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.
Remedial classes eliminated in new CSU policy

