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Old 03-13-2008, 03:25 PM   #62 (permalink)
jasin
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Originally Posted by jillio View Post
Exactly. All students are required to take an assessment. If you, for instance, place in a rememdial level for math, and have already taken college algebra at another school, it is obvious that you did not get the required skills to actually do college algebra, and will therefore have to go back and pick up a rememdial course. That is, if you are not a degreed transfer student. But then, a student with a degree is not really considered to be a transfer student in the strictest sense, but a new student.
Placing into a remedial math does not mean he doesn't know the subject. He could just be a bad test taker, had lots of test anxiety, or did not receive accommodations for a disability.

Regardless, no one should be faulted for that. if someone has already taken math then they should not have to take it again. What are college credits good for if you cannot use them?
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