Are you ready for college-level Math and English?
OCC allows students to use self-guided placement to register for college-level Math and English. Accuplacer or other test scores will not be required to register.
Please review the information below that describes OCC’s college-level Math and English courses. Please contact OCC’s Advising Department at advisingoffice@ocean.edu or 732 255 0300 with any questions.
Guided Self Placement for English
At Ocean County College, we are committed to providing you with every opportunity to succeed in achieving your goals now and in your future career setting. We have designed our English courses to help you develop important skills such as critical thinking and effective communication. While your first college English class should be challenging, it should also meet you where you currently are with your reading, writing, and critical thinking skills. As a result, selecting the best class for yourself is very important.
*If your overall high school GPA is equal to or greater than 2.5 (75% or C+), or you have a High School Equivalency Diploma (HSE), you should consider enrolling in ENGL 151.
ENGL 151 is a college-level writing course where students compose and revise expository writings. Through a series of primarily text-based writing assignments, the course reinforces and stresses the further development of critical reading and thinking, ethical reasoning, the writing process, and information literacy.
Students will compose and revise essays totaling 3,500 words, minimum. The course reinforces and stresses the further development of critical reading and thinking, ethical reasoning, the writing process, and information literacy.
ENGL 098 is designed to support students in ENGL 151, the college-level writing course. The ENGL 098 class will meet for 50 minutes once per week after ENGL 151. In this class, you will learn skills and techniques that will help you complete ENGL I assignments with more clarity and support. ENGL 098 is taken in the same semester as English I instead of taking a developmental course prior to enrolling in English I.
Students will review proper usage of word processing and the Internet, locate viable electronic sources, and compose and edit at least 1,000 words or written essay work.
If your overall high school GPA is below 2.5 (below 75% or C+), you should consider enrolling in ENGL 151/ENGL 098. Students are encouraged to utilize The Writing Center for additional help and guidance with reading and writing.
An alternative to enrolling in ENGL151/098 is to enroll in ENGL 151 and commit to utilizing The Writing Center for additional help and guidance with your reading and writing.
Students who have an overall high school GPA equal to or greater than 2.5 (75% or C+), or who have a GED, should consider enrolling in ENGL 151. Students who feel confident in their reading and writing skills developed through life and/or professional experiences should also consider enrolling in ENGL 151.
Students who have an overall high school GPA is below a 2.5 (below 75% or C+), should consider enrolling in ENGL 151/ENGL 098. Students who do not feel confident in their reading and writing skills and would like additional support and resources should also consider enrolling in ENGL 151/ENGL 098.
Guided Self Placement for Mathematics
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For Students Who Do Not Plan To Take Pre-Calculus:
(Humanities, Social Science, Nursing)
MATH 023, Algebra Basics, is designed for those students who do not have the necessary background in basic algebra or are in need of a thorough review of basic algebra. Topics include: apply the properties of real numbers, use the order of operations for real numbers, solve linear equations and inequalities, solve application problems involving linear equations, graph linear equations and inequalities with the slope.
This course cannot be used to satisfy degree requirements.
MATH 151 (Survey of Math) is a great course for students in the humanities, such as English, History and Philosophy, as well as some Education majors.
This course is a study of some of the fundamental concepts in mathematics. Topics include sets, probability, logic systems of numeration, groups, and mathematical systems. Applications of these topics in various fields of study are included in the course.
MATH 156 (Statistics) is usually taken by students in the social sciences, such as Psychology and Sociology, and is the preferred math course for Pre-Nursing majors. Many business majors also take statistics in addition to pre-calculus/calculus.
This course is oriented towards all fields which use statistical data in their applications. Topics include: summarizing data, probability, normal and binomial distributions, hypothesis testing, confidence intervals, and correlation.
MATH 158 (Algebraic Modeling) can be taken by students who enjoy algebra but do not intend to pursue pre-calculus.
This course is designed for students in a variety of fields for which a conceptual understanding of college algebra topics is appropriate. Continuous and discrete functions will be studied from graphical, numerical, verbal, and algebraic perspectives with applications to diverse disciplines. Topics will include linear, quadratic, polynomial, exponential, logarithmic absolute value, radical, and rational functions and their application. This course will NOT satisfy the prerequisite for Precalculus courses.
For Students Who Plan To Take Pre-Calculus
(STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, or Business)
MATH 166, Topics in Algebra, is intended for students pursuing the precalculus track who have demonstrated competency in high school algebra but need to strengthen their mastery of algebraic concepts for Precalculus.