Friday, July 3, 2009

What is co-requisite?

Definition of Co-requisite:

A co-requisite is a formal course of study required to be taken simultaneously with another course.

Definition Courtesy: Merriam-Webster

Example from UTICA College website:


Course Descriptions

EDU 471 – Student Teaching Seminar (0) F,S
Discuss issues relevant to student teaching.
Classroom management, professional behavior, certification, supervision, portfolio development, and professional portfolio. Meets weekly.
Co-requisite: Education 475,476.

EDU 475 – Student Teaching I (6) F,S
Supervised teaching experience in either elementary or secondary schools with seminars and conferences required. Includes discussions, written assignments,
and evaluations. Graded on a pass/fail basis.
Prerequisite: The preparation course sequence in either Early Childhood, Childhood, Middle Childhood, Adolescence, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages,
or Business and Marketing Education.
Co-requisite: Education 476. Permission of director required.

EDU 476 – Student Teaching II (6) F,S
Supervised teaching experience in either elementary or secondary schools with seminars and conferences required. Includes discussions, written assignments,
and evaluations. Graded on a pass/fail basis. Prerequisite: The preparation course sequence in either Early Childhood, Childhood, Middle Childhood, Adolescence, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, or Business and Marketing Education.
Co-requisite: Education 476. Permission of director required.



From the above example you can understand the difference between pre-requisite and co-requisite.

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