The First Year Experience is one of three embedded experiences that is built into the GC curriculum. To “Complete your journey,” for First Year Experience, students need to complete their GCSU 0001 (FYAS) and GC1Y courses.
Evaluation Plan and measures: Focus groups and white paper
KPIs: raise First to second year retention
Baseline measure (for each KPI): based on previous year’s enrollment
Current/most recent data (for each KPI): 1,720 completed (2023-24)
Goal or targets (for each KPI): Slight decline in FY retention (decreased to 82.35)
Maintaining & making minor adjustments to the curriculum of the class.
Currently, investigating differences in retention rates depending upon whether the course is taught by faculty or academic advisors. Also, instead of grouping students by specific majors, students will be clustered by general interests. A deliberate effort is going to be made to lower average class size for the course (Targeting 25 students)
Staffing and support for faculty overloads.
