June 2007

New guidelines for advising college prep students have been developed - plese click on the following web page to download and print these guidelines: http://www.palmbeachstate.edu/x12725.xml

April 2007

Palm Beach State's process for prior learning assessment (PLA) is always evolving. Please check the web page at http://www.palmbeachstate.edu/pla for complete information.

February 2007

An important tool in advising is knowing the "hot jobs" of the next ten years in Palm Beach County - here is the answer! Palm Beach State's "Blueprint for Program Planning" is now available - http://www.palmbeachstate.edu/x10418.xml.

November 2006

Ever wonder what articulation agreements the college has for students? Take a look at http://www.palmbeachstate.edu/transfer. Each agreement has specific guidelines that students must follow.

September 2006

Please check the Areas of Study for new AA pre-major areas that have been recently added. If you would like to see additional areas added, please email mailto:pederseg@palmbeachstate.edu.

July 2006

The SOAP requirements will be enforced for students starting in Fall 2006 for students enrolled during the Summer term. This will affect students who have been on probation and did not meet their target GPA. A new course, ACO 0010 is an SLC course that will allow students to use the labs and keep their PantherCards active. The cost is $5.00.

June 2006

Starting in Fall 2006, students will only be able to declare audit during the drop and add period for the course.

April 2006

Students who are placed in college preparatory level courses based on placement testing and have not satisfied all college preparatory requirements will not be permitted to enroll in the following science courses:

• CHM1020/L - Principles of Chemistry and Lab (previously CHM1015L through summer term 2006)
• BSC1005/L - Concepts of Biology and Lab
• BSC1010/L - Principles of Biology and Lab
• BSC1050 - Environmental Conservation
• BSC1085/L - Anatomy and Physiology and Lab

College preparatory students will still be able to enroll in other general education science courses not listed above.

March 2006

New Cut scores for Math CPT:

Summary Chart: On July 1, 2006:

MAT0012 – Basic Algebra 1
0-33 Old Cut Score
0-44 New Cut Score

MAT0020 – Basic Algebra 2
34-71 Old Cut Score
45-71 New Cut Score