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Your Success is Our Success: Admitting Freshmen for an Intrusive Summer Program Georgia State University Sadé Tramble, M. Ed- Academic Advisor Jolayna Palm, MA- Retention Coordinator

Outline • About Georgia State University • Overview of Success Academy Program • Theory to Practice • Advisement • Data • Future Ideas

About Georgia State University • Major Public Research Institution • 32, 000+ students • Downtown Atlanta • Open campus environment • Campus diversity

University Advisement Center • • Freshmen, 0 -29 credit hours • Seniors, 90+ credit hours • All students, no assigned credit hours Sophomore/Junior, 30 -89 credit hours • Offices of Academic Assistance (5 colleges) • UAC Transition Office

First-Year Programs • • • Freshmen Learning Communities Academic Coaching i. Care/Early Alert First-Year Book Program Scholarship Resource Center Success Workshops Supplemental Instruction Latino Student Services and Outreach Success Academy Program Panther Excellence Program

Success Academy Program Overview • • Established in April 2012 Freshmen Index • • Not “Conditionally” Admitted Accepted Class Numbers Planning Committee Members Freshmen Learning Community • • • Peer Mentors Early Alert Supplemental Instruction Leadership and Social Development Required Study Hours

Planning Committee Members • • First-Year Programs • • University Housing University Advisement Center, Freshmen Office of Undergraduate Admissions

Accepted Success Academy Students • Students are invited to participate in Success Academy based upon their Freshman Index (FI) score • • Georgia State uses the (FI) score to determine admissions to the university. The FI is based on a combination of SAT/ACT scores and high school GPA in college prep courses.

Accepted Georgia State Students Admissions Matrix Honors Regular Admissions (Fall Term) Regular Admissions-Success Academy (Summer Term) Denied

Welcome Receptions and Orientation • • Department Meet & Greet Presentations Advisor Role One-On-One Financial Aid Consultations

Benefits of Program • Retention rate higher than other first-year students • Connect to faculty and staff • Earn credit prior to the fall semester • Learn to successfully navigate campus • Adjust to academic rigor of college prior to full-time fall schedule

Freshmen Learning Community • • • Cohorts of 25 first-year students registered for common courses Core curriculum courses GSU 1010 • Academic support and success skills • University resources • Introduction to major • Peer Mentor

Student Responsibility/Expectations • Be fully present for each class session and fully engage in the learning process • Communicate concerns that may interfere with the learning process • Attend related programming • Adhere to Student Code of Conduct

Academic Requirements • • • Maximum summer course load = 7 credit hours Maximum fall/spring course load = 13 credit hours (12 credit hours is full-time status) Must maintain a minimum 2. 5 GPA • <2. 5 GPA after grades post • Maximum fall/spring course load = 11 credits Summer • • • GSU 1010 - New Student Orientation (1 credit hour) ENGL 1101 - English Composition I (3 credit hours) HIST 2110 or POLS 1101 - Survey of U. S. History or American Government (3 credit hours) Fall • • • ENGL 1102 - English Composition II (3 credit hours) HIST 2110 or POLS 1101 - Survey of U. S. History or American Government (3 credit hours) Math course from core (3 -4 credit hours)

Applying Theory to Practice • Proactive (Intrusive) Advising • • Introduced Early Attend Award Ceremonies Active Engagement Early Intervention

Academic Advising Mandatory Advisement • • Occur in GSU 1010 class Review of Core Curriculum How to register Registration restrictions In-Office Advising • • • Required as part of GSU 1010 class Major specific requirements Meet with assigned advisor

Best Practices Current Practices • • • Added mandatory study hours for Fall 2014 semester Academic Recovery Plan Spring 2015 class schedule Future Recommendations • • Changes to MA sessions during summer • Study abroad component in Summer 2016 Re-implementing Friday connection programs during summer

Testimonials • “Participating in Success Academy helped me get ahead academically. I was able establish a strong GPA in the summer that led to my academic success during the fall ” Success Academy Student 2013 • “The academic workshops, support from program staff, and resources provided by the Success Academy Program helped me to transition into college. ” Success Academy Student 2014

Sources Georgia State University Office of Institutional Research. (2014). Common Data Set 2013 -14 [2014]. Retrieved from http: //oie. gsu. edu/institutionalresearch/institutional-data-2/common-data-2012 -2013/. Varney, J. (2012, September). Proactive (Intrusive) Advising! Academic Advising Today, 35(3). Retrieved from http: //www. nacada. ksu. edu/Resources/ Academic-Advising-Today/View-Articles/Proactive-(Intrusive)Advising!. aspx#sthash. q 7 V 8 UMth. dpuf.

Contact Information • • • Sadé Tramble Academic Advisor II GSU University Advisement Center 404 -413 -2300 stramble@gsu. edu • • • Jolayna Palm Retention Coordinator GSU First-Year Programs 404 -413 -2052 jpalm@gsu. edu