Table 3.
Biology I Success Based Upon Math Progression at Wesley College
| Previous math course | Passed/failed | Grade earned in Biology I | Number of students | Biology I success rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A or B | C | D, F, W | ||||
| Basic Math Skills (remedial) | fail | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| pass | 0 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 6% | |
| Fundamentals of Algebra | fail | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| pass | 2 | 3 | 23 | 28 | 18% | |
| Intermediate Algebra | fail | 0 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 15% |
| pass | 2 | 12 | 27 | 41 | 34% | |
| Math Concepts II (general core course) | fail | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| pass | 0 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 42% | |
| Pre-Calculus I | fail | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 17% |
| pass | 9 | 16 | 11 | 36 | 69% | |
| Pre-Calculus II | fail | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| pass | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 100% | |
| Intro Statistical Methods | fail | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| pass | 5 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 80% | |
| Calculus I | fail | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 80% |
| pass | 7 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 93% | |
| No recorded Math course | 5 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 44% | |