Basic Skills Communication Plan
Testing Center

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.

College/University	Writing	Mathematics
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	ENG 090 Basic Composition	MAT 090 Introductory Algebra	MAT 099 Intermediate Algebra
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	MAT 099 Intermediate Algebra
Colorado Northwestern Community College www.cncc.edu	ENG090 Basic Composition	MAT090 Introductory Algebra	MAT 099 Intermediate Algebra
Colorado State University Pueblo www.csupueblo.edu	ENG 099 Foundational Practices in Writing	MATH 098 Introductory Algebra	MATH 099 Intermediate Algebra
Community College of Aurora www.ccaurora.edu	ENG 090 Basic Composition	MAT090 Introductory Algebra	MAT 099 Intermediate Algebra
Community College of Denver www.ccd.edu	ENG 090 Basic Composition	MAT090 Introductory Algebra	MAT 099 Intermediate Algebra
Front Range Community College www.frontrange.edu	ENG 090 Basic Composition	MAT090 Introductory Algebra	MAT 099 Intermediate Algebra
Lamar Community College www.lamarcc.edu	ENG 090 Basic Composition	MAT090 Introductory Algebra	MAT 099 Intermediate Algebra
Morgan Community College www.morgancc.edu	ENG 090 Basic Writing	MAT090 Introductory Algebra	MAT 099 Intermediate Algebra
Northeastern Junior College www.njc.edu	ENG 090 Basic Writing	MAT090 Introductory Algebra	MAT 099 Intermediate Algebra
Pikes Peak Community College www.ppcc.edu	ENG 090 Basic Writing	MAT090 Introductory Algebra	MAT 099 Intermediate Algebra
Pueblo Community College www.pueblocc.edu	ENG 090 Basic Writing	MAT090 Introductory Algebra	MAT 099 Intermediate Algebra
Red Rocks Community College www.rrcc.edu	ENG 090 Basic Writing	MAT090 Introductory Algebra	MAT 099 Intermediate Algebra
Trinidad State Community College www.trinidadstate.edu	ENG 090 Basic Writing	MAT090 Introductory Algebra	MAT 099 Intermediate Algebra

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.

Basic Skills Communication PlanTesting Center

Basic Skills Communication Plan
Testing Center