1. San José State University
2017 Bay Area Regional
Counselor Conference

2. Student Success is a Strategic Priority
CSU Graduation 2025 Initiative
Focus on Four Year Graduation Rates
Zero Achievement Gap
SJSU’s Four Pillars for Student Success
College Readiness
Advising
Student Engagement
Clearing Bottlenecks
May 5, 2016 Provost Andy Feinstein & Vice President for Student Affairs Reginald Blaylock presented SJSU’s Four Pillars of Student Success to improve four-year and six-year graduation rates, and decrease the achievement gap between URM and non-URM students. By 2025, SJSU expects to meet the target of 57% for six-year graduation rates and 17% for four-year graduation rates, while reducing the achievement gap between URM and non-URM students to six percent or less. The following pillars were established to achieve these goals.
College Readiness:
Goal:
Reduce the number of students who need remediation and provide opportunities to decrease the achievement gap of non-URM students and URM students from 17 percentage points to 6 percentage points by 2025.
Initiatives:
Increase outreach to pre-admission K-12 students by existing programs that create a college-going culture in Santa Clara County; (e.g. College Day)
Develop new outreach programs for pre-admission K-12 students that create a college-going culture in Santa Clara County; (e.g. Spartan East Side Promise)
Increase support services for admitted students: (e.g. Spartan Scholars Program)
Increase support services for post-admission (enrolled) students: (e.g. enhance the reach of the Writing Center)
2. Advising:
Increase number of advisors and leverage technology
Improve advising systems to serve student success: (create an effective advising network of staff and faculty advisors that assures all students timely access)
Leverage technology for student success: (e.g. automatic degree audit process, online smart planner – multiple semester planner)
Optimize academic processes for student success: (e.g. process transfer credit and test credit evaluation and degree requirements earlier)
Create a one-stop shop for student success: (centralized starting point for students)
Reduce the achievement gap
Improve four-year graduation rates and six-year graduation rates
3. Student Engagement:
Help students engage with the campus community
Create a safe and welcoming environment for all students on campus (e.g. African-American Student Success Task Force and Chicanx/Latinx Student Student Success Task Force that support URM students are transitioning into permanent programs)
Evaluate co-curricular program opportunities for all students (e.g. research, internships, volunteer experiences)
Expand co-curricular program opportunities for all students
Increase access to first-year experience opportunities that help to connect students to the campus
Provide more opportunities for students to connect with faculty, staff, peer and community member mentors.
Create GE pathways around sustainability, creativity and globalization
4. Clearing Bottlenecks:
Provide access and support to successfully complete a course and move forward toward their degree
Two Main reasons:
Capacity - $2.8 million allocated in to clearing bottlenecks by funding up to 500 additional sections – further measures are planned for
Students have difficulty passing the course on the first attempt, and must retry a second and sometimes a third attempt.
Richer and more readily accessible on-line supplemental study materials
More elaborate and interactive homework and self-check instructional materials
More engaging in-class teaching strategies

3. Focus on Student Success
First Semester Programs
Comprehensive Student Services
High Impact Practices
Common Intellectual Experiences ✔
Capstone Courses and Projects ✔
Writing-Intensive Courses ✔
Collaborative Assignments and Projects ✔
Diversity/Global Learning ✔
Learning Communities ✔
First Year Seminars and Experiences ✔
Community-Based Learning ✔
Undergraduate Research
Internships 3

4. Bachelor of Science Business Administration
Departments:
Schools:
Accounting & Finance
Accounting
Accounting Information Systems
Corporate Accounting & Finance
Finance
Marketing & Decision Sciences
Business Analytics
General Business
Marketing
Global Innovation & Leadership
Entrepreneurship
Global Operations Management
International Business
Information Systems & Technology
Management Information Systems
Management
Human Resource Management
May 5, 2016 Provost Andy Feinstein & Vice President for Student Affairs Reginald Blaylock presented SJSU’s Four Pillars of Student Success to improve four-year and six-year graduation rates, and decrease the achievement gap between URM and non-URM students. By 2025, SJSU expects to meet the target of 57% for six-year graduation rates and 17% for four-year graduation rates, while reducing the achievement gap between URM and non-URM students to six percent or less. The following pillars were established to achieve these goals.
College Readiness:
Goal:
Reduce the number of students who need remediation and provide opportunities to decrease the achievement gap of non-URM students and URM students from 17 percentage points to 6 percentage points by 2025.
Initiatives:
Increase outreach to pre-admission K-12 students by existing programs that create a college-going culture in Santa Clara County; (e.g. College Day)
Develop new outreach programs for pre-admission K-12 students that create a college-going culture in Santa Clara County; (e.g. Spartan East Side Promise)
Increase support services for admitted students: (e.g. Spartan Scholars Program)
Increase support services for post-admission (enrolled) students: (e.g. enhance the reach of the Writing Center)
2. Advising:
Increase number of advisors and leverage technology
Improve advising systems to serve student success: (create an effective advising network of staff and faculty advisors that assures all students timely access)
Leverage technology for student success: (e.g. automatic degree audit process, online smart planner – multiple semester planner)
Optimize academic processes for student success: (e.g. process transfer credit and test credit evaluation and degree requirements earlier)
Create a one-stop shop for student success: (centralized starting point for students)
Reduce the achievement gap
Improve four-year graduation rates and six-year graduation rates
3. Student Engagement:
Help students engage with the campus community
Create a safe and welcoming environment for all students on campus (e.g. African-American Student Success Task Force and Chicanx/Latinx Student Student Success Task Force that support URM students are transitioning into permanent programs)
Evaluate co-curricular program opportunities for all students (e.g. research, internships, volunteer experiences)
Expand co-curricular program opportunities for all students
Increase access to first-year experience opportunities that help to connect students to the campus
Provide more opportunities for students to connect with faculty, staff, peer and community member mentors.
Create GE pathways around sustainability, creativity and globalization
4. Clearing Bottlenecks:
Provide access and support to successfully complete a course and move forward toward their degree
Two Main reasons:
Capacity - $2.8 million allocated in to clearing bottlenecks by funding up to 500 additional sections – further measures are planned for
Students have difficulty passing the course on the first attempt, and must retry a second and sometimes a third attempt.
Richer and more readily accessible on-line supplemental study materials
More elaborate and interactive homework and self-check instructional materials
More engaging in-class teaching strategies

5. A few of our Signature Offerings
Sbona Honors Program ✔
Thompson Global Leadership Program ✔
Jack Holland Student Success Center ✔
eLab – Internships
vLab - Startup Ventures
Student Managed Investment Fund
Bloomberg Lab
Global Leadership Passport & Int’l Studies
14 Recognized Student clubs
Retail Study Tour
Scholarships 5

6. High School Admits
Prepare for Success

7. 1. Block Scheduling Benefits: Building Community Leadership
Fall Semester
Business Course (Leadership)
(Micro or Macro)
Economics
Spring Semester
Business Course (Money Matters)
Benefits:
Building Community
Leadership
Exploring Business
Financial Literacy
Teamwork

8. 2. Business Calculus 1 2 3 Business Calculus:
SAT = 550 or higher
ACT = 23 or higher 2
20/32 or higher on Calculus Placement Exam (CPE)
Take CPE prior to or at orientation 3
Math 8 – College Algebra (C- or higher)
Math 19 – Precalculus (C- or higher)
Business Calculus:
Math 71 (3 units) + Math 71W (1 unit)
Workshop (application)

9. 3. Jack Holland Student Success Center
Academic Advising
Declaring a Major/Conc.
Diversity Initiatives
Career Development
Student Organizations
Peer Leaders
Tutoring (Free)

10. Question & Answer