Introduction to BCSSE 2019

Abstract

This webinar will provide an introduction to the Beginning College Survey of Student Engagement (BCSSE). BCSSE has worked with colleges and universities across the US and Canada to collect important information about incoming students' experiences and expectations for college. Since 2007, nearly 900,000 entering students at more than 500 institutions have completed the survey. BCSSE results have been used in many ways including: academic advising; retention efforts; first-year program design and evaluation; accreditation self-studies; faculty and staff development; and other uses. Starting in 2019, BCSSE will include questions targeting three distinct groups of entering students: (a) recent high school graduates, (b) transfer students, and (c) delayed-entry students (those who graduated from high school three or more years ago and expect to transfer fewer than 12 credits).