Examining Course-Taking Patterns Among Community College Transfers in STEM Fields of Study

• In Event: 65.034 - Community College Students: Focus on Course Taking, Transfer, and Students From the Foster Care System

Abstract

This study examines course-taking patterns of community college students who plan to transfer into 4-year STEM majors and how these patterns are mapped against transfer and attainment in STEM at 4-year institutions. This study offers new insight into course and program features that help contribute to effective academic STEM pathways.

Author

• Xueli Wang, University of Wisconsin - Madison