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Remedial classes eliminated in new CSU policy
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Starting in fall 2018, students at all California State University campus who would have normally been instructed to take remedial courses will now enroll in the same courses as other students, but may receive extra tutoring or take a course in a stretch format that would see the class extended beyond one academic term. - photo by Journal file photo
In a sweeping policy change issued by the California State University last week, incoming students who are found to be unprepared for college-level English and math will no longer be required to take traditional remedial classes before beginning their general education. The progressive policy changes, which include the expanded use of multiple measures for course placement in the first year, the elimination of non-credit bearing prerequisite courses and a revamped Early Start Program that provides students with college credit, came as an effort to increase graduation rates, and are to be implemented by fall 2018. Remedial courses are taken for no credit, causing countless students to become preoccupied with classes that don’t count toward their degrees.
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Stanislaus State ranked among nation’s best colleges
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Stanislaus State’s Academic Senate voted in favor of a bill that would require students enrolled in all 23 California State University campuses to take one 3-credit unit of any qualifying Ethnic Studies course before they graduate (Journal file photo).
The Princeton Review has named Stanislaus State one of the nation’s Best Value Colleges for 2025, recognizing the University for offering one of the highest returns on investment (ROI) in higher education.
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