
Graduate Students in Transition: Assisting Students Through the First Year
ISBN-13: 9781889271613 Publisher: University of South Carolina Press Publication date: 01/15/2011 Series: The First-Year Experience Monograph Series , #50 Pages: 174 Product dimensions: 8.40(w) x 10.90(h) x 0.40(d) On many campuses, graduate students are a prized resource, supporting faculty research and the undergraduate instructional mission. Yet attrition rates among master's and doctoral students are often alarmingly high. The 50th installment of The First-Year Experience Monograph Series describes the challenges associated with entry into graduate study and offers information about new initiatives and programs designed to ease their transition — from unique orientations and mentoring structures to transition courses and graduate student centers. The monograph is written for educators concerned about master's or doctoral students and their road to success.