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Rachael Durham – ProQuest LLC, 2023
First-year seminar courses have become increasingly popular for colleges and universities as they are expected to help aid in the transition to college and help students persist to graduation (Culver & Bowman, 2020). Utilizing pre-existing data from the Office of Institutional Research Effectiveness and Planning (IREP), the…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, First Year Seminars, Universities, Student Characteristics
Joel Pace – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Dual credit programs have become important gateway programs between universities and school districts across the nation. The ability for high school students to take academically rigorous college courses while still in high school creates a situation that can be beneficial to students, parents, districts, and higher education partners. Morehead…
Descriptors: Public Colleges, Universities, Dual Enrollment, College Credits
Alice Taylor – ProQuest LLC, 2020
The purpose of this study and question was to find out if age, gender, or student residency predicted the success in college credit-bearing courses when using the corequisite model. Student residency was defined, for the current study, as where the student lives, such as does the student reside on-campus or off-campus. The research questions for…
Descriptors: Student Characteristics, Predictor Variables, Mathematics Achievement, Required Courses
Saad, Shawna L. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Researchers have consistently attested that those who earn a college degree experience numerous personal and professional benefits that can greatly influence their lives. Degree completion has been linked to multiple individual benefits including financial benefits, overall health benefits, increased civic engagement, social mobility, and overall…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Educational Experience, Educational Attainment, Social Mobility
Macon, Don Kirk – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Web-based education, because of its convenience, has become an important delivery method across multiple higher education contexts. In particular, online courses offer time and space flexibility that enable working adults to continue to keep their full-time jobs while earning college credits. As a result of this growing demand, junior and…
Descriptors: Education Courses, Distance Education, Schools, Online Courses
St. John, Brian Allen – ProQuest LLC, 2010
In order to learn to be an orchestra conductor in the United States of America, students often begins their formal education by seeking to earn a master's degree in orchestral conducting. This project compiled a listing of American universities which offer a master's degree in orchestral conducting and categorized the component parts of their…
Descriptors: Music, Music Activities, Universities, Musicians