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Regents' Test Remediation Requirements

  1. Students enrolled in undergraduate degree programs leading to the baccalaureate degree shall pass the Regents' Reading Skills and Regents' Writing Skills requirements by 45 hours of credit. Regents' Reading and Writing Skills courses are offered for institutional credit. Students may exempt these courses through examination by passing the Regents' Tests or an approved alternative test in reading comprehension and in writing. Students who have earned 45 credit hours and have not passed or exempted the courses must take the Regents' Skills courses during each subsequent semester of enrollment. Students enrolled in a Regents' Skills course must pass the corresponding Regents' Test in order to receive a passing grade for the course.

  2. The following are the specific implementation procedures:
    1. Students in programs leading to the baccalaureate degree are expected to have satisfied the Regents' Reading and Writing Skills Requirements by the time they complete 45 college-level semester credit hours. Students satisfy the requirements by passing Regents' Reading Skills (RGTR 0198) and Regents' Writing Skills (RGTR 0199) or by exemption.
    2. These requirements apply regardless of whether the student has taken or passed any other courses, including English courses, or completed any other institutional requirements.
    3. College-level credit hours include all credit with the exception of institutional credit.
    4. Students who have earned 45 college -level credit hours and who have not satisfied the requirements will be required to register for the appropriate course(s) the next semester enrolled. The only exception that may be made is for part-time students taking one of the courses and no college-level credit courses.
    5. Students may exempt RGTR 0198 by scoring at or above specified scores on the following examinations:
      • Regents' Reading Test exemption score: 61
      • SAT-I Verbal exemption score: 510
      • ACT Reading exemption score: 23 (SAT or ACT scores must be from a national administration. Scores from institutional SAT or residual ACT tests will not be acceptable for this purpose.)
    6. Students may exempt RGTE 0199 by scoring at or above specified scores on the following examinations:
      • Regents' Essay Test exemption score: 2
      • SAT -I Writing Exemption Score: 560
      • College Board Advanced Placement (AP) English Language and Composition Exemption score: 3
      • College Board Advanced Placement (AP) English Literature and Composition exemption score: 3
      • International Baccalaureate (IB) higher-level English exemption score: 4
      • SAT II English Writing exemption score: 650.

  3. Students who have earned 45 college-level semester credit hours and have not passed the Regents' Test shall take the appropriate non-degree credit course(s) in remedial reading and/or writing in every semester of attendance until they have passed all components of the test. Students who have failed both parts of the Regents' Test may take the reading and essay portions of the test in separate semesters consistent with their completion of RGTR 0198 or RGTE 0199.

  4. Students with fewer than 45 semester hours of college-level credit may not be required to take either RGTR 0198 or RGTE 0199. However, if they do not pass the Regents' Tests and are below the 45 hour limit, they are required to meet with the Regents' Tests Coordinators to enroll in the appropriate preparation as outlined in the AASU Regents' Writing and Reading Contracts. Such preparation may include enrollment in English courses, etc.

  5. Students may take the test before they have earned 30 hours.

  6. Students who are not subject to the remediation requirement may take the test during a semester in which they are not enrolled.

  7. Having passed RGTR 0198 and RGTE 0199 shall not be a condition of transfer into an institution. All transferring students from programs leading to the baccalaureate degree within the System shall be subject to all provisions of this policy. Students with 30 or more semester credit hours transferring from outside of the System or from a System program that does not require the Regents' courses should take the Regents' Tests during their first semester of enrollment in a program leading to the baccalaureate degree unless they have otherwise exempted the courses. Those who have not exempted the courses before their third semester of enrollment are subject to the course requirements.

  8. Students entering with AP credit, credit from other advanced placement programs or examinations, and/or joint enrollment credit may take the Regents' Tests during their first two semesters of enrollment. They are not subject to System- mandated course requirements unless they have earned at least 45 hours and been enrolled at least two semesters.

  9. Passing or exempting RGTR 0198 or RGTE 0199 is not a requirement for an Associate of Applied Science degree or an Associate of Science degree in an allied health field, although institutions may choose to require the courses for these degrees. The Regents' Test is a requirement of Armstrong Atlantic State University for all undergraduates who have not earned a baccalaureate or higher degree regardless of degree objective.

  10. The Regents' Reading Test and Regents' Essay Test are to be administered in accordance with the instructions provided in the Regents' Testing Program Administration Manual.

  11. Institutions are responsible for enforcing the requirements related to the Regents' Reading Skills and Regents' Writing Skills courses.
Guidelines for Remedial Courses

  1. Students enrolled in a Regents' course must pass the corresponding Regents' Test in order to receive a passing grade for the course.
  2. Students not passing the course receive a "U" and must repeat the course until they pass. Those passing receive a grade of "S."
  3. Each course carries three hours of institutional credit.
  4. The following are the course descriptions:
REGENTS' READING SKILLS (RGTR 0198)
The Regents' Reading Skills course is intended to ensure that all graduates of USG institutions possess certain minimum skills in reading comprehension. Students work on improving their comprehension of material drawn from a variety of subject areas (social science, natural science and humanities) with various modes of discourse (exposition, narration and argumentation). Critical thinking and the following four major aspects of reading are emphasized: vocabulary in context, inferential and literal comprehension, and analysis.

REGENTS' WRITING SKILLS (RGTE 0199)
The Regents' Writing Skills course is intended to ensure that all graduates of USG institutions possess certain minimum skills in writing. Students learn to evaluate their own writing strengths and weaknesses and work on improving their writing skills so that they are able to write an essay meeting the Regents' criteria.
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