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Regents' Test Remediation Requirements
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Students enrolled in undergraduate degree programs leading to the
baccalaureate degree shall pass the Regents' Reading Skills and Regents'
Writing Skills requirements by 45 hours of credit. Regents' Reading and
Writing Skills courses are offered for institutional credit. Students may
exempt these courses through examination by passing the Regents' Tests or an
approved alternative test in reading comprehension and in writing. Students
who have earned 45 credit hours and have not passed or exempted the courses
must take the Regents' Skills courses during each subsequent semester of
enrollment. Students enrolled in a Regents' Skills course must pass the
corresponding Regents' Test in order to receive a passing grade for the course.
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The following are the specific implementation procedures:
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Students in programs leading to the baccalaureate degree are expected to
have satisfied the Regents' Reading and Writing Skills Requirements by
the time they complete 45 college-level semester credit hours. Students
satisfy the requirements by passing Regents' Reading Skills (RGTR 0198)
and Regents' Writing Skills (RGTR 0199) or by exemption.
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These requirements apply regardless of whether the student has taken or
passed any other courses, including English courses, or completed any
other institutional requirements.
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College-level credit hours include all credit with the exception of
institutional credit.
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Students who have earned 45 college -level credit hours and who have not
satisfied the requirements will be required to register for the
appropriate course(s) the next semester enrolled. The only exception that
may be made is for part-time students taking one of the courses and no
college-level credit courses.
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Students may exempt RGTR 0198 by scoring at or above specified scores on
the following examinations:
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Regents' Reading Test exemption score: 61
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SAT-I Verbal exemption score: 510
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ACT Reading exemption score: 23 (SAT or ACT scores must be from a
national administration. Scores from institutional SAT or residual
ACT tests will not be acceptable for this purpose.)
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Students may exempt RGTE 0199 by scoring at or above specified scores on
the following examinations:
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Regents' Essay Test exemption score: 2
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SAT -I Writing Exemption Score: 560
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College Board Advanced Placement (AP) English Language and
Composition Exemption score: 3
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College Board Advanced Placement (AP) English Literature and
Composition exemption score: 3
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International Baccalaureate (IB) higher-level English exemption
score: 4
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SAT II English Writing exemption score: 650.
Students who have earned 45 college-level semester credit hours and have not
passed the Regents' Test shall take the appropriate non-degree credit
course(s) in remedial reading and/or writing in every semester of attendance
until they have passed all components of the test. Students who have failed
both parts of the Regents' Test may take the reading and essay portions of
the test in separate semesters consistent with their completion of RGTR 0198
or RGTE 0199.
Students with fewer than 45 semester hours of college-level credit may not
be required to take either RGTR 0198 or RGTE 0199. However, if they do not
pass the Regents' Tests and are below the 45 hour limit, they are required
to meet with the Regents' Tests Coordinators to enroll in the appropriate
preparation as outlined in the AASU Regents' Writing and Reading Contracts.
Such preparation may include enrollment in English courses, etc.
Students may take the test before they have earned 30 hours.
Students who are not subject to the remediation requirement may take the
test during a semester in which they are not enrolled.
Having passed RGTR 0198 and RGTE 0199 shall not be a condition of transfer
into an institution. All transferring students from programs leading to the
baccalaureate degree within the System shall be subject to all provisions of
this policy. Students with 30 or more semester credit hours transferring
from outside of the System or from a System program that does not require
the Regents' courses should take the Regents' Tests during their first
semester of enrollment in a program leading to the baccalaureate degree
unless they have otherwise exempted the courses. Those who have not exempted
the courses before their third semester of enrollment are subject to the
course requirements.
Students entering with AP credit, credit from other advanced placement
programs or examinations, and/or joint enrollment credit may take the
Regents' Tests during their first two semesters of enrollment. They are not
subject to System- mandated course requirements unless they have earned at
least 45 hours and been enrolled at least two semesters.
Passing or exempting RGTR 0198 or RGTE 0199 is not a requirement for an
Associate of Applied Science degree or an Associate of Science degree in an
allied health field, although institutions may choose to require the courses
for these degrees. The Regents' Test is a requirement of Armstrong
Atlantic State University for all undergraduates who have not earned a
baccalaureate or higher degree regardless of degree objective.
The Regents' Reading Test and Regents' Essay Test are to be administered in
accordance with the instructions provided in the Regents' Testing Program
Administration Manual.
Institutions are responsible for enforcing the requirements related to the
Regents' Reading Skills and Regents' Writing Skills courses.
Guidelines for Remedial Courses
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Students enrolled in a Regents' course must pass the corresponding Regents'
Test in order to receive a passing grade for the course.
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Students not passing the course receive a "U" and must repeat the course
until they pass. Those passing receive a grade of "S."
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Each course carries three hours of institutional credit.
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The following are the course descriptions:
REGENTS' READING SKILLS (RGTR 0198)
The Regents' Reading Skills course is intended to ensure that all graduates of
USG institutions possess certain minimum skills in reading comprehension.
Students work on improving their comprehension of material drawn from a variety
of subject areas (social science, natural science and humanities) with various
modes of discourse (exposition, narration and argumentation). Critical thinking
and the following four major aspects of reading are emphasized: vocabulary in
context, inferential and literal comprehension, and analysis.
REGENTS' WRITING SKILLS (RGTE 0199)
The Regents' Writing Skills course is intended to ensure that all graduates of
USG institutions possess certain minimum skills in writing. Students learn to
evaluate their own writing strengths and weaknesses and work on improving their
writing skills so that they are able to write an essay meeting the Regents'
criteria.
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