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2004-2005 Factbook : Student Information : Credit Hours


 

 

SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS *

Fall 2000-2004

 

 

 

 

SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS PROFILE

Fall 2004

 

 

Total semester credit hours:  17,834

 

 

SCH by School

SCH by Level

* Based on Enrollment Analysis, not including articulated SCH.

 

 

 

SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS BY SCHOOL BY LEVEL

Fall 2000-2004

 

School

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

Arts & Sciences

 

 

 

 

 

Undergraduate

4473

4940

5579

6436

6584

Graduate

309

459

729

699

909

Total

4,782

5,399

6,308

7,135

7,493

Business

 

 

 

 

 

Undergraduate

1770

1968

2058

1995

1914

Graduate

1878

3273

3729

4152

3531

Total

3,648

5,241

5,787

6,147

5,445

Education

 

 

 

 

 

Undergraduate

1194

1293

1425

1902

2346

Graduate

2178

1950

2175

2520

2550

Total

3,372

3,243

3,600

4,422

4,896

Grant total

 

 

 

 

 

Undergraduate

7,437

8,201

9,062

10,333

10,844

Graduate

4,365

5,682

6,633

7,371

6,990

Total

11,802

13,883

15,695

17,704

17,834

 

 

DETAILED COMPOSITION OF CLASSES

Fall 2000-2004

 

 

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

Classes Offered

 

 

 

 

 

Organized

207

266

277

295

290

Individual Instruction

59

77

83

73

90

Total

266

343

360

368

380

Class Site (Face to Face sections)

 

 

 

 

 

On-campus

195

240

269

174

165

Off-campus

71

103

91

84

109

On-line Course (sections)

20

46

72

114

106

Average Class Size

 

 

 

 

 

Organized

17.4

16.2

18.7

18.8

19.4

All Classes

14.6

13.3

14.4

15.7

15.5

Average SCH Load per Student

6.94

7.2

7.18

7.34

7.38

Average Class Load per Student

2.27

2.23

2.37

2.42

2.44

Student/Faculty Ratio*

15.6

15.7

15.6

16.7

16.1

 

* Based on 15 SCH per undergraduate FTE and 12 per graduate FTE

 

 

 

SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS GENERATED BY MAJOR

Fall 2000-2004

 

 

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

Applied Arts & Sciences

 

 

 

 

 

Undergraduate

529

505

793

1099

1259

Graduate

3

0

0

0

0

Total

532

505

793

1099

1259

Biology

 

 

 

 

 

Undergraduate

63

208

257

392

541

Graduate

0

0

0

3

3

Total

63

208

257

395

544

Communication

 

 

 

 

 

Undergraduate

254

234

313

394

548

Graduate

0

3

0

0

0

Total

254

237

313

394

548

Computer Science

 

 

 

 

 

Undergraduate

1202

1288

1329

1182

758

Graduate

3

3

0

0

0

Total

1205

1291

1329

1182

758

Criminal Justice

 

 

 

 

 

Undergraduate

432

346

416

396

351

Graduate

0

0

27

3

0

Total

432

346

443

399

351

English

 

 

 

 

 

Undergraduate

219

280

281

431

440

Graduate

3

0

0

0

0

Total

222

280

281

431

440

History

 

 

 

 

 

Undergraduate

159

209

246

252

224

Graduate

24

6

6

0

0

Total

183

215

252

252

224

Interdisciplinary Studies

 

 

 

 

 

Undergraduate

61

54

87

48

51

Graduate

120

222

423

471

600

Total

181

276

510

519

651

Mathematical Sciences

 

 

 

 

 

Undergraduate

104

149

103

107

199

Graduate

9

0

0

0

0

Total

113

149

103

107

199

Psychology

 

 

 

 

 

Undergraduate

672

769

716

711

757

Graduate

216

231

363

342

375

Total