Linguistic Diversity Bridge Program
All domestic and international admits without college-level transfer credit are subject to placement testing in English, Reading, and Mathematics prior to initial course registration with limited exceptions (refer to sections regarding Placement Exams and RAM Success Programs). Students not producing college-ready scores in Reading and Writing are enrolled in the RAM Success Program or, in the case of non-native speakers of English, a Bridge Program specifically designed for linguistically diverse students. In the initial semester of the Bridge Program, students will enroll in 6 selected college credit hours along with 6 noncredit hours to improve reading and writing skills. Depending on the results of subsequent placement testing, students will continue in the Bridge Program with select college-level courses through the semester following. After successfully completing the Bridge Program and followed by the RAM Success Program in Reading and Writing, if applicable, or through a qualifying score on an approved assessment, the student may enroll full time in college-level courses. Students may at any time produce a score from an approved assessment documenting college-readiness in Reading and Writing.
This program consists of the following Writing and Reading courses, with placement determined by approved assessment:
| WRT 0311 | Writing I Non-Native Speakers | 3 Credits |
| WRT 0312 | Writing II Non-Native Speakers | 3 Credits |
| RDG 0311 | Reading I Non-Native Speakers | 3 Credits |
| RDG 0312 | Reading II Non-Native Speakers | 3 Credits |
Any first-year or transfer student placed into any Bridge Writing and/or Reading course must enroll in ASE 1311 Academic Success Experience: The Culture of College in the first term, to replace ASE 1111 Freshman Success.
Students placed into Bridge Program courses may also enroll in selected college-level General Education Curriculum Courses.
Placement into any Bridge Program course does not prevent registration in RAM Success or college-level mathematics courses, per the results of an approved assessment.
Students who do not successfully complete the Bridge or RAM Success Program sequence or score college-ready on an approved assessment must repeat the most recent Bridge or RAM Success Program course(s).
A withdrawal of any kind from Bridge and/or RAM Success Program courses will result in an automatic withdrawal from all active college-level courses, in absence of a qualifying score on an approved assessment reflecting college-level ability in Reading and Writing.