Student Success Report

Term: Fall 2009 (201010)
Department: Physics and Astronomy (PHAS)

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 84 26 19 10 28 1 . 78 6 74.1 2.79 10.7% 20.2% 20.2% 27.4% 21.4%
AAS in Science for Engineering 4 1 2 1 . . . 4 . 3.5 3.21 . 25.0% . 50.0% 25.0%
BS in Physics 63 24 16 8 14 1 . 59 4 57.2 2.81 11.1% 15.9% 23.8% 25.4% 23.8%
BS in Physics 3/2 Mech Engr 3 . 1 . 2 . . 3 . 2.3 3.33 . 33.3% . . 66.7%
BS in Physics Teaching 3 1 . 1 1 . . 3 . 2.4 2.09 33.3% . 33.3% 33.3% .
General Pre-Engineering 11 . . . 11 . . 9 2 8.8 2.62 9.1% 45.5% 9.1% 36.4% .

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 6 57.3% 57.1% 59.3% 73.1% . . . 28.6% 20.0% . 13.5% 44.8% 78.7% 100.0% 50.0% 20.0%
AAS in Science for Engineering 1 22.2% 33.3% . . . . . . . . -33.3% . . 0.0% . .
BS in Physics 4 60.3% 65.7% 55.6% 70.4% . . . 37.5% 33.3% . 57.5% 46.5% 250.0% 300.0% 0.0% -20.0%
BS in Physics 3/2 Mech Engr . 33.3% 55.6% 38.9% . . . . . . . -25.0% -25.0% 0.0% -100.0% . .
BS in Physics Teaching 1 33.3% 66.7% 66.7% 66.7% . . . . . . 0.0% 0.0% . . . .
General Pre-Engineering . 14.3% 18.2% . . . . . 16.7% 0.0% . -47.6% 37.5% -57.7% . . .

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 1531 1343 2.57 28.5%
PHY300W 6 4 3.00 50.0%
AST330 73 62 2.21 38.9%
AST135 341 290 2.39 33.3%
AST130 384 336 2.37 31.7%
PHY101 79 66 2.52 30.4%
PHY201 43 40 2.40 30.2%
PHY131 286 250 2.63 28.0%
PHY306 4 3 4.00 25.0%
PHY375 12 10 2.80 25.0%
PHY459 4 3 3.67 25.0%
PHY221 13 10 3.00 23.1%
PHY301 5 5 2.40 20.0%
PHY132 161 155 2.75 19.4%
PHY202 36 34 2.62 16.7%
PHY420 6 5 4.00 16.7%
PHY458 7 6 3.00 14.3%
PHY809 11 10 3.90 9.1%
PHY102 41 38 3.89 7.3%
PHY100 3 3 4.00 0.0%
PHY315 9 8 3.63 0.0%
PHY510 5 5 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.