Colorado law (CRS 23-1-113) requires all incoming freshmen and transfer students to be assessed for their basic skills in writing and mathematics. The assessments are made according to procedures approved by the Colorado Commission on Higher Education. If we are missing the information required for assessment or a second assessment is needed, students must take a placement test (ACCUPLACER) on campus. Students who fail to take the assessment/placement test within 30 days of the beginning of the term will have a hold placed on their academic records. FLC calls this the BS hold for Basic Skills. Students are notified of the hold via their Fort Lewis College student email account prior to the upcoming course registration window. This hold will prevent a student from registering for future classes.
Colorado law (CRS 23-1-113) also requires students to show they are college-level in math, and writing by the time they complete 30 credits (reach sophomore level). This requirement was created by a law passed by the Legislature in 2000. Since this law took effect students have been notified via their student email account that they needed to complete remedial coursework. Effective July 1, 2004 Fort Lewis College is obligated to counsel students they are out of compliance with the law and that they need to complete their remediation.
You can take remedial courses at the following colleges/universities.
FORT LEWIS COLLEGE
TRS91 Intro to Academic Writing
TRS82 Introduction to Algebra
TRS92 Intermediate Algebra
Adams State College www.adams.edu
ENG 099 Basic Writing
MATH 097 Basic Algebra Skills
MATH 099 Intermediate Algebra
Aims Community College www.aims.edu
ENG 090 Basic Composition
MAT 090 Introductory Algebra
MAT 099 Intermediate Algebra
Arapahoe Community College www.arapahoe.edu
Colorado Mesa University www.coloradomesa.edu
ENG 090 Basic Writing
MATH090 Introductory Algebra
MATH091 Intermediate Algebra
Colorado Mountain College www.coloradomtn.edu
ENG090 Basic Composition
MAT090 Introductory Algebra
Colorado Northwestern Community College www.cncc.edu
Colorado State University Pueblo www.csupueblo.edu
ENG 099 Foundational Practices in Writing
MATH 098 Introductory Algebra
Community College of Aurora www.ccaurora.edu
Community College of Denver www.ccd.edu
Front Range Community College www.frontrange.edu
Lamar Community College www.lamarcc.edu
Morgan Community College www.morgancc.edu
Northeastern Junior College www.njc.edu
Pikes Peak Community College www.ppcc.edu
Pueblo Community College www.pueblocc.edu
Red Rocks Community College www.rrcc.edu
Trinidad State Community College www.trinidadstate.edu
If you need to take the Accuplacer assessment to clear a basic skills hold, please contact the Fort Lewis College Testing Center through email (testingcenter@fortlewis.edu) as soon as possible to schedule your appointment.