Starting next semester, Multnomah will offer Elemen- tary Algebra, Pre calculus, American Literature, and Creative Writing.

Elementary Algebra will "focus on reviewing the basics of algebra, the language of mathematics, with an emphasis on working word problems," according to the new MBC view book.

Evelyn Blom, who teaches Multnomah's two math classes, will teach Mat 090 fall semester. The class will be set up in a lab format, Amy Stephens, Multnomah's registrar, said. Students will work on their homework in the lab so they can receive help if they need it. Students taking the class will earn credit hours for enrollment, but the class will not be counted toward graduation.

Multnomah will be using a math placement test to determine whether a student will need to enter Elementary Algebra before going on to Pre Calculus. If students do not pass the placement exam with a sufficient grade, they will be required to take Elemenatary Algebra.

Pre Calculus will replace College Algebra and will "focus on functions (polynomial, rational, exponential, trigonometric) and their properties," according to the new view book. Mrs. Blom will also teach Pre Calculus, Mat 103, a three-credit class.

Miss Stephens said that because of the wide spectrum of mathematical skills, not everyone is ready for the same class at the same time. Multnomah decided to add a wider range of classes to cater to the different skill levels.

American Literature, taught by Doug Shaack, will be "a chronological study of major works of American literature," according to the new view book. The class will study American authors such as Irving, Poe, Hawthorne, Thoreau, Frost, Eliot, and Hemmingway. Both will be three-credit classes.

Dick Bohrer, a former Multnomah journalism professor, will teach Creative Writing, offered as the Journalism Seminar, Jrn. 316, a two-credit class. The class will focus on fiction writing for publication. Each assignment is required to appear as if students were submitting it to a national book editor, complete with a short query letter. The first assignment is writing picture books and ABC books. The last assignment is to write a story for teens or college-age young adults. Stories must be a minimum of two full pages in length.