Date: 05/09/2005

At its meetings on Tuesday, May 10, and Wednesday, May 11, the California State University Board of Trustees will be asked to approve proposals to improve graduation rates of CSU students.

The proposals come from an initiative launched in 2002, which has three parts: improving preparation to begin college; strengthening the transfer process; and helping enrolled students progress toward their baccalaureate degree. The first two parts were addressed through the Early Assessment Program; the final section is campus-based and includes a re-focused effort to reduce the units required for a baccalaureate, assisting lower-division students to clarify life and career goals, providing more useful class schedules, and reviewing campus policies on course repetition.

For the full agenda, see http://www.calstate.edu/BOT/Agendas/.