This research investigates the impact of the topics discussed in an initial advising meeting on student retention and graduation. Understanding and connecting students’ motivations and goals to degree planning is a popular research topic, but limited information is available about how to implement this. This research considers six specific discussion topics for an initial advising contact. Data on newly enrolled students was collected over 3 years. A binomial logistic model was used to estimate the impact of discussing specific topics on retention and graduation. Results suggest that discussion of when students can declare a major and identification of an anticipated graduation term significantly increases the probability of graduation.

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我还在吗？与新注册的顾问讨论预期毕业期限的重要性：案例研究

这项研究调查了初次咨询会议中讨论的主题对学生保留和毕业的影响。了解学生的动机和目标并将其与学位规划联系起来是一个热门的研究主题，但有关如何实施这一点的信息有限。这项研究考虑了六个具体的讨论主题，以供初步建议联系。新入学学生的数据收集了三年多的时间。使用二项式逻辑模型来估计讨论特定主题对保留和毕业的影响。结果表明，讨论学生何时可以选择专业并确定预期的毕业期限可显着增加毕业的可能性。