Abstract

Inappropriate choice of course of study at tertiary institutions results in unacceptable levels of attrition and poor throughput rate. The impact on students can cause lasting damage to self-esteem and the consequences can influence an entire lifetime. In this paper discriminant analysis was used to identify major prerequisite for success in a specific course of study in a university system. We present a case study with forty (40) industrial mathematics majors where discriminant analysis was used successfully to determine the major prerequisite for success in industrial mathematics.

                Keywords: Major prerequisite, throughput rate, industrial mathematics, discriminant analysis