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The Impact Of A Freshmen-Year Seminar On Students' Second-Year Retention, Lori Henry Richard
The Impact Of A Freshmen-Year Seminar On Students' Second-Year Retention, Lori Henry Richard
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
This study investigated the impact a freshman-year seminar course, UNIV 101, had on students’ second-year retention. Retention was determined based on a student’s subsequent enrollment at the university, one year after their initial semester. In addition, this study explored the relationship between selected independent variables found in literature and second-year retention. Finally, the study sought to determine if selected variables, completion of UNIV 101, and final letter grade earned by students in UNIV 101 was able to predict the probability of retention. The target population for this study was all first-time freshmen enrolled in a small, public, regional institution in …