North Carolina State University
2003 Baccalaureate Alumni Survey:
College Comparisons of General Education Preparation

This Web document reports survey data on college differences in respondents' overall assessment of the general education preparation at NC State. Survey results for all respondents are provided in "2003 Baccalaureate Alumni Survey: All Respondents." For information about the survey and analysis methods, see "2003 Baccalaureate Alumni Survey: Introduction, Methods, and Student Demographic Profile." Exact question wording is available on the web or by clicking on the "Q" in the section heading of the tables.


General Education Preparation
   Know how to access/use information
   Made new friends with diverse persons
   Social science courses were useful
   Courses encouraged creative thinking
   My education prepared me to be competitive
   Foreign Language helped me appreciate other cultures
   I read newspapers/magazines frequently
   I read for leisure frequently

 

Q General Education Preparation

Know how to access and use information
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 4.26 4.33 4.04 4.42 4.26 4.48 4.18 4.17 4.12 4.31
    1.2 0.5 3.5 1.5 1.2 . 1.6 1.4 2.6 0.8
1: Disagree %
2: Tend to Disagree % 4.4 3.3 6.1 3.0 4.4 0.7 5.7 5.0 6.5 3.9
3: Neither Agree/Disagree % 7.6 7.9 7.8 3.0 7.5 4.3 8.2 8.6 9.2 7.5
4: Tend to Agree % 40.7 39.3 47.8 37.3 40.4 41.1 42.2 44.6 39.9 39.1
5: Agree % 46.1 49.0 34.8 55.2 46.5 53.9 42.4 40.3 41.8 48.7

Made new friends with diverse persons
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 3.96 4.01 3.77 3.93 4.08 3.78 3.96 3.92 4.18 3.79
    5.9 5.8 4.4 4.4 5.0 7.9 6.6 5.0 2.6 7.9
1: Disagree %
2: Tend to Disagree % 9.8 9.4 15.0 16.2 7.1 10.7 9.7 9.9 9.9 11.3
3: Neither Agree/Disagree % 12.3 10.8 14.2 8.8 12.9 15.7 11.3 14.9 7.9 14.0
4: Tend to Agree % 26.6 26.2 31.9 23.5 25.4 27.1 26.3 28.4 25.7 27.5
5: Agree % 45.5 47.8 34.5 47.1 49.6 38.6 46.1 41.8 53.9 39.3

Social science courses were useful
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 3.60 3.60 3.38 3.76 3.18 3.58 4.22 3.31 3.37 3.60
    6.3 6.5 4.7 7.4 11.1 5.8 2.1 11.5 4.9 3.9
1: Disagree %
2: Tend to Disagree % 12.6 12.9 20.8 10.3 19.2 11.7 5.4 11.5 19.6 9.5
3: Neither Agree/Disagree % 22.4 22.8 26.4 11.8 25.6 23.4 11.2 27.3 29.4 27.7
4: Tend to Agree % 32.0 29.5 28.3 39.7 28.6 36.5 30.8 33.8 25.9 40.4
5: Agree % 26.7 28.3 19.8 30.9 15.5 22.6 50.5 15.8 20.3 18.4

Courses encouraged creative thinking
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 4.16 4.12 4.72 4.29 4.01 4.18 4.33 3.95 4.13 4.09
    1.6 2.1 . 1.5 2.3 . 1.2 1.4 2.0 1.4
1: Disagree %
2: Tend to Disagree % 5.6 6.1 0.9 7.4 7.3 2.8 4.4 4.9 7.2 5.3
3: Neither Agree/Disagree % 11.2 11.0 2.6 4.4 11.5 15.5 8.0 21.8 8.5 14.1
4: Tend to Agree % 39.0 39.7 20.5 33.8 44.6 43.0 32.8 40.8 40.5 41.2
5: Agree % 42.6 41.1 76.1 52.9 34.3 38.7 53.5 31.0 41.8 38.0

My education prepared me to be competitive
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 4.34 4.34 4.10 4.43 4.46 4.50 4.21 4.33 4.32 4.32
    1.8 2.1 3.5 1.5 1.1 0.7 2.4 1.4 2.6 1.6
1: Disagree %
2: Tend to Disagree % 3.8 3.7 8.0 5.9 1.9 2.1 5.2 3.5 3.9 4.1
3: Neither Agree/Disagree % 8.3 8.4 9.7 7.4 6.2 4.3 11.9 9.2 9.2 7.1
4: Tend to Agree % 30.8 29.5 32.7 19.1 31.6 32.1 29.3 31.9 27.0 34.9
5: Agree % 55.2 56.2 46.0 66.2 59.3 60.7 51.1 53.9 57.2 52.2

Foreign language courses helped me appreciate other cultures
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 3.70 3.69 3.43 3.88 3.57 3.51 3.89 3.70 3.62 3.59
    6.8 5.9 7.1 . 12.5 5.7 5.5 4.0 5.7 7.7
1: Disagree %
2: Tend to Disagree % 10.4 15.3 16.7 8.0 8.3 15.1 7.7 6.0 11.3 11.5
3: Neither Agree/Disagree % 21.4 18.8 26.2 24.0 18.8 24.5 19.5 32.0 28.3 22.6
4: Tend to Agree % 28.5 24.1 26.2 40.0 30.6 32.1 27.0 32.0 24.5 30.8
5: Agree % 32.9 35.9 23.8 28.0 29.9 22.6 40.2 26.0 30.2 27.4

I read newspapers/magazines frequently
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 4.19 4.15 4.18 4.09 4.05 4.27 4.27 4.15 4.20 4.31
    4.5 5.6 4.7 4.6 5.8 3.1 3.5 5.4 3.5 3.2
1: Disagree %
2: Tend to Disagree % 6.2 5.0 3.8 10.8 8.0 6.3 5.9 6.2 5.6 5.5
3: Neither Agree/Disagree % 8.1 8.9 11.3 7.7 8.3 10.2 8.2 7.7 9.9 5.5
4: Tend to Agree % 28.3 29.4 29.2 24.6 31.2 21.1 25.2 29.2 28.9 29.2
5: Agree % 52.8 51.1 50.9 52.3 46.7 59.4 57.3 51.5 52.1 56.7

I read for leisure frequently
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 3.80 3.80 4.07 3.75 3.56 3.62 4.15 3.82 3.66 3.74
    8.0 9.1 5.6 10.8 8.1 13.4 4.8 9.2 9.9 8.6
1: Disagree %
2: Tend to Disagree % 12.5 11.2 6.5 10.8 17.9 11.0 8.8 11.5 11.3 14.1
3: Neither Agree/Disagree % 12.0 12.0 10.3 13.8 15.4 15.7 8.3 8.5 18.3 10.1
4: Tend to Agree % 25.9 25.7 30.8 21.5 27.0 19.7 22.7 29.2 23.9 29.3
5: Agree % 41.6 42.0 46.7 43.1 31.5 40.2 55.5 41.5 36.6 37.9
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For more information on the 2003 Baccalaureate Alumni Survey contact:
Dr. Nancy Whelchel, Associate Director for Survey Research
Office of Institutional Planning and Research
Box 7002
NCSU
Phone: (919) 515-4184
Email: Nancy_Whelchel@ncsu.edu

Posted: April, 2003

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