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Co-requisite reforms boost completion rates; LSU Eunice reports large gains in math and English
Summary
Board of Regents highlighted systemwide co-requisite math and English reforms that increased statewide completion rates (math: from ~11% baseline to 52% in year 1; English: from ~12% baseline to 60%). LSU Eunice reported strong campus-level gains across multiple course levels.
The Board of Regents used its "momentum moment" to spotlight statewide implementation of co-requisite developmental reform in math and English. Board staff reported large, systemwide gains and LSU Eunice presented campus-level results.
Statewide results Board staff said statewide completion rates for students who previously began in stand-alone developmental math rose from roughly 11% (baseline) to 52% after full implementation of co-requisite math, and co-requisite English completion improved from about 12% to 60%.
LSU Eunice results and practices Dr. Sorensen (LSU Eunice) told Regents that the campus saw notable gains after adapting pedagogy, advising and student supports: overall success in algebra sections rose (example campus figures: algebra success to 58.8% in a recent term; English 101 co-requisite success to 77.5%). LSU Eunice credited ongoing faculty collaboration, monthly data review, faculty-tutoring of their own sections, enhanced orientation, and targeted workshops for improved outcomes.
Why it matters Board staff framed the reforms as shortening time-to-degree and reducing student costs by moving students into credit-bearing courses with co-requisite supports in a single term rather than through multiple developmental courses.
Ending Regents praised campus and system faculty leadership and said the approaches will be discussed at an upcoming Momentum Summit to share practices across institutions.
