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Increased Pass Rates in Introductory Biology: Benefits and Potential Costs of Implementing a Mathematics Prerequisite in a Community College Setting

Stacey L. Kiser

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Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Division, Lane Community College, Eugene, OR 97405

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Christine M. Andrews

Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Division, Lane Community College, Eugene, OR 97405

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Shannon B. Seidel

Department of Biology, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA 98447

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Matthew R. Fisher

Biological Sciences Department, Oregon Coast Community College, Newport, OR 97366

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Natalie A. Wright

Department of Biology, Kenyon College, Gambier, OH 43022

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Elli J. Theobald

Department of Biology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195

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Anita Schuchardt, Monitoring Editor

Published Online:26 Sep 2022https://doi.org/10.1187/cbe.21-09-0248

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Submitted: 16 September 2021

Revised: 26 July 2022

Accepted: 1 September 2022

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© 2022 S. L. Kiser et al. CBE—Life Sciences Education © 2022 The American Society for Cell Biology. This article is distributed by The American Society for Cell Biology under license from the author(s). It is available to the public under an Attribution–Noncommercial–Share Alike 3.0 Unported Creative Commons License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0).

We thank the Community College Biology Instructor Network to Support Inquiry Into Teaching and Education Scholarship (CC Bio INSITES - NSF award no. 1730130) for their mentorship. This project was supported in part by CC Bio INSITES network. Special thanks to Lisa Corwin and Jeff Schinske for organizing CC Bio INSITES and to the Howard Hughes Medical Institute for meeting services.