Where Are They Now?

An Overview of the Report on

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Experiences at CUNY

June 2010
Page 1 of the report presents basic
information about your 2007 graduates who
enrolled in CUNY

2007 graduates based on Progress Report cohort;

graduates with IEP diplomas and GEDs are excluded

Enrolled in CUNY in Fall 2007 as first-time freshmen

Degree program is based on initial enrollment

Required remediation means that a student did not

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more subject area (math, reading, or writing)

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Page 2 of the report presents more detailed
information about remediation . . .

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the threshold tests in each subject; the proficiency standards for
the class entering CUNY in 2007 are listed in the report (the
standards have changed since that time)

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 . . . Including persistence and performance information by remediation requirement

Persistence over the first Performance in the

four semesters shows first semester shows
the percent of students ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ͛ŐƌĂĚĞƉŽŝŶƚ
who were continuously average and credit
enrolled at CUNY during accumulation ʹ in this
that period ʹ in this case, case, sorted by
sorted by whether the whether the students
students required required remediation
remediation

This report does not

track students who left
CUNY ʹ some may have
transferred to other
colleges, some may have
dropped out, and some
may have subsequently
re-enrolled at CUNY

Although results will vary by school, citywide, students who do not

require remediation are more likely to persist and have higher GPAs
and accumulate more credits than students who require remediation
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Page 3 of the report presents the same persistence and
performance measures as page 2 ʹ but in this case,
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Although results will vary by

school, citywide, students who
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programs are more likely to persist
and have higher GPAs and
accumulate more credits than
students who enroll initially in
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Some students may have switched

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degree programs; such students
are considered still enrolled and
are counted in the persistence of
the degree program in which they
first enrolled

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The remainder of page 3 and page 4 of the report
provide questions, information, and resources to help
you understand the report and think about how you
might use the information presented