Study Skills and Thrive
Admission Placement
Study Skills
Incoming students who do not meet minimum entrance exam scores, and/or high school GPA requirements may be given Study Skills requirements, as determined by the Admission Committee.Students are typically placed in at least one remedial course based on their scores and an evaluation of high school transcripts.
Students with an SAT Math score between 410 and 480 or an ACT Math score between 15 and 17 are eligible to take the Accuplacer to determine if they can test out of the remedial math course. The Accuplacer will not be used as admission criteria.
Students placed on Study Skills will be limited to 15 credits or fewer during their first semester and be required to attend two academic mentoring appointments and two study hours per week at the Ally Center. Students required to visit Academic Mentoring Services through the Study Skills program will be required to attend 80% of their required appointments. Students will be required to reschedule any missed appointment in accordance with the Ally Center policy. Failure to complete the Study Skills program will result in a recommendation for academic dismissal with the right to appeal.
Students placed on Study Skills will be required to achieve a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or greater after two semesters enrolled at LBC|Capital. Failure to achieve a cumulative 2.0 GPA in this time-frame will result in a recommendation for academic dismissal with the right to appeal. The purpose of this requirement is to safeguard students. Students who do not meet admissions criteria are at an elevated risk of not completing college. An increased GPA requirement is meant to help motivate students early in their college career or to clarify if college is the right decision them.
Thrive@LBC
The Admissions Committee may place students into Thrive@LBC if their incoming English and math entrance exam scores are both below the required standard or if their high school GPA is below the acceptable standard. Students are typically placed into one remedial course based on the lower entrance exam score and the College Success course. Students must pass both courses with a C or higher to enter as a student in the fall semester.
Students completing Thrive will be placed into the Study Skills group, the Math Lab group, and/or recommended writing support for the fall semester as they are required to receive continuing academic support as they continue into college level courses immediately after Thrive.
Students placed into the Thrive@LBC program will be required to achieve a GPA of 2.0 or greater after one semester enrolled at LBC. Failure to achieve a cumulative 2.0 GPA after the completion of Thrive and the proceeding semester will result in a recommendation for academic dismissal with the right to appeal. The purpose of this requirement is to safeguard students. Students who do not meet admissions criteria are at an elevated risk of not completing college. An increased GPA requirement is meant to help motivate students early in their college career or to clarify if college is the right decision them.