Help and a Home Base: Retaining at Risk Students

for Degree Completion

Presenters

Lilly Sanchez-SaqibDean’s Office, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Dr. Poppy CapehartDepartment of Nutrition and Food Science, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

AGLS sets students on the path to success

Academic uncertainty afflicts many of our students.

AGLS helps students that:

Have had a change of heart Are looking for a home Do not enjoy current major Acknowledging weaknesses and strengths Facing academic problems

Our main goal is to Admit and Retain so they can transfer out to their desired major and go on to graduate….!

• Texas four year graduation averages for four year public universities is: 49.3%

• National average is : 29.9 %• Texas rates are better than the national average but we are still

lagging significantly behind our peer schools nationwide.

 

1. University of Virginia: 85% graduation rate

2. College of William & Mary: 82%

3. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: 76%

Can we do a better job?

The AGLS Retention Model

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Vice Chancellor

Executive Dean

Associate Dean Associate Dean Associate Dean

AGLS

AGEC

ALEC

ANSC

BCBP

BAEN

ESSM

ENTO

HORT

NUTR

PLPM

POSC

RPTS

SCSC

WFSC

Admission Process• Student brings AGLS sponsorship contract• Signatures from student and Academic

Advisor• Change of major• Removal of registration holds• Paper work• Registration of designated courses

Double GPA Hours: 56 x 2 = 112

Subtract total from Quality Points: 112 – 107 = -5 points

Values for Letter Grades: A=+2; B=+1; C= 0 D=-1; F= -2

Term: Spring 2012 - College Station College: General Studies Major: General Studies Subject Course Level Title Grade Credit

Hours Quality Points

R

Semester ACCT 229 UG INTRO ACCOUNTING C 3.000 6.000

ECON 203 UG PRIN OF ECONOMICS D 3.000 3.000

INFO 210 UG FUND OF INFO SYSTEMS D 3.000 3.000

MATH 141 UG BUSINESS MATH I C 3.000 6.000

Term Totals (Undergraduate)

Attempt Hours

Passed Hours

Earned Hours

GPA Hours

Quality Points

GPA

Current Term: 12.000 12.000 12.000 12.000 18.000 1.500 Cumulative: 65.000 47.000 47.000 56.000 107.000 1.910 -5 Unofficial Transcript

Term: Summer 2012 - College Station College: Agriculture & Life Sciences Major: Agriculture/Life Sciences Subject Course Level Title Grade Credit

Hours Quality Points

R

2nd Summer Session COMM 203 UG PUBLIC SPEAKING C= 0 3.000 6.000

MATH 142 UG BUSINESS MATH I I B =1 3.000 9.000

Term Totals (Undergraduate) +3

Attempt Hours

Passed Hours

Earned Hours

GPA Hours

Quality Points

GPA

Current Term: 6.000 6.000 6.000 6.000 15.000 2.500 Cumulative: 71.000 53.000 53.000 62.000 122.000 1.967 -2

AGLS Program Highlights

Student retention 90.3%Retention of students on probation 73%Students in good standing transferring to degree granting majors 76%Students on probation achieving good academic standing 62.50%

Success Rates for AGLS Program

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