Corequisite Support

Design structures and pedagogical approaches for students needing or requesting additional support to succeed in college-level foundational math and English courses that allow students to complete requirements in a single academic term.

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The Tennessee Board of Regents became first state to mandate corequisite implementation across all 13 community colleges in Fall 2015. System-wide results show math completion rates jumped from 12% to 61% and English from 31% to 64%, with historically excluded student population success in math improving dramatically from 6.7% to 42.6%.

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Tennessee Board of Regents

Benefits

Corequisite support eliminates traditional barriers while providing students immediate access to college-level learning with targeted assistance, leading to improved completion rates and reduced equity gaps.

Faster Progress

Direct entry into college-level courses accelerates time to graduation

Higher Success

Dramatically improved gateway course completion rates across all populations

academic achievement Gains

Significant reduction in achievement gaps for historically underserved students

Explore Our Work

We are shifting policy at the state and federal level, changing perspectives among educators and administrators, and implementing proven strategies across hundreds of campuses.

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