Prerequisites and Corequisites

Some courses will have prerequisites or co-requisites.

A prerequisite is a course or courses, skills, or a body of knowledge that students should possess prior to enrolling in a course or program. Prerequisites indicate the Cerro Coso Community College course(s) that must be taken prior to enrollment in a given course or program. Prerequisite requirements must be met before enrollment is permitted. Prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of "C" or better.

A co-requisite is a course or courses students are required to take simultaneously in order to enroll in another course. Co-requisites represent skills or a body of knowledge that students must acquire through concurrent and continued enrollment in another course or courses in order to receive a grade of "C" or better in the course requiring the co-requisite.

Prerequisite Holds

If you received a hold error but have taken the necessary course at another institution, email an unofficial copy of your transcript showing successful completion (grade of "C" or better) of the equivalent prerequisite to counseling_forms@cerrocoso.edu. Please include the following:

1. Student Name
2. Cerro Coso Student ID
3. Contact number
4. The course you are wishing to take

Prerequisite Challenge Process

Please note that this process does not need to be completed if you have met the prerequisite by taking the equivalent course within the district or at another college. Use the prerequisite hold process.

The challenge process is only for students who do not meet the requirements of the prerequisite. A student must demonstrate that they have met the prerequisite knowledge in another way and bears the burden for showing that grounds exist for the challenge.

A student may challenge any prerequisite or co-requisite on one or more of the following grounds:

1. The student has the knowledge or ability to succeed in the course or program despite not meeting the stated prerequisite or co-requisite.
2. The student will be subject to undue delay in attaining the goal stated in the student's educational plan because the prerequisite or co-requisite course has not been made reasonably available.

The challenge must be made in writing to the Director of Student and Counseling Services, prior to the student's enrollment in the challenged course. To file a challenge, download and complete the Prerequisite/Co-requisite Challenge Form and submit it to the person listed on the form.