North Carolina State University
2009-2010 Graduating Senior Survey
School of Public and International Affairs

INSTRUCTIONS:

The School of Public and International Affair is very interested in your opinions, and believes that as a graduating senior you can provide it with useful information to help us evaluate and improve our program. We appreciate you taking the time to answer these questions.

To answer a question, click on the bubble for the answer you are choosing. Once you have answered all the questions, you must hit the SUBMIT button at the end of the form to submit your answers.

1. What was the most important factor to you in selecting your major?
Preparation for a career I want
The classes seemed interesting
My parents/family thought it would be a good major for me
Another preferred major was not available
It seemed easy to get through
Other (please describe) other factor

2. What are your plans in the year following graduation?
Get an advanced degree in political science
Go to law school
Go to graduate/professional school but not in law or political science
Start my career
Travel
Take some time off to consider what I want to do next
Other (please describe) other plans

3. Please characterize your plans following graduation.
My plans are definite
I am considering several options
I really do not know what I am going to do
Other (please describe) other characterization

4. Which one of the following areas are you most likely to work in as a career?
Law
Business
Journalism
Public Policy
International Affairs
Federal Government
State/Local Government
Teaching/Education
Nonprofit
Campaign Management
Other (please list) other career area

5. During your academic career at NC State did you perform any volunteer work for a charitable or other nonprofit organization in either the Triangle or your home community?
Yes
No

6. Following graduation do you intend to perform any volunteer work for a charitable or other nonprofit organization?
Yes
No

Please indicate the extent and timing of off-campus employment during your college career. Did you have a paid job off campus during your:	Yes	No
7. Freshman year?	Yes	No	If yes, about how many hours per week did you work?
8. Sophomore year?	Yes	No	If yes, about how many hours per week did you work?
9. Junior year?	Yes	No	If yes, about how many hours per week did you work?
10. Senior year?	Yes	No	If yes, about how many hours per week did you work?

In which of the following activities did you participate while at NC State?	Yes, participated in	No, did not participate in
11. Student Legislature	Yes	No
12. Student Government	Yes	No
13. Social/Service Fraternity or Sorority	Yes	No
14. Academic Honor Society	Yes	No
15. Model United Nations	Yes	No
16. Politics Club	Yes	No
17. Other NC State-affiliated organization (Please list: )	Yes	No

Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statements.

18. My experience in the political science program has enhanced my:	Strongly Agree	Agree	Neither Agree nor Disagree	Disagree	Strongly Disagree
a. ability to recognize social and political problems	Strongly agree	Agree	Neither agree nor disagree	Disagree	Strongly disagree
b. ability to understand political positions and political viewpoints contrary to my own	Strongly agree	Agree	Neither agree nor disagree	Disagree	Strongly disagree
c. ability to analyze information	Strongly agree	Agree	Neither agree nor disagree	Disagree	Strongly disagree
d. ability to understand the day's news	Strongly agree	Agree	Neither agree nor disagree	Disagree	Strongly disagree

19. How often do you follow political news...	Very Often	Sometimes	Not Often	Never
a. on the Internet	Very often	Sometimes	Not often	Never
b. on network television	Very often	Sometimes	Not often	Never
c. on cable television	Very often	Sometimes	Not often	Never
d. on the radio	Very often	Sometimes	Not often	Never
e. in newspapers	Very often	Sometimes	Not often	Never

Please indicate the appropriate responses about yourself and your background.

20. How old are you?
Under 20
20
21
22
23
24 or over

21. When you are not at NC State, where is your home?
Outside North Carolina
North Carolina Mountains
North Carolina Piedmont
North Carolina Coast

22. How would you describe your home area?
Urban
Rural
Suburban

LTP STUDENTS ONLY: All graduating seniors in programs leading to teaching licensure are asked to complete a separate survey about their experiences in their teacher education program. Please click on the TEP button to submit your responses to this survey and go to the Teacher Education Programs one.

Thank you for your time and assistance!