Ohio universities won’t offer remedial classes

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‘A service to 
our students’

Wright State has decided to continue offering one course each in math and writing even after the state defunds remediation, said Thomas Sudkamp, associate provost for undergraduate studies and University College.

“It makes a lot more sense for the student to be in the Wright State environment all day rather than having to get in the car and drive somewhere else for the class. We just see that as a service for our students,” he said.

Wright State is unique among Ohio’s universities — many of which are already eliminating their developmental classes, including the University of Toledo, where 30 percent of students were unprepared for college-level math or English in 2010, according to the Board of Regents.

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