TALKING POINT 4 OF 8

Retention, Persistence & Graduation-Rate Language

Describe graduation rates using our own institutional definition and timeframe, not the federal IPEDS definition, since ours may not directly translate. Be ready to explain how we track our own numbers and why.

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Why This Matters

MSCHE Standard 1 (Mission & Governance) requires four years of disaggregated student-achievement data. UMF is a non-IPEDS institution, so an alternative, clearly defined methodology is required in its place.

Portal Evidence Today

MSCHE Exhibit Tracker — already flags this exact gap under Standard 1: “UMF is non-IPEDS. Provide alternative metrics (SAM, completion, earnings) with methodology and four years of disaggregated data.”

Action Plan

#	Step	Owner	Status
1	Decide the institutional definition of graduation/retention/completion — cohort, timeframe, what counts as “completed”	TBD	Not Started
2	Select alternative metrics (Student Achievement Measure, completion rate, earnings data) and document the methodology	TBD	Not Started
3	Compile four years of disaggregated data using that definition	TBD	Not Started
4	Publish as an Institutional Student Achievement Data & Definitions page	TBD	Not Started
5	Update the Exhibit Tracker item from MISSING to Ready, linking to the new page	TBD	Not Started

⚠ Owners and dates are placeholders: assign real owners and target dates as you review this plan — none have been set yet.

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