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Student Life Cycle Assessment

Pre-Enrollment

Admitted Student Questionnaire (ASQ)

The College Board's Admitted Student Questionnaire (ASQ) focuses on the perceptions, expectations, and college decisions of admitted students. UMass Amherst has periodically administered this survey since 1996.

Entry: The First Year

Entering Characteristics

The American Council on Education's Cooperative Institutional Research Program (ACE-CIRP) Freshman Survey focuses on the high school experiences and college expectations of first-year students prior to entering the University. This survey has been administered to all UMass Amherst first-year students for the past twenty-five years.

Early Advising System

OAPA uses a statistical model to estimate students' first semester college GPA. This information is used to assist advisors in linking students with appropriate courses and academic support in their first semester on campus.

Learning Communities

Progress

Advising

Diversity

In Spring 2000 UMass Amherst along with nine other public research universities began participating in a national longitudinal study exploring the relationship between students' experiences with diversity (inside and outside the classroom) and a variety of learning outcomes.

Cycles

The Cycles Survey, administered by SAREO since 1975, examines students' satisfaction with university services and the general quality of life on campus.

Outcomes

Retention

Senior Survey

Results

Alumni

 
Assessment Consulting

Topics