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Where Have All the Credits Gone?An Analysis of Credits Lost from Transfer to Bachelor's Degree

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Dr. Libby BarlowAsst. Vice President Academic Affairs

Dr. Susan MorenoDirectorInstitutional Research

UH Vital Statistics

• Carnegie RU/VH• 39,820 students• Highly diverse• 125 bachelors programs• 121 masters programs• 64 doctoral programs• 3 special professional programs• Urban

UH Transfer Students

• 30,452 undergraduates• 51% transfer• 3400 new FTICS every year, 6000 new transfers• 60% baccalaureate degrees go to transfers• 20% of transfers come from four-year institutions• 80% of transfers come from two-year institutions

30% from Houston Community College

21% from Lone Star Community College

9% from San Jacinto Community College

40% other

UH Transfer Students

Achieving the Dream

Achieving the Dream Initial Findings

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0.10-1.99 2.00-2.49 2.50-2.99 3.00-3.49 3.50+

Transfer Retention by First Year GPA


Alvin NHMCCD San Jac Blinn Austin CC

Wharton HCC UHD SFA UT Austin

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Retained Not Retained


• Students who transfer as upperclassmen are 5 times more likely to remain at UH for a year than students transferring as underclassmen.

• Students who are not freshmen at the time of transfer are 11 times more likely to remain at UH for a year than students who transfer as freshmen.

• 90% of the students who earned 19 or more hours the first year came back for the second year.

Achieving the DreamAchieving the Dream

• Focus Groups

• AtD Initiatives– Transfer advising (TAP)– Advising and Registration for Transfers

(ART)– Transfer credit processing

Credit to Degree Analysis

Where do all the credits go?

Credit to Degree AnalysisAchieving the Dream

Question: How many transfer courses do not count toward the degree, and why not?


2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-120%

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40%

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Percent Transfer Students Receiving Pell


Degree

UH Courses

Transfer Courses

Data SourcesAchieving the Dream

• Student Record Data

• Degree Progress Report (DPR)

Data Sources

• Student Record Data

• Degree Progress Report– Tool used to look at how courses are used toward

the degree

Transfer Institutions Courses and SCH TransferredTransfer and UH GPA Course GradesStudent Majors

• Notes– Transfer Cohorts

– Student v. Courses v. Semester Credit Hours

– Point in Time for DPR

Data Sources


Degree

UH Courses

SCH attempted at transfer

institution: 66


Degree

UH Courses

SCH earned at transfer

institution: 58


• Credits attempted but not earned:– Developmental courses– Withdrawals– Failing grades


Degree

UH Courses


institution: 58


Degree

UH Courses


institution:58


Degree

UH Courses

SCH earned that transfer to

UH: 54

58 Credits Earned at Transfer InstitutionsAchieving the Dream

Low grades (3)

Repeated courses (1)

Transferred to UH (54)

54 Transferred; 4 Not Transferrable

Credit to Degree Analysis

Degree

UH Courses

SCH earned that transfer to

UH: 54


Degree

UH Courses

SCH transferred to UH:

54

54 Credits Transferred to UHAchieving the Dream

30

30 Transfer to Core Courses

Transferred to core


10

10 Transfer to Specific Courses

Core Specific Courses


14

14 Transfer to Elective Credit

CoreElective CreditSpecific Courses


3014

10

CoreElective CreditSpecific Courses

Courses Applying to Degree Varies by CollegeAchieving the Dream

Business Lib. Arts & Soc. Sci.

Sciences & Math

Engineering Education Hotel & Rest.

Technology0

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60

80

100

79.271.8 69.8 67.8

62.6 62.5

52.8

Applied to Degree Not Applied to Degree

Courses Not Applied to the DegreeAchieving the DreamSubject Catalog Title Apply_total Not_Apply_Total

PEB ELEC PE Basic Instr Prog Elec36 534

GENR ELEC General Elec128 509

TECH ELEC Tech Elec6 435

BIOL 1161 Intro To Biol Science Lab64 311

SOC 1300 Introduction To Sociology174 289

PSYC 1300 Intro To Psychology455 208

CHEM 1111 Fundamentals of Chm Lab75 181

MATH ELEC Math Elec35 176

COMM ELEC Comm Elec108 162

MATH 1310 College Algebra596 161

HIST 1377 The U S To 1877757 158

MUSI ELEC Music Elec199 156

DISC 2373 Intro To Computers & Mis143 153

GEOL 1130 Physical Geology Lab19 150

HIST 1378 The U S Since 1877736 121

POLS 1336 US and Texas Const/Politics728 121

SPAN 1501 Elementary Spanish I55 120

ENGL 1304 First Year Writing II785 119



PEB ELEC PE Basic Instr Prog Elec 36 534GENR ELEC General Elec

128 509TECH ELEC Tech Elec

6 435BIOL 1161 Intro To Biol Science Lab

64 311SOC 1300 Introduction To Sociology

174 289PSYC 1300 Intro To Psychology

455 208CHEM 1111 Fundamentals of Chm Lab

75 181MATH ELEC Math Elec

35 176COMM ELEC Comm Elec

108 162MATH 1310 College Algebra

596 161HIST 1377 The U S To 1877

757 158MUSI ELEC Music Elec

199 156DISC 2373 Intro To Computers & Mis

143 153GEOL 1130 Physical Geology Lab

19 150HIST 1378 The U S Since 1877

736 121POLS 1336 US and Texas Const/Politics

728 121SPAN 1501 Elementary Spanish I

55 120ENGL 1304 First Year Writing II


47 116





BIOL 1161 Intro To Biol Science Lab 64 311SOC 1300 Introduction To Sociology


455 208CHEM 1111 Fundamentals of Chm Lab 75 181MATH ELEC Math Elec



596 161HIST 1377 The U S To 1877



143 153GEOL 1130 Physical Geology Lab 19 150HIST 1378 The U S Since 1877




785 119BIOL 1162 Intro To Biol Science Lab 47 116



GENR ELEC General Elec 128 509TECH ELEC Tech Elec 6 435BIOL 1161 Intro To Biol Science Lab

64 311SOC 1300 Introduction To Sociology


455 208CHEM 1111 Fundamentals of Chm Lab

75 181MATH ELEC Math Elec 35 176COMM ELEC Comm Elec 108 162MATH 1310 College Algebra

596 161HIST 1377 The U S To 1877

757 158MUSI ELEC Music Elec 199 156DISC 2373 Intro To Computers & Mis







47 116






SOC 1300 Introduction To Sociology 174 289PSYC 1300 Intro To Psychology 455 208CHEM 1111 Fundamentals of Chm Lab

75 181MATH ELEC Math Elec



596 161HIST 1377 The U S To 1877









47 116






SOC 1300 Introduction To Sociology174 289

PSYC 1300 Intro To Psychology455 208

CHEM 1111 Fundamentals of Chm Lab75 181

MATH ELEC Math Elec35 176

COMM ELEC Comm Elec108 162

MATH 1310 College Algebra 596 161HIST 1377 The U S To 1877 757 158MUSI ELEC Music Elec



19 150HIST 1378 The U S Since 1877 736 121POLS 1336 US and Texas Const/Politics 728 121SPAN 1501 Elementary Spanish I

55 120ENGL 1304 First Year Writing II 785 119BIOL 1162 Intro To Biol Science Lab

47 116

Conclusions and Next StepsAchieving the Dream

• Awareness• Work with Community Colleges

– Social Science courses– Degree plans

• On Campus– TAP advisors– Complete implementation of degree audit tools– Adjust timeline for second evaluation

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