KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY Regular Meeting of the Board of Regents Academic Affairs Committee Report July 31, 2015 Cooperate Extension Building Frankfort, Kentucky

Update on 2009 Cohort

The 2009 graduation cohort deadline is July 28, 2015. As of May 15, 2015, the 2009 Cohort graduation rate stands at 18.6%. Of the 457 students anticipated for the 2009 Cohort, 48 did not enroll during Fall 2009. This reduced the Cohort size to 409 first-time, full-time freshmen. The table below shows the breakdown of the 2009 Cohort.

The Data

A collaborative effort between Academic Affairs (the Center for Academic Persistence Services and faculty chairpersons), the Office of Student Affairs, and the Director of Academic and Financial Success is on-going. Strategies used to boost 2009 Cohort students to graduation were as follows:

• An analysis of the financial status of students to determine eligibility to return.
• An analysis of the hours completed for each student and assessment of those with 100 hours or more to determine their qualification for the Liberal Studies degree. We also evaluated the students' transcripts to determine the quickest time to both their chosen degree and the Liberal Studies degree with a concentration in their area of choice.
• A waiver of matriculation policy requiring that students returning to the institution for a second degree complete at least 30 credit hours was offered to those who could finish with the Liberal Studies degree. (Letters to students with copies to Academic Affairs files).
• Close advisement and follow-up calls were made to each student enrolled for the summer to check their progress.

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