Student Success Report

Term: Fall 2008 (200910)
Department: Biological Sciences (BIOS)

This report was prepared by the Office of Institutional Research on 11APR12.
Source: Official Student Enrollment (Type 1), Student Class (Type 2), and Student Degrees (Type 5) files as submitted to the CPE. The table PODS.mst_student_course is used to get grades for each class. These grades are current and come from live data.

Table 1

  Headcount Enrollment   EKU Cumulative GPA
Program Total Fresh Soph Jr Sr Post-Bac Grad Full-Time Part-Time FTE Mean <2.0 2.0-2.49 2.5-2.99 3.0-3.49 >=3.5
* Total 467 108 95 95 110 11 48 419 48 409.7 3.10 4.5% 13.7% 20.6% 29.6% 31.7%
BS in Biology 121 24 20 23 48 6 . 108 13 107.2 3.03 5.0% 14.9% 26.4% 28.1% 25.6%
BS in Biology Pre-Med 148 49 36 33 29 1 . 145 3 141.6 3.24 3.4% 9.5% 14.9% 31.1% 41.2%
BS in Biology Teaching 20 4 2 10 4 . . 16 4 16.8 2.84 5.0% 25.0% 25.0% 40.0% 5.0%
BS in Biology Pre-Vet 6 3 1 1 1 . . 6 . 5.8 3.28 . . 16.7% 50.0% 33.3%
BS in Environmental Studies 34 6 9 9 9 1 . 32 2 31.1 2.92 2.9% 14.7% 32.4% 35.3% 14.7%
BS in Wildlife Management 78 21 17 19 18 3 . 67 11 64.7 2.70 10.3% 28.2% 24.4% 25.6% 11.5%
Biology Pre-Vet 10 . 10 . . . . 9 1 9.3 3.34 . . 40.0% 10.0% 50.0%
MS in Biology 48 . . . . . 48 34 14 31.4 3.63 . . . 29.2% 70.8%

NOTES:

Headcount Enrollment: Number of Majors by Program and Student Level and Full/Part-Time Status, plus Student FTE (FTE based on credit hours enrolled)
EKU Cumulative GPA: Distribution plus mean by Program
Programs with enrollment less than 3 are excluded.

Table 2

  Degrees UG Retent. (3yr Avg) GR Retent. (3yr Avg) Six-Year Graduation Rate Headcount Enrollment Change % Degrees Awarded Change %
Program Awarded Frsh 1-yr Soph 1-yr Jr 1-yr Sr 1-yr 1st-yr 2nd-yr 3rd-yr Fresh Trans Grad 1-year 5-year 10-year 1-year 5-year 7-year
* Total 72 63.7% 81.4% 84.8% 87.8% 92.0% 54.8% 36.4% 48.1% 54.1% 63.6% -5.7% 31.5% 59.4% 22.0% 30.9% 30.9%
BS in Biology 24 70.6% 79.9% 77.4% 82.6% . . . 30.0% 52.6% . -15.4% 4.3% 57.1% 9.1% -22.6% 166.7%
BS in Biology Pre-Med 17 62.9% 87.8% 92.0% 89.9% . . . 51.6% 50.0% . 4.2% 92.2% 78.3% 30.8% . 112.5%
BS in Biology Teaching 2 82.2% 90.5% 73.3% 88.6% . . . 100.0% . . -9.1% 185.7% 233.3% -33.3% -60.0% -60.0%
BS in Biology Pre-Vet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
BS in Environmental Studies 5 81.1% 87.0% 96.7% 90.5% . . . . 66.7% . 6.3% 78.9% . -28.6% -37.5% .
BS in Wildlife Management 16 51.9% 76.1% 86.5% 92.0% . . . 55.6% 66.7% . -2.5% 2.6% 23.8% 166.7% 433.3% 23.1%
General Pre-Forestry . . . . . . . . 50.0% . . . 100.0% -60.0% . . .
Biology Pre-Vet . 38.6% 73.6% 93.3% 33.3% . . . 0.0% 25.0% . -64.3% -23.1% -23.1% . . .
MS in Biology 8 . . . . 92.0% 54.8% 36.4% . . 63.6% 0.0% 4.3% 4.3% 0.0% 0.0% -60.0%

NOTES:

Degrees Awarded: Number of Degrees Awarded by Program - Terms used were Summer 2007(200750), Fall 2007(200810), Spring 2008(200820).
Undergraduate & Graduate Retention (Average of Three Previous Years):
     - Freshman One-Year Retention Rate by Program (first-year to second-year for graduate students): Percent of prior years freshmen in program who returned to EKU for current year.
     - Sophomore One-Year Retention Rate by Program (second-year to third-year for graduate students): Percent of prior years sophomores in program who returned to EKU for current year.
     - Junior One-Year Retention Rate by Program: Percent of prior years juniors in program who returned to EKU for current year.
     - Senior One-Year Retention and Graduation Rates by Program (third-year to graduation for graduate students): Percent of prior years seniors in program who graduated or returned to EKU for current year.
Six-year Graduation Rate: Six Year Graduation Rates of New Freshmen, New Transfers, and New Graduate Students starting in the program.
     - Six-year Graduation Rates - Cohort term Fall 2002(200310) and ending with Spring 2008(200820).
Headcount Enrollment Change: One-, Five- and Ten-Year Changes over time in Headcount Enrollment by Program
Degrees Awarded Change: One-, Five-, and Seven-Year Changes over time in Degrees Awarded by Program

Table 3

Course Number
Enrolled
N used in
Mean GPA
Mean
GPA
DFWU
Rate
* Total 6304 5567 2.71 24.8%
BIO536 6 3 3.00 50.0%
BIO550 7 5 2.60 42.9%
BIO301 790 669 2.23 39.3%
BIO121 572 479 2.35 36.2%
BIO131 142 109 2.52 33.1%
BIO171 861 720 2.62 33.0%
BIO554 16 16 1.94 31.3%
BIO141 152 132 2.67 27.6%
BIO557 17 16 2.31 25.0%
BIO317 308 282 2.58 23.3%
BIO100 1767 1606 2.61 23.2%
BIO271 106 100 2.63 21.7%
BIO371 85 79 2.73 20.0%
BIO273 211 184 2.73 18.8%
BIO584 11 11 2.55 18.2%
BIO378 64 55 3.47 17.2%
BIO315 95 85 3.18 14.7%
BIO891C 20 0 . 14.3%
BIO316 81 81 3.01 13.6%
BIO558 16 14 3.64 12.5%
BIO335 19 18 3.06 10.5%
BIO533 10 9 3.44 10.0%
BIO102 93 93 3.10 9.7%
BIO331 56 53 3.40 8.9%
BIO846 12 11 3.64 8.3%
BIO320 89 86 3.26 7.9%
BIO310 51 49 3.57 7.8%
BIO303 30 26 3.38 7.1%
BIO547 14 13 3.15 7.1%
BIO890 14 13 3.85 7.1%
BIO553 15 15 2.87 6.7%
BIO586 15 15 2.67 6.7%
BIO816 16 14 3.64 6.7%
BIO514 47 46 3.26 6.4%
BIO599 17 16 3.63 5.9%
BIO490 87 83 3.77 5.7%
BIO801 18 17 3.65 5.6%
BIO382 20 19 2.95 5.0%
BIO381 25 25 3.16 4.0%
BIO587 28 28 3.25 3.6%
BIO348 70 68 3.53 1.4%
BIO489 9 9 3.00 0.0%
BIO527 13 13 3.85 0.0%
BIO531 15 15 3.80 0.0%
BIO585 7 7 3.14 0.0%
BIO598 8 8 4.00 0.0%
BIO710 12 12 3.42 0.0%
BIO727 3 3 3.33 0.0%
BIO731 4 4 3.75 0.0%
BIO733 6 6 3.67 0.0%
BIO736 5 5 3.80 0.0%
BIO750 7 7 3.71 0.0%
BIO754 3 3 3.00 0.0%
BIO757 6 6 4.00 0.0%
BIO758 6 6 4.00 0.0%
BIO784 3 3 3.67 0.0%
BIO785 4 4 4.00 0.0%
BIO786 4 3 3.33 0.0%
BIO787 4 4 4.00 0.0%
BIO802 21 20 3.80 0.0%
BIO848 22 22 4.00 0.0%
BIO849 11 11 3.91 0.0%
BIO891 47 25 4.00 0.0%

NOTES:

Courses Offered: Course Enrollment, Number used in Mean GPA, Mean GPA, and DFW Rate
     - Mean GPA - A, B, C, D, F - Excludes FN
     - DFW - A, B, C, D, F, U, S, P, W - Excludes FN, UN
     - DFW Calculation = Sum(D,F,W,U)/Sum(A,B,C,D,F,W,U,P,S)*100
The terms used to produce this table were Fall 2008(200910), Spring 2009(200920).
Courses with enrollment less than 3 are excluded.