Student Success Report

Term: Fall 2009 (201010)
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 569 177 94 95 133 14 56 510 59 493.8 2.99 10.0% 14.2% 19.2% 25.0% 31.6%
BS in Biology 151 37 31 26 52 5 . 138 13 133.6 2.92 8.6% 19.9% 21.2% 27.2% 23.2%
BS in Biology Pre-Med 179 65 37 32 42 3 . 170 9 163.3 3.05 11.7% 7.3% 15.1% 29.6% 36.3%
BS in Pre-Forestry 3 3 . . . . . 3 . 2.4 1.82 66.7% . 33.3% . .
BS in Biology Teaching 16 6 2 3 4 1 . 16 . 14.6 2.68 12.5% 31.3% 18.8% 31.3% 6.3%
BS in Biology Pre-Vet 20 11 3 3 3 . . 20 . 19.0 3.31 . 10.0% 15.0% 25.0% 50.0%
BS in Environmental Studies 34 10 5 9 7 3 . 30 4 29.3 2.81 14.7% 2.9% 32.4% 29.4% 20.6%
BS in Wildlife Management 108 45 16 22 23 2 . 100 8 95.2 2.68 13.0% 26.9% 27.8% 18.5% 13.9%
MS in Biology 56 . . . . . 56 31 25 34.6 3.74 . . 3.6% 14.3% 82.1%

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 74 67.3% 80.6% 87.0% 86.3% 90.4% 57.7% 34.4% 27.9% 62.9% 60.0% 21.8% 48.6% 81.2% 2.8% 19.4% 51.0%
BS in Biology 45 66.9% 82.4% 84.7% 80.0% . . . 20.0% 60.0% . 24.8% 33.6% 147.5% 87.5% 45.2% 95.7%
BS in Biology Pre-Med 4 70.1% 87.1% 91.9% 92.5% . . . 33.3% 62.5% . 20.9% 82.7% 90.4% -76.5% . 100.0%
BS in Pre-Forestry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
BS in Biology Teaching 2 68.3% 90.5% 63.3% 80.3% . . . . . . -20.0% 23.1% 128.6% 0.0% -60.0% 0.0%
BS in Biology Pre-Vet . 33.3% 33.3% 33.3% 33.3% . . . . . . 233.3% . . . . .
BS in Environmental Studies 5 81.1% 81.5% 100.0% 90.5% . . . 0.0% 50.0% . 0.0% 47.8% 126.7% 0.0% 150.0% 150.0%
BS in Wildlife Management 7 54.9% 76.6% 88.4% 88.8% . . . 36.4% 71.4% . 38.5% 25.6% 80.0% -56.3% 0.0% 0.0%
General Pre-Forestry . 33.3% . . 33.3% . . . 0.0% . . -50.0% 0.0% -50.0% . . .
Biology Pre-Vet . 38.6% 64.7% 60.0% 33.3% . . . 50.0% 66.7% . -90.0% -83.3% -95.0% . . .
MS in Biology 11 . . . . 90.4% 57.7% 34.4% . . 60.0% 16.7% 30.2% 1.8% 37.5% -35.3% -15.4%

NOTES:

Degrees Awarded: Number of Degrees Awarded by Program - Terms used were Summer 2008(200850), Fall 2008(200910), Spring 2009(200920).
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 2003(200410) and ending with Spring 2009(200920).
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 7128 6344 2.66 26.2%
BIO131 145 120 2.15 42.8%
BIO121 690 571 2.20 41.1%
BIO171 988 834 2.48 35.7%
BIO381 24 20 2.50 34.8%
BIO301 928 787 2.41 34.4%
BIO554 16 15 2.33 31.3%
BIO542 7 7 1.86 28.6%
BIO100 2031 1871 2.49 27.8%
BIO382 18 15 2.87 27.8%
BIO378 63 54 2.56 25.4%
BIO525 6 4 3.25 25.0%
BIO714 4 4 2.75 25.0%
BIO557 14 13 2.77 21.4%
BIO521 5 4 3.25 20.0%
BIO141 181 168 2.85 19.9%
BIO585 16 15 3.00 18.8%
BIO331 54 45 3.60 18.5%
BIO317 209 193 2.89 17.1%
BIO806 13 12 3.58 15.4%
BIO273 290 262 2.77 15.0%
BIO271 104 97 2.93 14.4%
BIO725 8 6 3.83 14.3%
BIO315 106 102 3.02 13.2%
BIO310 48 47 2.98 12.5%
BIO553 18 17 2.76 11.8%
BIO490 86 77 3.66 10.7%
BIO316 85 84 3.07 10.6%
BIO531 10 10 3.20 10.0%
BIO102 91 86 3.06 9.9%
BIO801 22 20 3.40 9.1%
BIO514 84 80 3.25 8.3%
BIO755 12 11 3.64 8.3%
BIO380 37 36 3.11 8.1%
BIO320 94 89 3.13 6.5%
BIO303 48 46 3.85 6.3%
BIO342 16 16 3.13 6.3%
BIO710 16 15 3.73 6.3%
BIO371 81 81 3.01 6.2%
BIO802 20 18 3.94 5.3%
BIO890 19 18 3.94 5.3%
BIO335 21 21 2.90 4.8%
BIO599 36 36 3.58 2.8%
BIO348 77 75 3.32 2.6%
BIO489 10 10 4.00 0.0%
BIO511 6 6 3.00 0.0%
BIO528 15 15 3.67 0.0%
BIO529 5 5 3.80 0.0%
BIO556 6 6 3.33 0.0%
BIO561 16 16 3.38 0.0%
BIO584 18 18 3.44 0.0%
BIO586 13 13 3.00 0.0%
BIO598 11 11 4.00 0.0%
BIO711 6 6 3.17 0.0%
BIO721 9 9 3.67 0.0%
BIO728 4 4 3.50 0.0%
BIO729 6 6 3.67 0.0%
BIO731 3 3 4.00 0.0%
BIO742 9 9 3.56 0.0%
BIO756 6 6 4.00 0.0%
BIO757 3 3 3.67 0.0%
BIO761 5 5 4.00 0.0%
BIO786 4 4 4.00 0.0%
BIO798 3 3 4.00 0.0%
BIO799 8 7 3.71 0.0%
BIO803 11 11 3.36 0.0%
BIO845 4 4 4.00 0.0%
BIO849 14 14 3.79 0.0%
BIO850 14 14 3.86 0.0%
BIO880 3 3 3.67 0.0%
BIO891 39 21 4.00 0.0%
BIO891C 26 3 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 Summer 2009(200950), Fall 2009(201010), Spring 2010(201020).
Courses with enrollment less than 3 are excluded.