Academic Progress Program (APP)

Formally known as Collegiate Success Program—Academic Probation

(APP)

What is APP? Established by Faculty Senate in 2011 Provides Academic Coaching by GAs Encourages participation in workshops

dealing with academic success issues (test-taking skills, time management, study skills)

Only for First-Year and Sophomore students Excludes athletes and international Degree-seeking Encourages enrollment in Supplemental

Instruction (SI) courses

Why the name change?

AP also stands for Advanced Placement (acronym could be confusing)

Don’t want participants to feel labeled as a student in trouble

Want program to be open to students who are not on probation but need an extra boost—particularly students in the 2.00 to 2.25 GPA range

Academic Progress Program sounds positive with a forward motion feeling

Pros of APP participation

Higher retention ratesStudent gets off probation soonerDevelops one-on-one relationship

with academic coach

Challenges to APP

Participation required but currently have no way to enforce

Limited funds to hire academic coaches

Good Standing Academic Probation Probation Continued Academic Suspension0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

30.16%

1.59%

39.68%

28.57%23.81%

5.18%

49.07%

21.95%

23.5

3%

106.

12%

21.1

5%

26.2

3%

Fall 2013 Academic Probation ProgramAPP Not APP % Difference

APP Not APP % diff0.00%

10.00%

20.00%

30.00%

40.00%

50.00%

60.00%

70.00%

Fall 2013 Retention APP and non-APP

% Retained % Not Retained

Good Standing Academic Probation Probation Continued Academic Suspension0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

39.22%

11.76%

25.49% 23.53%21.69%

4.75%

51.53%

22.03%

57.5

3%

85.0

2%

67.6

1%

6.56

%

Spring 2014 Academic Probation ProgramAPP Not APP % Difference

APP Not APP % diff0.00%

10.00%

20.00%

30.00%

40.00%

50.00%

60.00%

70.00%

80.00%

Spr 2014 Retention APP and non-APP

% Retained % Not Retained

Good Standing Academic Probation Probation Continued Academic Suspension0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

31.25%

16.67%

25.00% 27.08%21.85%

11.85%

43.70%

22.59%35.4

0%

33.7

7%

54.4

5%

18.0

8%

Fall 2014 Academic Probation ProgramAPP Not APP % Difference

APP Not APP % diff0.00%

10.00%

20.00%

30.00%

40.00%

50.00%

60.00%

70.00%

80.00%

Fall 2014 Retention APP and non-APP

% Retained % Not Retained

Good Standing Academic Probation Probation Continued Academic Suspension0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

32.43%

8.11%

48.65%

10.81%

21.83%

9.86%

60.21%

8.10%

39.0

7%

19.4

9%

21.2

4% 28.6

9%

Spring 2015Academic Probation Program

APP Not APP % Difference

APP Not APP % diff0.00%

10.00%

20.00%

30.00%

40.00%

50.00%

60.00%

70.00%

Spring 2015 Retention APP and non-APP

% Retained % Not Retained

Spr 2015 Fall 2014 Spr 2014 Fall 20130

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1

1.2

1.4

1.6

1.8

2

GPA Differences APP vs. Non-APP

APP Non-APP % Diff

0.00%10.00%20.00%30.00%40.00%50.00%60.00%70.00%80.00%

First-Time, Full-Time Students APP vs non-APP Fall 2014 Enrollment

Percent UALR Transfer Students Fall 2013 students enrolled for Fall 2014

Percent UALR Transfer Students Fall 2013 APP enrolled for Fall 2014

Percent UALR Transfer Students Fall 2013 NON-APP enrolled for Fall 2014

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

Percent UALR Transfer Students Fall 2013 students enrolled for Fall 2014