Completion toolkit
Math Pathways
Math Pathway Recommendations by Program of Study or Major
Beyond Financial Aid
Beyond Financial Aid is a toolkit designed to help two- and four-year institutions close attainment gaps for low-income students.
Advising
Many students need help to identify an appropriate degree program and remain on track to complete their post-secondary credential. Proactive advising provide meaningful, credible, timely support to students on selecting a program that will meet a student’s academic and career goals and provide support when they become off track in their program. The role of advising with relation to student success cannot be underemphasized.
As a primary point of contact for students on campuses, academic advisors are responsible for developing lasting relationships with students to help them navigate college and graduate. Professional advisors, faculty, and even other students serve as advisors at USG institutions, working to provide accurate, appropriate, and timely information to students as they progress through programs of study. In recent years, changing needs among students and new technology have influenced the role of advisors and highlighted a need for additional skills within the profession.
Shortening Time to Degree
Among the goals of Complete College Georgia is shortening the time to degree through programs that allow students to earn college credit while still in high school and by awarding credit for prior learning that is verified by appropriate assessment.
15-to-Finish
15 to Finish is a Complete College Georgia initiative that emphasizes the fact that students need to take 15 (or more) credits per semester to finish degrees “on time.” “On time” means associate degrees are completed in two years and bachelor’s degrees are completed in four years.
Degree completion is important because students with bachelor’s degrees can expect to earn 84% more over a lifetime than students without bachelor’s degrees. Students with “some college, no degree” do not enjoy this advantage and may have incurred substantial educational debt with little or no increased earning power.
Associate Degree You Deserve
Within the USG, it is common for students to transfer out of associate degree institutions prior to completing the requirements for the degree. In some cases, students will be successful in earning bachelor's degrees.
Go Back, Move Ahead
"Go Back. Move Ahead" is a part of Governor Nathan Deal's Complete College Georgia initiative, which launched in 2011.
Guided Pathways to Success
Guided Pathways to Success is an initiative of Complete College America to ensure that students receive guidance to complete degree programs efficiently, without taking excessive courses that will not count toward degrees.
Transforming Remediation
Nationally, and in Georgia, relatively few students who begin college requiring remediation ever complete their degrees.
As part of Complete College Georgia, Georgia aims to change these statistics so that more students who enter in Learning Support are able to complete degrees. Across the nation and within the state of Georgia, dozens of pilot projects show that by transforming the way that we do remediation, we can dramatically increase success rates in collegiate gateway courses and beyond, without compromising the integrity of the content.
Statistics Pathway
F.A.Q.s October 11 Kickoff Meeting for Statistics Learning Support Prototype Institutions
Gen Ed Council Letter Template
Evidence from the USG Getting to Know Our Students survey indicates that student success in math is closely linked to their perception that the math they are studying has purpose. For students studying a broad range of disciplines in the social sciences, health sciences, business and education, the most relevant area of mathematics may be statistics. Indeed, statistical knowledge and understanding has become increasingly important for success in an ever increasing array of fields as the use of, and literacy in, data reshapes our way of viewing the world.
To support this, the University System of Georgia invited institutions to prototype a Statistics Pathway that allows participating institutions to offer elementary statistics (MATH/STAT 1401) as an Area A math course.
Institutions that join the prototype agree to:
- Establish clear statistics pathways on their campus.
- Offer Elementary Statistics (MATH/STAT 1401) without a prerequisite.
- Include Elementary Statistics as an Area A2 math as well as Area D.
- Identify a coordinator for the statistics pathway
- For institutions that admit students requiring Learning Support, develop and offer a Corequisite Learning Support course for statistics. Institutions will be asked to work with the University of Texas’ Dana Center on the development of this Learning Support course.
- Utilize the same placement criteria MATH/STAT 1401 as for MATH 1001/1101.
- Institutions must commit to identifying programs for which the statistics pathway may be appropriate, and must develop mathematics pathways and advising protocols for students in those programs. The statistics pathway is not appropriate for students in programs that will require them to take precalculus or calculus in the future.
- Prototype institutions must implement a strategy to address any issues with students satisfying Area D that are created by these pathways. For instance, institutions may wish to consider including a second statistics, introduction to data science (DATA 1501) or research methods course for inclusion in Area D for the duration of the pilot.
- In implementing this work, mathematics departments should engage departments that offer degrees in the social sciences, behavioral sciences, health professions and business to ensure that their pathways appropriately address the mathematical need in these fields.
Timeline
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Fall 2019 |
Spring 2020 |
Summer 2020 |
Fall 2020 |
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Institutions may pilot MATH 1401 in Area A2 with no collegiate prerequisite. |
Institutions may pilot MATH 1401 in Area A2 with no collegiate prerequisite. Institutions may pilot MATH 0996 corequisite support for MATH 1401. Criteria to exempt LS same as for MATH 1001 and 1101. |
Institutions may pilot MATH 1401 in Area A2 with no collegiate prerequisite. Institutions may pilot MATH 0996 corequisite support for MATH 1401. Criteria to exempt LS same as for MATH 1001 and 1101. |
Prototype institutions are required to offer MATH 1401 in Area A2 with no collegiate prerequisite and MATH 0996 as corequisite support. Criteria to exempt LS same as for MATH 1001 and 1101. |
Participating institutions
- Augusta University
- College of Coastal Georgia
- Columbus State University
- Dalton State College
- Fort Valley State University
- Georgia Gwinnett College
- Georgia Highlands College
- Georgia Southern University
- Georgia Southwestern State University
- Georgia State University
- Kennesaw State University
- Middle Georgia State University
- Savannah State University
- University of West Georgia
- Valdosta State University
Resources
Overview Presentation LS Statistics Course Number and Description Timeline
