2006 - 2007
Bearkat Learning Community Program
Goal
Provide Effective Academic Support Programs
The goal of BLC is to provide effective academic support to the students in order to help them achieve academic success.
Bearkat Learning Community students will be retained at a rate equal to or greater than other freshmen.
Indicator
Comparison Of BLC/Freshmen
Track retention semester by semester, year by year
Criterion
Retention same as Freshmen
BLCers will be retained at the same rate as Freshmen
Finding
BLCers retained at higher rate than Freshmen
Fall to Spring retention significantly higher than Freshmen
Action
end of year evaluation
Year end evaluation, no changes to be made at this point
Higher GPA as compared to non program particpants.
Program particpants' GPA is compared to other Freshmen each semester
Members of BLC will maintain a GPA equal to or greater than non program particpants
Students maintained a GPA that was equal to non program particpants
Action
End of the Year Evaluation
As evalution indicates successful outcomes, the program will be maintained as is with continued evaluation