Mitigating toxic course combinations at Texas A&M University-San Antonio

Dr. Duane Williams, Associate Vice Provost for Student Success & Retention, Texas A&M-San Antonio shares how data from Ad Astra allowed the institution to discover the long-range impact of toxic course combinations on students and faculty. This information was used as a threshold to inform and to mitigate issues that could impact student success.

Offering support services for students in potential toxic course combinations created a 40% decrease in the number of toxic course combinations and a 71% decrease in the number of students affected by these combinations.