The Academic Learning Center offers the following courses:
Critical Reading and Thinking- A one-credit course that develops the critical and inferential reading skills required in all college work.
Self-Management: Theory and Application- A three credit psychology course that exposes students to a practical self-management model that enables them to increase academic and personal achievement in a college environment.
Introduction to College Writing- A non-credit course designed to help the student further develop confidence in writing abilities and facility in composing.
American Culture and Language Seminar-A non-credit continuation of the
intensive international orientation program designed to offer students a
more in-depth examination of college culture and the culture of the
community around them.
English as a Foreign Language I-A three-credit course that is the first
in a two-level sequence which aims to provide international students with
the linguistic skills necessary to achieve basic proficiency in American
English and academic writing.
English as a Foreign Language II-A three-credit course that is the
second in a two-level sequence which aims to provide international
students with sufficient competency in college English so that they may
successfully complete Marist's writing requirements and participate fully
in academic programs.
Freshman Forum- A one-credit course for selected students who have not declared a major.