Courses

The ADVANCE program consists of five courses plus labs designed to prepare students for the courses they will be taking in Harding's Liberal Arts curriculum.

Placement

Requirements

The program is designed for students who enter Harding with ACT composites of 18 and below or a combined verbal-math score of 890 and below on the SAT. Although these are not the only scores used to decide which courses a student will take, these are used to identify students who will be further tested and advised by ADVANCE program advisors. 

The following courses are offered
in the ADVANCE program

Reading 100	"Academic Reading I," 2 hours credit; offered Fall, Spring
Reading 102	1 hour credit lab to accompany Reading 100; offered Fall, Spring
Reading 101	"Academic Reading II," 2 hours credit; offered Fall, Spring
Reading 103	1 hour credit lab to accompany Reading 101; offered Fall, Spring
English 100	"Basic English," 3 hours credit; offered Fall, Spring
Math 100	"Beginning Algebra," 3 hours credit; offered Fall; Spring
Psychology 100	"Introduction to University Studies," 3 hours credit; offered Fall, Spring