Graduate Program
College Student Affairs
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Semester of Degree Completion
2011
Thesis Director
Dan Nadler
Thesis Committee Member
Angela Yoder
Thesis Committee Member
Brenda Major
Abstract
This study focuses on the academic achievement and retention of community college transfer students. The research looks at how non-transferrable coursework effects transfer students' academic success based on grade point average. Gender, ethnicity, and type of community college attended are factors all considered in the study. The sample of students being studied are all undergraduate students a Midwestern four year comprehensive university that transferred from an Illinois community college. The research indicates that students who have completed non-transferrable courses at the community college have greater academic success based on grade point average at the university than those without non-transferrable courses. The discussion of the results includes how the non-transferrable courses may have given students a solid academic foundation to build upon at the university.
Recommended Citation
Feely, Cathy Lee, "The Impact Of Remedial Coursework On Transfer Student Success" (2011). Masters Theses. 144.
https://thekeep.eiu.edu/theses/144
