North Carolina State University
2011-2012 Graduating Senior Survey
Department of Molecular and Structural Biochemistry

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The Department of Molecular and Structural Biochemistry is very interested in your opinions, and believes that as a graduating senior you can provide it with useful information to help evaluate and improve its program. We appreciate you taking the time to answer these questions.

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1. As you think back over your academic experiences as a major or co-major in Biochemistry, how satisfied are you with the education you have gained in this program?
Very satisfied
Moderately satisfied
Moderately dissatisfied
Very dissatisfied
No opinion

2. How helpful would you say your academic advising has been?
Very helpful
Moderately helpful
Sufficiently helpful
Not very helpful
No opinion

3. What is your career direction? (mark all that apply)
Working in a related field
Working in an unrelated field
Graduate study
Working in a health-related field
Other Please explain:

Please rate how important each of the following components of the Biochemistry curriculum were in your education.	Important	Somewhat important	Of little importance	Not important	No opinion	Not applicable (did not take)
4. ALS 103: Introductory Topics in Agriculture and Life Science	Important	Somewhat important	Of little importance	Not important	No opinion	Not applicable
5. Two semesters of Analytic Geometry and Calculus	Important	Somewhat important	Of little importance	Not important	No opinion	Not applicable
6. Three semesters of Analytic Geometry and Calculus	Important	Somewhat important	Of little importance	Not important	No opinion	Not applicable
7. Calculus-based Physics (PY 205 and PY 208)	Important	Somewhat important	Of little importance	Not important	No opinion	Not applicable
8. Two semesters organic Chemistry (CH 221 and CH 223)	Important	Somewhat important	Of little importance	Not important	No opinion	Not applicable
9. One semester of Physical Chemistry	Important	Somewhat important	Of little importance	Not important	No opinion	Not applicable
10. Two semesters of Physical Chemistry	Important	Somewhat important	Of little importance	Not important	No opinion	Not applicable
11. A course in Statistics	Important	Somewhat important	Of little importance	Not important	No opinion	Not applicable
12. GN 411: Principles of Genetics	Important	Somewhat important	Of little importance	Not important	No opinion	Not applicable

	Important	Somewhat important	Of little importance	Not important	No opinion	Not applicable (did not take)
13. MB 351: General Microbiology	Important	Somewhat important	Of little importance	Not important	No opinion	Not applicable
14. BCH 451: Principles of Biochemistry	Important	Somewhat important	Of little importance	Not important	No opinion	Not applicable
15. BCH 452: Introductory Biochemistry Laboratory	Important	Somewhat important	Of little importance	Not important	No opinion	Not applicable
16. BCH 453: Biochemistry of Gene Expression	Important	Somewhat important	Of little importance	Not important	No opinion	Not applicable
17. BCH 454: Advanced Biochemistry Laboratory	Important	Somewhat important	Of little importance	Not important	No opinion	Not applicable
18. BCH 455: Proteins and Molecular Mechanisms	Important	Somewhat important	Of little importance	Not important	No opinion	Not applicable
19. A course in Physiology or Cell Biology	Important	Somewhat important	Of little importance	Not important	No opinion	Not applicable
20. Scientific Writing	Important	Somewhat important	Of little importance	Not important	No opinion	Not applicable
21. Research Experience	Important	Somewhat important	Of little importance	Not important	No opinion	Not applicable
22. Teaching Experience	Important	Somewhat important	Of little importance	Not important	No opinion	Not applicable

23. What was your FIRST major at NC State?
Biochemistry
Other Life Science(s)
Chemistry
Engineering
Undesignated or other

24. How many majors will you complete?
One
Two
Three
More than three

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