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The Effects of Non-Compulsory Freshman Seminar and Core Curriculum Completion Ratios on Post-Secondary Persistence and Baccalaureate Degree Attainment
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Clouse, Wendi A. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study contributes to the body of research that is attempting to uncover what student characteristics and university programs and policies are predictive of student persistence and graduation. Loss of student enrollments through attrition prior to graduation and low graduation rates have significant negative consequences for universities and…
Descriptors: First Year Seminars, Core Curriculum, Academic Persistence, Graduation
Predictors of Student Degree Attainment at a Four-Year, Mid-Sized, Public University in the Great Plains
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Owen, Jody – ProQuest LLC, 2012
College student degree attainment has been identified as a national issue, and recently has become a topic of emphasis for institutions of higher education. In the past, research has focused on retaining students from year one in college to year two. With the demand for baccalaureate-prepared graduates increasing and the charge to compete in a…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Prediction, Predictor Variables, Educational Attainment
Factors That Relate to the Persistence of First-Generation Undergraduate Students in a Public University
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Thachil, Shoba Anne – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study examined factors that relate to the persistence of first-generation undergraduate students in a 4-year public university in the Southeastern United States. Results were analyzed from a 2011 two-part survey: CARES-I (College Assessment of Readiness for Entering Students-Intent) and CARES-A (College Assessment of Readiness for Entering…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Undergraduate Students, Academic Persistence, Semi Structured Interviews