High School to College
Frequently, incoming WCC students are surprised at college academic expectations, which are usually higher than high school academic requirements. In an effort to smooth the transition from high school to college, this section contains information about typical college expectations for incoming freshman. This information might assist high school teachers who are preparing their students for entry into college.
This slide presentation, and accompanying notes, was created by WCC instructors Janine Oshiro, Lance Uyeda, and Jenny Webster. It provides an overview of the English courses at WCC, including the developmental and remedial courses, and the costs associated with the course placements. It also touches upon the content of WCC courses, common writing problems, and necessary skills for the college-bound student. Core to College Money Graph
This document illustrates the ranges of scores on the Compass test, and their correspondence to English course placement at WCC. WCC offers English courses at different levels of proficiency to build students' skills for college success. A student's score on the standardized Compass test determines his or her initial placement in the English courses offered by WCC.
NOTE: Teachers who are interested, can take the Compass at the WCC Testing Center in the Library Learning Commons, Room 228. Call coordinator Ellen Nagaue (808) 235-7498 or email her at: [email protected]. This will help teachers to prepare their students for this placement test. Scores will be kept confidential.
This document describes WCC reading and writing courses from English 8 to English 100. Prerequisite Compass scores and student learning outcomes (SLO) are given for each level.
This excerpt from the WCC Course Catalog details the college's policies regarding student conduct, academic honesty, and cheating.
Header Photos (left to right): 1. High school students in WCC’s summer PACES program work with grad students from the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology to survey coral reefs. They include (from left) Erin Kanda (Castle), Max Wei (Iolani), and Amanda Shore (HIMB). 2. Miki Goto (Kalani) and Kainoa Sevigny (Castle) learn about the properties of water in a campus lab. 3. Students (front to back) Alexis Stearns (Colorado), Max Wei (Iolani), Jaynie Gaoiran (Moanalua), Lauren Calkins (Castle) and Sarah Weible (Castle) monitor the health of Kahalu‘u Stream.
This slide presentation, and accompanying notes, was created by WCC instructors Janine Oshiro, Lance Uyeda, and Jenny Webster. It provides an overview of the English courses at WCC, including the developmental and remedial courses, and the costs associated with the course placements. It also touches upon the content of WCC courses, common writing problems, and necessary skills for the college-bound student. Core to College Money Graph
This document illustrates the ranges of scores on the Compass test, and their correspondence to English course placement at WCC. WCC offers English courses at different levels of proficiency to build students' skills for college success. A student's score on the standardized Compass test determines his or her initial placement in the English courses offered by WCC.
NOTE: Teachers who are interested, can take the Compass at the WCC Testing Center in the Library Learning Commons, Room 228. Call coordinator Ellen Nagaue (808) 235-7498 or email her at: [email protected]. This will help teachers to prepare their students for this placement test. Scores will be kept confidential.
This document describes WCC reading and writing courses from English 8 to English 100. Prerequisite Compass scores and student learning outcomes (SLO) are given for each level.
This excerpt from the WCC Course Catalog details the college's policies regarding student conduct, academic honesty, and cheating.
Header Photos (left to right): 1. High school students in WCC’s summer PACES program work with grad students from the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology to survey coral reefs. They include (from left) Erin Kanda (Castle), Max Wei (Iolani), and Amanda Shore (HIMB). 2. Miki Goto (Kalani) and Kainoa Sevigny (Castle) learn about the properties of water in a campus lab. 3. Students (front to back) Alexis Stearns (Colorado), Max Wei (Iolani), Jaynie Gaoiran (Moanalua), Lauren Calkins (Castle) and Sarah Weible (Castle) monitor the health of Kahalu‘u Stream.