THE 1997 ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE SURVEY
Employment
Consistent with the Employer and Alumni surveys, the AES indicated that the UNR student body is comprised primarily of working students. Approximately 90% of all respondents indicated that they worked at some time during the 1996-1997 academic year. Of this group, between 70% and 80% worked primarily off campus. Ninety percent indicated that they worked during the academic year; one-third worked during the summer while taking summer courses; and roughly one-half worked during the summer, while not enrolled in classes. While the majority of the respondents worked thirty or fewer hours per week during the academic year, forty percent of the transfer students indicated that they worked thirty-one or more hours.
Employment Statistics*
|
Undergraduate (All numbers %) |
|
Nontransfer Students |
Transfer Students |
| Did you work at all while attending UNR? |
89.3 |
86.4 |
| Location |
|
|
| On Campus |
15.6 |
14.0 |
| Off Campus |
70.5 |
78.8 |
| Both |
15.5 |
9.9 |
|
| When |
|
|
| Academic Year |
89.4 |
92.4 |
| Summer (Attending Summer School) |
31.9 |
37.1 |
| Summer (Not Attending Summer School) |
55.8 |
44.7 |
| Summer Hours |
|
|
| 10 Hours or Less |
2.6 |
5.1 |
| 11-20 Hours |
11.9 |
11.0 |
| 21-30 Hours |
20.7 |
33.5 |
| 31 or More Hours |
64.7 |
66.5 |
| Academic Year Hours |
|
|
| 10 Hours or Less |
14.6 |
9.9 |
| 11-20 Hours |
36.4 |
28.8 |
| 21-30 Hours |
27.5 |
23.6 |
| 31 or More Hours |
21.4 |
37.6 |
| *Equal more than 100% due to multiple responses |
Internships/Practicums/Field Experience
As indicated by reponses to employer and alumni surveys, practical experience has been found to be extremely important to the success of our graduates. Therefore, respondents were asked to indicate if they had taken advantage of the opportunities to participate in internships, practicums, or field experience. Forty percent of nontransfer students stated they had participated in at least one of these types of activities; 58% of the transfer students had participated in at least one. Field experience was most frequently cited for both nontransfer and transfer students with approximately 28% participation. Internships were the second most frequently cited (approximately 12%). For those respondents that did not participate in any of these practical experience opportunities, being unaware of the opportunity was the most frequently cited reason.
Usefulness of Practical Experience
|
Undergraduate (All numbers %) |
|
Nontransfer Students |
Transfer Students |
|
| Internships |
11.2 |
12.9 |
| Paid Position |
50.6 |
46.6 |
| Very Useful |
61.5 |
73.5 |
| Useful |
20.5 |
16.2 |
| Somewhat Useful |
11.5 |
7.4 |
| Not Very Useful |
1.3 |
2.9 |
| Not at all Useful |
5.1 |
--- |
|
| Practicum |
8.4 |
11.6 |
| Paid Position |
6.7 |
4.7 |
| Very Useful |
67.2 |
56.9 |
| Useful |
22.4 |
20.0 |
| Somewhat Useful |
6.9 |
16.9 |
| Not Very Useful |
0.3 |
3.1 |
| Not at all Useful |
--- |
3.1 |
|
| Field Experience |
29.4 |
27.4 |
| Paid Position |
50.2 |
43.2 |
| Very Useful |
66.2 |
63.3 |
| Useful |
24.0 |
22.4 |
| Somewhat Useful |
6.9 |
9.5 |
| Not Very Useful |
2.0 |
3.4 |
| Not at all Useful |
1.0 |
1.4 |
Reasons for Nonparticipation in Practical Experience Programs
|
Undergraduate (All numbers %) |
|
Nontransfer Students |
Transfer Students |
|
| Internship |
|
|
| Not Offered in Major |
15.1 |
17.9 |
| Time Conflict With Work |
17.6 |
19.7 |
| Not Aware of Opportunity |
22.3 |
20.2 |
| Not Offered During Summer |
1.4 |
1.7 |
| Time Conflict With Class Schedule |
2.6 |
4.0 |
| Not Appropriate Given Current Year in School |
32.7 |
29.5 |
|
| Practicum |
|
|
| Not Offered in Major |
22.5 |
17.1 |
| Time Conflict With Work |
10.4 |
14.5 |
| Not Aware of Opportunity |
34.3 |
37.5 |
| Not Offered During Summer |
0.5 |
1.3 |
| Time Conflict With Class Schedule |
1.5 |
2.6 |
| Not Appropriate Given Current Year in School |
24.7 |
21.7 |
|
| Field Experience |
|
|
| Not Offered in Major |
16.7 |
19.2 |
| Time Conflict With Work |
19.1 |
20.2 |
| Not Aware of Opportunity |
33.9 |
35.6 |
| Not Offered During Summer |
--- |
--- |
| Time Conflict With Class Schedule |
2.8 |
1.9 |
| Not Appropriate Given Current Year in School |
22.3 |
20.2 |
LINKS TO ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE SURVEY SECTIONS
Introduction | Method
| Employment | Academic Experience |
| Graduate Student Responses | Graduate
Employment | Graduate Academic Experience
Maintained by: Mike R. Johnston
Last modified: June 2, 1998
