Setting pre-requisites based on concepts; not courses

I wish we would revise all of our courses to identify the competencies that are being taught/learned in each course in order to pin-point the pre-requisite for the next course. Therefore, when testing a student that falls into DEVmath for different concepts than those needed for accounting we can determine that s/he can take accounting because they meet the competencies needed for accounting even though they have not mastered all of the ones needed to be above DEVmath. OR just teach them the competencies that they are lacking.

Re-Evals on Pre-reqs

Figure out how we can determine what content is actually needed prior to a course. For instance, those with a pre-req of English (what in the ENGL101 is exactly what you are looking for?). This will then help us create a structure of support for the students and possibly eliminate some of the pre-reqs that are preventing students from moving forward (because they may be able to master that one or two concepts in the pre-req course, but have to take the entire course to prove it).

In the end, there has to be a better way. Or we can do this: http://www.collegehumor.com/video/6406388/salting-the-road-the-hard-way. We have the equipment, so we just have to use it to work for our advantage. :)