Student Success Report

Term: Fall 2013 (201410)
Department: Biological Sciences (BIOS)

This report was prepared by the Office of Institutional Research on 13NOV14.
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 586 163 133 101 157 . 32 521 65 504.8 3.05 6.3% 13.3% 19.3% 29.2% 31.9%
BS in Biology 320 124 90 41 65 . . 291 29 280.1 3.02 7.5% 13.1% 20.6% 27.5% 31.3%
BS in Biology Pre-Med 70 . 7 23 40 . . 61 9 61.7 3.31 . 4.3% 15.7% 41.4% 38.6%
BS in Biology Teaching 11 2 . 6 3 . . 10 1 10.0 3.20 . 9.1% 9.1% 63.6% 18.2%
BS in Biology Pre-Vet 16 . 4 9 3 . . 15 1 14.4 3.05 . 31.3% 12.5% 18.8% 37.5%
BS in Environmental Studies 21 8 4 4 5 . . 17 4 17.6 2.96 9.5% 9.5% 28.6% 28.6% 23.8%
BS in Wildlife Management 114 29 26 18 41 . . 103 11 98.1 2.79 9.6% 21.1% 22.8% 28.9% 17.5%
MS in Biology 32 . . . . . 32 23 9 21.8 3.72 . . 3.1% 12.5% 84.4%

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 98 64.6% 83.3% 82.5% 90.2% 63.9% 13.1% 10.3% 57.1% 57.8% 76.5% -1.8% 28.8% 71.8% 24.1% -31.9% -31.0%
BS in Biology 31 56.9% 85.4% 79.4% 85.7% . . . 63.2% 58.3% . 43.5% 164.5% 175.9% 19.2% -35.4% -64.0%
BS in Pre-Optometry . 55.6% 33.3% 33.3% . . . . . . . -50.0% . . . . .
BS in Biology Pre-Med 28 66.8% 87.5% 86.0% 94.5% . . . 60.0% 42.9% . -51.7% -52.7% -9.1% 55.6% -17.6% .
BS in Pre-Forestry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
BS in Biology Teaching . 43.8% 41.7% 50.0% 83.3% . . . 50.0% 100.0% . 57.1% -45.0% 57.1% . -100.0% -100.0%
BS in Biology Pre-Vet 6 61.9% 84.4% 84.7% 100.0% . . . . . . -60.0% 166.7% . 0.0% . .
BS in Environmental Studies 2 75.0% 60.0% 94.4% 84.4% . . . 66.7% 33.3% . 5.0% -38.2% 10.5% -50.0% -80.0% -75.0%
BS in Wildlife Management 21 61.7% 80.3% 81.9% 90.1% . . . 36.4% 70.0% . -9.5% 46.2% 50.0% 200.0% -34.4% -30.0%
MS in Biology 10 . . . . 63.9% 13.1% 10.3% . . 76.5% -5.9% -33.3% -30.4% -44.4% -37.5% -16.7%

NOTES:

Degrees Awarded: Number of Degrees Awarded by Program - Terms used were Summer 2012(201250), Fall 2012(201310), Spring 2013(201320).
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 2007(200810) and ending with Spring 2013(201320).
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 6341 6025 2.66 19.2%
BIO542 16 15 1.93 31.3%
BIO301 893 822 2.19 29.6%
BIO315 135 133 2.28 28.9%
BIO101 241 207 2.64 26.0%
BIO319 143 139 2.44 25.2%
BIO521 4 4 2.50 25.0%
BIO111 477 461 2.49 24.8%
BIO171 887 827 2.55 24.2%
BIO112 332 320 2.55 21.4%
BIO100 1250 1205 2.48 20.7%
WLD381 28 28 2.64 17.9%
BIO318 126 122 2.80 17.7%
BIO378 37 36 2.92 16.7%
BIO348 76 73 2.51 16.0%
BIO742 7 7 2.86 14.3%
BIO316 128 127 2.82 13.3%
BIO273 239 228 2.74 12.9%
BIO820 8 8 2.88 12.5%
WLD585 24 24 2.88 12.5%
BIO102 113 112 2.84 12.4%
BIO557 25 25 2.56 12.0%
WLD489 11 9 3.00 11.1%
BIO335 38 38 2.97 10.5%
BIO821 10 10 3.00 10.0%
WLD382W 20 20 2.80 10.0%
BIO554 12 12 2.42 8.3%
WLD317 76 76 2.84 7.9%
BIO342 17 17 3.53 5.9%
BIO317 39 39 3.28 5.1%
BIO514 84 84 3.25 4.8%
BIO553 26 26 2.88 3.8%
BIO320 92 92 3.30 3.3%
BIO495 46 45 3.89 2.2%
BIO490 62 62 3.71 1.6%
BIO371 82 82 3.40 1.2%
BIO331 93 92 3.48 1.1%
BIO271 71 71 3.62 0.0%
BIO303 10 10 3.40 0.0%
BIO310 12 12 3.17 0.0%
BIO349 10 0 . 0.0%
BIO527 10 10 3.30 0.0%
BIO531 12 12 3.17 0.0%
BIO556 15 14 3.21 0.0%
BIO561 21 20 3.45 0.0%
BIO598 40 40 3.93 0.0%
BIO599 26 26 3.88 0.0%
BIO721 3 3 4.00 0.0%
BIO727 5 5 3.60 0.0%
BIO731 6 6 3.17 0.0%
BIO799 9 8 3.88 0.0%
BIO800 18 18 4.00 0.0%
BIO801 14 14 3.79 0.0%
BIO802 16 16 4.00 0.0%
BIO806 14 14 3.57 0.0%
BIO810 11 11 3.64 0.0%
BIO845 3 3 4.00 0.0%
BIO849 9 9 3.67 0.0%
BIO850 5 5 4.00 0.0%
BIO880 3 3 4.00 0.0%
BIO891 30 2 4.00 0.0%
BIO891C 4 0 . 0.0%
WLD380 37 37 3.43 0.0%
WLD586 18 18 3.17 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 2013(201350), Fall 2013(201410), Spring 2014(201420).
Courses with enrollment less than 3 are excluded.