Probation/Dismissal/Reinstatement Issues Interest Group
News and Updates
From:
Karen Reynolds, Chair, Probation/Dismissal/Reinstatement Interest
Group
Subject:
2004 Survey Data Summary
One of my goals for the Probation/Dismissal/Reinstatement
(PDR) Issues Interest Group for 2004-05 is to facilitate
the sharing of information among institutions and programs on issues
related to working with students in academic difficulty. So many
of us are dealing with our own students on probation, at-risk, or
dismissed, yet wondering if what we are experiencing is comparable
to others across the country.
In November 2004, I asked the PDR Interest Group members and PDR
list serve members to voluntarily respond with data from their institution
on the following three questions:
- What is the average percentage of students
on probation after a term (semester, quarter, etc.)?
- What is the average percentage of those
probationary students that are not retained after the
next term (i.e. recessed, dismissed, suspended, or left voluntarily)?
- How many total students are in
the institution, program, dept., etc. for the data given in the
questions above?
There
were many responses to the questions (thank you to those who responded!),
and from those responses, I put together the spreadsheet of information
shown below. While the data may be somewhat helpful for comparison
purposes, there are also difficulties with it that must be noted.
- First,
there are varying definitions of what constitutes "probation"
at institutions.
- Second,
probation data is reported differently across institutions. For
example, some institutions report on numbers of students on probation
who are enrolled the next term, and others report on numbers placed
on probation, regardless of enrollment status.
- Third,
not all programs track the retention of students that have been
placed on probation. If retention is tracked, some report forced
departure due to dismissal or suspension while others report both
forced and voluntary departure.
The
lack of standardization of PDR data across institutions is an issue
for us, yet I hope that the comparison data I have compiled is a
useful glimpse into PDR programs data.
PROBATION,
DISMISSAL, AND RETENTION DATA - VARIOUS INSTITUTIONS |
| |
In
descending order by number of students reported on |
| Notes:
1) "Probation" definitions vary among institutions |
2) Blanks
indicate no data reported from institution |
| |
| Institution
|
Most
Recent Term Reported |
Number
of Students in Group Reported |
%
on Probation |
%
on Probation Who Were Retained to Next Term |
%
on Probation Who Were Dismissed, Recessed, or Suspended |
| Univ. of Iowa-College
of Arts & Sciences |
Acad. Yr. 03-04 |
16,000 |
8% |
|
52% |
| Murray State University
|
Spring 2003 |
8385 |
5% |
|
2% |
| Rogue Community College
|
Fall 2003 |
7439 |
2% |
44% |
13%
(W03-F03)
|
| Bristol Community
College |
Spring 2004 |
6261 |
15% |
50% |
|
| SUNY-New Paltz |
Spring 2004 |
5639 |
3% |
|
1% |
| Ramapo College of NJ |
Spring 2004 |
5021 |
3% |
79% |
21% |
| Frostburg State Univ.
|
Fall 02 & Fall 03 |
4566 |
16% |
50% |
6% |
| James Madison University
- College of Business |
Spring 2004 |
3158 |
4% (includes
suspended) |
|
|
| Michigan State University-College
of Agric. & Nat. Resources |
Spring 2004 |
2028 |
6% |
51% |
25% |
| SUNY Canton |
Spring 2004 |
2000 |
6% |
44% |
43% |
| Minnesota State Univ.-Mankota-College
of Social & Beh. Sciences |
Sp 01 - Sp 04 |
2000 |
5-6% |
61%
of enrolled |
|
| Atlanta College of
Art |
1999-2002 |
1914 |
9% |
67% |
25% |
| Utica College |
Spring 2004 |
1910 |
10% |
|
3% |
| Univ. of California,
Riverside- College of Engineering |
Winter 04 |
1500 |
17% |
|
16% |
| Univ. of Souther Indiana-Univ.
Division |
Spring 2004 |
1100 |
14% |
51% |
|
| NH Community Technical
College-Stratham |
Fall 2003 |
1057 |
19% |
43% |
22% |
| Univ. of Arizona-Dept.
of Physiology |
Avg. |
900 |
9% |
38% |
24% |
| SUNY-New Paltz-Freshman
Success Program |
Spring 2004 |
790 |
3% |
|
2% |
| Univ. of Wisconsin-Barron
County |
Fall 2004 |
448 |
21% |
|
3% |
| Michigan State University-Dept.
of Agric. Economics |
Spring 2004 |
270 |
8% |
79% |
14% |
| |
| Compiled by Karen
Reynolds, Chair, NACADA Probation/Dismissal/Reinstatement Issues
Interest Group |
|
