Fall 2004

 

Major Assessment Profiles

Eastern Illinois University

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PART I: QUALITATIVE INFORMATION
  1. Assessment
    • Departmental Assessment Plan
    • IBHE Program Review outcome: Next review scheduled for 2008-2009.
    • IBHE Alumni Survey results
    • Undergraduate Student Survey Results: NA
    • Accreditation reports/results: BS in Chemistry with Chemistry Concentration has been continuously approved by the Committee on Professional Training of the American Chemical Society since 1970.
  2. Active student learning opportunities:(1)Student-faculty collaborative research projects for academic credit: 27 undergraduate students, 9 graduate students; (2)Students co-authoring journal publications: 8 undergraduates, 1 graduate students; (3)Students co-authoring or giving conference presentations (no. of citations): 6 for undergraduates, 1 graduate student; (4)Undergraduate research awards for student-faculty collaborative projects: 2
  3. Strategies to improve P-16 teaching and learning: Courses offered to middle and high school science teachers in MSNS program during Summer 2004: Environmental Chemistry for Natural Science Teachers and Laboratory Chemistry for Natural Science Teachers.
  4. Collaborative activities with business/industry: NA
  5. Pass rates on any professional/ occupational licensure exams: NA
  6. Faculty Achievements
  7. Student Achievements

PART II: QUANTITATIVE INFORMATION
CHM Data Spreadsheet (Excel)

  1. Enrollment: Undergraduate: 57; Graduate: 11
  2. Degrees: Undergraduate: 9; Graduate: 5
  3. Student Major Statistics
    • Full-time students: Undergraduate: 53; Graduate: 11
    • Part-time students: Undergraduate: 4; Graduate: 0
    • Diversity: Undergraduate: 2; Graduate: 0
    • ACT: Undergraduate: 23.78
    • GPA: Undergraduate: 2.8; Graduate: 3.3
  4. Faculty Statistics
    • Total faculty headcount: 16
    • Total FTE faculty: 16.33
    • Full-time faculty: 15
    • Part-time faculty: 1
    • # faculty on leave: 0
    • Total tenured/tenure track faculty: 13
    • Faculty break down by rank:
      1. Professor: 6
      2. Associate: 3
      3. Assistant: 4
      4. Instructor: 3
    • # w/Terminal degrees: 13
    • Total annually-contracted faculty: 2
      1. # w/Terminal degrees: 1
    • Non-negotiated part-time faculty: 1
    • Gender: 12 males, 4 females
    • Diversity: 0 non-white
  5. Credit Hour Production Total: 5,661
  6. Discipline cost per credit hour by level: $328.45
  7. Direct Cost Per Credit Hour Total: $215.70
  8. Freshman-Sophomore Retention Rate: 71%
  9. Average Actual Hours to Degree: 147
  10. Required Hours to Degree: 120 total. BS in Chemistry: Chemistry Concentration - 71-72; Biochemistry Concentration - 76-76; Management Concentration - 77-78. BS in Science with Teacher Certification, Chemistry Specialization - 75-77. MS in Chemistry: 32