All students placed in DAS 150 Fast Track are eligible for DAS 152 in three skill areas; only one skill area is not ready for DAS 152.
Additionally, returning students must be students in good standing (not on probation or reinstatement).
DAS 150 Fast Track follows the regular 150 curriculum, but uses a different set of textbooks and moves at a faster pace than traditional 150 classes. As time allows, instructors will incorporate skills from the 152 level into the 150 Fast Track classes.
The Fast Track class was developed because the standards for entering DAS 152 are very strict because it is an Exit Level with grades that will affect a student’s university GPA. The ELP recognizes that some students have 152 level skills in some areas but not others. DAS 150 Fast Track allows these students to be in classes with other similar students and advance at a faster pace than the traditional 150 class. The class also gives students an additional opportunity to demonstrate their English Proficiency and be released from further study in the ELP.
At the end of the semester, students in DAS 150 Fast Track will have three major assessments of their language skills. Two of these assessments give them the chance to leave the ELP.