February 2023

Staying the Course: Examining College Students' Paths to Calculus

Author:
Just Equations
Remove Barriers

Purpose

Staying the Course: Examining College Students' Paths to Calculus analyzes how the California State University (CSU) system structures its Calculus prerequisite sequences across 23 campuses and the impact of these courses on student attrition.

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