Commanding English Tracking Study Update: Final Report

Abstract

This report is a follow-up to a previous Commanding English tracking study (delMas & Murie, 1997) which examined outcomes, as of the 1996-1997 academic year, for CE cohorts from 1989 to 1995 In this report, Commanding English cohorts from 1989 to 1997 were tracked in the University of Minnesota's Student Registration Reporting data base to determine their outcomes as of the 1999/2000 academic year. Data were gathered to examine student persistence, transfer, and undergraduate degree attainment. The outcomes for CE students were compared against outcomes for the entire General College Fall cohort population from 1991 to 1997.