Our program also serves smaller schools whose student enrollment ranges between 500-1500. Schools in this category include Robert F. Wagner Secondary School , Newcomers and Frank Sinatra High Schools , the Academy of American Studies , and the Queens Academy . Three of these smaller schools are themed, using curricula which reflect a particular emphasis—e.g., American History, Fine Arts, or the relationship between Arts and Technology. One serves a specific student population: Newcomers High School is an ESL school designed to help recently arrived immigrant students make the transition to English and American culture.

Finally, four of our schools have a close relationship with each other since they either share a building (the case of the Academy of American Studies and Newcomers High School ) or share students and faculty (the case of Frank Sinatra High School and the Robert F. Wagner Secondary School ). Our program strongly encourages the development of a programmatic relationship between these schools through College Now.

Though most of our work takes place at the high schools, our College Now program serves a significant number of students through the College Connection program as well, which enables students to take courses directly at the College.

STUDENT PROFILE

We have learned through experience that the most successful students in College Now are those who are mature and prepared to make a commitment to the course: to attend classes and complete all the assignments.

STUDENT ELIGIBILITY

Most students who participate in the College Now programs are either juniors or seniors in high school, and LaGuardia collaborates with fifteen high schools in Western Queens. Students can be placed in College Now classes in one of two ways; through Examination Scores or through GPA scores which allow them to take Gateway Courses, the pathway to the more senior level of College Now courses.

To be admitted on the basis of examination scores, students need:

• A score of 75+ on the English Language Arts Regents Examination
• A score of 75+ on the Math A, Sequential II or II Regents
                                   OR
• A score of 480+ on the verbal of the SAT Test, or
• A score of 48+ on the verbal section of the PSAT Test
• Passing scores on the reading, writing and essay tests of the CUNY ACT exam.
• Students taking mathematics or business courses which have a mathematics prerequisite must have passing scores on either the Mathematics A, Sequential Math II or III or the Mathematics Assessment Test.
  
  Students placed into College Now classes through the "Gateway" program can choose from a list of three courses:
  
• Literacy and Propaganda requires a score of 65-74 on the English Language Arts Regents, or a combined GPA in English and Social Studies above 70.
  
• Critical Thinking requires a score of 65-74 on the English Language Arts Regents, or a combined GPA in English and Social Studies above 75.
  
• Basic Writing bears no college credit; students may be placed in this course with a score of 55-74 on the English Language Arts Regents, or a combined GPA in English and Social Studies of 65-75.

CSE 110      Literacy & Propaganda

S. Brandeis

  T. Carlomusto

CSE 110     Literacy & Propaganda

 L.Salas-Ocampo

HUL 100    Communication for the                  Non- Native Speaker

CSE 110     Literacy & Propaganda