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Session Description

Authors discuss STEM students' 2-year to 4-year transfer experiences, persistence, and student opinions of the transfer process.

Moderated by

1. Dr. Melvin L. Roberts P.E.

Papers Presented

1. Transfer Student Transition: Lessons Learned [view paper]
   Dr. Gail D. Jefferson (University of South Alabama), Dr. Sally J. Steadman (University of South Alabama), and Dr. F. Carroll Dougherty (University of South Alabama)
2. Engineering Transfer Students' Views on Orientation and Advising [view paper]
   Dr. Catherine Mobley (Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Clemson University) and Dr. Catherine E. Brawner (Research Triangle Educational Consultants)
3. A Descriptive Study of Engineering Transfer Students at Four Institutions: Comparing Lateral and Vertical Transfer Pathways [view paper]
   Ms. Erin Shealy (Clemson University), Dr. Catherine E. Brawner (Research Triangle Educational Consultants), Dr. Catherine Mobley (Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Clemson University), and Richard A. Layton (Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology)
4. Bridging the Gap in Transition of Students from Community Colleges to Universities [view paper]
   Dr. Md B. Sarder (University of Southern Mississippi)