College can be thrilling, demanding, and unpredictable. The need for mathematics is one item that always surprises pupils. Many others share your question about the math courses needed in college.

For decades, high-achieving high school students have been told the surest way to impress selective colleges is to take ...

Many students placed in remedial college math courses do not graduate. Ohio colleges are using co-requisite courses to improve math preparedness and completion rates. Co-requisite courses allow ...

If you’re a student at one of California’s community colleges and you plan to study a STEM field, you’ll typically have to pass calculus first before diving into many of the other required classes in ...

Since arriving at Stanford, Lernik Asserian has taught an impressive range of math classes: MATH 18, 19, 20, 51, 52, 53, 56, ...

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Math was the biggest problem for area high school students once they got to college. Fifteen of 25 students from Wright City High School had to take remedial math classes. Orchard Farm High School, ...

Grace Horman has struggled with math since fifth grade, failing geometry twice in high school. After getting a low score on a placement test when she enrolled at Montana State University Billings, ...

Tyner: Statistics classes are much more common in college — and more relevant in many high-paying fields. High schools should ...