2000-2001 Graduating Senior Survey Data Tables:
College Comparisons
in Student Goals and Intentions

This document reports survey data on college/school comparisons of the respondents' assessment of student goals and intentions while attending NC State. Survey results for all respondents are provided in "
2000-2001 Graduating Senior Survey: All Respondents." For information about the survey and analysis methods, see " 2000-2001 Graduating Senior Survey: Introduction, Methods, and Student Demographic Profile."

Goals and Objectives | Post-Graduate Plans


Goals and Objectives

Q Primary Goal/Objective
NCSU College/School
CALS Design CEP COE CFR CHASS PAMS COT COM
    18.3 12.3 23.9 15.8 21.1 25.6 21.3 11.3 13.0 16.1
Bach. deg./certificate only %
Prep for grad/prof. school % 31.1 46.1 28.3 51.3 24.1 13.6 34.0 43.8 18.5 26.4
Prep for new career % 46.4 38.9 43.5 28.3 50.7 55.2 39.5 35.0 64.8 53.8
Improve for current career % 1.6 1.4 . 1.3 1.7 3.2 2.0 . 1.9 1.3
Courses for personal interest % 0.4 . . . 0.2 . 1.2 5.0 . .
Other % 2.3 1.4 4.3 3.3 2.2 2.4 2.0 5.0 1.9 2.4
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QAccomplishment of Goal/Objective
NCSU College/School
CALS Design CEP COE CFR CHASS PAMS COT COM
    0.7 0.7 . . 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.3 . 0.8
Not accomplished %
Partially accomplished % 24.9 28.1 26.1 33.1 17.7 22.0 25.2 28.8 27.8 30.4
Fully accomplished % 74.4 71.2 73.9 66.9 81.5 77.2 74.0 70.0 72.2 68.8
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Post-Graduate Plans

Q Plans Following Graduation
NCSU College/School
CALS Design CEP COE CFR CHASS PAMS COT COM
    8.6 11.5 15.2 11.3 6.0 8.8 11.9 6.3 7.4 7.2
Don't know yet %
Accepted a job % 16.6 12.5 . 11.3 24.2 21.6 6.7 6.3 46.3 13.8
Continuing in current position % 3.2 4.1 . 6.7 2.4 4.8 2.8 1.3 3.7 2.9
Graduate/prof. school full-time % 17.7 28.5 15.2 20.0 15.4 7.2 15.9 38.8 11.1 13.6
G/P school part-time & work part-time % 3.5 3.1 2.2 2.7 4.1 4.0 4.0 1.3 1.9 3.5
Take more undergrad courses % 1.1 1.0 4.3 1.3 0.5 1.6 2.4 2.5 . 0.8
Still seeking employment % 39.1 32.2 58.7 29.3 37.5 43.2 40.9 28.8 29.6 49.7
Not seeking empl./not planning school % 2.8 2.0 2.2 4.0 2.4 4.0 4.8 1.3 . 2.7
Entering military service % 1.7 0.3 . 2.7 2.2 . 2.0 7.5 . 1.3
Other % 5.8 4.7 2.2 10.7 5.5 4.8 8.7 6.3 . 4.5
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For more information on the 2000-2001 Graduating Senior Survey contact:
Dr. Nancy Whelchel, Associate Director for Survey Research
Office of Institutional Planning and Research
Box 7002
NCSU
Phone: (919) 515-4184
Email: Nancy_Whelchel@ncsu.edu

Posted: October, 2001


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