Undergraduate Change of Major Survey


Purpose: Identify areas for program and institutional improvement.
Average Time to Complete Survey: 5 minutes

Confidentiality: Your survey responses are confidential. The results of the survey will be published as aggregate results.

1. Please rate to what extent each of the following people or reasons influenced you to choose your current Engineering or Computer Science Major.

     1. Parent, family member, relative, friend. Strong Influence Some Influence No Influence
       
  2. High School teacher or counselor. Strong Influence Some Influence No Influence
       
  3. Community college teacher or counselor. Strong Influence Some Influence No Influence
       
  4. High salary. Strong Influence Some Influence No Influence
       
  5. Job opportunities for engineering/computer science majors. Strong Influence Some Influence No Influence
       
  6. Your personal interest and abilities. Strong Influence Some Influence No Influence
       
  7. Reputation of program and faculty. Strong Influence Some Influence No Influence


2. Please rate to what extent each of the following reasons influenced you to change your current Engineering or Computer Science major.

     8. Insufficient preparation in High School. Strong Influence Some Influence No Influence
       
  9. Insufficient preparation in Community College. Strong Influence Some Influence No Influence
       
  10. Insufficient preparation in math skills. Strong Influence Some Influence No Influence
       
  11. Insufficient preparation in physics skills. Strong Influence Some Influence No Influence
       
  12. Pace of curriculum too fast or difficulty with engineering concepts. Strong Influence Some Influence No Influence
       
  13. Poor teaching by engineering faculty; faculty not supportive/impersonal. Strong Influence Some Influence No Influence
       
  14. Poor teaching by math faculty. Strong Influence Some Influence No Influence
       
  15. Engineering class sizes too large. Strong Influence Some Influence No Influence
       
  16. Engineering classes not available. Strong Influence Some Influence No Influence
       
  17. Math classes not available. Strong Influence Some Influence No Influence
       
  18. Loss of interest in engineering or reject engineering associated lifestyle. Strong Influence Some Influence No Influence
       
  19. Low grades. Strong Influence Some Influence No Influence
       
  20. Engineering not worth the effort to get degree. Strong Influence Some Influence No Influence


3. Demographics

     21. Semester you filed a change of major form.

Fall 2007 Spring 2008 Summer 2008
Fall 2008 Spring 2009 Summer 2009

       
  22. What year were you admitted to UCF? 2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
Before 2004
       
  23. What is your gender? Male
Female
       
  24. What is your student classification? Freshman
Sophomore
Junior
Senior
       
  25. What is your ethnicity? African American
Asian
White
Hispanic
Other
       
  26. What is your overall UCF GPA? 3.5-4.0
3.0-3.49
2.5-2.99
2.0-2.49
<2.0
       
  27. How many times have you changed majors at UCF? This is the first time
2-3 times
4-5 times
>5 times
       
  28. Did you have any work experience in the field of your former major? (Also answer "yes" if you had co-op or internship experience.) Yes
No
       
     29. What was your engineering/computer science major?
       
  30. What is your new engineering/computer science major? (Skip to question 31 if you changed major to another college.)
       
  31. What is your new College? (Skip if you answered question 30.)
       
  32. Comments


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