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The impact of freshman success courses on freshman-to-sophomore persistence and academic achievement at a Wiche urban university and college
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Mcmillan-Haron, Velicia |
| Copyright Year | 2002 |
| Abstract | The Impact of Freshman Success Courses on Freshman-to-Sophomore Persistence and academic achievement at a WICHE Urban University and College by Velicia McMillan-Haron Dr. Dale Andersen, Dissertation Committee Chair Professor of Educational Leadership University of Nevada, Las Vegas This research investigated whether or not freshman success courses have an effect on persistence and/or academic achievement of freshman attending two large, urban, less selective WICHE (Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education) institutions, Metropolitan State College of Denver, and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. More specifically, this study set out to analyze the participation in a Ireshman success course with persistence and academic achievement of non-traditional freshmen at these WICHE Urban Universities. Finally, the study was also designed to identify the type or types of freshman success course(s) specifically offered at the WICHE Institutions participating in the study. The findings of this study indicated that there were no statistically significant differences in the persistence rates or GPAs between students who participated in a |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3516&context=rtds |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
