diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ea7751191..5aafc1fdd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 ### 🔧 Internal changes
 
+- Refactored `parseReqs` into a new module `Models.Requirement` and updated its input type from `String` to `Text`
 - Added a test case for the getGraphJSON function in `Controllers/Graph`
 - Migrated JS package manager from yarn to pnpm
 - Updated `react-leaflet` to v5.0.0 and `@eslint/compat` to v2.1.0
diff --git a/app/DynamicGraphs/CourseFinder.hs b/app/DynamicGraphs/CourseFinder.hs
index d1e93f82c..106f1c7bc 100644
--- a/app/DynamicGraphs/CourseFinder.hs
+++ b/app/DynamicGraphs/CourseFinder.hs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import qualified Data.Text.Lazy as T
 import Database.Requirement (Modifier (..), Req (..))
 import DynamicGraphs.GraphOptions (GraphOptions (..))
 import Models.Course (prereqsForCourse)
-import WebParsing.ReqParser (parseReqs)
+import Models.Requirement (parseReqs)
 
 lookupCourses :: GraphOptions -> [T.Text] -> IO (Map.Map T.Text Req)
 lookupCourses options courses =
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ lookupCourse options code = do
     case prereqResults of
         Left _ -> return ()
         Right (courseCode, prereqStr) -> do
-            let prereqs = parseReqs (T.unpack $ T.fromStrict prereqStr)
+            let prereqs = parseReqs prereqStr
             modify $ Map.insert (T.fromStrict courseCode) prereqs
             lookupReqs options prereqs
 
diff --git a/app/Models/Requirement.hs b/app/Models/Requirement.hs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ad8151781
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Models/Requirement.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+module Models.Requirement (
+    parseReqs,
+) where
+
+import Data.Char (isSpace)
+import qualified Data.Text as T
+import Database.Requirement (Req (J, None))
+import qualified Text.Parsec as Parsec
+import WebParsing.ReqParser (reqParser)
+
+-- | Parses prerequisite strings into the Requirement datatype
+parseReqs :: T.Text -> Req
+parseReqs reqText =
+    let reqLower = T.toLower reqText
+        reqString = T.unpack reqText
+     in if all isSpace reqString || reqLower == "none" || reqLower == "no"
+            then None
+            else do
+                let req = Parsec.parse reqParser "" reqString
+                 in case req of
+                        Right x -> x
+                        Left e -> J (show e) ""
diff --git a/app/WebParsing/ArtSciParser.hs b/app/WebParsing/ArtSciParser.hs
index 9c9e47dd2..2a64ddb64 100644
--- a/app/WebParsing/ArtSciParser.hs
+++ b/app/WebParsing/ArtSciParser.hs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import Database.Persist.Sqlite (SqlPersistM)
 import Database.Tables (Course (..), Department (..))
 import Models.Building (parseBuildings)
 import Models.Course (insertCourse)
+import Models.Requirement (parseReqs)
 import Network.HTTP.Simple (getResponseBody, httpLBS, parseRequest)
 import Text.HTML.TagSoup (Tag)
 import qualified Text.HTML.TagSoup as TS
@@ -22,7 +23,6 @@ import qualified Text.Parsec.Char as P
 import Text.Parsec.Text (Parser)
 import WebParsing.ParsecCombinators (text)
 import WebParsing.PostParser (addPostToDatabase)
-import WebParsing.ReqParser (parseReqs)
 
 parseCalendar :: IO ()
 parseCalendar = do
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ parseCourses tags =
                 code
                 (Just title)
                 (Just description)
-                (fmap (T.pack . show . parseReqs . T.unpack) prereqString)
+                (fmap (T.pack . show . parseReqs) prereqString)
                 prep
                 exclusion
                 Nothing
diff --git a/app/WebParsing/PostParser.hs b/app/WebParsing/PostParser.hs
index 2b24f09a1..eb5b0f135 100644
--- a/app/WebParsing/PostParser.hs
+++ b/app/WebParsing/PostParser.hs
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ import Database.DataType (ProgramType (..))
 import Database.Persist (insertUnique)
 import Database.Persist.Sqlite (SqlPersistM, insert_)
 import Database.Tables
+import Models.Requirement (parseReqs)
 import Text.HTML.TagSoup
 import Text.HTML.TagSoup.Match
 import qualified Text.Parsec as P
 import Text.Parsec.Text (Parser)
 import WebParsing.ParsecCombinators (parseUntil)
-import WebParsing.ReqParser (parseReqs)
 
 addPostToDatabase :: [Tag T.Text] -> SqlPersistM ()
 addPostToDatabase programElements = do
@@ -165,7 +165,6 @@ parseRequirement requirement = map parseSingleReq $ filter isReq requirement
         T.pack
             . show
             . parseReqs
-            . T.unpack -- Using parser for new Req type
             . fromRight ""
             . P.parse getLineText "Reading a requirement line"
             . T.strip
diff --git a/app/WebParsing/ReqParser.hs b/app/WebParsing/ReqParser.hs
index 03c9033ef..f24c8ad4c 100644
--- a/app/WebParsing/ReqParser.hs
+++ b/app/WebParsing/ReqParser.hs
@@ -729,14 +729,3 @@ many1Till p end = do
     x <- p
     xs <- Parsec.manyTill p end
     return $ x : xs
-
-parseReqs :: String -> Req
-parseReqs reqString = do
-    let reqStringLower = map toLower reqString
-    if all isSpace reqString || reqStringLower == "none" || reqStringLower == "no"
-        then None
-        else do
-            let req = Parsec.parse reqParser "" reqString
-             in case req of
-                    Right x -> x
-                    Left e -> J (show e) ""
diff --git a/backend-test/RequirementTests/ReqParserTests.hs b/backend-test/Models/RequirementModelTests.hs
similarity index 98%
rename from backend-test/RequirementTests/ReqParserTests.hs
rename to backend-test/Models/RequirementModelTests.hs
index d26f7f294..b5459bd6f 100644
--- a/backend-test/RequirementTests/ReqParserTests.hs
+++ b/backend-test/Models/RequirementModelTests.hs
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@
 -- Description: Test Course Requirement Parsers using HUnit Testing Framework.
 --
 -- Module containing test cases for Requirement Parsers.
-module RequirementTests.ReqParserTests (test_requirements) where
+module Models.RequirementModelTests (test_requirements) where
 
+import qualified Data.Text as T
 import Database.Requirement
+import Models.Requirement (parseReqs)
 import Test.Tasty (TestTree, testGroup)
 import Test.Tasty.HUnit (assertEqual, testCase)
 import qualified Text.Parsec as Parsec
@@ -26,14 +28,14 @@ createTest parser label input =
             [0 ..]
             input
 
-createReqParserTest :: String -> [(String, Req)] -> TestTree
+createReqParserTest :: String -> [(T.Text, Req)] -> TestTree
 createReqParserTest label input =
     testGroup label $
         zipWith
             ( \(x :: Int) (y, z) ->
                 testCase ("Test " ++ show x) $
                     assertEqual
-                        ("for (" ++ y ++ "),")
+                        ("for (" ++ T.unpack y ++ "),")
                         z
                         (parseReqs y)
             )
@@ -415,7 +417,7 @@ cgpaInputs =
         )
     ]
 
-noPrereqInputs :: [(String, Req)]
+noPrereqInputs :: [(T.Text, Req)]
 noPrereqInputs =
     [ ("", None)
     , ("None", None)
diff --git a/courseography.cabal b/courseography.cabal
index 285b9a212..b54e473d7 100644
--- a/courseography.cabal
+++ b/courseography.cabal
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ library
     Models.Graph,
     Models.Meeting,
     Models.Program,
+    Models.Requirement,
     Models.Time,
     Scripts,
     Svg.Builder,
@@ -124,10 +125,10 @@ test-suite Tests
     Database.BuildingTests,
     Database.CourseQueriesTests,
     Database.TablesTests,
+    Models.RequirementModelTests,
     RequirementTests.ModifierTests,
     RequirementTests.PostParserTests,
     RequirementTests.PreProcessingTests,
-    RequirementTests.ReqParserTests,
     RequirementTests.FilterReqTests,
     SvgTests.IntersectionTests,
     TestHelpers,
@@ -198,6 +199,7 @@ executable courseography
     Models.Graph,
     Models.Meeting,
     Models.Program,
+    Models.Requirement,
     Models.Time,
     Response,
     Response.About,