Undergraduate Studies at Florida State University Karen L

Undergraduate Studies at Florida State University Karen L. Laughlin Dean, Undergraduate Studies

Our Mission Undergraduate Studies works to help each undergraduate student at Florida State University establish a strong educational foundation. 1. Serves as the academic home for most freshmen and sophomores. 2. Sponsors and directs a wide variety of programs designed to promote academic engagement, retention/degree completion, and overall academic success. 3. Supervises and monitors state- and universitywide degree requirements, including Liberal Studies, the writing requirement, and the multicultural requirement.

Accepted Freshman Class or FTIC • Approx. 6000 FTIC (plus approx. 3000 transfers) • Middle 50%: SAT 1760 -1980; ACT 26 -30 • Middle 50%: High School GPA 3. 7 -4. 2 • The top quartile: HS GPA of 4. 37, SAT 2000 and ACT 30 • 1 st year Retention Rate 91% (unofficial) • 30% self-reported First Generation • 89% participated in AP/IB/AICE/Dual Enrollment • 49% took Calculus in HS

SAT State of Florida 1454 FSU 1801 ACT 0 500 1000 1500 2000 State of Florida FSU 20. 7 26. 7

Programs for FTICs: Transitioning and Developing Academic Independence Honors Program (approx. 650 students & 200+ lateral admits) • Recruitment activities • Honors Courses; Honors Medical/Legal Scholars • Honors Housing in Landis Hall Center for Academic Retention and Enhancement (CARE) • Summer Bridge (approx. 350 students a year) • 1 st Generation • Economically Disadvantaged Freshman Interest Groups (approx. 1000 students this year) Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) 153 Freshmen and Sophomores

Living-Learning Communities • • 7 Learning Communities 427 Students Advising First Academic Advising • First contact at Orientation • Ongoing outreach efforts • “Centralized Decentralization”

Independence Is Not Always Easy to Establish

Fostering Academic Progress, Engagement and Enrichment Advising First Academic Success Coaching (approx. 1500 FTICs and CARE Sophomores) Mapping • Time to Degree • Excess Credit http: //www. academic-guide. fsu. edu/

Academic Center for Excellence • WJB Learning Studio: “Johnston Ground” • Academic Consultations & Workshops • Tutoring and Tutor Certification • Academic Success Course SLS 1122

Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) • Student Council for Undergraduate Research and Creativity (SCURC) • The Owl (Undergraduate Research Journal) http: //our. fsu. edu/profiles/6114_The_Owl_Book_Fin al. pdf • Undergraduate Research Opportunity (UROP) • Global Scholars • Graduate Research Consultants (GRC) • Fall/Spring Research Symposium

FSU Honors Program: Ongoing Engagement • • • Honors in the Major Honors Medallion Honors Student Association Honors Mentors Honors Delegates

Office of National Fellowships (ONF) Goldwater Scholars Truman Finalist Fulbright Recipients

Honors , Scholars and Fellows House Opening Spring 2014

How do these programs impact the FSU experience? Over the last few years our students have been awarded/named Rhodes Scholars/Finalists Goldwater Scholars Fulbright Recipients Truman Scholars/Finalists Udall Scholars Pickering Fellows Hollings Scholars Rangel Finalists DAAD Fellows ONF, Honors, and OUR administered 147 undergraduate research & travel awards totaling $184, 032 --from $500 -$4000 each. 153 students enrolled in 2013 -14 UROP; 117 faculty projects posted so far. 100% retention of last year’s UROP participants.

FTIC Retention Rates 90% Threshold 93. 0% 92. 0% 91. 0% 90. 0% 89. 0%89. 5% 88. 9% 88. 1% 88. 0% 86. 5%86. 9% 85. 8% 86. 0% 85. 3% 94. 0% 82. 0% 80. 0% 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Retention Rate FSU SUS

Engagement Opportunities: What Faculty Can Do • Foster research & encourage students to apply for research awards • Teach Honors courses • Direct an Honors Thesis or DIS; Post a UROP research project; Engage a GRC • Encourage students to apply for fellowships & assist with the process • Teach in the Living Learning Communities

What Faculty Can Do cont. • Learn about our Liberal Studies philosophy & discuss it with your students • Refer students as tutors and for academic consultations • Take attendance and give tests and quizzes on Thursdays and Fridays • Give assignments that strengthen writing, reasoning, research, and critical thinking skills • Remember that your syllabus is a contract with your students

Thank You Comments and Questions? For more information see http: //undergrad. fsu. edu/