Kansas State University Libraries New Prairie Press Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings 34th Academic Chairpersons Conference, New Orleans, LA An Alternative to Developmental Coursework: Critical Skill Integration Robin A Lukes St Catherine University, ralukes@stkate.edu Follow this and additional works at: https://newprairiepress.org/accp Part of the Educational Leadership Commons, and the Higher Education Administration Commons This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License Recommended Citation Lukes, Robin A (2017) "An Alternative to Developmental Coursework: Critical Skill Integration," Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings https://newprairiepress.org/accp/2017/Trends/7 This Event is brought to you for free and open access by the Conferences at New Prairie Press It has been accepted for inclusion in Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings by an authorized administrator of New Prairie Press For more information, please contact cads@k-state.edu An Alternative to Developmental Coursework: Critical Skill Integration Robin Lukes, St Catherine University This interactive session explores ways in which an associate degree liberal arts and sciences department eliminated developmental coursework through the integration of critical skills (reading, reasoning, thinking and math) into the core curriculum We will discuss the importance of honoring disciplinary perspectives while also considering how best to deliver a core for associate degree adult learners Issues and Trends in Higher Education .. .An Alternative to Developmental Coursework: Critical Skill Integration Robin Lukes, St Catherine University This interactive session explores ways in which an associate degree liberal arts and... department eliminated developmental coursework through the integration of critical skills (reading, reasoning, thinking and math) into the core curriculum We will discuss the importance of honoring... honoring disciplinary perspectives while also considering how best to deliver a core for associate degree adult learners Issues and Trends in Higher Education