Forbes – Michael T. Nietzel
“This year millions of students entering college are being forced to take a remedial course in math or English – sometimes both – because they scored too low on standardized entrance or placement exams. Remedial courses are intended to help students with weak academic backgrounds get up to speed so they can succeed in credit-bearing courses and earn a degree. An academic hurdle that students deemed not “college ready” must clear, remedial courses have to be completed before these students can enroll in an institution’s required “gateway” courses in those subjects; they will not count toward graduation, but nonetheless students will have to pay tuition for them.” (more)