About ConnSCU and PA 12-40

The Connecticut State Colleges & Universities (ConnSCU) are currently planning for implementation of Public Act 12-40 (pdf), which requires colleges to offer students remedial support embedded with corresponding entry-level courses, or an intensive college readiness program, beginning in 2014.
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Tiered System of Instruction

In response to Public Act 12-40, the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (ConnSCU) faculty is re-designing developmental education using a tiered system of instruction with three levels as described below.

• College Level
  College-level instruction; a course numbered 100 or higher
• Embedded Level
  College-level instruction with embedded developmental support designed for students with 12th grade skills (or close to that) who are approaching college readiness but require some remediation; college-level components must be numbered 100 or higher
• Intensive Level
  A single semester of developmental education or an intensive readiness experience for students below the 12th grade level; if structured as a course, must be numbered below 100.

In addition, institutions have joined together in four regional groups to devise strategies to address students who demonstrate significant gaps in skills levels or are unsuccessful in an initial attempt in an intensive-level offering.

• Transitional Strategies
  Strategies for students with eighth grade skill levels or below developed by groups from colleges and universities in each geographical region of the state.