UNDERGRADUATE CREDIT HOUR ENROLLMENT PATTERNS AND OUTCOMES Rebecca E. Porter, Ph.D., PT Executive Director of Enrollment Management & Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Services Michele J. Hansen, Ph.D. Executive Director, Office of Student Data, Analysis, and Evaluation (OSDAE)

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Conclusions  New Beginners are more likely to enroll in 15 credit hours compared to New Transfers, Returning, and Continuing students.  Students who enroll in 15 or more credit hours tend to have (compared to those who enroll in fewer):  Lower DFW rates and higher one-year retention rates  Higher levels of academic preparation (HS GPAs, Transfer In GPAs, and Fall Census GPA)  Lower levels of unmet financial need (approximately $2,000 difference between students attempting 12 and those attempting 15) 17

21 st Century Scholar Students Must maintain satisfactory academic progress and complete 30 credit hours by the end of their first year, 60 credit hours by the end of their second year, and 90 credit hours by the end of their third year in order to continue receiving the award. Many of these students are encouraged to take 15 credit hours per semester. Fall st Century Scholar students with high levels of unmet financial need (above $5000) had lower one-year retention rates when they enrolled in 15, 16, 17 credit hours compared to

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