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An Analysis of B.S.E.E. Degree Completion Time at Ohio University
Author(s) -
Giesey Jeffrey J.,
Manhire Brian
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of engineering education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.896
H-Index - 108
eISSN - 2168-9830
pISSN - 1069-4730
DOI - 10.1002/j.2168-9830.2003.tb00769.x
Subject(s) - remedial education , quartile , quarter (canadian coin) , medical education , degree (music) , psychology , mandate , mathematics education , punctuality , medicine , mathematics , political science , statistics , geography , physics , confidence interval , acoustics , law , archaeology
In response to a state mandate to consider time‐to‐degree, a transcript analysis was performed on BSEE graduates at Ohio University to determine the time it took them to obtain their degree. It was found that the average student took 5.15 years and 15.6 quarters to graduate. Major causes of students taking more than four years were failing, withdrawing from, and repeating courses, enrolling in an insufficient number of hours per quarter, and taking free electives. Also, it was found that hours lost when transferring institutions and changing majors, taking English as a second language (ESL) courses, and stopping out delayed some students. Students in the top quartile of GPA finished significantly sooner than other students while students with non‐ESL remedial courses and students who participated in cooperative education were not delayed. Implications of these findings for Ohio University and other programs are discussed.