Texas State University is addressing concerns about academic probation and recovery through its 'Bobcats Bounce Back' initiative. This program aims to assist students with GPAs below 2.0 by teaching them essential skills like self-efficacy and resiliency. To improve their first-year retention rate from 77% in 2012 to 85% by 2025, the university has put a system in place requiring students on academic probation to meet with advisers regularly. This proactive approach has seen some success, but the challenge remains to encourage all students to engage early with support services.
"Using institutional data, Texas State leaders revamped academic probation requirements to encourage students to make at least four connections with support services each semester to help improve their academic standing."
"Since 2009, the university's policy has been that students who fall below a 2.0 cumulative GPA must meet with an academic adviser at least once a semester; this intervention has proven mostly successful."
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