Policy & practice · Beasts.College
College-level English and math, with targeted support alongside—not a long sequence of prerequisite remediation before students can begin.
Research date: October 18, 2026 · National baseline: February 2025
Access with support
In a corequisite model, students enroll in gateway English or math while receiving concurrent, targeted help with the skills that course requires. Support may be a paired course, lab, or other coordinated instruction rather than a prerequisite sequence. ECS overview.
The February 2025 policy picture identifies 29 states or state systems that allow or require corequisite support. That combines permission and requirements; it does not mean 29 statewide legislative mandates. ECS comparison; explanation of the 29 figure.
Reform is an instructional project as well as a policy change: align support with gateway work, coordinate faculty, and make progress visible. The Dana Center discusses the practical challenges of scaling corequisites—not evidence of BeastScholar outcomes. Implementation context, June 2023.
Two different kinds of change
Iowa · Enacted 2026
HF 2610, section 11, creates Iowa Code 256.140: all Iowa community colleges must replace traditional prerequisite remedial English and math with corequisite models by the 2028–2029 school year. The Department of Education establishes the framework by rule. Read section 11.
Signed in 2026; effective July 1, 2026. The effective date is separate from the implementation deadline. Iowa Education's June 2026 bulletin.
Minnesota State · System initiative
Minnesota State describes a system-led rollout of corequisite developmental education across its colleges and universities, with a fall 2027 launch goal. This is a published system initiative—not verified new statewide legislation or a claim that rollout is already complete. Minnesota State's rollout.
The February 2025 baseline identifies corequisites as allowed under procedure 3.3.1. The rollout is a separate update. ECS baseline.
All 50 states
National comparison: February 2025 ECS snapshot, with Iowa's 2026 law and Minnesota State's published rollout added. Policies vary by system, student group and subject; this guide is not a claim that every state mandates corequisites. A 'no policy identified' entry describes that source's scan, not an absence of local programs.
Research date: October 18, 2026. This is not a new comprehensive October 2026 legal audit. Confirm current requirements with your institution, system, and state authority. Open the national comparison.
50 of 50 states · 10 required in a covered system · 18 allowed · 1 enacted transition · 21 not identified
No policy identified in the ECS February 2025 scan
The source did not identify a state/system policy in this comparison. Local programs may exist; this is not an October 2026 legal audit.
No policy identified in the ECS February 2025 scan
The source did not identify a state/system policy in this comparison. Local programs may exist; this is not an October 2026 legal audit.
No policy identified in the ECS February 2025 scan
The source did not identify a state/system policy in this comparison. Local programs may exist; this is not an October 2026 legal audit.
Coordinating Board placement policy
Corequisite support is an allowed placement option within the board's covered scope.
CSU EO 1110; Education Code 78213; AB 1705
Transfer-level access law; corequisite support allowed. CSU and community college provisions differ; not all students must take support.
CCHE Section I, Part E
Commission placement policy permits corequisite models for covered institutions and students.
CSCU Board policy 1.22 (ACME); statute 10a-157a
CSCU Board requirement; full implementation at CT State Community College fall 2025. The statute also allows corequisites.
No policy identified in the ECS February 2025 scan
The source did not identify a state/system policy in this comparison. Local programs may exist; this is not an October 2026 legal audit.
Florida Statutes 1008.30 and 1008.02
Flexible developmental instruction, including concurrent support; not a universal requirement.
USG Handbook 2.9.1.3
University System of Georgia learning support; not a claim about the entire technical college system.
UHCC 5.213
University of Hawaii community college policy allows corequisite learning support.
State Board policy III.S
Board placement policy allows corequisite options in covered public institutions.
No policy identified in the ECS February 2025 scan
The source did not identify a state/system policy in this comparison. Local programs may exist; this is not an October 2026 legal audit.
Ivy Tech 01.05.00
Ivy Tech system policy; not a blanket statewide requirement.
2026 HF 2610, section 11 → Iowa Code 256.140
All Iowa community colleges must replace traditional prerequisite remedial English and math with corequisite models by the 2028–2029 school year. The Department of Education establishes the framework by rule. Supersedes the ECS allowed baseline under 281.21.4(4).
KBOR Chapter III.A.14.b.vii
Board policy for covered institutions and developmental placement; requirements depend on student placement.
13 KAR 2:020; KCTCS 4.13
Regulation and KCTCS policy for covered students, with special provisions; not a universal support requirement.
Regents Academic Affairs policy 2.18
Board policy for covered public institutions and students needing developmental support.
No policy identified in the ECS February 2025 scan
The source did not identify a state/system policy in this comparison. Local programs may exist; this is not an October 2026 legal audit.
No policy identified in the ECS February 2025 scan
The source did not identify a state/system policy in this comparison. Local programs may exist; this is not an October 2026 legal audit.
AAC 19-23
Board policy allows corequisite models within covered public higher education.
No policy identified in the ECS February 2025 scan
The source did not identify a state/system policy in this comparison. Local programs may exist; this is not an October 2026 legal audit.
Minnesota State procedure 3.3.1
Allowed in ECS baseline. Separately, Minnesota State publishes a system-led rollout goal of fall 2027; this is not verified new legislation.
IHL 608.E
Institutions of Higher Learning policy; scope is the covered university system.
CBHE best practices 5.7–5.8; statute 173.005(7)
Coordinating Board guidance and statutory authority support corequisite options, not a universal student requirement.
Regents policy 301.17
Board policy allows corequisite support within covered placement pathways.
No policy identified in the ECS February 2025 scan
The source did not identify a state/system policy in this comparison. Local programs may exist; this is not an October 2026 legal audit.
NSHE Title 4, Chapter 16, Section 1
NSHE placement and corequisite policy, effective fall 2021; scope follows system placement rules.
No policy identified in the ECS February 2025 scan
The source did not identify a state/system policy in this comparison. Local programs may exist; this is not an October 2026 legal audit.
No policy identified in the ECS February 2025 scan
The source did not identify a state/system policy in this comparison. Local programs may exist; this is not an October 2026 legal audit.
No policy identified in the ECS February 2025 scan
The source did not identify a state/system policy in this comparison. Local programs may exist; this is not an October 2026 legal audit.
CUNY OAA-20-01; Education Law 6303-A
CUNY policy requires corequisites in its covered scope. The community college statute allows them; not all New York colleges are required.
Community college multiple measures placement policy
Community college placement policy allows concurrent support according to placement.
SBHE 413.1
State Board placement policy allows corequisites in covered institutions.
Public college presidents' remediation-free standards
Public college placement standards allow corequisite options; not a universal support mandate.
No policy identified in the ECS February 2025 scan
The source did not identify a state/system policy in this comparison. Local programs may exist; this is not an October 2026 legal audit.
No policy identified in the ECS February 2025 scan
The source did not identify a state/system policy in this comparison. Local programs may exist; this is not an October 2026 legal audit.
PASSHE policy 1990-06-A
State System of Higher Education policy; not a statewide requirement for all community colleges.
No policy identified in the ECS February 2025 scan
The source did not identify a state/system policy in this comparison. Local programs may exist; this is not an October 2026 legal audit.
No policy identified in the ECS February 2025 scan
The source did not identify a state/system policy in this comparison. Local programs may exist; this is not an October 2026 legal audit.
No policy identified in the ECS February 2025 scan
The source did not identify a state/system policy in this comparison. Local programs may exist; this is not an October 2026 legal audit.
TBR 2.03.00.02, Exhibit 1
Tennessee Board of Regents learning-support requirements for covered institutions and students.
19 TAC 4.61
State regulation covers public higher education institutions and students subject to the Texas Success Initiative developmental-education requirements, with exceptions; not all students must take support.
No policy identified in the ECS February 2025 scan
The source did not identify a state/system policy in this comparison. Local programs may exist; this is not an October 2026 legal audit.
No policy identified in the ECS February 2025 scan
The source did not identify a state/system policy in this comparison. Local programs may exist; this is not an October 2026 legal audit.
VCCS 6.4.0.2.2
Virginia Community College System placement policy allows corequisite support.
No policy identified in the ECS February 2025 scan
The source did not identify a state/system policy in this comparison. Local programs may exist; this is not an October 2026 legal audit.
135-21-2
State placement rule allows concurrent support for covered students and institutions.
UW Regent policy 4-8
University of Wisconsin system policy allows corequisite models; scope is not every college in the state.
No policy identified in the ECS February 2025 scan
The source did not identify a state/system policy in this comparison. Local programs may exist; this is not an October 2026 legal audit.
Faculty-led possibilities
An institution could select LinguaBeasts, MathBeasts, or both, delivered in the BeastScholar.com college environment. Public Linguabeasts.com is a separate retail offering.
Proposed pilot workflows, under development. Advanced assignment alignment and instructor coordination below are possibilities to design with colleges, not a promise that every step is already fully shipped.
Writing support grounded in students' own work
Gateway and support instructors agree on an argument essay's evidence criteria. The support instructor assigns relevant beasts; the student revises independently and demonstrates the skill in a fresh paragraph. Faculty review the evidence—not a generated replacement essay.
Targeted practice for the chosen math pathway
A statistics instructor identifies fraction and proportion errors in class work. The support instructor assigns those beasts; students then complete new problems, and faculty review whether the skill transfers.
A potential instructional resource within a college-designed corequisite course. Colleges determine curriculum, credit, placement, accessibility, privacy, assessment and compliance.
No AI replacement essays or automated final grades. No claim of state endorsement, automatic statutory fulfillment, accreditation, proven BeastScholar outcomes, or guaranteed pass rates.
Primary policy & implementation references
February 2025 baseline; state/system authorities and scopes used in the guide.
Published February 24, 2025; national policy framing.
Section 11 creates 256.140; statewide community college transition by 2028–29.
Enactment and July 1, 2026 effective date; implementation context.
System-led corequisite rollout and published fall 2027 goal.
June 16, 2023; implementation context, not an outcomes claim about these programs.
February 25, 2025; explains the 29 states or systems that allow or require support.
