Limitations on Enrollment

Please check course description carefully to see if there are any prerequisites, corequisites, advisory or other limitations on enrollment.

Prerequisite - When a course has a prerequisite, it means that the corresponding discipline has determined that the student must have certain knowledge to be successful in the course. The prior knowledge may be a skill (type 40 WPM), and ability (speak and write French fluently), a preparation score (placement test and prior academic background), or successful completion of a course (grade of “C” or better, “P” or “CR”). Completion of the prerequisite is required prior to enrolling in the class. Successful completion of a prerequisite requires a grade of “C” or better, “P” (Pass). “C-”, “D”, “F”, “FW”, “NP” (No Pass), or “I” are not acceptable. Students currently enrolled in a prerequisite course at Riverside Community College District (i.e. Math 52) will be allowed to register for the succeeding class (i.e. Math 35). However, if the prerequisite course is not passed with at least a C grade, the student will be dropped from the succeeding class.

Corequisite - When a course has a corequisite, it means that a student is required to take another course concurrent with or prior to enrollment in the course. Knowing the information presented in the corequisite course is considered necessary for a student to be successful in the course. (Completion of, or concurrent enrollment in, Math 1A is required for Physics 4A.)

It is the student’s responsibility to know and meet the course prerequisites and corequisites. These are stated in the course descriptions of the schedule of classes and the current college catalog. A student may be required to file proof of prerequisite and corequisite requirements.

Advisory - When a course has an advisory, it means that a student is recommended to have a certain preparation before entering the course. The preparation is considered advantageous to a student’s success in the course. Since the preparation is advised, but not required, the student will not be blocked from enrolling in a class if he/she does not meet the advisory.

Verifying Prerequisites/Corequisites - It is the student’s responsibility to know and meet the course prerequisites and corequisites. These are stated in the course descriptions within the Schedule of Classes and the college catalogs.

If you have met the prerequisites at another accredited college or university, you must provide verification through one of the following:

• Submit official transcript(s) and complete a Prerequisite Validation form.
• Submit unofficial transcript(s) or grade reports and complete a Matriculation Appeals petition. Petitions approved on an unofficial transcript will be approved for one semester only. This will provide time for the student to request official transcripts.
• Coursework must be listed on the original transcript. Coursework listed on a secondary transcript is not acceptable documentation.
• If you wish to challenge a prerequisite for courses other than English, ESL, math or reading on the basis of knowledge or ability or because of the unavailability of the prerequisite, submit a Matriculation Appeals petition at any of our campus’s counseling offices.
• Successful completion of some high school courses are accepted by the discipline as an appeal to existing prerequisites and/or corequisites.

Petitions to challenge a prerequisite are available in the Counseling Offices on all three colleges.