POST-SECONDARY ACADEMIC SUCCESS OF STUDENTS

Post-Secondary Academic Success of Students



TABLE OF CONTENTS

Post Secondary Education2

Post Secondary Academic Success3

Redundancy of the Secondary and Post-secondary Curriculum3

Predictors of Post Secondary Academic Success7

Advanced Placement Courses (AP)8

International Baccalaureate courses (IB)8

Concurrent enrollment courses9

On-Campus Courses10

Past Studies on Predictors of Post Secondary Success in the United States10

Past Studies on Advanced Placement Courses (AP)11

Past Studies on International Baccalaureate Courses11

Past Studies on Concurrent Enrollment Courses12

Statistics of Post Secondary Academics13

Statistics for Post Secondary Education13

Statistics of International Baccalaureate Courses14

Statistics for Concurrent Enrollment Courses14

Benefits of Programs for Post Secondary Academics15

Benefits of Advanced Placement Courses15

Benefits of Concurrent Courses16

Benefits of International Baccalaureate Courses18

Benefits of Dual Enrollment18

Persistence Ratio in Post Secondary Academics18

Relationship of Post Secondary Academics with GPA and SAT19

Statistics19

REFERENCES21

APPENDIX24

Post-Secondary Academic Success of Students

Post Secondary Education

Postsecondary education is a key to a stronger workforce for the nation and a better quality of life for our citizens. To remain competitive in the global economy, a greater percentage of college-age students need to be enrolled in post-secondary education and complete a degree in a timely fashion (Lotkowski, Robinsin, & Noeth, 2004). Unfortunately, many students who start a higher education program drop out prior to completing a degree; most campuses lose many students from the first to second year as well as from second year to graduation (Gohn, Swartz, & Donnelly, 2000; Seidman, 2005).

The post secondary education is referred to as the education attained by the students after finishing their high schools. The students attending universities or colleges at the graduate or undergraduate level or attending professional college are all referred to as the students of post secondary education. The under graduate degree programs are usually offered by the university based on four years of time duration. The students can start their undergraduate degree programs after completing high schools. In the starting two years of these programs, general education is given to the students while in the last two years, students are taught particular subjects that are related to their field. These degree programs are of high importance that gets the students good knowledge about their respective field. Similarly, the graduate degree programs are also referred to as the post secondary education. There are different advantages of these post secondary degrees however; the nature of advantage varies student to student. Some attain the post secondary degree in order to get good jobs and earn great deal of money. However, there are people that attain the post secondary degrees in order to enhance their level of education that provides them great knowledge and information about their respective field.

Post Secondary Academic Success

The research paper is based on the assessment of the post-secondary academic success of U.S. students. The students who have participated in Advanced Placement courses (AP), International Baccalaureate courses (IB), concurrent enrollment courses offered by community colleges, concurrent enrollment courses offered by 4 year colleges/universities, on-campus courses that result in dual credit at 4-year institutions and on-campus courses that result in dual credit at 2-year institutions. The research paper has highlighted the predictors of the success in the post secondary ...