The Matriculation Director works closely with the Office of Institutional Research to assess the efficacy of Matriculation programs and services. Of particular import are the validation studies conducted to assure the accuracy and fairness of the assessment instruments.

Research projects that are currently in progress are:

• The Gateway/Emerging Scholars pilot project
• A Study of the Impact of Early Alert Notifications in
  Four Community Colleges
• Academic CPR and Intensive Workshops as
  Successful Intervention Strategies

To Access Matriculation Research abstracts click on the following links:

Research Reports

#132 - Academic Standing and Students in Academic Difficulty
#130 - English and Math Placement Surveys Fall 2002

Ad Hoc Reports

Associate Degree Nursing Program Completion Analysis
Math 211 Course Patterns
Chemistry ACS Exam Placement Fall 2004
Chemistry 201 Placement Analysis

Research Briefs

#21 - Changes in Academic Standing
#9 - Dismissed Students

IN THE WORKS

Matriculation is working with instructional faculty, Counseling, and the Office of Institutional Research to develop two new programs. By summer of 2008, we will implement an intervention program to identify high risk students who place in Basic Skills courses and work with them to substantially increase their probability of academic success.

The development of the Virtual Learning Lab and the faculty designed tutorial will continue over the 2008-9 academic year.