Predictors of Success for Academically Dismissed Students Following Readmission
Students who had been readmitted to a Midwestern university after academic dismissal were studied to discover whether any predictors of subsequent academic success could be identified. Logistic regression was employed to analyze six predictor variables: (a) cumulative grade point average at time of dismissal, (b) grade point average at another school during dismissal period, (c) composite ACT score, (d) number of semesters between dismissal and readmission, (e) number of credits earned at another school during dismissal period, and (f) level in school at time of dismissal. Only the two grade point averages were found to be significant predictors of success following readmission.
Contributor Notes
Kathleen Hall is Assistant Director of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Center.
Sandra Gahn is a research assistant at the Center for Research on Learning and a doctoral candidate in higher education. Address correspondence concerning this article to Kathleen Hull, College cf Liberal Arts and Sciences, 109 Strong Hall. University of Knwas, Laurence, KS 66045
