The University of Texas-Pan American Presented by: S.J. Sethi, Ph.D. & Sam Shi Office of...

The University of Texas-Pan American

Presented by:

S.J. Sethi, Ph.D. & Sam ShiOffice of Institutional Research & Effectiveness

Major Migration by College

at UTPA

February 6, 2008

Outline

Introduction

Data and Results

Methodology - SPSS & Syntax

Technical Reflections

Use of Results

Future Plans

Introduction

Purpose:

To get a better understanding of degree mobility of students and their graduation rates by college

This report tracks the six-year graduation rates of the first-time, full-time & part-time 2000 cohort by the college

of their intended major and by the college from which they graduated.

Data

2000 cohort was 2,083 students; 633 (30%) graduated in 6 years.

82% of the students declared a major; 18% were undecided.

6 colleges at UTPA:

College of Arts & Humanities (8%)

College of Business (16%)

College of Education (9%)

College of Health Sciences and Human Services (14%)

College of Social Behavioral Sciences (12%)

College of Science and Engineering (24%)

Table 1

Fall 2000 First-time Full-time & Part-time Freshman Cohort

Intended College and Graduating College

Total Cohort Graduated in 6 years

Intended College (major)

From Intended College

MIGRATED TO Other

College

MIGRATED FROM

Other College Total Graduates

Intended College # (a)% of

Cohort #% of (a) #

% of (a) #

% of (a) #

% of (a)

% of grads

College of Arts & Humanities 167 8% 47 28% 10 6% 61 37% 108 65% 17%

College of Business Admin 327 16% 89 27% 31 9% 57 17% 146 45% 23%

College of Education 190 9% 45 24% 28 15% 67 35% 112 59% 18%

College of Hlth Scs & Human Svs 287 14% 29 10% 51 18% 33 11% 62 22% 10%

College of Social & Beh Scs 248 12% 28 11% 29 12% 42 17% 70 28% 11%

College of Science & Engg 490 24% 104 21% 64 13% 31 6% 135 28% 21%

Undecided 374 18% - - - - - - - - -

TOTAL 2,083 100% 342 16% 213 10% 291 14% 633 30% 100%

Source: CBM Files from 2000 to present, OIRE, UTPA, Edinburg, TX

Results

Table 2

Fall 2000 First-time Full-time & Part-time Freshman Cohort

6 Year Graduates - Migration of Students among Colleges

Actual Graduating College

Intended College (major)

Intended College of Graduates CoAH CoBA CoE CoHSHS CoSBS CoSE

College of Arts & Humanities (82%) 57 47 3 4 2 1 0

College of Business Administration (74%) 120 8 89 10 4 8 1

College of Education (62%) 73 10 7 45 4 5 2

College of Health Scs & Human Svs (36%) 80 9 6 22 29 7 7

College of Social & Behavioral Scs (49%) 57 15 4 3 3 28 4

College of Science & Engineering (62%) 168 10 20 15 12 7 104

Undecided 78 9 17 13 8 14 17

TOTAL 633 108 146 112 62 70 135

Source: CBM Files from 2000 to present, OIRE, UTPA, Edinburg, TX

Results

The entire cohort

Number of times major is changed Frequency Percent

0 1,031 49%

1 657 32%

2 284 14%

3 88 4%

4 19 1%

5 3 0%

6 1 0%

Total 2,083 100%

Source: 2000 Cohort Data File, OIRE, UTPA, Edinburg, TX

Graduated in 6 years


0 146 23%

1 290 46%

2 144 23%

3 44 7%

4 8 1%

5 1 0%

Total 633 100%

Did not graduate in 6 years


0 885 61%

1 367 25%

2 140 10%

3 44 3%

4 11 1%

5 2 0%

6 1 0%

Total 1,450 100%

Table 3Number of times students change majors

UTPA 2000 First-time Full-time & Part-time Cohort

Results

Files Involved

Fall 2000 Cohort (Full-time + Part-time)

CBM001 certified files (Fall 2000 – Fall 2006 including Springs)

CBM009 certified files (AY2002 – AY2006)

Student files (Fall 2000 – Fall 2006 including Springs) – including variables or calculated variables that CBM001 doesn’t have

Variables Involved

ID – to merge between different files

Demographic variables

College, Department, Major, Classification, Full-time and Part-time status, Cumulative GPA (future study) in every enrollment semester and at the time of graduation

Methodology - Files Used

Merge files

Merge the cbm001 certified files with the student files for each semester by student ID.

Merge the Fall 2000 Cohort file with the already merged cbm001 and student files to get every year’s enrollment status.

Merge the Fall 2000 Cohort file with the cbm009 graduation files to get students’ graduation

status.

Methodology - SPSS

Calculate Major Change/* Use this script with EXTREME CAUTION. Since it changes the existing values of the current variables. Apply this syntax

only to the files in this folder.*/

compute maj_change = 0.

/*take care of cases that a student miss a semester and come back with the same major*/

if(tb_major_20011 > '0' & tb_major_20012 <= '0') tb_major_20012 = tb_major_20011.

If(tb_major_20012 > ‘0’ &tb_major_20021 <= ‘0’) tb_major_20021 = tb_major_20012.











if (tb_major_20012 > '0' & tb_major_20011 > '0' & tb_major_20012 ~= tb_major_20011) maj_change = maj_change + 1.












execute.

Methodology - Syntax

Syntax for Tables 1 and 2USE ALL.

COMPUTE filter_$=(tb_major ~= "UNDE").

VARIABLE LABEL filter_$ 'tb_major ~= "UNDE" (FILTER)'.

VALUE LABELS filter_$ 0 'Not Selected' 1 'Selected'.

FORMAT filter_$ (f1.0).

FILTER BY filter_$.

EXECUTE .

CROSSTABS

/TABLES=tb_coll BY tb_coll_graduation

/FORMAT= AVALUE TABLES

/CELLS= COUNT

/COUNT ROUND CELL .


FREQUENCIES VARIABLES=maj_change /ORDER= ANALYSIS .

USE ALL.COMPUTE

filter_$=(year_graduation > '0').

VARIABLE LABEL filter_$ "year_graduation > '0' (FILTER)".


FORMAT filter_$ (f1.0).FILTER BY filter_$.EXECUTE .FREQUENCIES VARIABLES=maj_change /ORDER= ANALYSIS .

USE ALL.COMPUTE

filter_$=(year_graduation <= '0').

VARIABLE LABEL filter_$ "year_graduation <= '0' (FILTER)".


FORMAT filter_$ (f1.0).FILTER BY filter_$.EXECUTE .FREQUENCIES VARIABLES=maj_change /ORDER= ANALYSIS .

Syntax for Table 3


The importance of standardized variables

Automate and speed up the merging process

How to technically determine if a student’s major is changed or not especially when the student missed a semester?

Technical Reflections

Understanding Student Behavior

Academic Student Advising

Evaluation of Academic Programs

Assessment at time of Entry

Use of Results

Add more variables

How age and ethnicity affect major migration?

How GPA is affected after major migration?

The results as raw data for future study

Major migration pattern changes across years

Future Plans

Questions

Contact Information:

S.J Sethi: [email protected]

Sam Shi: [email protected]

Office of Institutional Research & Effectiveness: 381-2383

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