text: Time management and study skills pose a challenge, with about 50 to 60 percent of students spending less than 10 hours per week studying/preparing for class, regardless of their courseload.
  About half of students report they are satisfied with the quality of advising services, yet many indicate they are hesitant to see advisors because of difficulty getting an appointment or because they believe the advice is unhelpful or wrong.
  The system and campuses are working to support students in achieving their goals and to improve graduation rates. The students’ perspectives described in this report can help support current efforts to create a smoother pathway.
  The full set of survey results from Get Me from Point A to Point B:” Student Perspectives on Barriers to Timely Graduation at the California State University can be found in the Technical Appendices. CSU campuses interested in replicating the study can find the survey and focus group protocols in the Technical Appendices.