Engineering GPA Achievement Analysis
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The Honors project is potentially the most valuable component of an Honors education. Typically Honors students choose to do their projects in their area of study, but some will pick a topic of interest unrelated to their major.
The Honors Program requires that the project be presented at a poster presentation event. Poster presentations are held each semester. Most students present during their senior year, but may do so earlier if their honors project has been completed.
This site presents project descriptions and selected posters for Honors projects completed since the Fall 2015 semester.
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Historical data from multiple institutions show that students who achieve a first-semester grade point average (GPA) below 2.0 are at substantially greater risk of leaving engineering programs before graduating with a degree than are those who achieved above 2.0. Identifying these “at risk” students prior to the start of their first semester could enable improved strategies to enhance their academic success and likelihood of graduation. This study analyzes why students who may have been “at risk” coming in did not end up getting below a 2.0 GPA in their first semester. The data from the MapWorks survey taken by all first-year students was compared for the different risk level groups. From this data, there are some statistically significant answers that differentiated those students who over-performed their “at risk” status and those who did not. These answers can be used when advising “at risk” students in engineering in the future.