An Institutional Approach to Course Redesign at a Hispanic-Serving Institution

As with many higher education institutions, Fresno State struggles with graduation rates. The overall six-year graduation rate for first-time, full-time freshmen hovers around 50 percent. The graduation gap between the two largest ethnic groups, White (55.6) and Hispanic (43.5), was 12.1 percentage...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published inMetropolitan universities Vol. 24; no. 2; pp. 102 - 113
Main Authors Sanchez, Rudolph J, Ramirez, Adrian D, Hernandez, Chris
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) 01.10.2013
Subjects
Achievement Gap
California
College Students
Curriculum Design
Curriculum Development
Graduation Rate
Hispanic American Students
State Universities
California
Online AccessGet more information

Cover

More Information
Summary:As with many higher education institutions, Fresno State struggles with graduation rates. The overall six-year graduation rate for first-time, full-time freshmen hovers around 50 percent. The graduation gap between the two largest ethnic groups, White (55.6) and Hispanic (43.5), was 12.1 percentage points in 2012. This article reports on the experience of using course redesign as a strategy to increase graduation rates, especially among Hispanic students.
ISSN:1047-8485