Impacts of Transfer Admissions Requirements: Evidence from Georgia

Autor/in	Bloem, Michael D.
Titel	Impacts of Transfer Admissions Requirements: Evidence from Georgia
Quelle	In: Research in Higher Education, 64 (2023) 6, S.834-861 (28 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0361-0365
DOI	10.1007/s11162-022-09727-2
Schlagwörter	College Transfer Students; Transfer Policy; Grade Point Average; College Admission; Admission Criteria; Probability; State Universities; College Credits; Attendance; Selective Admission; Georgia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulwechsel; Schulwechsel; Studienortwechsel; Hochschulzugang; Hochschulzulassung; Zulassung; Admission; Admission procedures; Zulassungsbedingung; Zulassungsverfahren; Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung; Wahrscheinlichkeitstheorie; Staatliche Universität; College; Colleges; Achievement; Performance; Anrechnung; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Leistung; Anwesenheit; Bildungsselektion
Abstract	One-third of all post-secondary students transfer colleges and roughly two-thirds of public 4-year colleges require a minimum college GPA to be eligible for transfer admissions. Yet, little is known about how these policies influence who, when, and where students transfer. This paper studies the minimum transfer admissions requirements at institutions within the University System of Georgia. At the GPA thresholds, I estimate that the probability of transferring within 1 year of earning 30 credits increases by 0.5 to 3.1 percentage points, or about 67 to 200%, depending on the GPA threshold and student group analyzed. The short term transfer impacts persist over time, but are less distinct. These results suggest that (a) minimum transfer GPA requirements often generate excess demand for attendance at these institutions, which may have important implications for college match and access to selective colleges and (b) minimum transfer GPA requirements can influence access to these colleges both through the timing of transfers and whether students ever transfer. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01