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EOP Sophomore Success ACADEMIC YEAR 2016-2017

EOP SOPHOMORE SUCCESS AY 16-17 ANNUAL REPORT LAST UPDATED: 08/02/2017

Table of Contents

Executive Summary 2

Mission Statement 3

Program Goals 3

Program Benefits 3

Program Coordinators 3

Demographic Information 4

Program Outcomes 5

Appendix A 12


Executive Summary

The Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) Sophomore Success Program is designed to

aid students as they continue to transition into their second academic year. EOP offers

intrusive advising and career exploration related services. Sophomore year can be an

exciting time of reflection, learning about oneself, getting involved on campus, and

exploring major and career possibilities. The Sophomore Success Program offers a wide

range of services specifically catered to Sophomore/Second Year Sacramento State

Students.

During fall 2016, one hundred and seventy two students were identified as EOP sophomore

students. These students accessed Sophomore Success services by either individual

advising, group advising, learning community, or the bridge program.

EOP sophomore students attended advising at a rate of 99% for the fall and spring

semesters in the 2016-2017 academic year. Undeclared sophomore students met with an

EOP Graduate Advisor at an advising rate of 100%.

EOP sophomore students also increased knowledge on career exploration individually with

91% of students strongly agree/agree that they were able to explore their major outside

the classroom that summer.

In academics, EOP Sophomore Bridge students have 100% passing rates for English 20.

Students who participated in the EOP Sophomore Learning Community passed English 20

at a 96% passing rate.

Finally, EOP Sophomore Learning Community is a dynamic program. Ninety five percent of

students strongly agree/agree that they learned valuable and resourceful information.

Here are comments from the students who participated:

“I have gladly enjoyed every moment being in EOP and will continue to achieve my career

with the great help of the staff”

“EOP feels like family, always there when someone is in need”.


Mission Statement

The Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) is designed to serve California residents from low-income households who demonstrate the motivation and potential to earn a baccalaureate degree. Through a collection of services and programs, EOP strives to ensure that every student realizes their goals of a college education through the creation of a family atmosphere and community of support. The overall mission of the program is shaped by the delivery of specialized program components, which include the EOP First Year Experience and a continuing student services component called the “ARISE Project.” By providing academic, personal and professional assistance, EOP scholars are able to advance their goals of a college education through service connections that promote involvement and success in the campus milieu.

, Program Goals

1. Continue to Support Academic Integration to the campus community.

2. Provide Comprehensive Career Development Services that Promotes Self Efficacy &

Campus Identity.

3. Provide Mentorship Opportunities that Keeps Students Motivated and Inspired.

4. Provide Leadership Opportunities that Encourages Campus Involvement.

Program Benefits

Group and individual academic advising sessions

Social and educational related activities to network with your fellow student peers

Workshops on a wide range of topics including career related services

Professional development and campus involvement opportunities

Assistance in completing Sac State Leadership Initiative certificate requirements

Program Coordinators

Rosana Chavez- Hernandez - EOP Counselor/Sophomore & Career Success Coordinator

Jerry Blake – EOP Retention Coordinator/Counselor


Demographic Information

There were 172 students in the Fall semester who participated in the EOP Sophomore

Success Program. Of these students, 40 identified as Asian, 18 as Black or African American,

93 as Hispanic or Latino, one as Native Hawaiian, 8 as two or more races, 10 as White, one

as Decline to State, and one student had missing demographic data. There were 122 female

participants and 50 male participants.

Source: Fall 2016 EOP Sophomore Advising List/ Roster. Note: “Other” includes Native Hawaiian, Two or more Races, Decline to State,

and user missing.

Source: Fall 2016 EOP Sophomore Advising List/Roster

23%

11%

54%

6% 6%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Asian Black/AfricanAmerican

Hispanic/Latino White Other

Ethnicities of EOP Sophomore Students (N=172)

29%

71%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Male Female

Gender of EOP Sophomore Students (N=172)


Program Outcomes

This academic year, the Vice President of the Division of Student Affairs decided to align

department goals with the university’s goals, Student Affairs Divisional Goals, and

Baccalaureate Learning Outcomes. The structure of this section will include the goals, the

strategies to achieve those goals, and the outcomes.

Program Goal 1: Sophomore EOP students will attend advising.

University Strategic Goal: Enhance student learning and success

Student Affairs Divisional Goal: Increase graduation rates and decrease time to degree

Baccalaureate Learning Goal: N/A

Standard of achievement: 95% of students will attend advising.

EOP Sophomore Success provides academic advising to their student population during

both fall and spring semesters of the academic year. The following data shows the findings

on whether Sophomore Success met its standard of achievement of 95% of students

attending advising.

In fall 2016, 172 students participated in the Sophomore Success Program. Out of the 172,

170 students met with an EOP Counselor/ Graduate Student Advisor for a one on one

appointment. A total of 99% of EOP Sophomore Success students completed their advising

requirement.

In the spring semester of 2017, there were 160 students who participated in the

Sophomore Success Program. Out of the 160 students who participated, 138 students

attended a Sophomore Success Group Advising workshop, 20 students participated in a one

on one advising session with an EOP Counselor/Graduate Student Advisor and two

students did not complete their advising requirement. A total of 99% of Sophomore

Success students completed their advising requirement.


Figure 1

Source: EOP Sophomore Advising List – Fall 2017 and Spring 2017

Our findings based on the data provided by the EOP Sophomore Success Program

determine that EOP Sophomore Success was able to meet their standard of performance

rate of 95% in advising participation.

Program Goal 2: Sophomore EOP students will increase knowledge on career

exploration and academic planning through group advising.

University Strategic Goal: Engage students in a comprehensive university experience

Student Affairs Divisional Goal: N/A

Baccalaureate Learning Goal: Intellectual and practical skills

Standard of achievement: 90% of students will increase knowledge on career

exploration or academic planning.

Students who participated in the Sophomore Success Group Advising in the spring

semester took a post-survey measuring increase in knowledge after the group advising

session. There was no pre-survey.

One of the questions on the survey asked if student was “now fully aware of Sac State G.E.

and Graduation Requirements that need to be fulfilled towards my degree completion”. The

breakdown goes as follows:

99% 99%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Fall 2016 (N=172) Spring 2017 (N=160)

EOP Sophomore Students Who Attended Advising


Figure 2

Source: EOP Sophomore Success Group Advising Spring 2017 Post Survey

Ninety seven percent of students strongly agree/agree that they are now fully aware of Sac

State G.E. and Graduation Requirements that need to be fulfilled towards their degree

completion. Two percent of students strongly disagree/disagree that they were fully aware

of Sac State G.E. and Graduation Requirements. One percent of students were not

sure/neutral.

Program Goal 3: Sophomore EOP students will increase knowledge on career

exploration and academic planning through Sophomore Bridge.

University Strategic Goal: Enhance student learning and success



Standard of achievement: 90% of students will increase knowledge on career

exploration and academic planning.

Students who participated in the Sophomore Bridge Program took a pre and post survey

assessment. One of the questions asked students to rate their eagerness of career and major

exploration on a 5-point Likert scale. The following are the findings of that survey:

59%

38%

1% 1% 1%0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Strongly Agree Agree Not sure or Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree

I am now fully aware of Sac State G.E. and Graduation Requirements that need to be fulfilled towards my

degree competion


Figure 3

Source: Sophomore Bridge 2016 Post Survey & Sophomore Bridge 2016 Pre Survey

In the pre-survey, a total of 91% of students strongly agree/agree to being eager to explore

their majors and careers in and outside of the classroom. In the post-survey, a total of 91%

of students strongly agree/agree that they, in fact, did explore their major and careers in

and outside the classroom. Ninety-one percent still surpasses the standard of achievement

threshold of 90%.

Program Goal 4: Sophomore Bridge students will pass the English 20 course.




Standard of achievement: 95% of Sophomore Bridge students will pass English 20

course.

Pre-Survey (N=68) Post Survey (N=67)

Strongly Agree 37 43

Agree 25 18

Neutral 5 5

Disagree 0 0

Strongly Disagree 1 1

54%

64%

37%

27%

7% 8%

0 02% 2%

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

Exploration of Major/Career Outside and Inside the classroom


Figure 4

Source: Sophomore Bridge 2016 English 20 Final Grades

Students who participated in the Sophomore Bridge Program were allowed the

opportunity to take English 20 during the summer bridge period. One hundred percent of

Sophomore Bridge students passed English 20.

Program Goal 5: EOP Graduate Advisors will provide career related services to EOP

undeclared sophomore students.


Student Affairs Divisional Goal: N/A

Baccalaureate Learning Goal: Integrative Learning

Standard of achievement: At least 75% of students will be seen by EOP Graduate

Advisors.

In the fall 2016, there were 18 undeclared sophomore students who participated in the

EOP Sophomore Success program. All 18 students met with an EOP Graduate Advisor. It

met and surpassed the standard of achievement of 75%.

A B C

English 20 Grades 51 18 2

72%

25%

3%

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

English 20 Grades (N=71)


Program Goal 6: Sophomore Learning Community students will pass their courses.


Student Affairs Divisional Goal: Increase students’ sense of belonging


Standard of achievement: 95% of students will pass their courses.

The EOP Sophomore Learning Community consisted of two courses: English 20 (A-F

grading scale) and ALS 199 (Credit or No Credit Scale). Passing is a C- or better.

Figure 5

Source: Fall 2016 Sophomore LC Final Grades

Data shows that 96% of students passed the English 20 course within the Learning

Community and 92% of students passed the ALS 199 course.

English 20 ALS 199

F or NC 1 4

D 1 0

C 1 0

B 9 0

A or CR 39 47

39

47

901 0

10

1 4

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

EOP Sophomore Success Learning Community Grades (N=51)


Program Goal 7: Sophomore Learning Community students will find EOP Sophomore

Learning Community to be valuable and provides resourceful information.


Student Affairs Divisional Goal: Increase students’ sense of belonging

Baccalaureate Learning Goal: N/A

Standard of achievement: 90% of students will agree/strongly agree that EOP

Sophomore Learning Community is valuable and provides resourceful information

Students who participated in the Sophomore Learning Community completed a pre and

post survey at the beginning and at the end of the academic term. One of the questions was

related to whether students found the program to be valuable and resourceful. The findings

of the survey question were as follows:

Figure 6

Source: Pre- EOP Sophomore Learning Community Survey Fall 2016; Post EOP- Sophomore Learning Community Survey Fall 2016. Note:

Other= system-user missing data

Ninety five percent of students strongly agree/agree that they expect to learn valuable and

resourceful information in the Sophomore Learning Community. Ninety five percent of

students answered that they in fact did learn valuable and resourceful information in the

Sophomore Learning Community.

64%

31%

2% 0% 0% 2%

54%

41%

0% 0% 0%5%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree StronglyDisagree

Other

I expect to learn valuable and resourceful information in the Sophomore Learning Community

Pre-Test (N=45) Post-Test (N=37)


Appendix A

Program Goals What will be the

standard of

performance?

Program Outcomes

1. Sophomore EOP students will

attend advising.

95% of students will

attend advising.

Fall 2016: 170/172 students

attended advising (99%).

Spring 2017: 158/160 students

attended advising (99%).


increase knowledge on career

exploration and academic

planning through group

advising.


increase knowledge on

career exploration and

academic planning.

97% of students strongly agree/agree

that they are now fully aware of Sac

State G.E. and graduation

requirements.


increase knowledge on career

exploration and academic

planning through Sophomore

Bridge.


increase knowledge on

career exploration and

academic planning.

Pre-Test: 91% of students “Agree” or

“Strongly Agree” that they were eager

to research their major and career

possibilities.

Post- Test: 91% of students answered

“Agree” or “Strongly Agree” that they

in fact were able to research their

major and career.

4. Sophomore Bridge students will pass the English 20 Course.


pass English 20.

100% of Sophomore Bridge students

passed English 20.

5. EOP Graduate Advisors will

provide career related services

to EOP undeclared sophomore

students.

At least 75% of

students will be seen

by an EOP Graduate

Advisor.

100% of undeclared sophomore EOP

students met with an EOP Graduate

Advisor.

6. Sophomore Learning

Community Students will pass

their courses.


pass their courses.

96% of students in the EOP Learning

Community passed English 20.

92% of students in the EOP Learning

Community passed ALS 199 .

7. Sophomore Learning

Community students will find

EOP Sophomore Learning

Community to be valuable and

provides resourceful

information.


have agree/strongly

agree that the program

is valuable and

provides resourceful

information.

Pre-Test: 95% of students strongly

agree/agree that they expect to learn

valuable and resourceful information

in the Sophomore Learning

Community.

Post-Test: 95% of students strongly

agree/agree that they learned

valuable and resourceful information

in the Sophomore Learning

Community.

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