Students entering Backwater State University in the fall of 2023 will be required to take one math, computer science, and foreign language course.

The university’s president David French announced the changes in graduation requirements. A recent study showed that only 15% of students took a foreign language course, and only 20% took a math course while attending Backwater State University. French stated, “We feel that these new course requirements will allow us to turn out better-educated persons.”