Admissions Placement
Incoming traditional undergraduate students who do not meet minimum admissions standards will be reviewed by Admissions Committee and may be given Study Skills and/or Thrive requirements.
Study Skills
Incoming students who do not meet minimum entrance standards including 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 an evaluation of high school transcripts, with the opportunity to place out of remedial courses by taking the AccuPlacer or WritePlacer.
Students placed on Study Skills will be limited to 15 credits or fewer during their first semester, placed in a College Success course, and be required to attend weekly academic mentoring appointments and study hours 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 for them.
Thrive@LBC
The Admissions Committee may place students into Thrive@LBC based on their high school GPA and other admissions requirements. Thrive@LBC is an early start program that provides a week-long orientation to academic, social, and spiritual life at LBC.
Students completing Thrive@LBC will also be placed into the Study Skills group with the same conditions of 15 credits or less, a required College Success course, mandatory mentoring and study hour appointments, and a required minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 or greater after two semesters enrolled at LBC|Capital.