Many are clinging to the notion that only students who are assessed just below college-ready should be allowed access to corequisite models. The problem for colleges is that they don’t know exactly where to draw the line for placing students into corequisite remediation.
Creating a placement range that results in the vast majority of students being placed into gateway college‐level courses allows colleges to assess the readiness of students for college‐level content and design appropriate academic support for students who need it.