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Course Load, Term-to-term Persistence, and Stop-outs

The Commission has developed three new Measures of student progression in the Maritime university system: course load, term-to-term persistence, and stop-outs. The purpose of these measures is to characterize student pathways at a more granular level than annual persistence rates, and to assist in the understanding of factors that impact graduation rates and time-to-degree.

The statistics are derived from the MPHEC's longitudinal Postsecondary Student Information System (PSIS) file which enables the tracking of individuals over time and across Maritime universities.

2023

How Full-Time are “Full-Time” Students?

Student Progression in the Maritime University System: Course Load, Term-to-term Persistence, and Stop-outs. January 2023.
Statistical Tables and Methodology