Accelerated Learning Program Information for Fall 2018

ALP Registration Requirements

• Students must register for both BE112 (for writing) or BE122 (for reading) and the connected ALP-designated English 101 taught by the same instructor.

  • The BE course is 4 hours, 0 credits and the EN101 course is 4 hours, 3 credits.
  • The cap for ALP-designated BE courses is 14. The cap for ALP-designated EN101 courses is 24: 14 ALP students (who are also enrolled in the linked BE course) and 10 mainstream EN101 students.
  • All ALP students will need to be added manually to the ALP Student Group (in CUNY First/Records and Enrollment) and both ALP courses by their advisors. The ALP BE courses will be invisible to students on CUNY First and listed as closed. ALP students in EN101 should be identified in CUNY First rosters with an ALP designation.

• Eligibility: Continuing and incoming students may be registered for ALP if they

  • Are continue students who have only ONE remedial need (in writing or reading) and will take either an upper-level BE writing course (112 or 205) OR an upper-level reading course (122 or 226).
  • Are incoming students who score at least 46 on their most recent CATW exam.
  • Are incoming students who score at least 58 on their most recent ACT exam/45 on Accuplacer.

• Advisors will need to override students into ALP-designated sections (a prerequisite override for ENGL 101 in particular.) ESL students are eligible for ALP courses, but advisors may have to do a prerequisite override for ESL students who are in the ESLR student group in CUNY First.

• If an advisor has any trouble registering a student for ALP courses, he/she can email jshahar@qcc.cuny.edu, jyi@qcc.cuny.edu, or jholguin@qcc.cuny.edu to request enrollment, and the student will be manually enrolled.

ESL Students

All BE courses in ALP are designed for both native-English speaking students AND English Language Learners. Even though the BE courses are listed as 112 and 122, ESL students may register for these ALP courses.

ALP Student Group in CUNY First

Students enrolled in linked ALP courses must be added to the ALP Student Group in CUNYFirst. This ensures that they will not be removed from English 101 automatically during prerequisite sweeps or by individuals auditing course rosters. Certain academic advisors have access to the student group. An advisor who does not have that access may contact Jed Shahar, John Yi, or Jose Holguin at the email addresses above.

Multiple Repeater Students

Students who have failed BE112/205 and/or BE122/226 two times or more must request special permission to register for ALP. Their advisor can email John, Jed, or Jose.