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Title: Increasing Campus IQ: A Transfer Success Innovation
Language: English
Authors: Elizabeth B. Heck (ORCID 0009-0009-5959-4118), Whitney A. Carswell, Sarah E. Golding (ORCID 0000-0003-0103-5347), Allison A. Johnson (ORCID 0000-0002-3779-7768)
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.
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