Increasing Campus IQ: A Transfer Success Innovation
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| Title: | Increasing Campus IQ: A Transfer Success Innovation |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Elizabeth B. Heck (ORCID |
| Source: | About Campus. 2026 30(6):12-16. |
| Availability: | SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 5 |
| Publication Date: | 2026 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Descriptive |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Student Attitudes, Knowledge Level, College Environment, Educational Resources, College Freshmen, Academic Advising, School Orientation, Dormitories, Transitional Programs |
| DOI: | 10.1177/10864822251378418 |
| ISSN: | 1086-4822 1536-0687 |
| Abstract: | This article presents the term "Campus IQ," defined as student awareness of the social, generational, financial, bureaucratic, and academic environment factors contributing to success on campus. Campus IQ is specific to the institution's context, organizational structures, and culture. Most institutions of higher education direct a large number of financial and personnel resources towards the Campus IQ of first-year students, including admitted student days, pre-college advising, multiday orientations, welcome events, residential life programming, and first-year experiences embedded within the curriculum. Transfer students are often expected to know how to navigate the campus without receiving the benefits of these programs, contributing to transfer shock, a temporary dip in grade point average for transfer students during the first or second semester at a new institution that results in decreased graduation and retention rates. This article describes how the authors accomplished significant structural and cultural changes at their institution, aiming to connect transfer students to the community while increasing Campus IQ and easing transfer shock. |
| Abstractor: | ERIC |
| Entry Date: | 2026 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1493718 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This article presents the term "Campus IQ," defined as student awareness of the social, generational, financial, bureaucratic, and academic environment factors contributing to success on campus. Campus IQ is specific to the institution's context, organizational structures, and culture. Most institutions of higher education direct a large number of financial and personnel resources towards the Campus IQ of first-year students, including admitted student days, pre-college advising, multiday orientations, welcome events, residential life programming, and first-year experiences embedded within the curriculum. Transfer students are often expected to know how to navigate the campus without receiving the benefits of these programs, contributing to transfer shock, a temporary dip in grade point average for transfer students during the first or second semester at a new institution that results in decreased graduation and retention rates. This article describes how the authors accomplished significant structural and cultural changes at their institution, aiming to connect transfer students to the community while increasing Campus IQ and easing transfer shock. |
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| ISSN: | 1086-4822 1536-0687 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/10864822251378418 |
