Developmental Education Requirements

Fundamental education courses are designed for students who need a refresher course before enrolling in credit-bearing courses.  Fundamental courses are not offered for academic credit and do not fulfill graduation requirements.  Students who take developmental education courses (ENG 090 and/or MAT 090) must complete those courses with a grade of "C" or better.

Students who place into both ENG 090 and MAT 090 must take both courses during their first quarter of enrollment.  If only one course is undertaken in the first quarter of enrollment, it must be a fundamental course.  Students may not enroll in collegiate courses offered for credit until they pass one of the fundamental courses.

Students who place into only one of the fundamental courses – either ENG 090 or MAT 090 – must take the required course in their first quarter.  These students may concurrently enroll in 100 or 200 level courses offered for credit, but may not enroll in courses that require collegiate level preparation in the fundamental subject. Students must seek advising prior to registration.

Students enrolled in ENG 090 and/or MAT 090 who do not earn a passing grade may repeat the course one time.  Students who fail ENG 090 and/or MAT 090 must meet with an advisor and are required to repeat the failed course(s) in the subsequent academic term of enrollment.  Students who fail either ENG 090 and/or MAT 090 two times will be advised to exit the University and return upon successful completion of a collegiate level course in the course they failed at Strayer.  Students may repeat a fundamental course for a third time only when an extenuating circumstance exists.

Students in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program are not subject to developmental education requirements.