Mission Statement

The College Preparatory & Developmental Studies Department (CPDS) helps under-prepared and non-traditional college students increase academic and critical thinking skills and develop the confidence to pursue their life-long learning goals.

Program Summary

The College Preparatory & Developmental Studies program at UAA combines developmental reading, writing, mathematics, study skills, English-as-a-Second Language (ESL) and college success courses into a single department. We provide instructional support that helps under prepared students prepare for college level courses. CPDS courses, labs, and tutor services help all students advance to the next academic level.

Review the web version of our Brochure for more information, and see the UAA Catalogs and Schedules to see current and upcoming CPDS courses

Program Outcomes

CPDS students will:

• Succeed in their developmental coursework.
• Succeed in ENGL 111 (PRPE 107 and PRPE 108 students).
• Succeed in GER level mathematics (MATH 105 students).
• Succeed in the next course in their developmental sequence.
• Complete their developmental sequence.
• Show improvement in their study skills.
• Demonstrate critical thinking in their course assignments.

We Develop Success!