Why Are Students Having a Difficult Time Graduating in 4 Years?

¶ … students having a difficult time graduating in 4 years?

Annotated Bibliography

Asher, Donald. 6 Reasons College Students Don't Graduate in 4 Years. Donald Asher. 2010. Web. 22 October 2012

There are certain reasons behind the fact that students do not manage to complete their degrees in time. The most important reasons are as follows.

Parents do not ask their kids to complete degree in time. They let them push it beyond four years on the condition that after four years, the expenses will be paid by themselves. It does not let the kids understand that completion in four years is a desired target.

Students are not regular in studies.

Students are not serious hence they change majors and fields too frequently and late.

Students try to study in multiple institutes one after the other and much time is wasted.

Sometimes students work and find it difficult to concentrate on studies.

University does not facilitate the students to complete required classes.

LaCombe, Amy M. Is First-generation Status a Predictor of 4-year Graduation Rate, Grade Point Average, Choice of Major Upon Entry, and Major Upon Graduation at a Private, Highly Selective 4-year Institution? Boston: ProQuest Information and Learning Company, 2007. Print.

It explains the various factors that contribute in the success of students in 4 years study program. The size of the class detemines the level of attention given to each student by the teacher. The interest of student also helps them pass through the tight schedule and tough contents. Students get motivated when they score good marks. If they fail in a subject, the chain effect of demotiavtion does not let them perform well. The first session is particuarly difficult as students are not used to the university environement, its rules and procedures. At times, students find it difficult to participate in the class and teachers have no time to pay individual attention to them. Students are pressurised that their good grades will help them find better jobs. In the quest to lead a sound professional life, students listen to advice of everybody and tend to switch their majors again and again. The absence of proper guidance becomes one of the major hurdles in developing interest in the particular field.

Vise, Daniel de. Education - Public universities pushing 'super-seniors' to the graduation stage. The Washington Post. 3 June 2012. Web. 22 October 2012.

It is common culture in universities that students enrolled in four degree program do not complete it in time. Hardly any student does so and it is considered as an exception. It leads to increased tution fee for students and less number of graduates for universities. In the modern wrold, the universities are trying to change this culture. The admnistraiton is detemined to promote the concept that four-year degree program must be completed in four years and not more than that. It is in favor of students and universities both that students complete their degrees in prescribed duration.