Organization And Governance Of Higher Education - 2213 Words

First Year Freshman Policy Teresa Watkins Chicago State University Policy Analysis Paper Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for ELCF 5920: Organization and Governance of Higher Education Fall 2014 Abstract Institutions of higher education has the ability to market and implement First year freshman policies that will attract and assist with the experience that influences the expectation of whether incoming freshman will successfully transition into four year university until completion. Students are in need of a wide range of support systems, and other resources and tools that are vital throughout their retention at an institution of higher education. First year freshman’s based on the research of†¦show more content†¦The first year freshman expectation and experience standards are set as one of the many ways to retain students until graduation. Scholarly research has been conducted on this policy that many higher education institutions have implement into their universities. Based on the factors that the institutions have a wide range support system in place for a diverse freshman student body who are bombard with several situations that can have a profound effect o n their successful completion and whether or not they register as sophomores for the next semester. The factors that will be address are from two Universities, Chicago State University, (CSU) Chicago, IL, according to the csu website host a freshman seminar that is a course designed to assist University College (UC) students with their transition to Chicago State University and enhance the academic skills necessary for college success. This program helps freshman’s strengthen their study habits and GPA. The R.I.S.E Academy- Provides students with the personal and academic (cognitive and non-cognitive) support they may need in order to get off of academic probation and to prevent borderline students from gaining probationary status. Boise State University (BSU) Boise, ID. According to, BSU website update news article dated September 2010 fall enrollment, Boise State has increased its overall retention rate to almost 70 percent through a combination of a strong orientation e xperience, enhanced advising,