Dual Admission

Moving Beyond the Agreement to Serve Students

Mary EttlingSouthern Illinois University EdwardsvilleAssistant Director of Credit & Distance Activities618.650.3215 or mawalke@siue.edu

Terminology

Dual AdmissionDual EnrollmentHigh School Partnership2+2

Why get involved?

The Public Agenda encompasses four goals designed to eliminate barriers and foster opportunities for all Illinoisans to achieve their educational aspirations and to build an economically vibrant and competitive state of Illinois.Goal 1: Increase educational attainmentGoal 2: Improve college affordabilityGoal 3: Strengthen workforce developmentGoal 4: Link research and innovation to  economic growth

http://www.1illinois.org/

Motives of Transfer Students

1. Transferability of Courses2. Academic Advising3. Career Counseling/Placement

Engel, C (2011). Understanding the enrollment motives of college transfer students. Retrieved from www.blog/noellevitz.com

Benefits for the College

•Options• Improved Transfer Services•Completions•Reverse Transfer

Benefits for the University

• Early Decision• Ability to Influence Matriculation• Advising/Better prepared• Already connected• Non-tangibles (trust, network)• More likely to complete

Benefits for Students

•Waive application fee•Advising•Admission term is set for curriculum• Financial Aid• Student Affairs…..

Why Continuing Education?

• Established relationships across campus• Housed under Academic Affairs• Primary services come from academic

affairs• Familiarity with off campus operations• Quality services provide likely ROI that is

qualitative

Faculty

• They are key to student retention and a huge influencer of CC students./ CC students resist advising

• CC faculty must be familiar with primary school’s curriculum.

• Are CC faculty advocates for the university?• University faculty must • see transfer students as valuable/ academically prepared • must understand their role in student retention

• University faculty should be encouraged to establish 2+2 relationships- i.e. incentives

Students (page 1)

• Are unique• Have different needs at different times• Change their minds• Need support• Are sometimes intimidated• Don’t always have support from their

family or other important groups

Students (page 2)

• Often work full time• May have other family obligations• Have some negative stereotypes that they

must overcome• Need to understand financial aid• Could benefit from information about

departmental/university scholarships• Student focus groups

Student Services

• Campus activities• Athletics • ID cards• Library• Theatre• Connections with clubs or academic

societies• Connections with faculty

What services may be valuable

• Academic Advising• News you can use• Program Planning• Any offers to authentically connect with campus• Commuter services/ housing/ off campus living options• Parking• Curriculum guides/ transfer guides• Seeing transfer credits posted• Connecting via university email • Reviewing progress of dual admission students • Campus tours?• Career services opportunity to connect with internships early

Future Plans

• Coordinator of Communications for Partnership Programs• Coordinator of Advising/ Academic

Advisor for Partnership Programs• Virtual Program Support for

Partnership Programs

Unique Problems

• Students with a lot of credit hours• Readmits• Tracking students• The elusive admit term• Campus awareness/service to a unique group • Changing majors• Students who are not attending full time