North Carolina State University
2002-2003 Graduating Senior Survey:
College Comparisons of
Senior Year Employment and Extracurricular Activities

This document reports survey data on college differences in the respondents' experiences in employment during their senior year at NC State. Survey results for all respondents are provided in "2002-2003 Graduating Senior Survey: All Respondents." For information about the survey and analysis methods, see "2002-2003 Graduating Senior Survey: Introduction, Methods, and Student Demographic Profile."

On- and Off-Campus Employment | Number of Hours Worked | Job Relationship to Academic Major | Co-op/Internship Experience | Research Experience with NCSU Faculty | Extracurricular Activities


Q On- and Off-Campus Employment
Employed on/off campus this academic yr NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
    16.2 15.1 10.0 24.5 18.2 17.3 10.7 49.0 29.4 11.9
Yes - on campus %
Yes - off campus % 49.9 44.4 47.5 44.9 40.8 46.5 62.6 24.0 32.4 60.0
Yes - both on and off campus % 13.3 21.0 35.0 8.2 13.2 18.1 11.0 14.6 19.1 6.7
No % 20.7 19.5 7.5 22.4 27.8 18.1 15.6 12.5 19.1 21.4


Q Number of Hours Worked Per Week This Academic Year

  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
 Average hours worked per week-on campus Mean 13.64 13.73 12.94 14.13 13.40 12.73 14.30 13.17 13.30 14.12
Average hours worked per week-off campus Mean 20.76 19.00 14.59 20.88 21.07 22.44 21.23 20.38 17.68 21.58
Avg. total hrs/wk - on and off campus* Mean 30.12 28.77 20.29 28.00 32.87 31.43 29.47 32.14 26.85 30.64
*among those respondents who reported working both on and off campus (n=336)


Q Job Related to Academic Major?

On-campus job related to major/by choice NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
    11.9 5.1 5.6 . 11.4 9.1 20.7 6.8 9.4 18.4
Not related (not by choice) %
Not related (by choice) % 28.3 21.2 33.3 50.0 24.2 13.6 38.5 22.0 37.5 36.8
Somewhat related % 26.2 31.4 44.4 6.3 21.9 22.7 30.4 16.9 25.0 32.9
Directly related % 33.6 42.4 16.7 43.8 42.5 54.5 10.4 54.2 28.1 11.8

Off-campus job related to major/by choic NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
    19.4 13.0 18.2 16.7 18.6 22.4 25.2 29.4 20.0 13.3
Not related (not by choice) %
Not related (by choice) % 28.4 24.6 36.4 29.2 21.1 22.4 34.6 41.2 51.4 26.6
Somewhat related % 25.1 23.7 24.2 16.7 21.9 25.0 26.0 20.6 17.1 31.6
Directly related % 27.1 38.6 21.2 37.5 38.4 30.3 14.2 8.8 11.4 28.5

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Q Co-op/Internship Experience

Major include co-op/intern/field exper? NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
    42.8 49.9 38.5 95.9 48.5 83.5 39.8 25.3 49.3 16.7
Yes %
No % 57.2 50.1 61.5 4.1 51.5 16.5 60.2 74.7 50.7 83.3


Q Co-op/Intership Contribution to Personal/Professional Growth

Field exp. contribute to pers/prof growth NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 3.60 3.63 3.60 3.51 3.55 3.63 3.65 3.54 3.73 3.53
    1.9 . . 2.1 2.6 2.8 1.9 . . 2.9
1: Poor %
2: Fair % 4.7 7.1 6.7 6.4 4.0 2.8 3.4 8.3 6.1 5.7
3: Good % 25.2 22.6 26.7 29.8 28.7 22.6 22.5 29.2 15.2 27.1
4: Excellent % 68.3 70.2 66.7 61.7 64.7 71.7 72.1 62.5 78.8 64.3

 

Q Received Job Offer From Field Experience

Job offer from employer at field exper? NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
    30.3 36.9 26.7 34.0 29.5 45.3 16.2 45.8 54.5 29.0
Yes %
No % 69.7 63.1 73.3 66.0 70.5 54.7 83.8 54.2 45.5 71.0

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QResearch Experience with NCSU Faculty
Participate in research w/ NCSU faculty NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
    17.6 26.0 17.5 12.2 18.2 27.6 16.6 33.3 20.9 5.0
Yes %
No % 82.4 74.0 82.5 87.8 81.8 72.4 83.4 66.7 79.1 95.0

Eval. research exper-pers/prof growth NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 3.44 3.61 2.71 3.67 3.36 3.49 3.38 3.72 3.64 3.14
    3.4 . 14.3 . 3.9 . 5.5 . . 14.3
1: Poor %
2: Fair % 7.9 6.8 14.3 . 10.2 5.7 7.3 9.4 . 9.5
3: Good % 29.5 25.0 57.1 33.3 32.0 40.0 30.9 9.4 35.7 23.8
4: Excellent % 59.2 68.2 14.3 66.7 53.9 54.3 56.4 81.3 64.3 52.4

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Q Involvement with Campus Activities

Involved in: Academic (Honors prgrm, etc.) NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
    36.5 40.6 47.5 44.9 41.6 27.6 32.5 54.1 41.2 26.8
Yes - was involved (%) %
No - was not involved (%) % 63.5 59.4 52.5 55.1 58.4 72.4 67.5 45.9 58.8 73.2

Involved in: Org/clubs related to major NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
    53.6 64.9 80.0 57.1 55.1 74.0 39.8 73.5 77.9 46.1
Yes - was involved (%) %
No - was not involved (%) % 46.4 35.1 20.0 42.9 44.9 26.0 60.2 26.5 22.1 53.9

Involved in: Honor/srvc/prof frat/sor NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
    27.5 32.7 37.5 40.8 25.7 30.7 21.5 36.7 60.3 25.2
Yes - was involved (%) %
No - was not involved (%) % 72.5 67.3 62.5 59.2 74.3 69.3 78.5 63.3 39.7 74.8

Involved in: Residence hall council NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
    8.2 10.5 5.0 18.4 7.7 6.3 7.4 13.3 7.4 6.9
Yes - was involved (%) %
No - was not involved (%) % 91.8 89.5 95.0 81.6 92.3 93.7 92.6 86.7 92.6 93.1

Involved in: Social fraternity/sorority NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
    12.8 12.0 7.5 14.3 9.1 11.8 13.6 12.2 17.6 18.5
Yes - was involved (%) %
No - was not involved (%) % 87.2 88.0 92.5 85.7 90.9 88.2 86.4 87.8 82.4 81.5

Involved in: Intramural/rec sports/club NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
    40.7 42.1 30.0 49.0 44.3 52.8 30.3 42.9 50.0 44.7
Yes - was involved (%) %
No - was not involved (%) % 59.3 57.9 70.0 51.0 55.7 47.2 69.7 57.1 50.0 55.3

Involved in: Varsity athletic teams NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
    4.0 2.3 5.0 . 2.1 12.6 5.2 2.0 1.5 5.2
Yes - was involved (%) %
No - was not involved (%) % 96.0 97.7 95.0 100.0 97.9 87.4 94.8 98.0 98.5 94.8

Involved in: Student government NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
    4.6 3.8 2.5 4.1 3.0 7.9 4.7 9.2 11.8 4.5
Yes - was involved (%) %
No - was not involved (%) % 95.4 96.2 97.5 95.9 97.0 92.1 95.3 90.8 88.2 95.5

Involved in: Student judicial board NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
    1.2 0.6 . . 1.5 1.6 0.7 1.0 . 2.4
Yes - was involved (%) %
No - was not involved (%) % 98.8 99.4 100.0 100.0 98.5 98.4 99.3 99.0 100.0 97.6

Involved in: Union activities brd/stdnt media NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
    4.6 4.1 7.5 8.2 4.6 4.7 5.6 8.2 . 2.9
Yes - was involved (%) %
No - was not involved (%) % 95.4 95.9 92.5 91.8 95.4 95.3 94.4 91.8 100.0 97.1

Involved in: Visual/performing arts/music NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
    7.0 7.0 35.0 10.2 5.7 6.3 8.6 12.2 4.4 3.1
Yes - was involved (%) %
No - was not involved (%) % 93.0 93.0 65.0 89.8 94.3 93.7 91.4 87.8 95.6 96.9

Involved in: Minority student groups NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
    8.3 6.7 7.5 12.2 10.8 4.7 8.3 5.1 7.4 6.9
Yes - was involved (%) %
No - was not involved (%) % 91.7 93.3 92.5 87.8 89.2 95.3 91.7 94.9 92.6 93.1

Involved in: Religious/political/issue groups NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
    19.0 21.6 10.0 32.7 18.5 16.5 20.8 21.4 10.3 15.9
Yes - was involved (%) %
No - was not involved (%) % 81.0 78.4 90.0 67.3 81.5 83.5 79.2 78.6 89.7 84.1

Involved in: Other groups NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
    7.9 8.2 7.5 4.1 8.8 7.1 8.3 8.2 4.4 6.9
Yes - was involved (%) %
No - was not involved (%) % 92.1 91.8 92.5 95.9 91.2 92.9 91.7 91.8 95.6 93.1

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For more information on the 2002-2003 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: September, 2003

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