In this study, we explored the effect of delayed enrollment in college-level mathematics upon entry into a 4-year university for students who were not placed into remedial mathematics (i.e. college ready). For students who attempted a mathematics course, delayed enrollment in mathematics did not have an effect on GPA, graduating within 6-years or passing and failing their first mathematics course suggesting a delay in mathematics enrollment may benefit some students. However, the majority of students who did not graduate within 6-years never attempted a mathematics course. Almost all of those students were non-STEM majors. An implication of our study is that students in non-STEM should be encouraged to complete a mathematics course early within their degree versus avoiding mathematics.

在这项研究中，我们探讨了对于未参加补习数学（即大学入学）的学生，进入四年制大学后，大学水平数学延迟入学的影响。对于尝试数学课程的学生，延迟入学对GPA没有影响，在6年内毕业或未通过第一门数学课程且未通过该课程表明，延迟数学入学可能会使某些学生受益。但是，大多数六年内未毕业的学生从未尝试过数学课程。这些学生几乎都是非STEM专业的。我们这项研究的意义在于，应鼓励非STEM的学生在学位之内尽早完成数学课程，而不是避免使用数学。