Following two successful years, Georgia Highlands College will again offer the STEMFIT \u201cmath boot camp\u201d this summer, except this time in a virtual format.<\/p>\n
The aim of the camp is to help incoming high school dual enrollment students or college freshmen start at a collegiate mathematic level of precalculus or higher.<\/p>\n
\u201cOver the past two camps, we have had a 100-percent pass rate for those who have completed the camp and took the exemption exam for college algebra,\u201d Mathematics Division Chair Jayme Wheeler said. \u201cSeveral of those students have chosen to also take the MATH 1113 Precalculus exemption exam.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The online camp will be available June 15 to August 18. The course is built in the D2L online learning management system. Various dates will be available for students to take the exemption exam, and the exam will be given in D2L and proctored by a GHC professor via video conferencing software.<\/p>\n
The course is available for any potential GHC student eligible to take the GHC College Algebra exemption exam. There will be no fee for STEMFIT this summer for students enrolling in fall 2020.<\/p>\n
Sometimes students enter at the lower college algebra-level but can take an exemption exam if their SAT\/ACT scores are high enough to start in precalculus instead.<\/p>\n
\u201cParticipating in STEMFIT can save STEM students time and money by being able to begin at precalculus or higher,\u201d Wheeler said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
STEM is an acronym for the fields of science, technology, engineering and math. STEM relates to academics and careers focused in corresponding fields.<\/p>\n
\u201cStudents will have the opportunity to engage with college faculty while participating in activities to review concepts covered in the College Algebra course,\u201d Wheeler said. \u201cThis year, we are excited to offer STEMFIT online, as we are hoping that it gives more students the ability to take advantage of our camp.\u201d<\/p>\n
The flexibility of the online \u201cboot camp\u201d will allow students to work at their own pace to complete the review material.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\u201cNow that we have an online format, we hope to continue offering this camp year-round in both online and face-to-face formats for students enrolling in any semester,\u201d Wheeler said.<\/p>\n