At the Spring 2012 American Chemical Society National Meeting, it was reported that there was a direct correlation between the success rate of students in freshman-level college chemistry courses and the score they earned on the mathematics portion of the ACT Exam. The evaluation of the data suggested improved student success if a prerequisite of a Mathematics ACT score of 21 for the General Chemistry in Health Sciences course, and a Mathematics ACT score of a 24 for the College Chemistry course was implemented with a college mathematics course co-requisite for those that did not meet the necessary requirement.<br/><br/>A course prerequisite was instituted to reflect these findings. Students entering either course are required to have a Mathematics ACT score of 21 or a prerequisite/co-requisite of College Algebra. In the research presented here, we will be reporting the findings associated with the incorporation of these prerequisites on student success rates.

Impact analysis of prerequisite incorporation toward student success in freshman-level college chemistry courses

249th National Meeting (2015)

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