List of Tables

LIST OF TABLES

Table Page

3.1  UTA Student Age Characteristics by

Classification and Gender 47

3.2  UTA Student Mode of Admission Characteristics

By Academic Classification and Gender 48

3.3  UTA Student Mode of Admission Characteristics

By Gender and Ethnicity 49

3.4 UTA Student Academic Pathway Selection

Characteristics by Classification and Gender 50

3.5 UTA Student Academic Pathway Selection

Characteristics by Gender and Ethnicity 51

3.6 Gender and Ethnicity Demographics for Non-

TWO-STEP INTS Students Sorted by Age 52

3.7 Gender and Ethnicity Demographics for Non-

TWO-STEP INTS Students Sorted by Gender 55

3.8 Ethnicity and Gender Demographics for Non-

TWO-STEP INTS Majors Sorted by Ethnicity 58

3.9 Gender and Ethnicity Demographics for TWO-

STEP Students Sorted by Age 62

3.10 Gender and Ethnicity Demographics for TWO-

STEP Students Sorted by Gender 65

3.11 Ethnicity and Gender Demographics for TWO-

STEP Students Sorted by Ethnicity 67

3.12 Ethnicity and Gender Demographics for TWO-

STEP Students Sorted by Ethnicity and Gender 69

3.13 UT-Arlington Average Student Cumulative GPA

Partitioned by Age 71

3.14 UT-Arlington Average Student Cumulative GPA

Partitioned by Gender, Ethnicity, Original

Enrollment Code and for Interdisciplinary

Studies Majors at UT-Arlington 73

4.1 UTA Matriculation Statistics for Non-TWO-STEP

INTS Majors Sorted by Age 89

4.2 UTA GPA Comparisons for Non-TWO-STEP INTS

Majors Sorted by Age 91

4.3 UTA GPA Difference Comparisons for Non-TWO-STEP

INTS Majors Sorted by Age 94

4.4 UTA Graduation Statistics for Non-TWO-STEP

INTS Majors Sorted by Gender 97

4.5 UTA GPA Comparisons for Non-TWO-STEP INTS

Majors Sorted by Gender 98

4.6 UTA GPA Difference Comparisons for Non-TWO-STEP

INTS Majors Sorted by Gender 102

4.7 UTA Matriculation Statistics for Non-TWO-STEP

INTS Majors Sorted by Ethnicity 104

4.8 UTA GPA Statistics for Non-TWO-STEP and General

UTA Students Sorted by Ethnicity 106

4.9 UTA GPA Difference Comparisons for Non-TWO-STEP

and General UTA Students Sorted by Ethnicity 110

4.10 Community College Matriculation Statistics for

TWO-STEP Students Sorted by Age 114

4.11 UTA Pathway Choices for TWO-STEP Students

Sorted by Age 117

4.12 UTA Matriculation Statistics for TWO-STEP

Students Sorted by Age 119

4.13 UTA GPA Statistics for TWO-STEP and General

UTA Students Sorted by Age 123

4.14 UTA GPA Difference Comparisons for TWO-STEP

and General UTA Students Sorted by Age 127

4.15 TWO-STEP and Non-TWO STEP INTS Majors GPA

Statistics Sorted by Age 130

4.16 UTA GPA Difference Comparisons Between TWO-STEP

and Non-TWO-STEP INTS Majors Sorted by Age 133

4.17 Community College Matriculation Statistics for

TWO-STEP Students Sorted by Gender 136

4.18 UTA Pathway Choices for TWO-STEP Students

Sorted by Gender 138

4.19 UTA Matriculation Statistics for TWO-STEP

Students Sorted by Gender 140

4.20 UTA GPA Statistics for TWO-STEP and General

UTA Students Sorted by Gender 142

4.21 UTA GPA Difference Comparisons Between TWO-STEP

and General UTA Students Sorted by Gender 144

4.22 TWO-STEP and Non-TWO-STEP INTS Majors GPA

Statistics Sorted by Gender 145

4.23 GPA Difference Comparisons Between TWO-STEP and

Non-TWO-STEP INTS Majors Sorted by Gender 147

4.24 Community College Matriculation Statistics for

TWO-STEP Students Sorted by Ethnicity 149

4.25 UTA Pathway Choices for TWO-STEP Students Sorted

by Ethnicity 151

4.26 UTA Matriculation Statistics for TWO-STEP

Students Sorted by Ethnicity 153

4.27 UTA GPA Statistics for TWO-STEP and General

UTA Students Sorted by Ethnicity 156

4.28 UTA GPA Difference Comparisons Between TWO-STEP

and General UTA Students Sorted by Ethnicity 158

4.29 TWO-STEP and Non-TWO-STEP INTS Majors GPA

Statistics by Ethnicity 159

4.30 UTA GPA Difference Comparisons Between TWO-STEP

and General Non-TWO-STEP INTS Majors Sorted by Ethnicity 161

4.31 Community College Matriculation Statistics for

TWO-STEP Students Sorted by Ethnicity and Gender 163

4.32 UTA Pathway Choices for TWO-STEP Students Sorted

by Ethnicity and Gender 165

4.33 UTA Matriculation Statistics for TWO-STEP

Students Sorted by Ethnicity and Gender 167

4.34 UTA GPA Statistics for TWO-STEP and General UTA

Students Sorted by Ethnicity and Gender 170

4.35 UTA GPA Difference Comparisons Between TWO-STEP

and General UTA Students by Ethnicity and Gender 172

4.36 TWO-STEP and Non-TWO-STEP INTS Majors GPA

Statistics by Ethnicity and Gender 174

4.37 UTA GPA Difference Comparisons Between TWO-STEP

and Non-TWO-STEP INTS Majors Sorted by Ethnicity

and Gender 176

4.38 Correlation Analysis Between Student Demo-

graphics and Pathway Choices of TWO-STEP

Students 207

4.39 Correlation Analysis Between Student Success

Measures and Academic Pathway Selection of

TWO-STEP Students 209

4.40 Correlation Analysis Between TWO-STEP Students

Progress Toward a Degree and Key Demographics 210

4.41 Correlation Analysis Between Student Progress

Toward a Degree and Student Academic Achievement 212

4.42 Correlation Analysis Between TWO-STEP Student

Achievement at Community College and UTA and

Key TWO-STEP Student Demographics 216

4.43 Correlation Analysis Between TWO-STEP Student

Achievement Relative to Non-TWO-STEP INTS

Majors and Key TWO-STEP Student Demographics 218

4.44 Analysis of the Relationship Between Non-TWO

STEP Interdisciplinary Studies Majors Student

Success as Measured by UT-Arlington Cumulative

GPA and Demographic Variables and UT-Arlington

Hours Completed by the Student 222

4.45 Analysis of the Relationship Between Non-TWO-

STEP Interdisciplinary Studies Majors Student

Success as Measured by UT-Arlington Cumulative

GPA and Demographics, Receipt of Bachelor’s

Degree and UT-Arlington Hours Completed 224

4.46 Analysis of the Relationship Between Non-TWO-

STEP Interdisciplinary Studies Majors Student

Success as Measured by UT-Arlington Cumulative

GPA and Demographics, Receipt of Bachelors

Degree, UT-Arlington Hours Completed and Mode

Of Admission 226

4.47 Analysis of the Relationship Between Texas TWO-

STEP Interdisciplinary Studies Majors Student

Success as Measured by UT-Arlington Cumulative

GPA and Student Demographics and UT-Arlington

Hours Completed 228

4.48 Analysis of the Relationship Between Texas TWO-

STEP Interdisciplinary Studies Majors Student

Success as Measured by UT-Arlington Cumulative

GPA and Student Demographics, Receipt of

Bachelors Degree and UT-Arlington Hours

Completed 228

4.49 Analysis of the Relationship Between Texas TWO-

STEP Interdisciplinary Studies Majors Student

Success as Measured by UT-Arlington Cumulative

GPA and Student Demographics and Community

College GPA and Receipt of the Associates Degree 231

4.50 Analysis of the Relationship Between Non-TWO-

STEP Interdisciplinary Studies Majors Student

Success as Measured by the Achievement of the

Bachelors Degree at UT-Arlington and Student

Demographics, UT-Arlington GPA, and Hours

Completed at UT-Arlington 234

4.51 Analysis of the Relationship Between Non-TWO-

STEP Interdisciplinary Studies Majors Student

Success as Measured by the Achievement of the

Bachelors Degree at UT-Arlington and Student

Demographics, Mode of Admission, UT-Arlington

GPA, and Hours Completed at UT-Arlington. 235

4.52 Analysis of the Relationship Between TWO-STEP

Interdisciplinary Studies Majors Student

Success as Measured by the Achievement of the

Bachelors Degree at UT-Arlington and Student

Demographics, UT-Arlington GPA, and Hours

Completed at UT-Arlington 237

4.53 Analysis of the Relationship Between TWO-STEP

Interdisciplinary Studies Majors Student

Success as Measured by the Achievement of the

Bachelors Degree at UT-Arlington and Student

Demographics, Community College GPA and Receipt

Of the Associates Degree 238

4.54 Analysis of the Relationship Between TWO-STEP

Interdisciplinary Studies Majors Student

Success as Measured by the Achievement of the

Bachelors Degree at UT-Arlington and Student

Demographics, Community College GPA and

Community College Hours Completed 240

4.55 Analysis of the Differences in Demographics, UT-

Arlington Cumulative GPA and Achievement of a

Bachelors Degree Between Non-TWO-STEP Inter-

disciplinary Studies and TWO-STEP Inter-

disciplinary Studies Majors at UT-Arlington 241

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure Page

3.1 Non-TWO-STEP INTS Majors Gender Breakdown

by Age 54

3.2 Ethnicity Demographics for Non-TWO-STEP

INTS Majors Sorted by Age 55

3.3 Percentage of Non-TWO-STEP INTS Majors

in Each Gender Category 56

3.4 Ethnicity Demographics for Non-TWO-STEP

INTS Majors Sorted by Gender 58

3.5 Ethnicity and Gender Demographics for Non-

TWO-STEP INTS Majors 60

3.6 Average Age for Each Ethnicity Group as of

06/16/05 61

3.7 TWO-STEP Students Gender Breakdown by Age 63

3.8 Ethnicity Demographics for TWO-STEP Students

by Age 64

3.9 Percentage of TWO-STEP Students in Each Gender

Category 66

3.10 Ethnicity Demographics for TWO-STEP Students

Sorted by Gender 66

3.11 Ethnicity Demographics for TWO-STEP Students 68

4.1 GPA Comparisons for Non-TWO-STEP INTS Majors

Sorted by Age 93

4.2 Difference Between Non-TWO-STEP INTS Majors

and UTA Student Body Overall GPA, Age, Gender

and Ethnicity Sorted by Age 96

4.3 GPA Comparisons for Non-TWO-STEP INTS Majors

Sorted by Gender 100

4.4 Difference Between Non-TWO-STEP INTS Majors

and UTA Student Body Overall, Age, Gender

and Ethnicity Calculated GPA Sorted by Age 103

4.5 GPA Comparisons 109

4.6 Non-TWO-STEP INTS Majors UTA GPA Difference

Comparisons with General UTA Students 112

4.7 TWO-STEP Community College Attendance,

Graduation Rates and GPAs by Age 116

4.8 TWO-STEP UTA Average Hours Attempted and

Average Cumulative GPA by Age 120

4.9 TWO-STEP Enrollment and Graduation Rates at

UTA by Age 122

4.10 UTA GPA Statistics for TWO-STEP and General

UTA Students by Age 125

4.11 UTA GPA Difference Comparisons for TWO-STEP

Students by Age 129

4.12 GPA Statistics for TWO-STEP and Non-TWO-STEP

INTS Majors by Age 131

4.13 GPA Difference Comparisons Between TWO-STEP

and Non-TWO-STEP INTS Majors by Age 135

4.14 TWO-STEP Community College Enrollment and

Graduation Rates 137

4.15 TWO-STEP Community College GPA and Hours

Completion Rates 138

4.16 UTA Pathway Choices for TWO-STEP Students

by Gender 139

4.17 Average Hours Attempted and Average Cumulative

GPA by Gender for TWO-STEP Students at UTA 141

4.18 Current Enrollment and Matriculation Numbers

for TWO-STEP Students by Gender 141

4.19 UTA GPA Statistics for TWO-STEP and General

UTA Students by Gender 143

4.20 TWO-STEP UTA GPA Difference Comparisons with

UTA Students by Gender 144

4.21 GPA Statistics for TWO-STEP and Non-TWO-STEP

INTS Majors by Gender 146

4.22 UTA GPA Difference Comparisons Between TWO-

STEP and Non-TWO-STEP INTS Majors by Gender 148

4.23 TWO-STEP Community College Attendance and

Graduation Rates by Ethnicity 150

4.24 TWO-STEP Community College GPA and Hours

Completion Rates 151

4.25 UTA Pathway Choices for TWO-STEP Students

by Ethnicity 152

4.26 Average Hours Attempted and Average Cumulative

GPA by Ethnicity for TWO-STEP Students at UTA 154

4.27 TWO-STEP Student Enrollment and Graduation Rate

at UTA by Ethnicity 155

4.28 UTA GPA Statistics for TWO-STEP and General

UTA Students by Ethnicity 157

4.29 TWO-STEP UTA GPA Difference Comparisons with

UTA Students by Ethnicity 158

4.30 GPA Statistics for TWO-STEP and Non-TWO-STEP

INTS Majors by Ethnicity 160

4.31 UTA GPA Difference Comparisons Between TWO-

STEP and Non-TWO-STEP INTS Majors by Ethnicity 162

4.32 TWO-STEP Community College Attendance and

Graduation Rates by Ethnicity and Gender 164

4.33 TWO-STEP Community College GPA and Hours

Completed Rates by Ethnicity and Gender

Categories 165

4.34 UTA Pathway Choices for TWO-STEP Students

for Ethnicity and Gender Categories 166

4.35 Average Hours Attempted and Average

Cumulative GPA by Ethnicity and Gender

Categories for TWO-STEP Students at UTA 168

4.36 TWO-STEP Student Enrollment and Graduation

Rates at UTA by Ethnicity 169

4.37 UTA GPA Statistics for TWO-STEP and General

UTA Students by Ethnicity and Gender Categories 171

4.38 TWO-STEP UTA GPA Difference Comparisons with

UTA Students for Ethnicity and Gender Categories 173

4.39 GPA Statistics for TWO-STEP and Non-TWO-STEP

INTS Majors for Ethnicity and Gender Categories 175

4.40 UTA GPA Difference Comparisons Between TWO-STEP

and Non-TWO-STEP INTS Majors by Ethnicity and

Gender Categories 176

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