North Carolina State University
2001-2002 Graduating Senior Survey:
College Comparisons of
Senior Year Employment and Extracurricular Activities

This document reports survey data on college differences in the respondents' experiences in employment during their senior year at NC State. Survey results for all respondents are provided in "2001-2002 Graduating Senior Survey: All Respondents." For information about the survey and analysis methods, see "2001-2002 Graduating Senior Survey: Introduction, Methods, and Student Demographic Profile."

Number of Hours Worked Per Week | Job Relationship to Academic Major | Co-op/Internship Experience |

Extracurricular Activities


Q Number of Hours Worked Per Week This Academic Year (Among Employed Respondents, n=1,584)

NCSU College
CALS CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
    5.5 6.3 5.8 7.0 8.6 2.9 3.3 14.0 3.3
Less than 5 hours per week %
5-9 hours per week % 11.0 10.8 15.4 11.0 11.4 9.5 26.2 16.3 7.1
10-14 hours per week % 20.0 21.7 9.6 19.8 25.7 18.7 23.0 18.6 20.5
15-19 hours per week % 19.5 20.3 7.7 20.3 15.7 17.7 18.0 16.3 25.2
20-24 hours per week % 20.6 21.7 26.9 19.8 20.0 22.2 16.4 20.9 17.6
25-29 hours per week % 10.1 9.1 9.6 7.2 10.0 13.5 8.2 9.3 12.9
30-34 hours per week % 4.5 5.2 9.6 3.4 5.7 4.7 1.6 4.7 4.8
35 or more hours per week % 8.9 4.9 15.4 11.6 2.9 10.8 3.3 . 8.6


Q Job Related to Academic Major?

NCSU College
CALS CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
    36.2 32.5 35.3 27.9 33.8 49.6 41.0 32.6 36.2
Not related %
Somewhat related % 32.0 34.6 41.2 25.8 22.1 34.0 21.3 34.9 42.4
Directly related % 31.8 32.9 23.5 46.3 44.1 16.4 37.7 32.6 21.4


Q If "Not Related" Was This By Choice?

NCSU College
CALS CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
    66.7 79.3 77.8 64.1 78.3 59.3 76.0 42.9 68.4
Yes %
No % 33.3 20.7 22.2 35.9 21.7 40.7 24.0 57.1 31.6

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Q Co-op/Internship Experience

NCSU College
CALS CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
    49.1 51.7 96.6 55.2 84.3 40.8 33.8 54.9 23.8
Yes %
No % 50.9 48.3 3.4 44.8 15.7 59.2 66.2 45.1 76.2


Q Co-op/Intership Contribution to Personal/Professional Growth

NCSU College
CALS CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 3.56 3.61 3.71 3.53 3.65 3.52 3.61 3.79 3.33
    1.5 . . 1.5 4.0 2.3 . . 3.4
1: Poor %
2: Fair % 4.7 3.4 5.5 5.7 1.3 4.1 8.7 3.6 6.9
3: Good % 29.8 31.6 18.2 31.1 20.0 32.7 21.7 14.3 43.1
4: Excellent % 63.9 64.9 76.4 61.7 74.7 60.8 69.6 82.1 46.6

 

Q Received Job Offer From Field Experience

NCSU College
CALS CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
    31.3 27.5 31.5 35.6 38.7 23.8 26.1 50.0 22.4
Yes %
No % 68.7 72.5 68.5 64.4 61.3 76.2 73.9 50.0 77.6

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Q Involvement with Campus Activities

Involved in: Academic (Honors prgrm, etc NCSU College
CALS CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
    36.1 35.9 54.2 41.4 26.1 31.2 48.6 38.9 27.3
Yes %
No % 63.9 64.1 45.8 58.6 73.9 68.8 51.4 61.1 72.7
 
Involved in: Org/clubs related to major NCSU College
CALS CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
    54.4 57.3 62.7 56.8 75.0 46.2 62.5 70.4 43.9
Yes %
No % 45.6 42.7 37.3 43.2 25.0 53.8 37.5 29.6 56.1
 
Involved in: Honor/srvc/prof frat/sorori NCSU College
CALS CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
    28.8 30.5 32.2 29.9 25.0 23.1 31.9 48.1 29.2
Yes %
No % 71.2 69.5 67.8 70.1 75.0 76.9 68.1 51.9 70.8
 
Involved in: Residence hall council NCSU College
CALS CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
    8.4 7.9 13.6 8.2 1.1 11.2 5.6 14.8 5.9
Yes %
No % 91.6 92.1 86.4 91.8 98.9 88.8 94.4 85.2 94.1
 
Involved in: Social fraternity/sorority NCSU College
CALS CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
    13.7 11.3 16.9 10.5 12.0 16.4 11.1 25.9 18.2
Yes %
No % 86.3 88.7 83.1 89.5 88.0 83.6 88.9 74.1 81.8
 
Involved in: Intramural/rec sports/club NCSU College
CALS CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
    40.7 37.0 52.5 44.7 52.2 32.1 47.2 53.7 39.5
Yes %
No % 59.3 63.0 47.5 55.3 47.8 67.9 52.8 46.3 60.5
 
Involved in: Varsity athletic teams NCSU College
CALS CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
    4.3 3.1 6.8 2.4 7.6 7.2 2.8 1.9 5.1
Yes %
No % 95.7 96.9 93.2 97.6 92.4 92.8 97.2 98.1 94.9
 
Involved in: Student government NCSU College
CALS CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
    4.2 3.7 . 4.2 2.2 5.2 2.8 11.1 4.0
Yes %
No % 95.8 96.3 100.0 95.8 97.8 94.8 97.2 88.9 96.0
 
Involved in: Student judicial board NCSU College
CALS CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
    1.5 0.6 3.4 1.6 1.1 1.3 1.4 3.7 2.4
Yes %
No % 98.5 99.4 96.6 98.4 98.9 98.7 98.6 96.3 97.6
 
Involved in: Union activities brd/stdnt NCSU College
CALS CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
    4.9 3.1 5.1 5.3 . 7.6 5.6 3.7 3.6
Yes %
No % 95.1 96.9 94.9 94.7 100.0 92.4 94.4 96.3 96.4
 
Involved in: Visual/performing arts/music NCSU College
CALS CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
    8.0 8.2 8.5 5.7 8.7 12.3 15.3 13.0 2.4
Yes %
No % 92.0 91.8 91.5 94.3 91.3 87.7 84.7 87.0 97.6
 
Involved in: Minority student groups NCSU College
CALS CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
    7.4 3.4 6.8 8.5 5.4 9.4 8.3 9.3 6.7
Yes %
No % 92.6 96.6 93.2 91.5 94.6 90.6 91.7 90.7 93.3
 
Involved in: Religious/political/issue groups NCSU College
CALS CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
    16.3 13.3 35.6 14.8 12.0 20.2 25.0 20.4 11.1
Yes %
No % 83.7 86.7 64.4 85.2 88.0 79.8 75.0 79.6 88.9
 
Involved in: Other groups NCSU College
CALS CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
    1.4 3.1 . . 4.3 1.8 5.6 1.9 .
Yes %
No % 98.6 96.9 100.0 100.0 95.7 98.2 94.4 98.1 100.0

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For more information on the 2001-2002 Graduating Senior 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: September, 2002

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