College actions since 1995 possibly relevant to FYCR;  Data Needs
Support Services Data/Information needs
UGS/FYC
  • UGS tutorial service good, but limited resources.  But more support might not equate to no need for FYCR.  When students do poorly they are encouraged to use the tutorial services. When students take advantage of repeat, they are strongly urged to use the tutorial services during the second take.
  • Existence of the first year college (25% of FR).
  • # students using the provision (both FYCR and CRWP)
  • Second grade when first was F
  • Second grade when first was D
  • Impact on suspension and AW rates
  • Enrollment effects
  • # graduates who used CRWP of FYCR
ALS
  • If students used, and strong financial support were given to, tutorial services, would not need this survival tool to the extent we rely on it now
  • Data from tutorial services
EP
  • No changes. 
  • Need for FYCR as large as ever.
  • Appoint committee to identify indicators and data?
T
  • Hired  person to work with new students and provide, either directly or by referral, tutorial services; helps in transition;
  • arguable whether obviates FYCR
  • Have high schools and community colleges changed in ways that would better prepare students?
HSS
  • None, agree with FR
FR
  • New advisor evaluation process. 
  • (Continue to) rely heavily and confidently on university-wide services
  • #s of students and instances of use before and after 1995; 
  • survey information on sample of students who either persisted or did not persist; 
  • surveys of advisors.
M
  • significant expansion of advising services (trained TAs staffing walk-in advising office 30-40 hpw year-round)
  • Attempting contact and advising of high risk students in addition to those on AW (students with very bad semester performance, excessive mid-semester warnings)
  • Significantly raised GPA requirements for off-campus transfer (which should decrease # students at risk)
 
 
Related Academic Policies
Drop Period Extension 1995
Early evaluative feedback expectation 1995
Required start of semester advising for AW students 1995
Requirement of overt registering by student of intent to repeat early in repeat semester 1995 
Suspensions occur only at end of spring semester 1997