LibraryC1 High-value operations1a At the sending institution
LTI-OPS-006
Integrate career assessments and counseling into first-term success courses
Two-year to four-yearappliesFour-year to two-yearappliesFour-year to four-yearapplies
Not Operating
under deliberation. A comparable success course elsewhere removed career-planning content
Mechanism
Academic plans get tied to real career outcomes in the first term, so students spend less time undeclared. The money argument for finishing the bachelor's is made up front.
Preconditions
A credit-bearing first-year experience or student success course required for graduation.
Owner, by role
Director of Career Services / FYE Coordinator
Who can act
One institution alone
Effort
Small, 6 months to first visible effect
Outcome metric
Average credits earned before the student declares a major
Failure modes
Course instructors may treat career assessments as a passive, non-integrated module rather than a springboard for active transfer planning.
Contra-indications
None stated
Related practices
- LTI-OPS-003 Identify transfer intent during initial student intake