{"id":457,"date":"2024-11-07T11:22:43","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T17:22:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infohub.austincc.edu\/theory-of-change\/?page_id=457"},"modified":"2026-06-01T11:05:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T17:05:55","slug":"co-requisite-courses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/infohub.austincc.edu\/theory-of-change\/start-strong\/co-requisite-courses\/","title":{"rendered":"Co-Requisite Courses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Students who start their college journey strong, are more likely to finish strong.&nbsp; Each year, ACC loses 44 percent of its students from fall to fall. Yet, we know there are strategies that can provide the foundation to help more students stay on track. For example, when ACC students visit their advisor two or more times per term, their persistence rate increases 13 percentage points. ACC seeks to scale these programs to better support our students.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This strategy supports the pillar for Start Strong.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key Activities<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Create a system that scales co-requisite class offerings for all eligible students.<\/li>\n<li>Explore term length acceleration models of co-requisite courses.<\/li>\n<li>Create an automated placement system with integrated advising, tutoring, and basic needs services.<\/li>\n<li>Evaluate alternative college placement options for ACC students.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Current Work Stage<\/h3>\n<p>The design phase for the Co-Requisite Courses Design Team is now complete, and their solutioning recommendations are beginning to be actualized. Check the Implementation page to see how these efforts are translating into meaningful change for students, one project at a time!<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Design Team Members<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Kendall Dingee<\/strong>, Faculty, Composition and Literary Studies (Co-Chair)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jessica Oest<\/strong>, Area of Study Master Advising Specialist (Co-Chair)<\/li>\n<li>Alex Watkins, Faculty, Communication Studies<\/li>\n<li>Patricia Beck, Regional Director, Transfer Services<\/li>\n<li>Chris Davis, SIS Process Analyst and Trainer<\/li>\n<li>Shaun Fernando, High School Programs Enrollment &amp; Partnerships Coordinator<\/li>\n<li>Matthew Grayson, Tutoring Specialist<\/li>\n<li>Gisela Santana Viera, &nbsp;Admissions &amp; Enrollment Supervisor<\/li>\n<li>Melissa Victor Totah, Coordinator, Employee Learning &amp; Empowerment<\/li>\n<li>Swetha Karri, Data Warehouse Programmer Analyst<\/li>\n<li>Christina Michura, Faculty, Communication Studies<\/li>\n<li>Russell Toliver, Student<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Documents<\/h3>\n<p>Visit the team&#8217;s document repository to view team materials, such as meeting agendas and minutes, presentation resources, and deliverables. An ACC login is required.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/austincc.edu\/tocco-req\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Co-Requisite Courses Repository<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#32373c;background-color:#4d1979\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-notice gb-font-size-18 gb-block-notice\" data-id=\"0822d9\">\n<div class=\"gb-notice-title\" style=\"color:#fff\">\n<p>Share Your Feedback<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gb-notice-text\" style=\"border-color:#4d1979\">\n<p>Improving student success at Austin Community College is everyone\u2019s job. Your comments, questions, and ideas can help our design teams. <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/swimdigitalgroup.surveysparrow.com\/s\/TOC-Design-Team-Feedback---Co-Requisite-Courses\/tt-2OQzu\">SUBMIT INPUT<\/a><\/span><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSfzK4KnO_vwE49XhdV7VQK8-b-Gq_J4okbC7iNlTcn9X0ds8w\/viewform?usp=sharing\">RECOMMEND A STAKEHOLDER CONTACT<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Students who start their college journey strong, are more likely to finish strong.&nbsp; Each year, ACC loses 44 percent of its students from fall to fall. Yet, we know there are strategies that can provide &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/infohub.austincc.edu\/theory-of-change\/start-strong\/co-requisite-courses\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":45,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-457","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/infohub.austincc.edu\/theory-of-change\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/457","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/infohub.austincc.edu\/theory-of-change\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/infohub.austincc.edu\/theory-of-change\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/infohub.austincc.edu\/theory-of-change\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/infohub.austincc.edu\/theory-of-change\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=457"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/infohub.austincc.edu\/theory-of-change\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/457\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/infohub.austincc.edu\/theory-of-change\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/45"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/infohub.austincc.edu\/theory-of-change\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=457"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}