University System of º¬Ðß²Ý and Gateways To Completion
Gateway courses are considered to be classes that are high-risk with high enrollment and are often the foundation level courses for an academic major. Success in foundation level courses, such as: accounting, biology, chemistry, math, writing and rhetoric, is a direct predictor of retention. Gateways to Completion (G2C) provides faculty and institutions with processes, guidance and tools to support redesign of lower division and/or developmental level courses..
G2C also includes a Teaching and Learning Academy and an Analytics Process Collaborative. University System of º¬Ðß²Ý (USG) Faculty attend the Gateway Course Experience Conference and participate in the G2C Community of Practice meetings. There faculty/administrators network with like-minded institutions and reflect on and shape the body of scholarship on gateway course success.
The University System of º¬Ðß²Ý is the only University System in the nation approaching this work from a System perspective. Cohort I began the three-year process in 2015. Cohort II launched in 2017.
What is Gateways to Completion (G2C)?
The Gateways to Completion program is an exciting initiative to help students enrolled in USG institutions achieve success early on in their academic career. “Developed with insight of a distinguished national Advisory Committee, the comprehensive G2C approach provides faculty with a structured, evidence-based course self study process with unparalleled advice and support from the nation’s leader in higher education student success.” The G2C process improves planning and offers engaging pedagogues, analytic tools, and expertise from the .
What is a Gateways course?
Cohort I
In 2015, ten USG institutions began a three-year collaboration with the John N Gardner Institute on Gateways to Completion:
East º¬Ðß²Ý State College
º¬Ðß²Ý Highlands State College
º¬Ðß²Ý Southern University
º¬Ðß²Ý Southwestern State University
Gordon State College
Middle º¬Ðß²Ý State University
South º¬Ðß²Ý State College
University of West º¬Ðß²Ý
Valdosta State University
Cohort 2
In 2018, the remaining USG institutions and eCore joined the collaboration with Gateways to Completion
Abraham Baldwin State College
Albany State University
Atlanta Metropolitan State College
Augusta University
Clayton State University
College of Coastal º¬Ðß²Ý
Dalton State College
East º¬Ðß²Ý State College
eCore
Fort Valley State University
º¬Ðß²Ý College & State University
º¬Ðß²Ý Gwinnett College
º¬Ðß²Ý Highlands College
º¬Ðß²Ý Institute of Technology
º¬Ðß²Ý State University
Savannah State University
University of º¬Ðß²Ý
University of North º¬Ðß²Ý