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To
members of the Class of 2000: We are seeking your help in improving Union’s
advising system. A small committee
has been asked to informally consider all aspects of Union’s academic
advising. In addition to the Senior
Questionnaire that you are asked to complete, we request your assistance in
filling out the attached survey about your experiences with the advising system
here. Please return this survey at the same time you submit the Senior
Questionnaire. If you have any
questions or concerns about this survey, please contact me. Thank
you for your help on this, Byron
Nichols |
Senior
Survey Questions about Union’s Advising System
May, 2000
Basic
information about you:
1.
Sex:
_____ Female
_____ Male
2.
Major:
_____ Humanities
_____ Social Sciences
_____ Sciences _____
Engineering
3.
GPA
_____ 3.5 – 4.0
_____ 3.0 – 3.49
Early
advising experiences at Union:
4
Thinking
back to your first couple of years at Union, how satisfied were you with the
academic advising you received at Union during your Freshman and Sophomore years?
_____ Very satisfied
_____ Somewhat satisfied
_____ Somewhat dissatisfied
_____ Very dissatisfied
5
How true
is the following statement: during
my Freshman and Sophomore years, my advisor provided me with accurate
information about requirements, prerequisites, course offerings, etc.?
_____ Very true
_____ Somewhat true
_____ Somewhat false
_____ Very false.
6
As a
Freshman and Sophomore, about how often did you meet with your official academic
adviser?
_____ Once a year at most
_____ About once a term
_____ About once a month
_____ Every couple of weeks
7
When you
were a Freshman and stopped by your academic adviser’s office, did he/she
immediately know who you were? (Did
he/she know your name? That you
were his/her advisee?)
_____ Yes, definitely
_____ I think so
_____ Probably not
_____ Definitely not
8.
During
my Freshman and Sophomore years, I talked with my academic adviser about the
following…
a. Selection of courses:
_____ Yes
_____ No
b. Selecting or changing my major:
_____
Yes
_____ No
c. Problems I was having in courses
_____
Yes
_____ No
d. Career directions
_____ Yes
_____ No
e. Where to get information about getting into medical school, law
school, business school, etc.
_____ Yes
_____ No
f. Personal problems
_____ Yes
_____ No
g. Sources on campus where I could get assistance with personal issues I
was facing
_____ Yes
_____ No
h. Opportunities for internships or co-ops
_____ Yes
_____ No
i. Opportunities for national fellowships
_____ Yes
_____ No
j. Doing undergraduate research
_____ Yes
_____ No
k. Going on a term abroad
_____ Yes
_____ No
l. Speakers, concerts, etc. on campus
_____ Yes
_____ No
Recent
advising experiences:
9.
In the
last couple of years, how satisfied have you been with the academic advising you
received during your Junior and Senior years at Union?
_____ Very satisfied
_____ Somewhat satisfied
_____ Somewhat dissatisfied
_____ Very dissatisfied
10.
During
your Junior and Senior years, where did you go most often for academic advising?
To …
_____ My official academic advisor(s) in my major
_____ Another faculty member in my major Department
_____ A faculty member in another Department
_____ I tried to avoid going to any academic adviser
in the last couple of years.
11.
When did
you first visit the Career Development Center on campus?
_____ Freshman or Sophomore year
_____ Junior Year
_____ Senior Year
_____ Never
12.
If you
are headed for post-graduate education (med school, law school, business
School, etc.), when did you first talk with
the relevant pre-professional adviser at Union? In my …
_____ Freshman or Sophomore year
_____ Junior Year
_____ Senior Year
_____ Never
13.
After you
enrolled at Union, when did you first begin to explore your options for
your life after you graduate? During
my …
_____ Freshman or Sophomore year
_____ Junior Year
_____ Senior Year
_____ Never
Other
information about your academic experiences at Union:
14.
When did
you complete all of the Science and Math requirements for the Gen Ed
program?
_____ Freshman year
_____ Sophomore year
_____ Junior Year
_____ Senior
Year
15.
When did
you complete all of the Lit/Civ requirements
for the Gen Ed program?
_____ Freshman year
_____ Sophomore year
_____ Junior Year
_____ Senior Year
16.
During
all of your years at Union, how many times did you participate in each of the
following three activities?
a. Paid internships or Co-op experiences:
_____ (put number)
b. Unpaid internships for NO academic credit
_____ (put number)
c. Unpaid internships for academic credit
_____ (put number)
17.
When did
you first do undergraduate research at Union for independent study (or
thesis) credit or for a summer
stipend?
_____ Senior year – or the summer before
_____ Junior year – or the summer before
_____ Sophomore year – or the summer before
_____ Freshman year
_____ I never did any undergraduate research while at
Union.
18.
How often
did you feel that you were closed out of courses you wanted to take at Union?
_____ Never
_____ Once or twice in all my years at Union
_____ At least once a year
_____ Almost every term
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This survey was administered
on paper to the seniors in Spring 2000.
posted online as a reference May 28, 2002 by J
D Klein, Associate Dean for Information Technology, Union College.
Last modified 05/28/02
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