Path to Success: Examining a Multifaceted Retention Model for Major Pathways Students at a Large, Diverse Research University
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-14-2021
Publication Title
Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice
Volume
21
Issue
2
First page number:
111
Last page number:
123
Abstract
This study examines a retention model designed for the understudied, at-risk, Major Pathways students, at a large, diverse, research university. Major Pathways students were defined as undergraduates who initially selected their major during the admission process and while they were accepted to the institution, they were not admitted into their desired major/college primarily due to their math test scores. The retention model included a strategic new student orientation, marketing/outreach, proactive academic advising, and a specialized first-year seminar. The fall-to-spring retention rate increased from 84.5% to 88.5% to 89.6% to 89.7% and increased the fall-to-fall retention rate by 12.9 percentage points.
Keywords
Advising; At-risk students; First-year seminars; Major pathways; Outreach; Retention
Disciplines
Academic Advising | Higher Education and Teaching | Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Language
English
Rights
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Repository Citation
Gianoutsos, D.,
White, A.,
Smith, B.,
Stella, N.
(2021).
Path to Success: Examining a Multifaceted Retention Model for Major Pathways Students at a Large, Diverse Research University.
Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice, 21(2),
111-123.
Available at:
http://dx.doi.org/10.33423/jhetp.v21i2.4123