1998-99 Academic Summary Book
College: Science and Engineering
Department: Biology
| STAFFING | 1998-99 | 1997-98 | 1996-97 | ||
| A. FTE Faculty Positions | |||||
| Professors | 18 | 16.8 | 18 | ||
| Assoc Professors | 4 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Assist Professors | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Instructors | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 25 | 22.8 | 23 | ||
| Percent of College | 19% | 18% | 17% | ||
| Percent of University | 5% | 4% | 4% | ||
| FTE Chair Reassign | 0.75 | 0.834 | 0.834 | ||
| FTE Noninstructional Reassign | 0.58 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FTE Sabbaticals | 0.506 | 1.799 | 0.327 | ||
| B. Faculty Demographic Characteristics | |||||
| Appointment Status (Headcount) | |||||
| Tenure | 21 | 19 | 19 | ||
| Probationary | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Other | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Total | 25 | 23 | 23 | ||
| Percent Male | 68% | 70% | 70% | ||
| Percent Female | 32% | 30% | 30% | ||
| Percent Ethnic Minority | 8% | 0% | 0% | ||
| Percent Age 60 and Over | 16% | 17% | 8% | ||
| Percent with Terminal Degrees | 96% | 100% | 100% | ||
| Percent with 10 or More Years of Service | 68% | 91% | 74% | ||
| Percent with Tenure | 84% | 83% | 83% | ||
| C. Other Resource Information | |||||
| 1. Budget Allocation | |||||
| Salaries/Benefits | $2,195,108 | $1,711,775 | $1,846,383 | ||
| Supplies | $246,929 | $172,613 | $190,746 | ||
| Total | $2,442,037 | $1,884,388 | $2,037,129 | ||
| 2. Other Staff | |||||
| Support Staff | 2.945 | 2.56 | 2.33 | ||
| Graduate Assistants | 3.64 | 5.15 | 4 | ||
| Administrative and Technical Staff | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | ||
| Total | 9.58 | 10.71 | 9.33 | ||
| ENROLLMENT | 1998-99 | 1997-98 | 1996-97 | ||
| A. Student Credit Hours | |||||
| Lower Division | 10,472 | 17,871 | 16,804 | ||
| Upper Division | 3,428 | 9,359 | 9,603 | ||
| Graduate | 244 | 518 | 619 | ||
| Total | 14,144 | 27,748 | 27,026 | ||
| Number Credits General Education | 6,006 | ||||
| Percent Credits General Education | 42% | ||||
| Percent of College Credits | 21% | 25% | 23% | ||
| Percent of University Credits | 5% | 6% | 6% | ||
| Continuing Studies Funded
Credits (Not In Total) |
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| Lower Division | 563 | 536 | 216 | ||
| Upper Division | 0 | 246 | 54 | ||
| Graduate | 0 | 44 | 0 | ||
| B. Credit Hour Statistics | |||||
| Credit Hours Per Instructional Faculty (FTE) |
611 | 1,376 | 1,238 | ||
| Student Faculty Ratio (Student FTE/Instruct FTE) |
21 | 31 | 28 | ||
| Budgeted Cost Per Credit Hour | |||||
| Unweighted | $172.66 | $67.91 | $75.38 | ||
| Weighted (Grad @ 1.8) | $170.30 | $66.91 | $74.02 | ||
| C. Enrollment Statistics | |||||
| 1. Student Majors | |||||
| Intended | 249 | 235 | 252 | ||
| Admitted | 216 | 321 | 337 | ||
| Admitted Majors per Faculty (FTE) | 9 | 14 | 15 | ||
| 2. Program Completions | |||||
| Undergraduate | 149 | 155 | 141 | ||
| Graduate | 9 | 12 | 9 | ||
| Other (Licensures, Specialist) | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 158 | 167 | 150 | ||
| Percent of University Graduates | |||||
| Undergraduate | 7% | 6% | 6% | ||
| Graduate | 3% | 3% | 3% | ||
| CURRICULAR | 1998-99 | 1997-98 | 1996-97 | |
| A. Course Information | ||||
| Average Class Size | 21 | 26 | ||
| B. Percent of Curriculum Offered | ||||
| Number of Approved Courses | 162 | 256 | 271 | |
| Percent Curriculum Offered | 54% | 57% | ||
