State officials have restructured how remedial courses at Tennessee colleges operate.
The Chattanooga Times Free-Press reported the Tennessee Board of Regents has changed how students take remedial classes in math and writing at community colleges and universities.
The new program has allowed freshmen deemed unprepared for college-level work to take for-credit courses while enrolling in learning support classes. The new system replaced earlier rules that required underprepared students to pass a remedial course before taking college-level courses.
Brittney Davidson, writing center director at Chattanooga State Community College, said college students have become more motivated knowing they can earn college credit.
The changes were made after many college students became stalled in remedial courses and weren't earning the college credits needed to graduate.
