As part of Louisiana’s desegregation settlement, Grambling’s incoming freshmen will be required to have at least 17.5 units of college prep classes by the fall of 2010.
But Clausen notes that Judson has devised a plan that will ease Grambling into core curriculum requirements by requiring incoming freshmen to complete 14.5 units of college prep work beginning in the fall of 2007. The requirement will increase by one unit each year until 2010, when Grambling’s incoming freshmen will have to complete 17.5 unit of college prep classes. In addition, Grambling freshmen must have a GPA of at least 2.0, an ACT score of at least 20 or rank in the top 50 percent of their graduating class, provided that they don’t need more than one remedial course.
Pointing to Black gains in achievement tests nationwide after stringent standards were implemented, Clausen said, “There’s an awful lot of evidence to suggest that if you raise your expectations, they will rise up to that level.”
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