raising the minimum graduation requirements in mathematics and English for Citrus College students pursuing an AA or AS degree.
Panel members included representatives from math, English, counseling, and Mt. San Antonio College along with Academic Senate President Marilyn Eng, and Jim Williams, interim vice president of instruction.
No Citrus College students were on the panel.
The current graduation requirements include successful completion of English 100/Fundamentals of Composition or higher and Math 130/Intermediate Algebra or higher.
Requirements for reading include completion of Reading 099 with a grade of C or better or placement at the Reading 120 level in the Reading Assessment Test.
The current debate at hand is whether or not Citrus College should raise the requirements to English 101/Reading/Composition and Math 150/Elementary Algebra.
Opponents of change point out that "colleges are unable currently to help students succeed now under current requirements because of our limited resources. Raising the requirements will mean we'll be even less effective in helping students who fail or struggle," according to a hand-out from the Academic Senate distributed at the forum.
Proponents of the change argue that "greater levels of proficiency in mathematics and English will help our students become more employable...Although some students will not meet higher requirements in English and math, those that do will find themselves in a position to more readily continue their education in programs that would otherwise remain out of reach," according to the hand-out.
"Most college graduates are not ready for baccalaureate work," said Michael J. Viera, superintendent/president of Citrus College, who was present at the forum but not a member of the panel.
Participants in a March 1 forum on graduation requirements discussed the possibility of raising the minimum graduation requirements in mathematics and English for Citrus College students pursuing an AA or AS degree.
Panel members included representatives from math, English, counseling, and Mt. San Antonio College along with Academic Senate President Marilyn Eng, and Jim Williams, interim vice president of instruction.
No Citrus College students were on the panel.
The current graduation requirements include successful completion of English 100/Fundamentals of Composition or higher and Math 130/Intermediate Algebra or higher.
Requirements for reading include completion of Reading 099 with a grade of C or better or placement at the Reading 120 level in the Reading Assessment Test.
The current debate at hand is whether or not Citrus College should raise the requirements to English 101/Reading/Composition and Math 150/Elementary Algebra.
Opponents of change point out that "colleges are unable currently to help students succeed now under current requirements because of our limited resources. Raising the requirements will mean we'll be even less effective in helping students who fail or struggle," according to a hand-out from the Academic Senate distributed at the forum.
Proponents of the change argue that "greater levels of proficiency in mathematics and English will help our students become more employable...Although some students will not meet higher requirements in English and math, those that do will find themselves in a position to more readily continue their education in programs that would otherwise remain out of reach," according to the hand-out.
"Most college graduates are not ready for baccalaureate work," said Michael J. Viera, superintendent/president of Citrus College, who was present at the forum but not a member of the panel.