GSU’s Dual Degree Program: Both/And n ot Either/Or
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GSU’s Dual Degree Program:Both/And
notEither/Or
Illinois Board of Higher Education
April 2, 2013
Dual Degree Program
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“…island of excellence….”
Dr. Martha Kanter,Under Secretary of Education
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Addressing the goals of theIllinois Public Agenda
andComplete College America
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Governors State University andten community college partners
share a commitment:
Increase the number of students who complete their associate degrees
and transfer to complete their bachelor’s degrees in high quality, coherent programs
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Research supports each of the unique components
of the Dual Degree Program
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DDP students must attend full-time
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Complete College America, 2011
Part-time students rarely graduate --- even when they have twice as much time.
“Time is the Enemy”
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DDP students must complete their
associate degree prior to transfer to university
Dual Degree Program: Not dual credit or dual enrollment
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DDP students must participate in structured, intentional, inter-institutional
advising and mentoring
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DDP students receive academic and financial incentives and support
• Guaranteed Admission to GSU• Locked-in Tuition Rate (for four years)• GSU Promise Scholarships• DDP Honors Scholarships
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$875,000 Grant
Transfer Specialists
Peer Mentors
Certificate of Advanced Study in Transfer Student Services
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So where are we now?
There are 70 students who have earned theirassociate degrees and are enrolled in the
first DDP cohort at GSU
Asian (5%)
African-American (39%)
Hispanic (10%)
White (46%)
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There are 340 students currently enrolled in the DDP and working toward their associate degrees at our partner community colleges
Asian (1%)
African-American (31%)
Hispanic (10%)
Unknown (3%)
White (55%)
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25 students were awarded the firstGSU Promise and DDP Honors Scholarships
- Majority are low income (52% are Pell-eligible and 44% have an Expected Family Contribution [EFC] of 0)
- Recipients are very diverse: 44% are African American and 8% are Hispanic
- 63% of the students were in Phi Theta Kappa and/or the Honors Program at their respective community colleges
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GSU may be the first university in the nation to recruit students for a community college pathway in our own Freshman Viewbook, cheerfully competing with ourselves in the interest of students
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Questions?