STEM masters degrees for non-STEM majors

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I joined a STEM master's program at LSU and you weren't required to have any specific math or science classes as an undergrad or grad student. Let me tell you how lost I was! The courses involved a great deal of math that was way above what I completed in college. I did not have the physics background either. I was so lost within the first 2 weeks of the classes. I withdrew from the program because I just couldn't grasp the concepts. One of the professors told me that they disliked that certain math and science courses aren't required because you need to have a foundation in them in order to pass his classes. There are a lot of dropouts in the program because it's so challenging especially without those foundation courses.