Our school has provided a entrance acceptance wonderlic test to ensure that students can handle the academic rigor for the degree programs they are wishing to enroll in.
I believe if a student is successfule in a program the student is more likely to graduate.
We try to enroll the students into the programs that are best suitable for them. Once that is completed the admissions test is taken.
In order to ensure a better quality students we changed our admission requirements. On top of our entrance test we added placement exam which allows students in need to increase their basic skills by taking remedial classes before entering the actual career program.
I think that is neat. That if a student doesn't pass there are classes to help them. Nothing is worse then sending someone into class who really isn't ready for it.
Our institution has a entrance assessment to help gage if the students can be successful with our curriculum. We are required to gain copies of high school diplomas for all clock hour programs. We also have the other programs sign the high school GED attestation.
Yes, my institution has made exceptional adjustments to ensure that all students have the best chance to succeed.
I find it bes to conduct a complete interview with the prospect student including past education experiences. Asking good questions to bring out all issues the student may or may not have.
Students are required to pass an entrance exam to evaluate their competence in Math , Reading, Vocabulary and Grammar .
I believe that having more qualified students at the beginning of the school start make teaching and learning easier for instructors and all the other students
At our school, we haven't significantly altered the requirements for several years. We did make the following changes back then:
We stopped requiring a portfolio submission from students who were in our most art-driven program. This was not to reduce the entrance standards, but rather we discovered that it was unfairly discriminating against very talented students who came from less well-funded schools. Those who came from well-organized programs were schooled on how to prepare a portfolio, while those from smaller, less advantageous schools lacked the knowledge and guidance to prepare such materials. Thus, we allow students to bring to us examples of their work in any form, even links to a personal website, etc. Our program has very intensive and thorough training (and even classwork for credit) on how to prepare and structure such portfolios, but we feel that this is in part why students choose our school. We don't require that level of sophistication in students before they can even apply.
We modified our testing requirements, as we found that--at our school at least--they were not necessarily a strong indicator of success. Case in point: one of the best animation students I have EVER recruited happens to be severely dyslexic. ACT scores weren't pretty. We gave her special tutoring and removed her from the high-pressure timed testing environment for math, and she was well able to master the material. As for her art--that took care of itself.
I know that our institution is very particular about the requirements for acceptance. Students' essays have to be particular when naming the degree they wish to obtain, as well as listing the proper name of the school. A GPA of 2.0 is desirable. But for those who do not meet that GPA requirement, an interview with a department head take place to grant a student admission. We want to set the student up for success the best way we can before they begin classes.
making checklist for our students and meetings with our Director of admissions before enrolling is what our modification process is.
We have an assessment that each student has to pass to enroll in classes.
Our school has implemented a free tutoring program which has been very effective. Students can attend these classes by choice, or are recommended to go if they are failing a class to help bring their grades up.
Our campus has an assessment we give to seee their level of reading, writing and math. It is a guide for sucessfullness.
We have an in depth interview process with each individual student to make sure that they fit the requirements for admissions and to education them on the career they are getting into.
The institution that I work for has entrance assessments and I think every school should have them. If we are really interested in what is best for the student, they are necessary. It's not that any school is trying to disqualify a student but we also need to make sure that a student will be able to complete the coursework and program, no one should be set up for failure from the beginning.
We haven't really changed our admissions requirements, but the process of verifying high school diplomas has definitely changed a bit. Our placement has been pretty good lately. If those rates were to go down a bit, I've often wondered if we would adjust our admissions requirements.
The biggest change we have made has been with attendance. The requirements were recently changed and are now a bit more strict, which I think is a great thing.
I agree. Letting the student know that you are there for them as a support system to guide them to be successful
