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Retention Plan
2013
Vision
New Measure of Success
CCTA, Funding Formula, ETC. = No Disposable Students
Seamless Transfer: Programs, Colleges, from
Community Colleges, between Institutions
UC Retention Mission Statement
UC faculty, administration and staff will work intentionally on strategies that
support the University’s retention initiatives. We employ high-touch,
intrusive student-centered approaches to make student success possible and
work to improve those efforts. Many of the students served by the UC have
majors in other colleges on campus; therefore, UC is committed to
contributing to the retention of all students, recognizing and supporting the
retention efforts of other university units.
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UC Retention Scope
At Risk Students
– Required Prescribed Courses: 1,302 of 3,121 (41.7%)(F12)
– Improperly Declared Juniors (can’t finish major) ???
Adult Degree Completion Program: 972 (F12)
Exploratory Students: 1,502 (F12)
– Freshmen: 1,069; Sophomore: 312; Junior: 74, Senior: 47
Off-campus Students: 492 (F12)
Distance Education Students: 6,472 (F12)
Support for All MTSU Students: 100%
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At Risk Students
Prescribed Course Graduation Data
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UC: Prescribed Math and Reading Courses, and Math Tutoring Lab
LA: English
2,126 enrollments (F12)
66% of the prescribed F11 freshmen students were retained to F12
Undergraduate
Total
Semester of
Former PC
Undergraduate
Graduation
Students
Degrees
Graduate
PC Students
Graduating
with Honors
Semester of
Graduation
Total Graduate Former PC
Degrees
Students
Fall 2007
1227
503 (41%)
76 (15%)
Fall 2007
174
21 (12%)
Fall 2008
1299
512 (39%)
81 (16%)
Fall 2008
190
26 (14%)
Fall 2009
1246
482 (39%)
75 (16%)
Fall 2009
223
31 (14%)
Fall 2010
1384
434 (31%)
51 (12%)
Fall 2010
261
36 (14%)
Fall 2011
1382
584 (43%)
72 (12%)
Fall 2011
262
37 (14%)
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At Risk Students
Undeclared Juniors: ???
• Bachelor of University Studies (BUS) Degree
– For students who do not meet candidacy or change majors
multiple times
• MTSU
• Transfers from Community Colleges
• Actions
– Earlier Advising at Community Colleges
– MTSU College Advisors Recommend BUS
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Adult Students
ADCP Majors
B.S. Liberal Studies, B.S. Professional Studies, Bachelor of University Studies
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AY / Summer, Fall, Spring
ADCP Advising
Initial Contact (phone or email)
Contact information entered into tracking system
Personal contact from ADCP Coordinator
Unofficial Transcript analysis
Meet with Advisor (assigned by alphabet or Assoc. Dean)
Advising notes entered in AdvisorTrac
Oversight until graduation
Holds placed at 90 hours, with less than 2.1 GPA
Calls if not enrolled in a new semester
Regularly scheduled advising
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ADCP Students
• University College staff practice a “high touch” approach in
all areas of student interaction.
• Prior Learning Assessment (PLA)
– An incentive for adult learners to complete their education
– A strong retention tool to encourage adult learners to persist to
graduation
– “High touch,” student focused tool for adult learners
• THEC state-wide task force on Prior Learning Assessment
– Established standards for assessment, transcription and transferability
– Initiating a state-wide marketing campaign about PLA pushing
students to a THEC website directing them to individual schools
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Exploratory Freshmen
641 Entering Freshmen F12
• New RLC to Help Students Choose Career
– Science, Arts and Humanities, Professional
• Explore specific majors within three categories
• Match with individual counseling (ACT info, etc.)
– New 1010 to Address Career Options
• “Reverse” Advising
• Look at Student’s Potential Before Choosing Major
• Helps Students Select Appropriate Career Paths
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Off-Campus Programs
• Community Colleges
Recruiting, Advising, 2+2 Programs, On-site Courses
MSCC
• Education Degree
CSCC
• Education Degree, Requested Ag, ADCP
NSCC
• Requested Early Childhood, Criminal Justice, Education, ADCP
• MTEC
• New Coordinator, Good Ag Enrolments
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Distance Education
Programs
• Goal
– Increase the number of MTSU on-line degrees
• Actions
– Meet with Departments and offer incentives to move
degrees online
• Need funding for Tenure-track position and FTT positions
• UC can market programs, handle initial inquiries, and provide
advising support
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Off-Campus and Distance
Education Enrollment
Year
OffVideo
Campus Correspondence Conferencing
Hybrid
Online
Sync.
Online
RODP
(MTSU home)
Total
% Increase
AY 2008
1501
3014
26
6733
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4276
15550
6.19%
AY 2009
1498
2894
46
7576
848
5250
18112
16.48%
AY 2010
1764
2756
29
10494
1249
5823
22115
22.10%
AY 2011
2166
2347
231
14689
1266
45
6531
27275
23.33%
2076
2103
156
16884
1257
4
7066
29546
8.33%
AY 2012
AY / Summer,Fall,Spring
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Online
Summer Programs
UM Study: Summer = Retention
• Goal
Maintain Summer Enrollments
• Actions
– Financial Aid Representatives work with Advisors
– Advertising Campaign
– Ensure Academic Map Courses are Offered
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EXL Program
FALL 2011 – SPRING 2012
•Departments offering courses = 24
•Faculty with approved classes = 173
•Students awarded EXL Scholar designation = 151
•Majors represented in EXL Scholar designation = 6
•EXL student enrollment = 5,841
FALL 2012
•EXL student enrollment = 3,021
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EXL Program
• Goal
Provide every student with a “real world” experience before
graduation.
• Actions
–Provide funding (through RFP) for departments to develop
additional EXL courses (up to 15 credit hours or 5 courses)
–Evaluation of Pilot (Includes short-term and long-term
measures)
• Short term – Additional courses developed, additional students enrolled
in EXL courses, increase in number of students achieving EXL Scholars
Designation, EXL student learning outcomes met
• Long Term – Retention data on EXL vs. non-EXL students
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Support for
All MTSU Students
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UNIV 1010/2020
Block Scheduling
Summer Reading Program
Academic Early Alert
Raider Learning Communities
Administration of Various Programs for Special Populations
Academic Counselor for All Incoming Students
D2L MTSU Advisor Training
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ACAC Advising Staff
10 Academic Counselors: Caseload
– Advise undeclared students 1,502 (150:1)
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Freshmen
Sophomores
Juniors
Seniors
1,069
312
74
47
– Advise prescribed students with declared majors: 1,902 (190:1)
– Support newly admitted students : 7,500 admitted students (750:1)
– Support all current students at MTSU
5 Advisors assigned to declared majors
– Nursing (2 UCAC staff ) 490 (245:1)
– Mass Comm (2 UCAC staff ) 747 (374:1)
– Education 468 (468:1)
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Key Initiatives
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Relationship with Community Colleges
BUS Degree
Exploratory Freshmen Program
Increasing On-Line Programming
Maintaining Summer Programming
EXL Classes
Resources to Support
Retention
• $10,000 for the EXL Budget to provide grants to faculty or
departments
– Would allow us to incentivize revising curriculum to add EXL
component
• $25,000 Additional Student Worker Funds
– Provide extra academic assistance to at-risk students in our
mathematics and reading labs.
• $10,000 Marketing Funds for BUS
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Anticipated Permanent
Budget Requests
• $36,000 Additional College Advisor Position
– Would allow us to require advising of all BUS, BS LIST, BS PRST majors
• $45,000 Additional Coordinator Position
– Provide support for ADCP and Community College Initiatives
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