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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.393 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:20010228 Primary Sponsor:Reese All Sponsors:Reese Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\gjk\20257sd01.doc Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Education Committee 04 SED Subject:Colleges, universities; state-supported, freshmen to take study skills course each semester for one credit hour; Student History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ Senate 20010228 Introduced, read first time, 04 SED referred to Committee Versions of This Bill
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-101-155 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT EACH FOUR-YEAR PUBLIC INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING SHALL REQUIRE ALL FRESHMEN TO TAKE A ONE CREDIT HOUR COURSE EACH SEMESTER OF THEIR FRESHMAN YEAR WHICH TEACHES STUDY SKILLS, ALLOCATION OF TIME, GOAL SETTING, POSITIVE THINKING, MOTIVATION, AND RELATED SUBJECTS, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THESE COURSES SHALL BE TAUGHT ON A PASS/FAIL BASIS AND MUST BE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED BEFORE THE STUDENT MAY BEGIN HIS SOPHOMORE YEAR.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 59-101-155. Each four-year public institution of higher learning as defined in Section 59-103-5 shall require all freshmen to take a one credit hour course each semester of their freshman year or in summer sessions, if necessary, which teaches study skills, allocation of time, goal setting, positive thinking, motivation, and related subjects. These courses shall be taught on a pass/fail basis and must be successfully completed before the student may begin his sophomore year. This course shall be treated for academic purposes as an elective not related to the student's major which shall be part of the total credit hours a student must complete in order to graduate. The Commission on Higher Education shall specify the manner in which this course shall be taught for institutions which do not operate on a semester basis."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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