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In lieu of traditional remedial classes, which some research finds to be ineffective, more schools are offering “corequisite” classes that help students shore up on the basics while also taking higher courses like calculus.

They note that many schools fail to explain to students that they likely could handle college-level classes, especially with what’s called a corequisite model, which gives underprepared students additional support or resources, such as tutors and “boot camps,” to make up gaps in their learning.

If remedial courses are offered, these advocates say, too many students will choose them instead of the corequisite courses.

Students who still need remediation when they enter college go through “corequisite remediation,” taking both a remedial course and a college-level course at the same time.

State officials say a majority of institutions now offer credit-bearing “corequisite” courses in math and English for students who otherwise would have taken a remedial class.