co-requisite

Definition

A course that must be taken simultaneously with another course, usually because some curriculum committee decided you can't possibly understand one without the other. Like a forced arranged marriage of classes.

Example Usage

Physics 201 has a co-requisite lab section, meaning I'm stuck with six hours of physics weekly instead of three.

Origin

Emerged as formal curricular terminology in the mid-20th century with increasingly structured degree programs

Fun Fact

Co-requisite remediation, where students take remedial and college-level courses simultaneously, has shown better success rates than traditional prerequisite sequences.

Source: Academic curriculum and course scheduling documentation

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