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Dr. Tristan Denley Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

and Chief Academic OfficerUniversity System of Georgia

Tristan.Denley@usg.eduTwitter: @TDenley

Data, Cognitive Science and Bespoke Education

Creating Clear Degree

Pathways to Success

WHAT DATA SAYS ABOUT THE PATHWAYS

The Graduate Transcript Graph

The Graduate Transcript Graph

The Graduate Transcript Graph

ENGLISH

MATH

10,000 USGStudents

2,500 who either completed their first credit bearing math and/or writing class or completed neither during their first academic year

6%

37%

41%

66%

0% 18% 35% 53% 70%

6 yr Graduation Rates1st yr - Did not pass English or Math

1st yr - Passed both English and Math

English and M⍺𝜏𝜏h

1st yr - Passed English

1st yr - Passed Math

11%9%

14% 15%

21%

30%

40%36%

38%

20%19%

25% 25%29%

31%

36% 35%

51%

33%

29%

61%56%

59%62% 61% 63%

69% 67%

76%

63%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

<14 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 TotalACT Math Subscore

2013 Traditional LS 2015-17 Foundations 2015-17 Corequisite

System Comparison of Success in Gateway Math Classes

46%

40%42%

45%48%

62% 60%65%

45%42%

45% 43%48%

52%

44%49%

64%

42%

70%

77%74% 75% 77% 78%

75% 76% 74%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 TotalACT Writing Subscore

2013 Traditional LS 2015-17 Foundations 2015-17 Corequisite

System Comparison of Success in Gateway English Classes

Co-requisite Remediation

Disaggregation

11%9%

14% 15%

21%

30%

40%36%

38%

20%19%

25% 26%

32%35%

45%

34%

46%

33%31%

67%

74%

64%67%

63%67%

69% 67%

75%

66%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

<14 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 TotalACT Math Sub-score

2013 Traditional DevEd 2015 Foundations 2015 Corequisite

Pell StudentsUSG System-wide Comparison of Success in Gateway Math Classes

19%

7%

13% 13%

19%23%

41%

34%

44%

17%18%21%

23%26%

28% 27%30%

0% 0%

26%

60%

52%56%

62%58%

63%67%

72%75%

61%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

<14 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 TotalACT Math Sub-score

2013 Traditional DevEd 2015-17 Foundations 2015-17 Corequisite

African American StudentsUSG System-wide Comparison of Success in Gateway Math Classes

The Graduate Transcript Graph

Catapult Classes

Impact of Student Enrollment

37%

13%

-12%

-48%

-56%

-79%

-53%

-26%

0%

26%

53%

A B C D F

Impact on Graduation Rate

0%

8%

15%

23%

30%

38%

A B C D F

Course Grade Distribution

ENGL 1101 - English Composition I

37%

13%

-12%

-48%

-56%

-79%

-53%

-26%

0%

26%

53%

A B C D F

Impact on Graduation Rate

0%

8%

15%

23%

30%

38%

A B C D F

Course Grade Distribution

ENGL 1101 - English Composition I

Impact of Student Enrollment

Impact of Student Enrollment

Impact from

Deepening Learning

Impact of Student Enrollment

Impact from

Deepening Learning

Impact of Student Enrollment

Impact from

Deepening Learning

Campus-wide Course Impact

ENGL1101

POLS1101

PSYC1101MATH1111

Productive Academic Mindset

Believe they are capable of learning the material…

Feel connected to their institution and that they belong…

Perceived purpose of coursework

Confidence interacting with Faculty and Staff

GRIT and Perseverance

50%

55%

60%

65%

70%

75%

80%

System-wide success rates in Freshman Mathematics Classes

“What I learn in Math willbe useful in my career”

“What I learn in Math will notbe useful in my career”

“What I learn in Math will notbe useful in my future”

“What I learn in Math will notbe useful to me at all”

System-wide success rates in Freshman Mathematics Classes

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

A B C D F

“What I learn in Math will be useful in my career”“What I learn in Math will not be useful in my career”“What I learn in Math will not be useful in my future”“What I learn in Math will not be useful to me at all”

System-wide success rates in Freshman Mathematics Classes

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

A B C D F

“What I learn in Math will be useful in my career”“What I learn in Math will not be useful in my career”“What I learn in Math will not be useful in my future”“What I learn in Math will not be useful to me at all”

System-wide success rates in Freshman Mathematics Classes

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

A B C D F

“What I learn in Math will be useful in my career”“What I learn in Math will not be useful in my career”“What I learn in Math will not be useful in my future”“What I learn in Math will not be useful to me at all”

System-wide success rates in Freshman Mathematics Classes

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

A B C D F

“What I learn in Math will be useful in my career”“What I learn in Math will not be useful in my career”“What I learn in Math will not be useful in my future”“What I learn in Math will not be useful to me at all”

Engineering

Social Sciences Education

Health Professions

Science & Math

Humanities

Arts

Business

Technology

Nature

Life

CreativeCulture

Leadership

Service

The effect of course enrollments in the first year on graduation rates

48%

67%

74%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80%

6 yr Graduation Rates

1st yr - Did not attempt 9hrs in focus area

1st yr - Attempted 9hrs in focus area

1st yr - Earned 9hrs in focus area

nexus degrees

18 Credit Hours + 42 Hour General Education CoreIncluding:

6 Hours of Experiential Learning12 Hours at 3000+ LevelCurriculum designed in partnership with a major industry

with faculty designing to those specifications

nexus degrees approved

35

Post-production FilmCybersecurity in Financial Technology

Block-chain Machine Learning and Block-chain Data Analysis

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30ACT Score

0-6 hours 7-11 hours 12-14 15+ hours

State University 6year Graduation Rates based on hours enrolled in First Semester

13% 22%

43% 54%

State University 6year Graduation Rates based on hours enrolled in First Semester

Momentum Year

Making a purposeful program choice

Attempting the first 30 hours of a Clear Pathway

Attempting 9 hours in Academic Focus

Complete initial English and M⍺𝜏𝜏h

Creating a productive Academic Mindset

Momentum Approach PURPOSE

PURPOSE PURPOSE

PURPOSE

MINDSET MINDSET

MINDSETMINDSET

PATHWAY PATHWAY

PATHWAY PATHWAY

ENGAGEMENT ENGAGEMENT

ENGAGEMENT ENGAGEMENT

MILESTONES MILESTONES

MILESTONES MILESTONES

Deepening purposeful choices

Maintaining full momentum along a Clear Pathway

Heightening academic engagement

Cultivating productive Academic Mindsets

Completing critical milestones

Dr. Tristan Denley Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

and Chief Academic OfficerUniversity System of Georgia

Tristan.Denley@usg.eduTwitter: @TDenley