Along with the risk modeling approach implicit in Strategies I and III, Georgia Tech employs an impact modeling approach by providing a range of curricular and co-curricular offerings designed to enhance the undergraduate experience. According to the Association of American Colleges and Universities, these teaching and learning practices have been widely tested and found to have a positive impact on student retention and engagement.[7] Along with an optional first-year seminar (GT 1000), we are now offering GT 2813, a transfer student seminar. Both GT 1000 and GT 2813 assist students with adjusting to the culture of rigor at Georgia Tech and introduce students to academic and career resources. These optional courses served over 1,600 students in 2014-15, and students in the courses had a first-to-second year retention rate of 96%.
Additional enhanced forms of education at Georgia Tech include:
- Living/learning communities
- Undergraduate research
- Global learning through study and work abroad programs
- Experiential education (co-op and internship programs)
