Institutional Research & Assessment

Special Types of Coursework

Survey items pertaining to special types of coursework asked students to report past or expected future participation. Therefore, seniors were more likely to report past actual behavior and freshmen were more likely to report a mix of past actual behavior and predicted future behavior on these items.

SUU students reported that they participated or expected to participate in culminating senior experiences (59% among seniors, 36% among first-year students); practica, internships, or field experiences (75%); and community service or volunteer work (77%) before graduating. Fewer SUU students participated or expected to participate in study abroad (18%), independent study or self-designed majors (22%), research projects with faculty members outside of course or program requirements (24%). SUU freshmen were more likely than seniors to expect to participate in foreign language coursework (52% first year, 31% seniors). Figure 7 summarizes the SUU responses.

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