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Cal State University poised to drop plan for tougher math admissions requirement

Students, parents and community members rally outside a California State University board of trustees meeting in Long Beach, California, on Nov. 20, 2019, to protest a proposal that would require students to complete an additional year of math, science or other quantitative coursework in order to gain admission.

LOS ANGELES — California State University trustees are poised to abandon a proposal to require a fourth year of math-related coursework for admission, ending a plan introduced six years ago that touched off fierce criticism among many who said it would create barriers for students trying to enter the system.

Administrators are recommending the board of trustees reject the proposed requirement in January, citing new research showing that nearly all CSU applicants and enrollees already take four years of math. They also raised concerns that the new requirement would hurt students whose high schools are underresourced or still struggling with

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