Your counselor will help you navigate the right classes to take, but if you are choosing courses on your own, you may find some courses suggest or require you to have successfully completed certain requirements before registering.

• Prerequisite—Defined as a course requirement that a student must meet in order to demonstrate current readiness for enrollment in a course or education program.
• Corequisite—Is a course that a student is required to take in the same semester as another course, i.e., Biology 15 requires a lab such as Biology 15L.
• Advisory or Recommended Preparation—Is a condition of enrollment that a student is advised, but not required, to meet before, or in conjunction with, enrollment in a course, or educational program.

These recommendations exist because we want to make sure you’re fully prepared for the material being taught, which we hope gives you the greatest chance for academic success.

Also, State regulations mandate that students have met the prerequisite for any course in which they are enrolled. Documentation must be on file (placement examination, college/high school transcripts, etc.) verifying completion of English and Mathematic prerequisites.

You can complete the Requisite Equivalency Verification Form and return it with the documentation to the Admissions & Records Office for processing. You can also complete this form and return it to your counselor during a counseling appointment.

You may challenge a prerequisite if you can show that grounds exist for one under the following conditions:

• Prerequisite course is not available
• Prerequisite has not been validated
• Student has the knowledge or ability to succeed in the course without meeting the prerequisite; or
• Student believes the prerequisite is discriminatory or is being applied in a discriminatory manner.

Students who wish to challenge a prerequisite should consult a Counselor.