ABSTRACT This study examines the impact of online core courses on students’ academic and financial outcomes of postsecondary students. To do so, we analyzed data from a large sample of students in the University System of Georgia (USG), governing agency of Georgia’s 26 public universities and colleges. Since 2001, USG has offered “eCore” courses: lower-division core curriculum courses that are offered fully online to students enrolled in either face-to-face or fully online programs, and satisfy requirements at any USG institution. Our dataset contains students seeking associate degrees (N = 103,684) and bachelor’s degrees (N = 238,648) analyzed independently. Our research investigates the impact that eCore has on student retention, graduation, and loan accumulation. Our findings show that students who took eCore courses enrolled in more semesters regardless of the degree being sought. Associate-seeking students who enrolled in eCore courses were more likely to graduate and took on fewer loans on average.

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在线核心课程注册对学生成功的影响：以佐治亚大学系统为例

摘要 本研究考察了在线核心课程对大专学生学业和财务成果的影响。为此，我们分析了佐治亚大学系统 (USG) 的大量学生样本数据，该系统是佐治亚州 26 所公立大学和学院的管理机构。自 2001 年以来，USG 提供了“eCore”课程：低年级核心课程课程，这些课程完全在线提供给参加面授或完全在线课程的学生，并满足任何 USG 机构的要求。我们的数据集包含独立分析的寻求副学士学位 (N = 103,684) 和学士学位 (N = 238,648) 的学生。我们的研究调查了 eCore 对学生保留、毕业和贷款积累的影响。我们的研究结果表明，无论所寻求的学位如何，参加 eCore 课程的学生都会参加更多学期。参加 eCore 课程的寻求副学士的学生更有可能毕业，平均贷款更少。