Educational Policies Committee
Board of Regents
October 13, 2015
Semi-Annual Update to the Board of Regents
Annual Report – Fall
FA 2014
FA 2015
Percent Pell Grant Eligible
FTIACs – 47.3%
UG – 45.2%
FTIACs – 48.5%
UG –44.2%
Average High School GPA
3.29
3.28
Average ACT Score
22.1
22.1
Average Credit Hours Per Semester
UG – 11.8
GR – 6.2
UG – 12.0
GR – 6.3
Average Credit Hours Per Academic Year
UG – 21.4
GR – 11.2
UG – 21.7
GR – 11.6
To be Reported in WI 2016
To be Reported in WI 2016
To be Reported in WI 2016
To be Reported in WI 2016
To be Reported in WI 2016
To be Reported in WI 2016
Retention Rate – Year-to-Year
Fall 2013 Cohort – 72.6%
Fall 2014 Cohort – 74.7%
Graduation Rate – 6-year
Fall 2008 Cohort – 36.5%
Fall 2009 Cohort – 40.1%
Student Characteristics
Progress to Degree
Percent of Students with GPA Less than 2.0
Percent of Students with Course Completion
Rate Below 67%
Success Metrics
Retention Rate – Semester-to-Semester
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Student Preparedness for College
Enrollment Policies
Financial Aid Policies
Advising and Student Support
Curriculum Structure and Delivery
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More Than a First Year Focus
Better Preparing Entering Students (Summer
Programs, etc.)
Innovative Financial Aid Packages
Mandatory vs. Advisory Policies
Highly Proactive & Technology-Enabled Advising &
Student Support
Student-Centric Curriculum Planning & Delivery
Factor
Student Preparedness
for College
Enrollment Policies
Financial Aid Policies
Advising and Student
Support
Curriculum Structure
and Delivery
Status
April 2013
Status
October 2015
 $2M Creative Scientific Inquiry Experience (CSIE) grant:
• 5-year federal DOE grant, Title III Program.
• Interdisciplinary course approach; bringing women and
minorities into STEM disciplines.
• Institutionalizing previous NSF-funded project.
 $1.8M+ total awarded to two DOE Student Support Services
(SSS) grants:
• Combined $366,640 per year for 5 years; renewable.
• Supporting 140 entering, first-generation students; 80
entering student veterans.
• Assistance with advising, academic support, financial aid,
veterans’ benefits.
• Third component of federal TRIO program at EMU.