Student Resources
The Triton College Placement Test: Your success at Triton is our top priority. To help you be successful, Trition requires all incoming credit students to take placement tests before enrolling credit-level courses. The policy ensures that students know their level of proficiency in reading, writing, and math and are aware of the college's recommended path of remediation and support. Triton College uses the COMPASS exam. There is generally no "passing score" but your score indicates the areas in which you are strong and the areas in which you may need help. The COMPASS can identify problems in major subject areas before they disrupt your educational progress, giving you the opportunity to prepare more effectively for needed courses. There are online resources available and practice tests so you can familarize yourself with testing expectations to ensure you do your best.
The College Readiness Courses: A college readiness course is a college class numbered 045 - 096 that prepares you for college-level study and does not award credit toward your degree.
Courses include:
MAT 045: Pre-Algebra
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Covers the skills necessary to be successful in taking a math class which requires competency in whole numbers, fractions, decimals, order of operations, ratio and proportion, percent topics, measurement, elementary geometry topics, introductory graphical representation, introductory signed number manipulation and an introduction to basic equation solving. Additionally, test-taking skills, reading the mathematics textbook and taking notes in mathematics will be emphasized. Special emphasis will be on processing and solving word problems.
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MAT 055: Algebra I & Geometry
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This course examines concepts in signed numbers, factoring, equation solving, inequality solving, graphs, parallelism and perpendicularity, congruence and polygons.
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MAT 085: Algebra II
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Examines concepts in functions, relations, graphing, systems of equations, inequalities, polynomials, rational expressions, quadratic equations, right triangles, circles, areas of plane figures and related geometry concepts. |
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MAT 096: Algebra I & II
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Examines beginning and intermediate level algebra concepts, along with plane geometry in an integrated manner designed to help you effectively understand the concepts. This intensive course is recommended for highly motivated students. |
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RHT 085: Introduction to College Reading I
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This course covers basic reading comprehension and introduces study skills. Strategies needed for survival in college are stressed |
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RHT 086: Introduction to College Reading II
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This course covers the development of reading and study skills necessary for comprehending college textbooks. Strategies emphasized are those needed for success in content courses. |
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RHT 095: Introduction to College Writing I
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Designed to improve basic writing skills, this course emphasizes developing competence in sentence and paragraph construction. Basic grammatical structures are stressed. |
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RHT 096: Introduction to College Writing II
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Designed to improve basic writing skills, this course emphasizes increasing competence in writing multiparagraph essays |
MATH COURSE PATHWAY
Blue = developmental education courses
Red = college level courses
READING AND WRITING COURSE PATHWAY
Blue = developmental education courses
Red = college level course