Student Success Report

Term: Fall 2011 (201210)
Department: Biological Sciences (BIOS)

This report was prepared by the Office of Institutional Research on 05JUL12.
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 549 143 113 128 131 . 34 493 56 467.4 3.02 10.0% 11.7% 18.0% 26.8% 33.5%
BS in Biology 137 23 29 36 49 . . 121 16 115.7 3.02 7.3% 13.9% 18.2% 31.4% 29.2%
BS in Pre-Optometry 3 . 2 1 . . . 3 . 2.8 3.33 . . 33.3% 33.3% 33.3%
BS in Biology Pre-Med 182 63 37 43 39 . . 166 16 159.1 3.05 11.5% 9.9% 13.2% 25.3% 40.1%
BS in Biology Teaching 14 7 4 1 2 . . 13 1 12.1 2.94 14.3% 7.1% 14.3% 42.9% 21.4%
BS in Biology Pre-Vet 42 19 8 8 7 . . 39 3 36.2 3.10 14.3% 7.1% 11.9% 28.6% 38.1%
BS in Environmental Studies 23 3 3 6 11 . . 21 2 19.1 2.99 4.3% 13.0% 39.1% 17.4% 26.1%
BS in Wildlife Management 114 28 30 33 23 . . 104 10 98.8 2.79 13.2% 17.5% 27.2% 21.1% 21.1%
MS in Biology 34 . . . . . 34 26 8 23.6 3.61 . . 5.9% 32.4% 61.8%

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 101 68.1% 81.3% 82.3% 88.8% 87.1% 48.0% 48.3% 34.3% 54.5% 35.7% -2.1% 38.3% 77.1% 6.3% 42.3% 62.9%
BS in Biology 41 57.8% 80.0% 84.0% 84.0% . . . 40.7% 50.0% . 2.2% 21.2% 57.5% -29.3% -4.7% 32.3%
BS in Pre-Optometry . 22.2% . . . . . . . . . -50.0% . . . . .
BS in Biology Pre-Med 22 75.7% 85.4% 86.6% 98.4% . . . 36.4% 71.4% . -4.7% 50.4% 124.7% . . .
BS in Biology Teaching 2 50.6% 75.0% 62.2% 66.7% . . . 50.0% 100.0% . -6.7% -44.0% 100.0% 100.0% -33.3% -60.0%
BS in Biology Pre-Vet 1 69.7% 90.9% 100.0% 100.0% . . . . . . -4.5% . . . . .
BS in Environmental Studies 5 73.3% 82.2% 96.3% 95.2% . . . 100.0% 80.0% . 0.0% -14.8% -20.7% -16.7% 25.0% 150.0%
BS in Wildlife Management 13 64.1% 78.1% 70.9% 82.4% . . . 16.7% 35.7% . 4.6% 75.4% 96.6% 0.0% -13.3% 85.7%
MS in Biology 17 . . . . 87.1% 48.0% 48.3% . . 35.7% -12.8% -26.1% -29.2% 0.0% 183.3% 0.0%

NOTES:

Degrees Awarded: Number of Degrees Awarded by Program - Terms used were Summer 2010(201050), Fall 2010(201110), Spring 2011(201120).
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 2005(200610) and ending with Spring 2011(201120).
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 7027 6708 2.64 20.5%
BIO880 3 2 2.00 50.0%
BIO553 19 17 2.53 36.8%
BIO121 711 681 2.12 35.7%
BIO746 3 2 3.00 33.3%
BIO101 78 70 2.60 30.1%
BIO171 1046 965 2.41 28.8%
BIO335 22 21 2.10 28.6%
BIO521 7 7 2.57 28.6%
BIO554 19 19 1.84 26.3%
BIO100 1964 1908 2.47 22.9%
BIO381 28 28 2.68 21.4%
BIO301 833 787 2.51 21.1%
BIO528 11 10 3.00 18.2%
BIO531S 11 11 3.09 18.2%
BIO102 135 134 2.73 17.2%
BIO728 6 5 3.20 16.7%
BIO849 6 5 3.00 16.7%
BIO315 115 114 2.61 16.5%
BIO141 218 216 2.77 16.5%
BIO316 116 116 2.86 12.9%
BIO556 16 16 3.13 12.5%
BIO584 8 8 2.50 12.5%
BIO742 8 7 3.57 12.5%
BIO557 19 18 2.72 11.1%
BIO273 280 268 2.85 10.0%
BIO378 53 52 3.08 9.4%
BIO348 69 66 2.88 9.1%
BIO755 12 11 3.73 8.3%
BIO380 37 37 3.30 8.1%
BIO317 208 203 3.26 7.8%
BIO131 147 140 2.94 7.7%
BIO546 13 13 3.54 7.7%
BIO331 50 47 3.66 6.1%
BIO310 51 51 3.53 5.9%
BIO320 108 108 3.20 5.6%
BIO561 20 20 3.50 5.0%
BIO371 67 66 3.33 4.5%
BIO585 26 26 3.12 3.8%
BIO514 72 71 3.54 2.8%
BIO303 38 37 3.70 2.7%
BIO490 88 88 3.84 1.1%
BIO271 20 20 3.75 0.0%
BIO349 4 0 . 0.0%
BIO382W 22 22 3.32 0.0%
BIO489 9 8 3.75 0.0%
BIO525 7 7 3.43 0.0%
BIO529 3 3 3.67 0.0%
BIO542 9 9 3.22 0.0%
BIO552 10 10 2.80 0.0%
BIO555 4 3 3.67 0.0%
BIO586 16 16 3.13 0.0%
BIO598 23 23 3.96 0.0%
BIO714 5 5 3.60 0.0%
BIO721 4 4 4.00 0.0%
BIO725 7 7 3.71 0.0%
BIO729 9 9 3.44 0.0%
BIO731S 4 4 3.50 0.0%
BIO752 6 6 3.67 0.0%
BIO754 4 4 3.75 0.0%
BIO756 4 4 4.00 0.0%
BIO801 13 13 3.85 0.0%
BIO802 6 6 3.67 0.0%
BIO806 9 9 3.67 0.0%
BIO810 14 14 3.21 0.0%
BIO845 7 7 3.86 0.0%
BIO850 5 5 4.00 0.0%
BIO890 13 13 4.00 0.0%
BIO891 28 0 . .
BIO891C 13 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 2011(201150), Fall 2011(201210), Spring 2012(201220).
Courses with enrollment less than 3 are excluded.