Bossier Parish Community College (BPCC) and University of Louisiana Monroe (ULM) have signed an agreement to collaborate and share resources in the redesign of English remedial courses.
Board of Regents institutions will now offer a corequisite model, where students with developmental needs enroll in English 101 together with a supplemental laboratory course. By working together, the two institutions can share resources and best practices in writing instruction.
ULM’s English Program will provide graduate student tutors for BPCC’s online English students, as well as students attending BPCC’s Nights Online Weekend (NOW) College. BPCC will provide externship opportunities for ULM’s English graduate students.
Dr. John Pratte, Dean of the College of Arts, Education, and Science at ULM, said it’s a win-win for both institutions.
“This agreement represents a great educational opportunity for students from both BPCC and ULM,” Pratte said. “Freshmen at BPCC will receive additional tutoring help with their composition and writing courses, while graduate students at ULM will get much-needed experiences in applying what they have learned in their studies.”
This agreement continues the commitment the two institutions have for developing innovative, world-class transfer pathways focusing on the unique needs of today's college student.
“Communication is the key to higher education,” said Vicki Dennis, Dean of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences at BPCC. “If we can teach students to write and to speak, then they can go out and find the job that they need. This agreement is incredibly important to providing resources to our students.”
For more information on these programs, visit www.bpcc.edu for BPCC and https://www.ulm.edu/ for ULM.
Watch the event signing video on our YouTube page.
