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OPPAGA Report Report No. 06-48
Appendix A
Universities Use Different Strategies for Tracking
Student Progress
This appendix addresses four questions on the methods state universities use to track student
progress, advise students, and schedule courses.
How do Florida’s 11 universities inform students of the courses they must successfully
complete for their majors
How do the universities evaluate whether or not students are making satisfactory
progress
Do the universities provide each student with a recommended semester-by-semester
enrollment plan that identifies the courses the student must complete with a required
GPA during the semester in which the course is indicated in order for the student to be
on track for the designated major
Do the universities provide administrators with a semester-by-semester enrollment
plan that identifies the courses they must offer for students to stay on track for their
designated majors, and do universities give priority each semester to offering such
courses
To answer these questions, we visited each university and spoke with administrators,
academic advisors, registrars, and others who had knowledge of the university and its
effectiveness.
How do Florida’s 11 universities inform students of the courses they must
successfully complete for their majors
State universities inform students of the courses they must take to complete their major
through three mechanisms.
Each university describes course requirements in its catalog, which is available online
as well as in print. These catalogs lay out the institutions’ policies and procedures,
general education requirements, prerequisites, and the required and elective courses
for each major.
Each university provides orientation sessions for incoming students. At orientation,
each institution requires students to see advisors who explain the institution’s
academic requirements and help students choose their courses. All universities require
first-time-in-college students to attend orientation and all strongly encourage or
require transfer students to attend orientation.
Each university requires incoming freshmen to meet with academic advisors to review
required courses and lay out a plan of study.
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source: oppaga.state.fl.us
