Due to the character of the original source materials and the nature of batch digitization, quality control issues may be present in this document. Please report any quality issues you encounter to [email protected], referencing the URI of the item.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 51-53).Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics.The impact of telecommunications on post-secondary education has quickly moved to the spotlight in the past five years. In 1997, the Texas Senate passed a resolution that amended the education code and resulted in the online Texas Common Application (TCA). With the onset of this new and improved process, there has been little to no research to analyze the progress. The purpose of this study was to evaluate usage and awareness of the online TCA at Texas A&M University within the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (COALS). The objectives for the thesis include an opportunity to evaluate potential characteristics that might indicate usage or awareness patterns among students in COALS. Relating demographic information as well as usage of the online application for Federal Financial Aid to usage and awareness of the TCA is elaborated upon in terms of frequencies and relationship coefficients. The more universities know what populations are using the TCA, the better the state can market this tool to secondary schools and increase its usefulness
