Office of Institutional Research and Analysis

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Office of Institutional Research and Analysis
NDSU

• NDSU General Education Courses
• CATEGORIES c Communication
• r Quantitative Reasoning
• s Science and Technology - All
• a Humanities and Fine Arts
• b Social and Behavioral Sciences
• w Wellness
• d Cultural Diversity
• g Global Perspectives

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Office of Institutional Research and Analysis
NDSU

• NDSU General Education Courses
• OUTCOMES 1. Communicate effectively in a
  variety of contexts and formats COMM 2.
  Locate and use information for making appropriate
  personal and professional decisions -
  LUID 3. Comprehend the concepts and
  perspectives needed to function in
  national and international societies - CNIS 4.
  Comprehend intrapersonal and interpersonal
  dynamics - IIPD 5. Comprehend concepts and
  methods of inquiry in science and
  technology, and their applications for society
  ISTS
• 6. Integrate knowledge and ideas in a coherent
  and meaningful manner - IKIM 7.
  Comprehend the need for lifelong learning - LLOL

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Office of Institutional Research and Analysis
NDSU

• NDSU General Education Courses
• Categories by percentages of exposure and course
  level

27.2
20.1
The grand total number of category exposures NDSU
provided 3,884 graduates was 84,249, for a per
student average of 21.7. For example, 7.0 of
these 84,249 exposures were to quantitative
reasoning (r), provided about equally by freshman
and upper level courses. All communication (c)
exposures were in freshman courses. (Graduates
are of SP 99 through SU 03)
12.8
12.2
10.9
7.0
5.3
4.6
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Office of Institutional Research and Analysis
NDSU

• NDSU General Education Courses
• Percentages of 3,884 graduates of SP 99 through
  SU 03 not exposed to a category and numbers of
  graduates

20
6.0
Numbers of graduates
4.9
3.1
1.9
1.3
0.6
0.2
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Office of Institutional Research and Analysis
NDSU

• NDSU General Education Courses
• Outcomes by percentages of exposure and course
  level

20.9
19.2
15.5
13.0
12.9
12.6
The grand total number of learning outcome
exposures NDSU provided 3,884 graduates was
228,099, for a per student average of 59. For
example, 13.0 of these 228,099 exposures were to
outcome 3, provided mostly by freshman courses
but also by some sophomore and upper level
courses. The most number of exposures were to
outcome 6 (20.9). (Graduates are of SP 99
through SU 03).
5.8
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Office of Institutional Research and Analysis
NDSU

• NDSU General Education CoursesCategories by
  percentages of exposure and when taken

27.2
20.1
This slides shows the class level of the students
at the time they were exposed to the categories.
For example, the 22,877 exposures to science and
technology (s) (27.2 of the 84,249 total) were
experienced most often as Sophomores, followed by
Juniors, Freshmen, and then Seniors. (Data are of
3,884 graduates of SP 99 through SU 03)
12.8
12.2
10.9
7.0
5.3
4.6
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Office of Institutional Research and Analysis
NDSU

• NDSU General Education Courses
• Outcomes by percentages of exposure and when taken

20.9
19.2
15.5
13.0
12.9
12.6
This slide shows the class level of the students
at the time they were exposed to the learning
outcomes. For example, the 47,676 exposures to
learning outcomes on knowledge integration (20.9
of the 228,099 total) were experienced most often
as sophomores, followed by freshmen, and then
juniors, and then seniors. (Data are of 3,884
graduates of SP 99 through SU 03)
5.8
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Office of Institutional Research and Analysis
NDSU

• NDSU General Education Courses
• Categories by average percentages of total NDSU
  credits at graduation and average credits

Average NDSU GE Credits at graduation is 52.3
10.2
9.5
Data are of 3,884 graduates of SP 99 through SU
03
6.0
5.9
5.1
Average credits
3.9
2.7
2.2
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Office of Institutional Research and Analysis
NDSU

• NDSU General Education CoursesOutcomes by
  average percentages of total NDSU credits at
  graduation and average credits

Data are of 3,884 graduates of SP 99 through SU
03
Average NDSUGE Credits at graduation is 52.3
24.8
21.2
17.5
16.6
16.4
15.1
Average credits
6.8
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Office of Institutional Research and Analysis
NDSU

• NDSU General Education Courses

• Four majors (ngt10) with
• fewest numbers of GE credits
• Manufacturing Engineering (38)
• Music Educ (37)
• Mathematics (40)
• Agribusiness (41)

• Four majors (ngt10) with largest
• numbers of GE credits
• Biological Sciences (71)
• Natural Resources Mgmt (67)
• Zoology (67)
• Political Science (66)

• Four majors (ngt10) with lowest
• percentages of GE credits
• Music Education (22)
• Mechanical Engineering (24)
• Industrial Eng Mgmt (25)
• Electrical Engineering (26)

• Four majors (ngt10) with largest
• percentages of GE credits
• Zoology (52)
• Political Science (51)
• Biological Sciences (51)
• Psychology (51)