Grover, K. A., & Glaittli, K. T., & Bolander, C. R., & Fronk, T. H. (2023, July), Full Paper: Promoting First-Year Student Success through the Data-Driven Creation of a Preparatory Engineering Program and an Engineering Math Resource Center  Paper presented at 14th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience (FYEE) Conference, University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee. 10.18260/1-2--44830

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  Grover, K. A., \& Glaittli, K. T., \& Bolander, C. R., \& Fronk, T. H. (2023, July), \emph{Full Paper: Promoting First-Year Student Success through the Data-Driven Creation of a Preparatory Engineering Program and an Engineering Math Resource Center}
  Paper presented at 14th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience (FYEE) Conference, University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee.
  10.18260/1-2--44830

Katherine A Grover, Kristina T Glaittli, Christian R. Bolander, and Thomas H Fronk.  "Full Paper: Promoting First-Year Student Success through the Data-Driven Creation of a Preparatory Engineering Program and an Engineering Math Resource Center".  14th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience (FYEE) Conference, University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee, 2023, July.  ASEE Conferences, 2023.  https://peer.asee.org/44830 Internet.  07 May, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_44830}
  Katherine A Grover, Kristina T Glaittli, Christian R. Bolander, and Thomas H Fronk.
  "Full Paper: Promoting First-Year Student Success through the Data-Driven Creation of a Preparatory Engineering Program and an Engineering Math Resource Center".
  \emph{14th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience (FYEE) Conference, University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee, 2023, July}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2023.
  https://peer.asee.org/44830 Internet.  07 May, 2024

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TY  - CPAPER
AB  - Prior to 2019, the College of Engineering lacked precise historical data regarding student success for first-time, full-time freshmen.  To fill this knowledge gap, a dataset of multiple freshmen cohorts was gathered and analyzed.  The analysis evaluated each student’s outcome nine years after their initial enrollment semester.  Student success, as measured by graduation in the College of Engineering, was then evaluated by freshmen admission standards:  high school GPA and ACT/SAT scores.  The results showed that degree completion for freshmen was very low for those admitted with scores at the lower end of the admission standards.  Success was also examined by the students’ starting math course.  Results indicated that student degree completion increased by twenty percent for each increasing level of math preparation, e.g., Pre-calculus, Calculus I, Calculus II.   

Based on this study, admission standards were reviewed and adjusted to admit students who had a good probability of graduating as demonstrated by their prior performance.   As a land grant institution, maintaining access to education is an important mission for the university.  Therefore, a preparatory engineering program was created to help the students who do not meet the new standards.  Students who fall below the requirements are admitted to the preparatory engineering program and are provided a pathway to prove they can be successful in engineering.  Upon completion of the preparatory pathway, the students are able to move into the engineering major of their choice.  

In addition to program adjustments, the analysis provided the needed information to create and fund new student resources including an Engineering Math Resource Center (EMRC).  The mission of the EMRC is to assist engineering students in connecting math concepts to engineering problems.  During the 2022-2023 academic year, the center was developed and began providing new resources including individual tutoring, math refresher workshops, online resources, and weekly study sessions.  Analysis of the data gathered by the center will be used to determine the efficacy of the EMRC and guide future changes and initiatives.

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