College students in Missouri soon are about to have more flexibility in the math classes. In order to allow them to take other courses to finish their degrees. This fall, most public colleges and universities in the state will debut new courses that will give many students different options for math courses instead of requiring them to take college algebra, the traditional standard class. Thousands of Missouri students will benefit from math courses, such as statistics and quantitative reasoning, that are more aligned with their specific field of study,” according to Rusty Monhollon, assistant commissioner for academics.
Missouri now allows flexibility in courses for high school math requirements. Learn more here.
Missouri students will soon have more flexibility in required math courses.
A task force was created by the state recently in order to develop recommendations for math courses based on students’ course of studies. The Department of Higher Education announced last month, that students who are taking courses in the humanities department could take math classes that are based on mathematical reasoning and modeling, while students who are elementary education majors could take a series of math courses that focus on the number system, foundations of algebra and basic geometry. Other fields, such as those in the STEM category will still be required to take Algebra and other advanced courses.
Key takeaways
- College students in Missouri will soon have more flexibility in the math courses they must take to finish their degrees.
- New “math pathways,” debuting in the fall, will allow students to take alternative courses in other areas such as statistics, instead of being forced to take college algebra like before.
- While some degrees will still require algebra, the new system is designed to allow students in non-STEM majors to take math courses more appropriate for their degrees and future work.
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