TY - GEN
T1 - Critical support for upper division transfer students in engineering and computer science
AU - Anderson-Rowland, Mary R.
PY - 2013/12/1
Y1 - 2013/12/1
N2 - A Motivated Engineering Transfer Students (METS) Program at Arizona State University (ASU) was established to aid the transition, retention, and graduation of engineering and computer science community college transfer students. The METS Program provides critical support in the form of an Academic Success and Professional Development (ASAP) Class and a METS Center to help provide academic and social support, as well as scholarships. In this paper, we look specifically at the impact of the METS Center for transfer students and the impact on transfer students of the $4K per year scholarship funded by NSF grants. The ASAP Class transfer students were surveyed to evaluate the Center and scholarships. The transfer students were asked: "How does the METS Center help you?" and "How did the METS scholarship help you?" The top three identified benefits of the METS Center were: a place to meet/connect with other transfer students, the use of computers and free printing, and the ability to get information about internships. The top student benefits of the METS scholarship are not having to work as much, not having to take out a loan and, for some students, not having to work. The scholarship benefits did not differ by gender.
AB - A Motivated Engineering Transfer Students (METS) Program at Arizona State University (ASU) was established to aid the transition, retention, and graduation of engineering and computer science community college transfer students. The METS Program provides critical support in the form of an Academic Success and Professional Development (ASAP) Class and a METS Center to help provide academic and social support, as well as scholarships. In this paper, we look specifically at the impact of the METS Center for transfer students and the impact on transfer students of the $4K per year scholarship funded by NSF grants. The ASAP Class transfer students were surveyed to evaluate the Center and scholarships. The transfer students were asked: "How does the METS Center help you?" and "How did the METS scholarship help you?" The top three identified benefits of the METS Center were: a place to meet/connect with other transfer students, the use of computers and free printing, and the ability to get information about internships. The top student benefits of the METS scholarship are not having to work as much, not having to take out a loan and, for some students, not having to work. The scholarship benefits did not differ by gender.
KW - Academic scholarship program
KW - Professional development
KW - Scholarships
KW - Transfer center
KW - Transfer students
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U2 - 10.1109/FIE.2013.6685164
DO - 10.1109/FIE.2013.6685164
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84893327252
SN - 9781467352611
T3 - Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE
SP - 1891
EP - 1897
BT - 2013 Frontiers in Education Conference
T2 - 43rd IEEE Annual Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE 2013
Y2 - 23 October 2013 through 26 October 2013
ER -