To help with problems of credit evaluation, articulation, course placement, evaluation of work experience, and academic advising for community college transfer students, Saint Louis University has established a program coordinated with the local colleges. College fairs, campus visits, and publication of a transfer guide series are part of the…

Aspects of both formative and summative evaluation of academic advisors, primarily full-time faculty, are addressed: administrator roles, faculty attitudes, accountability, and evaluation criteria. It is recommended that guidelines for advisor evaluation be disseminated throughout the institution and painstakingly followed. Adequate resources…

A survey of all U.S. medical schools, with just over half responding, reveals that there were very few problems in either disabled students' academic performance or the institution's adaptation, and that when one disabled student is accepted, a school tends to accept more. Some schools recommended more academic and emotional support services. (MSE)

Academic advising is a significant dimension of a campus-wide retention program, stimulating a positive, personalized student-teacher relationship. Components of an advising program emphasizing retention include: institutional commitment, faculty endorsement of advisor responsibilities, advisor training, advisor evaluation and recognition, peer…

Since enrollment in higher education institutions has declined among capable students, emphasis is on student retention. Characteristics of high risk students are being examined, and individualized and remedial programs are being developed. A model is described which takes a systems approach to individualizing the academic program and diagnosing…

Proceedings of the 66th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers which relate to international educational relations and exchange are summarized. Names and institutions of conference participants are included. (MSE)

A study compared student use of and satisfaction with the central advising office and departmental advising in a college of engineering by surveying 57 central office walk-in advisees and, by mail, 103 other advisees. No significant differences were found in advisor availability and concern, but more students used departmental faculty advisors.…

Describes an approach to academic advising based on the concept that the advisor's role is to increase the student's human capital. Outlines five categories of personal characteristics that add to a worker's human capital (formal education, adult education, on-the-job training, health, geographic mobility), noting issues in each category that…

A comparison of rates of acceptance and performance of undergraduate science and nonscience majors applying to 13 classes (1978-90) of the University of Alabama, Birmingham, medical school found no significant difference in acceptance rates, and no difference on most standard measures of medical school academic performance. Results suggest…

Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs offers perspective on student motivation and a rationale for college retention programing. Student affairs and faculty interventions addressing student safety needs and engaging students' sense of purpose reinforce persistence. A mentor program is a possible cooperative effort between student personnel and…

Describes Montgomery College's (Maryland) project to provide students with a list of courses that transfer to local colleges and admissions information for each transfer program; to dispell rumors that Montgomery courses do not transfer; and to update information regularly. Describes the development, maintenance, benefits, and costs of the…

A six-week summer transition program for students with disabilities entering the University of Arkansas includes academic advising and personal counseling, enrollment in six hours of college credit, and participation in a range of social and recreational activities. Participants rated the program as good college preparation. (MSE)

A study investigated the academic achievement of 390 students in a freshman seminar designed to enhance academic success of three risk groups (underachievers, overachievers, and low achievers). The populations responded to seminar content in distinct ways. Comparison with a control group showed the only gain was in retention of low achievers.…

A study investigated the validity of six predictors of academic success after dismissal and reentry: grade point average (GPA) at dismissal, GPA at another school in the interim, composite college entrance examination score, semesters between dismissal and readmission, credits earned elsewhere after dismissal, and instructional level at dismissal.…

This paper, based on the content of approximately 100 letters from dental students, examines the issue of student research support within the student-mentor relationship including why students become involved in research, what they look for in a mentor, and the mentor's role. (GLR)