Quality Enhancement Plan Action Item 1
Liberal Arts in University Life Piloted Fall, 2003 ◦ 3 hour course ◦ Optional (183 students enrolled) Purpose: to promote appreciation for the liberal arts.
LART 1000 – 1 hour ◦ Mandatory for all students who enter with fewer than 12 hours ◦ Included in requirements for all baccalaureate degree programs ◦ Purpose: assist students in making the transition from high school to university expectations
APSU 1000—Full-Time Students 85% who were enrolled returned for spring; 59.1% who were not enrolled returned for spring 17.3% earned a GPA of 3.5 or above APSU 1000—Part-Time Students 71.3% of those enrolled returned 21.4% of those not enrolled returned
Knowledge of campus—location of classes and services provided Common syllabus and text (created by freshman course committee) Retained focus on liberal arts: Allegory of the Cave, Cultural events Incorporated student success topics, LILT, academic advising, journal writing Each section met two days each week
APSU 1000 Space issues forced reduction to one day each week Freshman Orientation added—APSU began meeting during 3-day orientation Greater focus on student success Differentiated sections (Hand Village Learning Communities, Honors sections)
More discipline specific sections Special sections for conditionally admitted students Less reliance on outside text More involvement of full-time faculty
Require all first-time, full-time freshmen to pass a 1 credit hour course Transfer the administration of the course to Academic Support (from provost’s office) Provide annual training for all who teach the first-year course including those who taught it previously.
Annually review the syllabus for the first-year course to determine whether it needs to be modify in light of student evaluations of the course. Appoint a committee of faculty to monitor the quality of the first-hear course by assessing its effectiveness annually.
Direction of course—centralized or college- based Involvement of full-time faculty Content