What kinds of transition courses are offered at NIU?
NIU has entered into a cooperative agreement with nearby Kishwaukee Community College to enable KCC to offer Intermediate Algebra and Basic Algebra courses. The classes are held on the NIU campus, supplies are in the NIU bookstore, and registration is handled by the NIU course registration system. (The course labels are KCMA 098 and KCMA 096 respectively.) These courses are designed to prepare the student for our College Algebra course, Math 110. They are similar to courses with these names at other community colleges. There is a separate track of courses (Math 108 and Math 109) offered by NIU to specially-admitted students only (i.e., those admitted through the CHANCE program). This web page does not directly address that program, although most of the comments are relevant for that program too. Q: Who are these courses for? A: Every student who feels that his or her high school mathematics training is insufficient should consider taking such a course. The subject matter is comparable
