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2006-2007 Factbook : Student Information : Credit Hours


 

SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS *

Fall 1997-2006

 

 

*Based on Enrollment Analysis, not including articulated SCH.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS PROFILE

Fall 2006

 

Total semester credit hours:  19,395

 

 

SCH by School

SCH by Level

2006
A&S 8,113
SoBA 5,895
Nursing 425
Education 4,962
Total 19,395

2006

Undergraduate 11,694
Graduate 7,701
Total 19,395

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS BY SCHOOL BY LEVEL
Fall 2002-2006

 

 

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

Arts & Sciences

 

 

 

 

 

Undergraduate

5,579

6,436

6,584

6,705

7,036

Graduate

729

699

909

927

1,077

Total

6,308

7,135

7,493

7,632

8,113

Business

 

 

 

 

 

Undergraduate

2,058

1,995

1,914

1,785

1,920

Graduate

3,729

4,152

3,531

3,546

3,975

Total

5,787

6,147

5,445

5,331

5,895

Education

 

 

 

 

 

Undergraduate

1,425

1,902

2,346

2,592

2,313

Graduate

2,175

2,520

2,550

2,691

2,649

Total

3,600

4,422

4,896

5,283

4,962

Nursing

 

 

 

 

 

Undergraduate

 

 

 

 

425

Graduate

 

 

 

 

0

Total

 

 

 

 

425

Grant total

 

 

 

 

 

Undergraduate

9,062

10,333

10,844

11,082

11,694

Graduate

6,633

7,371

6,990

7,164

7,701

Total

15,695

17,704

17,834

18,246

19,395

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DETAILED COMPOSITION OF CLASSES

Fall 2002-2006

 

 

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

Classes Offered

 

 

 

 

 

Organized

277

295

290

311

295

Individual Instruction

83

73

90

76

75

Total

360

368

380

387

370

Class Site

 

 

 

 

 

On-campus

269

 

165

139

119

Off-campus

91

 

109

100

104

On-line Courses

72

114

106

137

147

Average Class Size

 

 

 

 

 

Organized

18.7

18.8

19.4

18

20.5

All Classes

14.4

15.7

15.5

15.6

17.2

Average SCH Load per Student

7.18

7.34

7.38

7.32

7.31

Average Class Load per Student

2.37

2.42

2.44

2.42

2.41

Student/Faculty Ratio*

15.6

16.7

16.1

15.7

16.5

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

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS GENERATED BY MAJOR

Fall 2002-2006

 

 

 

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

Applied Arts & Sciences

 

 

 

 

 

Undergraduate

793

1,099

1,259

1,075

1,059

Graduate

0

0

0

3

12

Total

793

1,099

1,259

1,078

1,071

Biology

 

 

 

 

 

Undergraduate

257

392

541

506

666

Graduate

0

3

3

3

0

Total

257

395

544

509

666

Communication

 

 

 

 

 

Undergraduate

313

394

548

446

398

Graduate

0

0

0

6

0

Total

313

394

548

452

398

Computer Science

 

 

 

 

 

Undergraduate

1,329

1,182

758

530

633

Graduate

0

0

0

3

204

Total

1,329