ΜμΜμ³ΤΉΟ is embarking on a campaign to motivate and assist students toward timely graduation. The universityβs βFormula to Finishβ initiative encourages students to register for and pass at least 15 credit hours per semester in order to graduate in two years to get their associate degree or four years for a bachelorβs degree, and save time and money in the process. ΜμΜμ³ΤΉΟ Stateβs Undergraduate Studies oversees the βFormula to Finishβ initiative for all students at ΜμΜμ³ΤΉΟ Stateβs eight campuses.
The first phase of the βFormula to Finishβ campaign was officially launched during Destination ΜμΜμ³ΤΉΟ State this past June. ΜμΜμ³ΤΉΟ Stateβs President Beverly Warren and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Todd Diacon promoted the initiative to parents and incoming freshman students along with faculty, staff and advisors during Pillars of Success sessions and advising appointments. The second phase of the campaign will be launched with βFormula to Finish Dayβ and Advising Week, which will be held Sept. 15-19.
βThe campaign is new, but not the concept of taking at least 15 credit hours per semester,β said Nikki Crutchfield, assistant dean for academic student support services in ΜμΜμ³ΤΉΟ Stateβs Undergraduate Studies. βAdvisors, using data from Research, Planning and Institutional Effectiveness (RPIE), have worked with students for years to help them understand the benefits of taking a minimum of 15 credit hours per semester. Advisors are very important to the success of our students as they continually work with students to holistically address barriers and solutions to helping them stay on track for a four-year graduation.
βWe would like to change the culture of completion here at ΜμΜμ³ΤΉΟ State, getting our students to graduate on schedule, thereby saving them time, money and increasing their post-graduation options, such as entering graduate school or their desired profession sooner,β Crutchfield added.
Timely graduation helps students save time in their educational pursuit and enables them to start off their careers early, offering them financial independence and increasing their earning potential. Timely graduation also allows students to save on tuition costs, which can add up when students enroll for extra semesters.
βData from ΜμΜμ³ΤΉΟ Stateβs RPIE office shows that students who take 15 or more credit hours per semester tend to be more successful academically than their counterparts, and are retained at a higher rate,β Crutchfield said.
Crutchfield said that support for the βFormula to Finishβ initiative is vast.
βUniversity administrators, advisors, faculty and staff are providing students with tutoring, academic and success coaching, supplemental instruction, required advising and targeted messages, along with many other support services to help ensure their timely graduation.β
For more information about ΜμΜμ³ΤΉΟ Stateβs βFormula to Finishβ initiative and why it makes sense for students to opt for timely graduation, visit www.kent.edu/got15.
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Media Contacts: Nikki Crutchfield, ncrutchf@kent.edu, 330-672-0954 Emily Vincent, evincen2@kent.edu, 330-672-8595