1. Pathways Data Laura Saenz, Ph.D. Assoc. Vice Provost CTA Office of Undergraduate Studies

2. Districts Reporting Data  McAllen ISD  Sharyland ISD  Weslaco ISD  PSJA ISDA

3. Questions Answered with Pathways Data?  Did passing rate vary in first college course taken at STC or UTPA by highest level high school course taken?  Math  Includes AP Calculus, but no dual credit data  Science  Includes dual credit, AP and AP/Dual credit  Data not reported today: History and English  Per FERPA guideline, data not reported for courses with less than 5 students

4. Timespan of Data  2007 Graduates  2008 Graduates  2009 Graduates  2010 Graduates

5. STC Science Courses  General Biology  General Chemistry  College/University Physics  Anatomy and Physiology  Other Science (e.g., Physical Science)

6. High School Courses Taken Advanced Courses  AP Biology  AP Chemistry  AP Physics  AP/Dual credit biology  Dual credit biology Regular & Pre-AP  Biology  Chemistry  IPC  Physics  Pre-AP Biology, Chemistry & Physics

7. Did Science Performance Vary at STC by HS Course Taken?  AP Biology  Across all sciences: 95% Passed (n=138)  General biology: 96% (n=132)  AP Chemistry  Across all sciences: 84% Passed (n=16)  General biology: 88% (n=7)  AP Physics  Across all sciences: 88% Passed (n=38)  College/University Physics: 97% (n=35)

8. Did Science Performance Vary at STC by HS Course Taken?  AP/Dual Credit Biology  General biology: 100% Passed (n=21)  Biology  Across all science courses: 60% passed (n= 94)  General biology: 51% (n=31)  General chemistry: 75% (n=6)  Anatomy and Physiology: 61% (n=35)  Other sciences: 17% (n=5)

9. Did Science Performance Vary at STC by HS Course Taken?  Chemistry  Across all science courses: 58% passed (n=100)  General biology: 53% (n=40)  Anatomy & Physiology: 58% (n=33)  Other Sciences: 69% (n=20)

10. Did Science Performance Vary at STC by HS Course Taken?  Dual Credit Biology  General biology: 58% Passed (n=21)  No other course taken  IPC  Across all sciences: 61% Passed (n=73)  General biology: 61% (n=28)  Anatomy & Physiology: 55% (n=28)  Other sciences: 79% (n=15)

11. Did Science Performance Vary at STC by HS Course Taken?  Physics  Across all science courses: 66% Passed (n=50)  Anatomy & Physiology: 75% (n=15)  Other Sciences: 85% (n=17)

12. Did Science Performance Vary at STC by HS Course Taken?  Pre-AP Biology  Across all science courses: 67% passed (n=120)  General biology: 57% (n=47)  General chemistry: 75% (n=18)  College/University Physics: 79% (n=19)  Anatomy & Physiology: 72% (n=28)  Other sciences: 80% (n=8)

13. Did Science Performance Vary at STC by HS Course Taken?  Pre-AP Chemistry  Across all science courses: 65% passed (n=54)  General biology: 65% (n=31)  College/University Physics: 82% (n=9)  Anatomy & Physiology: 56% (n=10)

14. Did Science Performance Vary at STC by HS Course Taken?  Pre-AP Physics  Across all science courses: 78% passed (n=86)  General biology: 86% (n=54)  General chemistry: 71% (n=5)  College/University Physics: 91% (n=10)  Anatomy & Physiology: 45% (n=9)  Other sciences: 80% (n=8)

15. UTPA Science Courses Taken  General biology  Anatomy and Physiology  General Chemistry I  Other Science (e.g., Physical science)

16. High School Courses Taken Advanced  AP Biology  AP Chemistry  AP Physics  AP/Dual Credit biology  Dual Credit biology Regular or Pre-AP  Biology  Chemistry  IPC  Phsyics  Pre-Ap biology, chemistry, & physics

17. Did Science Performance Vary at UTPA by HS Course Taken?  AP Biology  Across all sciences: 81% Passed (n=72)  General biology: 96% (n=17)  A&P: 87% (n=13)  General Chemistry I: 78% (n=36)  Other: 86% (n=6)

18. Did Science Performance Vary at UTPA by HS Course Taken?  AP Chemistry  Across all sciences: 92% Passed (n=33)  General biology: 86% (n=6)  General chemistry I: 91% (n=19)  Other: 100% (n=6)  AP Physics  Across all sciences: 82% Passed (n=14)  General chemistry I: 78% (n=7)  Other: 86% (n=6)

19. Did Science Performance Vary at UTPA by HS Course Taken?  AP/Dual Credit Biology  Across all science courses: 80% (n=16)  General chemistry: 60% Passed (n=6)  Biology  Across all science courses: 60% passed (n= 97)  General biology: 62% (n=45)  Anatomy and Physiology: 56% (n=24)  General chemistry: 50% (n=17)  Other sciences: 85% (n=11)

20. Did Science Performance Vary at UTPA by HS Course Taken?  Chemistry  Across all science courses: 47% passed (n=103)  General biology: 49% (n=42)  Anatomy and Physiology: 38% (n=18)  General chemistry: 46% (n=32)  Other sciences: 69% (n=11)

21. Did Science Performance Vary at UTPA by HS Course Taken?  Dual Credit Biology  Across all sciences: 92% Passed (n=11)  General chemistry: 86% (n=6)  IPC  Across all sciences: 55% Passed (n=70)  General biology: 59% (n=35)  Anatomy & Physiology: 57% (n=12)  General chemistry I: 43% (n=17)  Other sciences: 75% (n=6)

22. Did Science Performance Vary at UTPA by HS Course Taken?  Physics  Across all science courses: 69% Passed (n=64)  General biology: 62% (n=23)  Anatomy & Physiology: 55% (n=11)  General chemistry I: 78% (n=21)  Other sciences: 100% (n=9)

23. Did Science Performance Vary at UTPA by HS Course Taken?  Pre-AP Biology  Across all science courses: 64% passed (n=185)  General biology: 66% (n=67)  Anatomy & Physiology: 57% (n=40)  General chemistry I: 64% (n=56)  Other sciences: 76% (n=22)

24. Did Science Performance Vary at UTPA by HS Course Taken?  Pre-AP Chemistry  Across all science courses: 63% passed (n=118)  General biology: 61% (n=33)  Anatomy & Physiology: 60% (n=24)  General chemistry I: 57% (n=38)  Other sciences: 82% (n=23)

25. Did Science Performance Vary at UTPA by HS Course Taken?  Pre-AP Physics  Across all science courses: 63% passed (n=162)  General biology: 73% (n=64)  Anatomy & Physiology: 55% (n=31)  General chemistry I: 57% (n=49)  Other sciences: 67% (n=18)

26. STC Algebra II to Chemistry Alignment  Algebra II  General chemistry 73.5% passed (n =36)  All chemistry 75.5% passed (n=40)  Pre-ap Algebra II  General chemistry 78.6% passed (n=22)  All chemistry 76.7% passed (n=23)

27. UTPA Algebra II to Chemistry Alignment  Algebra II  General chemistry I 54.2% passed (n=148)  Chemistry for engineers 80% passed (n=12)  Organic chemistry I 71.4% passed (n=5)  All chemistry 56.5% passed (n=169)  Pre-AP Algebra II

28. UTPA Algebra II to Chemistry Alignment  General Chemistry I 72.9% passed (n=175)  General Chemistry II 85.7% passed (n=6)  Chemistry for Engineers 66.7% passed (n=16)  Organic Chemistry I 81.8% passed (n=9)  All chemistry 73% passed (n=206)

29. Did Mathematics Performance Vary at STC by HS Course Taken?  AP Calculus  Across all math course: 93% passed (n=125)  College Algebra: 94% (n=120)  Other math courses: <5, not reported  Pre-Calculus  Across all math courses: 89% passed (n=750)  Developmental Math: 90% (n=27)  College Algebra: 89% (n=703)  Pre-calculus math: 75% (n=6)  Other math courses: 78% (n=14)

30. Did Mathematics Performance Vary at STC by HS Course Taken?  Algebra II  Across all math course: 50% passed (n=504)  Development Math: 54% (n=266)  College Algebra: 43% (n=212)  Pre-calculus Math: 93% (n=13)  Other math courses: 72% (n=13)

31. Did Mathematics Performance Vary at STC by HS Course Taken?  Below Algebra II  Across all math courses: 44% Passed (n=93)  Developmental Math: 42% (n=50)  College Algebra: 43% (n=35)  Pre-calculus math: 100% (n=5)  Other: not reported, <5

32. Did Mathematics Performance Vary at UTPA by HS Course Taken?  AP Calculus  Across all math courses: 89% passed (n=85)  DE Math: <5, not reported  College Algebra: 92% (n=23)  Calculus I: 100% (n=10)  Elementary Statistics: 100% (n=21)  Other: 75% (n=27)

33. Did Mathematics Performance Vary at UTPA by HS Course Taken?  Pre-Calculus  Across all math courses: 82% Passed (n=515)  DE Math: 79% (n=119)  College Algebra: 88% (n=148)  Calculus I: 71% (n=42)  Elementary Statistics: 83% (n=89)  Other Math Course: 83% (n=117)

34. Did Mathematics Performance Vary at UTPA by HS Course Taken?  Algebra II  Across all math courses: 64% Passed (n=426)  DE Math: 57% (n=215)  College Algebra: 75% (n=132)  Calculus: 90% (n=9)  Elementary Statistics: 66% (n=29)  Other: 67% (n=41)

35. Did Mathematics Performance Vary at UTPA by HS Course Taken?  Below Algebra II  Across all math courses: 65% Passed (n=60)  DE Math: 63% (n=30)  College Algebra: 69% (n=18)  Calculus: <5, not reported  Elementary Statistics: <5, not reported  Other: 69% (n=9)