This course focuses on the theories related to student success, engagement, and retention and the application of these theories to current programs and practices within higher education. Throughout this course you will be asked to learn about different theories and then apply those theories to your own experiences. Discussions will also offer opportunities to consider how the application of theory to practice might look differently for different students and depending on the institutional setting. You will be asked to consider the ways in which your choices, values, experiences, and contexts may be facilitating and/or hindering your own success and likelihood of graduating and will create implications for practice that you can apply moving forward and that the institution might implement to further ensure your success. Graded on A-F basis only.