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COHORTS at USF

A cohort is a specific group of students established for tracking and reporting. USF currently utilizes the baseline Banner cohort functionality for this purpose.

Some of the student populations that USF tracks currently, or will track in the future, include:

1. FTIC

2. Transfer Students

3.  FUSE

   About FUSE

   The FUSE program of the University of South Florida System is designed to promote timely degree completion for students transferring from the local Florida College System Institutions to USF System institutions to earn their Bachelor's degree. Students admitted to the program will be guaranteed admission to a USF System institution provided that they earn their Associates of Arts degree in 3 years, with a minimum grade point average of 2.0. Students seeking admission into limited or restrictive access majors will have to meet additional specific requirements such as GPA or test scores.

   Institution Participation
   o Hillsborough Community College
   o Polk State College
   o St. Petersburg College
   o Pasco Hernando State College
   o State College of Florida
   o College of Central Florida
   o South Florida State College
   o Santa Fe College

   Students who enter the FUSE program will be expected to:

   • Have intention of transferring to a USF System institution. 
   • Complete an Associates of Arts degree within 3 years and maintain a minimum cumulative 2.0 GPA. By meeting these requirements, students will be guaranteed admission to the USF System.
   • Students seeking admission to limited or restrictive access programs will also have to meet additional specific prerequisites such as a higher GPA or test scores. These can be found in strategically designed Graduation Paths.
   • Meet regularly with advising at the State or Community College and USF System.
4.  Transfer Students

   CURRENT USF TRANSFER COHORT DEFINITIONS

   FCSTAA - all identified transfer types with an earned AA from the FCS with start date of fall, spring, and summer.

   PBFTAA - all identified full time transfer types with an earned AA from the FCS with start date of summer/fall continued to fall.

   COHORT	ADMISSION TERM	EFFECTIVE TERM	STUDENT	CONTINUED TO FALL	ADMISSION TYPE	LEVEL
   FCSTAAyyxx	yyyy08 yyyy01 yyyy05	yyyy08 yyyy01 yyyy05	FT/PT	N/A	JU	UG
   PBFTAAyyxx	yyyy08 yyyy05	yyyy08	FT	YES	JU	UG

5. Athletics

USF BANNER COHORT NAMING CONVENTION

The Banner cohort name is a 10 character name with the first 6 characters being a description of the population the cohort represents, followed by a 2 number year and a 2 number term:

Notes: 


• The changes in Banner will affect Archivum Insights and Finish in Four (FIF) cohorts.
• All changes will be clearly communicated to stakeholders and power-users by ODS. 

• The overview of BOG Submissions Workflow is HERE; this document provides estimated timelines of file submissions and reporting.


USF Cohorts Currently Available in Banner and Archivum Insights:

SRKALL1108 - SRKALL2008

FTICFT1108
 - FTICFT2008

FTIC4Y1108 - FTIC4Y2008

FTICRT1108 - FTICRT2008

ARCHIVUM

USF has recently created a Case Management System (ARCHIVUM) to assist advisors in working with student populations to promote persistence and student success.  At time of implementation, USF had been identifying and maintaining cohort populations externally to the Student Information System (SIS) – Banner.  As an initial step, a student population was extracted from the external system (SIDS Database) and a cohort was defined in Banner and associated to students.  This was prior to all criteria being ironed out and as a result, some of the assignments are incorrect.  This was a stopgap measure due to time limitations and the purpose of this project is to redefine student cohorts in Banner and establish business process for maintenance.  The cohorts will be used, not only for Case Management, but also for reporting purposes.