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Assessing the Mathematics Major at Saint Peter’s College

Appendix 3

Results from Transcript Analysis

1980 - 1985   1986 - 1991 1992 - 1997 1998 – 2003 1980 – 2003
majors 
33
16
18
23
90
F / M*
12 / 21
6 / 10 
7 / 11
12 / 11
37 / 53
API / H / W*
1 / 5 / 27
4 / 1 / 11
0 / 2 / 16
3 / 1 / 19
8 / 9 / 73
math GPA
3.22
3.59
3.34
3.32
3.34

* Demographic data includes female / male and Asian – Pacific Island / Hispanic / White (non-Hispanic).  Hispanics and blacks are significantly underrepresented in comparison to the statistics for the overall student body.

Also, 27 of these 90 graduates have gone on to complete advanced degrees (30%), including four Ph.D.s (all women).

(All subsequent tables give percentages, not actual numbers of students.)

first math course        1980-1985          1986-1991          1992-1997          1998-2003       GPA

below calculus             3                         6                         0                       13                    3.34

elem. calculus            21                         6                       28                       26                    3.14

major calculus            67                       69                       61                       39                    3.36

above calculus             9                       19                       11                       22                    3.54

 

Min. &  2nd Maj.         1980 - 1985           1986 - 1991           1992 - 1997           1998 - 2003

C.S.                             27                          63                          33                          34

Ed.                                 0                            0                          11                          34

prerequisites                 followed / didn’t                                   followed GPA / didn’t GPA

overall                          74 / 26                                                 3.33 / 3.34

1980-1985                   70 / 30                                                 3.24 / 3.19

1986-1991                   75 / 25                                                 3.56 / 3.67

1992-1997                   94 / 6                                                   3.37 / 2.81

1998-2003                   65 / 35                                                 3.26 / 3.44