Exit Survey for Undergraduate Chemistry Majors

 Wichita State University, Department of Chemistry

 

FULL NAME

ADDRESS

ADDRESS

CITY

STATE

ZIP CODE

PHONE

ALTERNATE PHONE

FAX

E-MAIL

 

UNDERGRADUATE EXPERIENCE

Degree Program (select one):

B.S. in Chemistry
B.S. in Chemistry/ Business
B.S. in Chemistry or Health Sciences
B.A. in Chemistry
B.S. in Biology/ Chemistry (Biochemistry)

N/A

 

CHEMISTRY INTERESTS

Did you participate in Cooperative Education?  
Yes        No        N/A

Explain

          

Did you receive any department or college awards?  If yes, please list:   N/A

 

Did you participate in Undergraduate Research?
Yes        No        N/A

Faculty research director's name

 

Duration of work  -  How many semesters and

how many summer sessionsdo you expect to have been in college when you graduate?

If more than 8 semesters, excluding summers, select all that apply:

Had taken more required courses
Employed
Repeated courses
Change of major or program
Participated in cooperative education or other programs

Preference
Other

N/A

 

SOURCE OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

Funding Source  (select all that apply)

College Scholarship
Chemistry Scholarship
Part-time Employment Academic
Part-time Employment Non-Academic
Full-time Employment
Other

N/A

Percentage of expenses of above funding
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%

N/A

 

CHANGES IN PROGRAM

Did you change your major from another department?  If yes, explain:       N/A

Did you change from one chemistry program to another?  If yes, explain:        N/A

 

EVALUATION OF YOUR UNDERGRADUATE EXPERIENCE

Target Courses

Prerequisite

Well 
Prepared

Not Prepared

Did Not Take

111 General Chemistry

110,H.S.

 

   

112 General Chemistry

111

 

   

505 Chemical Literature

532

 

531 Organic Chemistry

112

 

532 Organic Chemistry

531

 

514 Inorganic Chemistry

112

 

523 Analytical Chemistry

112

 

524 Instrumental Chemistry

523

 

545 Physical Chem (Thermo)

112,M344, 

 

546 Physical Chem (Quantim-Kin)

112,M344

 

547 Physical Chemistry Lab

545, 546

 

613 Inorganic Lab

514

 

615 Advanced Inorganic (Bonding)

514,546

 

661 Biochemistry/Introduction

532

 

662 Biochemistry

523,532

 

663 Biochemistry

662

 

664 Biochemistry Lab

662, 663

 

666Biochemistry Special Topics

662,663

 

Other 

 

 

FEEDBACK PROGRAMS

The B.S. in Chemistry degree program at Wichita State University is American Chemical Society (ACS) certified.  

Important to know
Not Important to know
Undecided

 

Any additional courses or special topics would you like the Chemistry department to offer?

Any additional programs or services (events, etc.) may have significantly enhanced your WSU chemistry experience? 

 

 

UPPER DIVISION COURSES

Please list any required courses for your degree which may have been unnecessary or little use toward later goals, if applicable.

N/A

 

Please list any prerequisite courses, including math and physics, which may have been unnecessary or little use toward later courses, if applicable.

N/A

 

List any upper division course(s) that prepared you for your post graduation goals, if applicable.

N/A

 

WORKING CONDITIONS

Do you consider working conditions and facilities safe?
Yes
No

N/A

 

Trained adequately in safe laboratory procedures?

Regularly
Rarely
Never

N/A

Was adequate laboratory desk space provided?
Yes
No

N/A

Were teaching assistants knowledgeable?
Yes
No

N/A

Were classroom conditions adequate?
Yes
No

N/A

Was sufficient basic lab apparatus provided?
Yes
No

N/A

 

DEPARTMENT RESOURCES

Instrumentation  -  Were you exposed to modern instruments on a hands-on matter at some point of your education?
Yes
No

 

If yes, please select all that apply.
NMR
IR Spectroscopy
UV and VIS Spectroscopy
Chromatography
Other

N/A

 

Computational facilities  -  Were you exposed to computer data processing and gathering programs?

Yes
No

If yes, please select all that apply.
Excel Spreadsheet
MathCAD
Word Processor
BASIC or FORTRAN
MOPAC, GAUSSIAN, etc.
Kinetics (Enzyme)
Other

N/A

 

How often did you use the chemistry department computer laboratories?

0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%

 

Chemistry Library  -  Were you exposed to Chemistry Literature and searching procedure?

Regularly
Rarely
Never

 

Please indicate

Chemical Abstracts
Research Journals
On-Line Searching (Chem Abstracts)

N/A

 

How often did you use the chemistry department library?

0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%

 

 

ADVISING

Who was your chemistry or science advisor?      

How often did you meet with your advisor?

Regularly
Rarely
Never

How well did the entire advising process serve your needs?
Excellent
Good
Average
Fair
Poor

Please rate the overall quality of teaching.
Excellent
Good
Average
Fair
Poor

Please rate the overall quality of your chemistry research experience.
Excellent
Good
Average
Fair
Poor

Would you recommend Wichita State University, Department of Chemistry to those who will major in chemistry?
Yes
No

Why or why not?        N/A

 

Additional, Favorable comments about your experience and WSU chemistry program.        N/A

 

Additional, Unfavorable comments about your experience and WSU chemistry program.       N/A

 

 

FUTURE PLANS

Select all that apply

Graduate School
Other Professional School
Work in private sector in chemistry
Work in private sector in another field
Teaching
Non-teaching college or university employment
Other public sector
Government
Undecided
Other 

 

 

DEMOGRAPHICS OPTIONAL

Gender
Male
Female

Citizenship
US Citizen
N/A

Race/Ethnic Origin
Native American
Hispanic
Asian/Pacific Islander
African-American
White, non-Hispanic

 

CONTACT INFORMATION  

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