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2005-2006 Factbook : Student Information : Credit Hours


 

SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS *

Fall 2001-2005

 

 

*Based on Enrollment Analysis, not including articulated SCH.

 

SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS PROFILE

Fall 2005

 

Total semester credit hours:  18,246

 

 

SCH by School

SCH by Level

 

 

SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS BY SCHOOL BY LEVEL
Fall 2001-2005

 

School

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

Arts & Sciences

 

 

 

 

 

Undergraduate

4940

5579

6436

6584

6705

Graduate

459

729

699

909

927

Total

5,399

6,308

7,135

7,493

7,632

Business

 

 

 

 

 

Undergraduate

1968

2058

1995

1914

1785

Graduate

3273

3729

4152

3531

3546

Total

5,241

5,787

6,147

5,445

5,331

Education

 

 

 

 

 

Undergraduate

1293

1425

1902

2346

2592

Graduate

1950

2175

2520

2550

2691

Total

3,243

3,600

4,422

4,896

5,283

Grant total

 

 

 

 

 

Undergraduate

8,201

9,062

10,333

10,844

11,082

Graduate

5,682

6,633

7,371

6,990

7,164

Total

13,883

15,695

17,704

17,834

18,246

 

 

DETAILED COMPOSITION OF CLASSES

Fall 2001-2005

 

 

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

Classes Offered

 

 

 

 

 

Organized

266

277

295

290

311

Individual Instruction

77

83

73

90

76

Total

343

360

368

380

387

Class Site (Face to Face sections)

 

 

 

 

 

On-campus

240

269

174

165

 139

Off-campus

103

91

84

109

 100

On-line Course (sections)

46

72

114

117

137

Average Class Size

 

 

 

 

 

Organized

16.2

18.7

18.8

19.4

 18.0

All Classes

13.3

14.4

15.7

15.5

15.6

Average SCH Load per Student

7.2

7.18

7.34

7.38

7.32

Average Class Load per Student

2.23

2.37

2.42

2.44

2.42

Student/Faculty Ratio*

15.7

15.6

16.7

16.1

15.7

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


 

SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS GENERATED BY MAJOR

Fall 2001-2005

 

 

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

Applied Arts & Sciences

 

 

 

 

 

Undergraduate

505

793

1099

1259

1075

Graduate

0

0

0

0

3

Total

505

793

1099

1259

1078

Biology

 

 

 

 

 

Undergraduate

208

257

392

541

506

Graduate

0

0

3

3

3

Total

208

257

395

544

509

Communication

 

 

 

 

 

Undergraduate

234

313

394

548

446

Graduate

3

0

0

0

6

Total

237

313

394

548

452

Computer Science

 

 

 

 

 

Undergraduate

1288

1329

1182

758

530

Graduate

3

0

0

0

3

Total

1291

1329

1182

758

533

Criminal Justice

 

 

 

 

 

Undergraduate

346

416

396

351

425

Graduate

0

27

3

0

0

Total

346

443

399

351

425

English

 

 

 

 

 

Undergraduate

280

281

431

440

380

Graduate

0

0

0

0

6

Total

280

281

431

440

386

History

 

 

 

 

 

Undergraduate

209

246

252

224

362

Graduate

6

6

0

0

 0

Total

215

252

252

224

362

Interdisciplinary Studies