Transcript College of Arts & Sciences Enrollment Overview 2005-2010/11 CAS Overview  CAS had 74 majors in fall 2011 or 42% of University total.  CAS.

College of Arts & Sciences
Enrollment Overview
2005-2010/11
CAS Overview
 CAS had 74 majors in fall 2011 or 42% of University
total.
 CAS generated 60% of fall 2010 total credit hours.
 CAS had 55% of NMU’s full time faculty in fall 2010
and 58% of its part-time faculty.
 CAS accounted for 48% of 1239 bachelors degrees
granted in 2010/11 and 51% of 138 masters degrees.
CAS Overview 2010-11 SRA data
 83 refereed journal articles*
 5 Books*
 3 chapters in books*
 40 creative works (performances)*
 7 book reviews*
 14 external grants
 *does not include Art & Design or history department data.
Student Credit Hours 2005-10 (fall)
Department
Gain/Loss Fall ‘05-’10
 Art & Design
 + 907 or + 13%
 Biology
 +1402 or +21%
 CAPS
 - 1005 or -21%
 Chemistry
 +361 0r +10%
 Economics
 - 27
 English

 EEGS

 History

 Languages

0r -1%
+612 or +4%
+313 or +9%
-810 or -15%
+699 or +33%
Student Credit Hours 2005-10 (fall)
Department
Gain/Loss Fall ‘05-’10
 Math & CS
 +43 or + 0.5%
 Music
 -817 or - 26%
 NAS
 +215 or +13%
 Physics
 -4
 Psychology
or 0%
 -307 or -19%
 -1227 or -32%
 +1265 or +29%
 NMU
 +818 or +.66%
 Philosophy
 Political Science
Student Credit Hours Summary
Positive (rank order)
Negative (rank order)
 1. Biology (1402)
 Political Science (-1227)
 2. Psychology (1265)
 CAPS (-1005)
 3. Art & Design (907)
 Music (-817)
 4. Languages (699)
 History (-810)
 5. English (612)
 6. Chemistry (361)
 7. EEGS (313)
 8. NAS (215)
Number of Majors 2006-2011
Department
Gain/Loss (total in fall ‘11)
 Art & Design
 +167 (767)
 Biology
 +187 (586)
 CAPS
 -78
 Chemistry
 Economics
 English
 EEGS
 History
 Languages
(262)
 +21
(137)
 -1
(36)
 - 63
(331)
 +77
(297)
 -58
(156)
 +3
(100)
Number of Majors 2006-2011
Department
Gain/Loss (total in fall ‘11)
 Math & CS
0
 Music

 NAS (minor)

 Physics

 Pre-med/dental/chiro’

 Philosophy

 Political Science

 Psychology

(182)
-31 (46)
+18 (31)
-5 (22)
+13 (118)
-6
(12)
-57 (153)
+55 (380)
Growth/Decline in Majors
Growth rank order
Decline rank order
 1. Biology (187)
 1. CAPS (-78)
 2. Art & Design (167)
 2. English (-63)
 3. EEGS (77)
 3. History (-58)
 4. Psychology (55)
Art & Design ‘06-11
 Photography major 92- 140 +53%
 Digital Cinema 54- 80 +49%
 Web design* 146- 185 +27%
 Draw Painting Illustration** 75-92 +23%
*combines studio areas of Graphic Communications and Electronic Imaging.
**combines Illustration and Drawing/Painting .
Art & Design
 Number of full time faculty 2006- 15
 Number of full time faculty 2010 – 17
 Faculty* to majors 1:45 (2010 data)
 3rd semester retention first time full time freshman
fall (fall 2005- fall 2010 data) 73.3%
* Only full time faculty included- fall 2010 data.
Biology- ‘06-’11
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Biology major – 83- 161 +94%
(24.1)
Biology/Ecology – 32- 51 +59% (25.7)
Fisheries & Wildlife Management – 0-15 (23.0)
Microbiology – 13- 20 +53% (27.0)
Biology/Physiology- 100- 99 0% (23.9)
Pre-Physical Therapy – 0-33 (22.8)
Pre-vet- 26-37 +42% (23.0)
Zoology -86- 117 +36% (23.7)
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* does not include premed majors
Only majors with 15 or more students in 2011 included.
(figures in parentheses Avg ACT of incoming Freshmen fall 2011)
Biology department
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Number of full time faculty fall 2006 13
Number of full time faculty fall 2010 17
Faculty* to majors ratio 1:34 (NMU 1: 30)
3rd semester retention for first time, full time new
freshman (fall 2005- 2010 data) 78.5%
 2010 SRA
 10 refereed journal articles
 1 external grant
 * Only full time faculty included- fall 2010 data
.
EEGS 2006/11
 Environmental Conservation/Sustainability – 70-
133 (22.8)
 Environmental Science- 71- 97 (22.1)
 Earth Science- 19-17
 GIS – 7-17 (21)
EEGS department
 Number of full time faculty fall 2010- 7.
 Faculty to majors ratio 1: 42
 3rd semester retention rate for first time full-time
new freshman fall 2010, 78.5%
 2010 SRA
 6 referred journal articles
 1 book chapter
 1 external grant
CAS Outcomes- Total # of Graduates
Number of Grads ‘06/0710/11
 1. Art & Design 413
 9. Math & CS 139
 2. CAPS 372
 10. Economics 74
 3. English 350
 4. Biology 339
 5. Psychology 288
 6. EEGS 265
 7. History 217
 8. Political Science 152
 11. Chemistry 72
 12. MLL 54
 13. Music 38
 14. Philosophy 24
 15 Physics 20
CAS Outcomes: ratio of enrollments to earned degrees ‘0506- ‘09-10 academic years (selected majors)
NMU Average 5.4 (low score is
good)
 Economics 3.4
 Psychology/Grad 5.0
 Political Science 3.4
 Env. Conservation 5.1
 English El’ Education 3.8
 Biology/Micro 5.2
 Media Prod 3.9
 Biology/Physiology 3.9
 History 4.6
 Biology/Ecology 4.7
 Psychology 4.7
 Mathematics 4.9
 English 5.3
 Env. Science 7.9
 Art & Design 8.3
 Biology 14.4
 Music 18.6
Graduate Programs # majors
Department
Number 2006-11
 Biology
 36- 32
 English
 81- 78 (creative writing
20, English 58)
Graduate Programs # majors
Department
Number 2006-11
(programs)
 Math & CS
 8-2 (math education)
 Political Science
 56-21 (public admin’)
 Psychology
 22-50 (psych grad
program restored in
2007, training and
development 29
students)
Graduate Programs- Outcomes
Total number of Grad
degrees 06/07-10/11
Degrees awarded in
06/07-10/11
 1. English 152
 Biology 8-4
 2. Political Science 74
 English 31- 32
 3. Psychology 63
 Math Ed 3-3
 4. Biology 33
 Political Science 14- 9
 5. Math & CS 11
 Psychology 14-20.
English Creative Writing Program
 Northern Michigan University. A tiny program
in the scenic UP that funds surprisingly well. It
oughtn't be as obscure as it is. As with so many -- in
fact, far too many -- MFA programs, NMU's website
reveals little significant information about the
program and thereby does it (and its applicants) no
favors. But the sense in the creative writing
community is that something good is happening
here.
 Source: Huffington Post Top 25 Underrated MFA Programs 4/18/ 2011.
Faculty with national reputations
 John Smolens author of 5 novels in last 10 years.
 Stephen Burn recognized by NY Times Book Review
as one of top 5 young book critics in the US.
 Matt Frank published fiction and non fiction in The
New Republic, The Huffington Post, Field, Epoch,
AGNI, The Best Food Writing, The Best Travel
Writing, Gastronomica, and others.
 5 students admitted to the MFA program out of 70+
applicants last year.