Department of Basic Studies offers alternative access

The Department of Basic Studies is Columbus State University’s two-year college component. Students who do not meet the requirements for admission to Columbus State University may be considered for admission to the Department of Basic Studies. The department provides access to higher education for students in CSU’s nine-county Georgia service area who do not meet the admission criteria for a four-year college in the University System of Georgia. These students fall into the following categories:

• Students who graduated from high school five or more years prior to admission (non-traditional students) and whose COMPASS test scores indicate a need for refresher courses before being mainstreamed into regular classes.
• Students who graduated from high school less than five years prior to admission (traditional students) whose SAT or ACT test scores are too low for regular or limited admission into a four-year USG college.
• Traditional students who failed to complete college preparatory curriculum courses while in high school.
• Traditional students whose freshman indices are too low.

Admission Requirements

Learning Support Requirements

Progression and Exit Requirements

	ENGL 0098. Developmental Writing 1 (4-0-4) Elementary paragraph development in a variety of rhetorical patterns. Mechanics covered on an individual basis. Non-degree credit.
	ENGL 0099. Developmental Writing 2 (4-0-4) Prerequisite: ENGL 0098. Essay development in a variety of rhetorical patterns. Mechanics covered on individual basis. Non-degree credit.
	MATH 0097. Developmental Math 1 (4-0-(4) Review of basic mathematics and introductory algebra with emphasis on applications, including linear functions and related topics. Non-degree credit.
	MATH 0098. Developmental Math 2 (4-0-(4) Prerequisite: MATH 0097 or required COMPASS score. Review of essential topics of basic algebra with emphasis on applications, including linear and quadratic functions and related topics. Non-degree credit.
	READ 0098. Developmental Reading 1 (4-0-(4) Skills for reading comprehension. Emphasis on vocabulary, literal and inferential skills, and analysis of content. Non-degree credit.
	READ 0099. Developmental Reading 2 (4-0-(4) Prerequisite: READ 0098 or required COMPASS score. Application of reading skills to the sciences, humanities, and current events. Non-degree credit.
	RGTE 0198. Regents' Test Remediation: Reading (2-0-(2) Intensive instruction in reading comprehension and vocabulary for students who have failed the reading component of the Regents' Test. Students who have completed more than 45 semester hours must complete this course prior to retaking the reading portion of the Regents' Test. Non-degree credit. (S/U grading.)
	UNIV 1105. Strategic Learning (2-0-2) Introduces students to a variety of learning strategies that can be employed to manage and process information derived from core curriculum courses.