Admitted student programs, freshmen matriculation, and persistence at Ball State University

This study attempted to determine if participants in admitted student programs at Ball State University matriculated and persisted at a greater rate and had more academic success than students who did not participate in admitted student programs.Students who participated in one or more admitted stud...

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Main Author: King, Tara M.
Other Authors: Wessel, Roger D.
Format: Others
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://cardinalscholar.bsu.edu/handle/handle/186984
http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1221289
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Summary:This study attempted to determine if participants in admitted student programs at Ball State University matriculated and persisted at a greater rate and had more academic success than students who did not participate in admitted student programs.Students who participated in one or more admitted student programs matriculated at a greater rate (73.3%) than those who attended on-campus admissions programs (59.0%) and those who did not attend an admitted student program or an on-campus admissions program (42.7%). Matriculates who attended an admitted student program persisted into the second semester of study at a greater rate (93.9%) than those who attended no programs (77.5%), and had a higher mean grade point average in the fall semester (2.85/4.00) than those who attended no programs (2.58/4.00). === Department of Educational Leadership