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A Success Course for Freshmen on Academic Probation: Persistence and Graduation Outcomes
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McGrath, Shelley M.; Burd, Gail D. – NACADA Journal, 2012
Administrators at a large, public university launched a mandatory success course for freshmen placed on academic probation at the end of their first semester. We compared the rates of course participant and nonparticipant return to good academic standing; persistence to the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th years; and graduation (within 4 to 5 years). The…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Academic Probation, Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence
Combining Academic Advising with a Freshman Orientation Course in an Integrated Baccalaureate-Medical Degree Program: Evaluation of the System.
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McBeth, Dani L.; Richardson, Susan M.; Cregler, Louis L.; Meyer, Jodie – NACADA Journal, 2000
Evaluated the effects of a freshman seminar incorporating academic advising in an integrated baccalaureate-medical degree program. Found that participating students were more satisfied, and that their biology grades and first-year grade point averages (GPAs) were higher. (EV)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Advising, Bachelors Degrees, College Freshmen
The Effects of a Freshman Seminar on At-Risk Under-, Over-, and Low Achievers.
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Simmons, George; And Others – NACADA Journal, 1995
A study investigated the academic achievement of 390 students in a freshman seminar designed to enhance academic success of three risk groups (underachievers, overachievers, and low achievers). The populations responded to seminar content in distinct ways. Comparison with a control group showed the only gain was in retention of low achievers.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Advising, Academic Persistence, College Freshmen