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  • Senior Survey 2004: Open-Ended Comments by College/Discipline - Major Group
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      AP-ARCH    172375  1:GOALS-SOME  I believe that with any institution there are
                         strengths and weaknesses.  The strengths of the program are
                         defininately in the subjects of computer technology.  I
                         felt that the weakness of the program was that there was
                         much inconsistency within the studio classes.  It was as if
                         the diversity of professors would cause confusion from one
                         studio to the next.  Some taught design, other emphasized
                         computers, and very few focused of drawing and drafting.
                         There was conflict between philosophies of old school
                         architecture, and new school architecture.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would like it if there was more emphasis on
                         drafting/drawing and also more practical analysis of what
                         would be realisic design for this current day and age.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The emphasis on computer aides technolgy helped me
                         become more computer literate and competant than I ever
                         thought I would be.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I did not go to college right out of
                         high school, but when I did, I got and associate degree
                         before I decided what to do for my undergraduate.
    
    
                 209198  1:GOALS-SOME  I believe that the Architecture program needs
                         to be focused more towards providing an education that will
                         prepare students for the real world.  The program as it
                         stands is too theoretical.  The computer components of this
                         department are seriously lacking.  The program also needs
                         to focuse more attention to construction methods and
                         technology so that its graduates know what it is they are
                         proposing to build.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Better facilities
    
                         3:BMAJ  Lecture series
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I started my college career working full
                         time and taking classes part time.  I am recieving a Minor
                         in Business Administration as well as a Bachelor degree in
                         Architecture.
    
    
                 236460  1:GOALS-SOME  I feel unprepared for the next step... but
                         that could just be nerves about the future.
    
                         2:WMAJ  the facilities and equipment... they are outdated
                         and end up costing extra time to work through
    
                         3:BMAJ  about 1/3 of the faculty are awesome.  they make up
                         for the other 2/3 of mediocre faculty
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  one semester longer.
    
    
                 247372  5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  Getting into my desired School of
                         Architecture took MUCH longer than orginally anticipated
                         because I was a transfere student.  As such, my GPA did not
                         transfere; requirements w/in my school stated I had to
                         recieve a 3.0 or higher, w/out a GPA established, I had to
                         create one, however coming into the university as a
                         transfere student meant that I didn't register for classes
                         until everyone else had, THUS, getting into classes
                         required for my major was almost impossible.  This has set
                         me back significantly.
    
    
                 247867  3:BMAJ  oppertunity to work on the solar d 2005 competition
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  transefered from community college
    
    
                 277613  1:GOALS-SOME  There is little explanation as to how the
                         theories that we learn in class apply to the "real world"
                         in so much as we can use them to explain the design process
                         to others and/or have a practical, working knowledge of
                         what we should expect from the profession post-graduation.
    
                         2:WMAJ  The building -- it is too small to accomodate for
                         the needs of the students.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The interaction between peers, expecially during
                         Studio
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I transfered to CU-Boulder from UCD and
                         subsequently switched my major.
    
    
                 322939  5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I have taken great care in the planning
                         of my college career.
    
    
                 356749  2:WMAJ  Make it more applicable to the real profession,
                         instead all the theortical thought.
    
                         3:BMAJ  You have to be creative and think outside the box.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I will be recieving two degrees.
    
    
                 441862  1:GOALS-SOME  I completed all of my math, science,
                         humanities, foriegn language, ect. at frcc and found the
                         instructors there much more dedicated to my success.  At
                         CU the instructors don't seem to care as much.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Add a required hand drafting course.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Study Abroad Program Sounds Amazing.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I had to meet some requirements I had
                         not met during highschool.  Also I will be working almost
                         full time during college.
    
    
                 478938  1:GOALS-SOME  Lack of direct accredidation, lack of intern
                         networking support, lack of computer design courses and 3d
                         presentation pertaining to real world use.
    
                         2:WMAJ  More computer aided design emphasis, more practical
                         studio application
    
                         3:BMAJ  Studios, Instructor care and knowledge
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I'm ready to begin a new adventure in my
                         life and move onto a career in architecture beginning with
                         an internship.  I was able to stay focused and complete the
                         required courses for the ENVD program in the 4 years with a
                         reasonable credit load each semester.
    
    
                 531979  1:GOALS-SOME  I felt that there was too much emphasis on
                         the conceptual and theoretical parts of design.  I didn't
                         feel like I really learned about many realistic processes.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I wish faculty would really help us as students
                         generate relations with outside resources in order to make
                         the transition from school to the real world easier.  Also,
                         don't focus so much on the conceptual part, because in the
                         real world, we probably won't ever have as much freedom for
                         design.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The studios were amazing!  I think they were almost
                         the only thing that I got anything out of while at this
                         school.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I changed my major two times prior to
                         architecture.
    
    
                 580128  3:BMAJ  I really have grown to like the faculty. All of my
                         past teachers have no problems helping me out or answering
                         any questions that I have or giving me advice on grad
                         school or employment.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  because I think that it is important to
                         take a break from school for atleast a year so that you can
                         make a decision on what you want to focus on in college.
    
    
                 634859  1:GOALS-SOME  I feel that my program focused a little too
                         much on theoretical design and left me unprepared for
                         working in an architecture office.  I was fortunate to get
                         a job with a company that understands this about CU's
                         architecture program, but I think my job options would have
                         been greater had I had more pratical eductaion and less
                         theory.  Also it would be great if CU's school of
                         architecture offered more classes that fall along the lines
                         of interior architecture.  There were times when I felt as
                         though this school thinks the only field of design is
                         becoming an archtiect, when interiors are the interest of
                         many of their students.
    
                         2:WMAJ  That there was an interior architecture emphasis.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  I have life goals that I wish to achieve
                         and while college is fun, it is only meant to last for so
                         long, and then the real world has to begin.
    
    
                 683964  5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I knew what I wanted to study before I
                         came here.
    
    
                 695221  1:GOALS-DEF   The program has been very successful in
                         opening my mind to theoretical ideas in relation to
                         architecture and design. I have been lucky to get a variety
                         of great instructors. I also believe there have been many
                         occasions where my fellow students needed to be pushed or
                         graded harder by instructors.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I think it would be very beneficial for students to
                         learn more about real-world office and construction
                         experiences and techniques.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I have had amazing and inspirational instructors
                         here
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I started at a community college and
                         wanted some experience working in my field of study. I
                         decided to work full-time for an architecture firm for a
                         couple years, but it was great experience and helped me
                         decide that I definitely wanted to get my bachelors degree.
    
    
                 702351  1:GOALS-SOME  There are too many people in the architecture
                         college. There weren't always enough seats for me to sit
                         sometimes. They need to make it harder to get into
                         architecture because there are some people I seriously,
                         seriously wonder about how they made it so far in higher
                         education. They should have flunked a long time ago. It's
                         scary that they could potentially be designing buildings.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Less people should get into architecture
    
                         3:BMAJ  Studios (I can't believe I'm writing that)
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  The architecture department is less than
                         satisfactory. I want to go to a real architecture school.
    
    
                 751111  1:GOALS-DEF   There was too little that dealt with the real
                         world we encounter outside the college.  Life as an
                         architect is all about leadership, teamwork and
                         interpersonal relationships, together with all the
                         practical and academic aspects of it.  While the latter
                         aspects were very well addressed, the real life of an
                         architect, and other important skills required, were not
                         taught to anywhere near the needed level.
    
                         2:WMAJ  More emphasis on leadership.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The range of class choices to suit everyone.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I came in with AP credits from high
                         school, but took additional classes that interested me.
    
    
                 826543  1:GOALS-SOME  There are many things about the architecture
                         program @ CU that are lacking.    There are a very limited
                         number of courses offered which reflect the wide range of
                         experience that I think an architect should have before
                         becoming a professional.  I think that things could be
                         greatly improved if there were more of a variety of classes
                         offered that explore the field of architecture in the
                         greater context of the world.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I took a year off due to medical issues.
                          In addition, I needed to take my time with classes and not
                         take too many per semester in order to stay in good mental
                         health.
    
    
                 868254  1:GOALS-DEF   Some classes were very valuable, some classes
                         were a waste of time with young, inexperienced teachers.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Located in a better building.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Type of work. Different from the typical college
                         experience.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  Open Option was very limiting. Did not
                         choose a major until junior year.  
    
    
                 895397  5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  it will help me stay on a better track
                         career wise.
    
    
                 904145  2:WMAJ  I would change the way I always to manage to
                         procrastinate until the last minute. I would also change
                         the girl to guy ratio in the upper division classes to make
                         it more even.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The level of craft and precision is taken greatly
                         into account, wheras it would not be so noticable in the
                         construction of a term paper.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  ... I only decided to study architecture
                         when I arrived here at CU. Prior to attending CU I studied
                         for 2.5 years at a junior college and was awarded my AA.
                         The classes I took at junior college did not meet the
                         requirements for the school of architecture core classes,
                         only the elective non-envd courses. So, when begining the
                         architecture program I basically had to start from scratch
                         even though I had already attended a junior college for 2.5
                         years.
    
    
                 918345  1:GOALS-SOME  As far as public universities go, I believe
                         CU-Boulder has one of the top schools in the U.S. so I feel
                         like my educational experience was, for the most part,
                         top-notch. The structure was difficult enough that I feel
                         my goals were obtained in a working/learning environment
                         with enough difficulty to feel like the program was really
                         effective.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  My degree is in architecture and it's
                         structured at CU-Boulder as a five year degree. My degree
                         will actually take close to six years to complete because
                         the structure is difficult and the way for me to get the
                         best educational experience and good grades is to pace
                         myself.
    
    
                 941268  1:GOALS-DEF   Interacting with professional architects and
                         for them to critique our work with a professional view.
                         The program taught me on how to really investigate and
                         solve problems independently from the instructors.
    
                         2:WMAJ  To incorporate more internship opportunities to
                         help students learn more about the professional aspect of
                         architecture
    
                         3:BMAJ  The theoretical approach to teaching architectural
                         design and applying concepts to our work.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  Four years because I plan to take a year
                         off before graduate school and since most graduate programs
                         are about two years long, I would like to try for my
                         architectural licensing when I am 27 years old.
    
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      AP-DSGN    102319  5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  i switched majors
    
    
                 122348  1:GOALS-DEF   I started at CU with a desire to finish a
                         degree in a "technical" field - something that would
                         qualify me for a specific career. Architecture seemed a
                         good choice, but after 5 years, I feel only slightly more
                         qualified to work in the field than I did when I started.
                         The classes I've taken have been interesting, and
                         educational, but I have often missed a sense of any real
                         world applicability to what's been taught. The fact that
                         AutoCAD is not even a required course for A&P majors pretty
                         much sums up what's wrong with the program. An essential
                         skill for the field, and we're not required to take it?
    
                         2:WMAJ  Real world focus! Studio projects have the
                         potential to be very valuable experiences for entering the
                         world of architectural design, but they don't meet that
                         potential at all. We're given the freedom to create, which
                         is all well and good, but I doubt the practicality of it. I
                         would like to know how to design a good building according
                         to actual problems and programs. I'd like to know how the
                         budget of a project affects its design, as well as the
                         whims and demands of the client. And I'd like to always
                         collaborate with group members on a design. Studying
                         Architecture should not be the same as learning how to be a
                         crazy innovative genius - it should be about learning how
                         to design good buildings in the real world.
    
                         3:BMAJ  It does afford a lot of creativity, and options -
                         though these options are not widely known. Topics such as
                         green/sustainable design, historic preservation, growth
                         issues - these can lead to many other things related to
                         architecture, but not necessarily requiring one to be an
                         architect. The built environment is broad, and there are so
                         many places to go with it.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I don't know what I'm doing, so I'll
                         start taking general education classes and see what
                         happens. Then I'll quit for a while and work full time for
                         low pay and decide I just want to go get a degree so I can
                         graduate and get a job doing what I went to school to learn
                         - I'll decide on Architecture because it would be
                         challenging and interesting. But I'll still have to work,
                         so who knows how long until I finish what I start?
    
    
                 235142  2:WMAJ  For more of my ROTC credits to count toward my
                         degree.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The flexibility in classes, I can choose from
                         Architecture of Planning.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  my degree only counts 8 of the 22 Army
                         ROTC credits that I have/am taken.
    
    
                 425159  1:GOALS-SOME  It was too abstractly based.  We didn't
                         really get into real world problems like building a house.
                         We got into building an adstract landscape that folds into
                         a box.  What good will that do me?
    
    
                 958595  1:GOALS-DEF   I would have liked to have a better sense of
                         what the acctual field of design looks like.  However,
                         there is a lot of individual attention and several onsite,
                         hands on, group experiences.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Design studies would be better at accomodating
                         diverse areas such as Landscape if credits in biology and
                         plant science applied to the core of the major credits.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I love my major, I learn a lot by constantly having
                         hands on projects and then critiques and group feedback on
                         the project.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  The University of Colorado at Boulder
                         does not offer Landscape Architecture, so I am going to
                         graduate in three and a half years so that I can go to
                         Graduate school sooner.
    
    
                 959943  1:GOALS-NO    I did not learn anything. yet I am a senior.
                         product of the industry.
    
                         2:WMAJ  The courses, faculty, and administrators. The
                         courses because they hardly pertain the reality of the
                         major or the profession, the faculty because if they were
                         good architects/designers shouldn't they be working instead
                         of teaching, and adminitstraotrs because after all, what do
                         they really do?
    
                         3:BMAJ  That I will have jumped through every ridiculous
                         hoop created and will be done with this Bureaucratic BS
                         this May.
    
                         4:DODIFF  I would never have come here.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  halfway through my first college
                         experience I realized that college was a joke, so I quit.
                         Then once in the real world I realized that you can make
                         more money and have better opportunities with a degree. So
                         i returned only to find out that nothing has changed.
                         College is a joke, a waste of money, and most importantly a
                         greedy industry selling a fallacy to america's youth and
                         their parents.
    
    
                 971017  1:GOALS-SOME  I like that I was able to build my own major
                         in the college of environmental design.
    
                         2:WMAJ  ???
    
                         3:BMAJ  I like the option of design studies with in the
                         college of envir. design.  I like the variety of envd
                         electives - from Feng Shui to photography...good stuff.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I have been playing on the varsity
                         women's golf team and while I could have finished all my
                         credit load, the only class left that I HAVE to have is a
                         envd. studio.  A studio is very difficult to complete when
                         I travel so much to golf tournaments
    
    
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      AP-PLAN    230693  2:WMAJ  More emphasis on real estate development and less
                         on policy
    
                         3:BMAJ  I had the opportunity to experience a whole
                         spectrum of education
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  While the college experience has been
                         rewarding and a great opportunity, I find it necessary in
                         this point of my life to move on to the professional world
                         where I can make a difference.  I also expect to go to
                         graduate school and do not want to spend my ENTIRE life in
                         college...haha.
    
    
                 256190  1:GOALS-SOME  The planning field is somewhat difficult to
                         enter from the undergraduate level, be it in the public or
                         private sector.  I won't blame the economy, but I'm sure
                         that had something to do with it... somehow...  
    
    
                 740822  1:GOALS-SOME  It tried to be too politically correct with
                         issues that have little relevance in the real world. Would
                         have liked more professors who had worked outside the
                         university sytem.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I'd have some design competition and more awards
                         for good work.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Advising was great.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  I have taken a full load of courses
                         every semester and took all the required courses early on.
                         Actually I will graduate in 3 years from CU.
    
    
                 757281  1:GOALS-SOME  I think that the class structure in planning
                         is too rigid, in that there is no room for learning more
                         about what interested me- I really wish I would have chosen
                         to be a 'design studies' major. I learned as much, if not
                         more, about my field of study independently of my class
                         work, using the school resources which being a student
                         afforded me (i.e., through the U.R.O.P. program).
                         Furthermore, I think there is too much duplication of
                         cirriculum between classes- the professors need to sit down
                         in the same room and figure out how not to just teach us
                         the same things over and over again.
    
                         2:WMAJ  There needs to be more flexibility in the course
                         requirements, and more room for independent study.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The breadth of scope in the classes- many
                         professors are very dedicated at opening the eyes of the
                         students to broader issues related to planning.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  ...I'm indecisive. After graduating high
                         school in '96, I was unsure of what I wanted to do in life,
                         but there was many things I did want to do that I felt
                         being a full-time student would keep me from doing- such as
                         working full-time so I could have money to have fun and
                         enjoy life. I'm glad I took so long, because I have been
                         able to get much more out of my education than if I had
                         just whipped straight through college and fast-tracked to
                         some dead-end career (although, in hindsight, I would now
                         have alot more money to have even more fun at this point...
                         sigh).
    
    
                 914712  3:BMAJ  It is very small and specialized, allowing you to
                         enjoy the amenities of a big university within a small
                         college.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I can not wait to get out inot the real
                         world and apply what I have learned, and start making a
                         difference.
    
    
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      AS-ANTH   120397  1:GOALS-SOME  Since this was my secondary major, even
                         though it was the one I was most interested in, I may have
                         been out of the loop on a lot of things, but ilnternships
                         seemed rare and inaccesseble.
    
                         2:WMAJ  THe ability to specialize more, I was really
                         interested in physical anthropology or forensic anth, but
                         there are very limited classes in these areas and there
                         really is no specialization.
    
                         3:BMAJ  It's a very well staffed department (Anthropology),
                         the faculty is superb and I have nothing for praise for
                         them and their qualifications.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  Financial aide is a joke.  I have been
                         broke the whole way through even though I've worked both
                         work-study and outside jobs and this makes school work hard
                         to complete.  When you are in school you should be in a
                         position to make classes and homework your biggest
                         priority.  However when you get so little financial
                         assitance you simply can't.  My parent's income counts
                         against my ability to get aide, and they are making good
                         money for the first time in their lives, but it all goes to
                         paying off debt, they can't help out as much as financial
                         aide apparently thinks they can.  I mean $750 a semester
                         for work study?  That's like 5 hours a week for the
                         semester, it's so little it's almost not worth it.
                         Additionally when you appeal your award you get told you
                         qualify for grants but there is no money to give you that
                         grant, that's helpful.
    
    
                 146043  1:GOALS-SOME  The program has too many specific requirements
                         in areas that I am not interested.  Studnts should be abl
                         to take the intro courss and then pursue the are or areas
                         that interest them most.  For this reason I am not planning
                         on graduating with my Anthropology degree.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Less specific course requirements, more freedom for
                         pursuing what most interests the student.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The professors, VanGurven, Covert, ...
    
                         4:DODIFF  I would not go to a giant public state university
                         in which I a monly a number.  I would go somewhere that I
                         wuld be considered a person!
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I have taken 100% of the initiativ for
                         knowing what classes I needed and what reqirements they
                         meet.  I have had three different academic advisors in my
                         primary major, but I have had to do all the work pertaining
                         to my needd credits.
    
    
                 151895  1:GOALS-SOME  I wanted to do an interdisciplinary major but
                         only discovered that major opportunity when it was too
                         late.  Anthro was a pretty good major in terms of teaching
                         and class opportunities.  CU-Boulder classes for lower
                         division are too large and don't give enough personal
                         attention and therefore motivation to younger students.
                         There is not as much experimental teaching and grading,
                         that is, too many standardized tests and textbooks and
                         papers rather than interactive classroom activity.  CU is a
                         large school and therefore I was able to seek out
                         professors in many different departments that were good
                         teachers and valuable to me.
    
                         2:WMAJ  More cultural classes that branch out into other
                         disciplines,
    
                         3:BMAJ  flexibility, not a lot of requirements
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  it just worked out that way that I
                         wanted one extra semester to finish everything up.
    
    
                 227210  1:GOALS-SOME  Few of the classed offered in the
                         Anthropology department were related to Latin America and
                         most of those were small and filled up quickly. This made
                         it very difficult to focus my studies on my areas of
                         interest.  It was also very difficult to integrate into the
                         University community as a transfer student because there
                         were very few group projects and/or student-student
                         interation.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Make the lower division courses more interesting
                         and smaller.  As they are now, there is little drive to
                         continue the major because they don't make the major sound
                         as appealing as it is.
    
                         3:BMAJ  It has given me myriad new ideas about the way the
                         world works and about the way the would could work.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I started out at a community college
                         taking two classes per semester while working full time.
                         When I transfered to the university of Colorado I continued
                         to work two part time jobs and went to school full time. I
                         am also a double major.
    
    
                 230679  1:GOALS-SOME  i learned a lot about anthropology but it
                         didn't really help me to get a job
    
                         2:WMAJ  the advising program  xxxx its hard to get in to
                         meet with advisiors and most of the time they get you in
                         and out with out making sure that you are doing alright.
    
                         3:BMAJ  the teachers in the anth department are great
                         everyone of them is knowledgeble and willing to help the
                         students
    
    
                 286222  1:GOALS-NO    i changed my major to anthropology because i
                         wanted to get involved in archaeology- a subfield of anth.
                         however, sinnce archaeology is one of three subfields in
                         anthropology, i spent more time studying fields that i have
                         no interest in than in archaeology. only after some time
                         did i realize that if i wanted to study archaeology, i
                         should have majored directly in the area that i wanted to
                         study (e.g. classics), instead of anthro.  however, i would
                         had to have at least stayed another year, and given you
                         xxxx more of my money.
    
                         2:WMAJ  more flexibility to pursue the sub field that i was
                         interested in.
    
                         3:BMAJ  the professors (i.e darna dufour and payson sheets,
                         etc)
    
                         4:DODIFF  i would have loved to have gone on study abroad,
                         but alas, i am too poor.  i would also have been a classics
                         major and not felt rushed to graduate within two years.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  i took two non-sequence semesters off.
                         in hindsight, i should have taken a year off between high
                         school and college.
    
    
                 300843  1:GOALS-DEF   At times, my anth program has been so
                         broad-reaching that I felt my interests and studies were
                         all over the place. This has been complicit in my current
                         worry of not knowing what I will do with my life. However,
                         my anth studies have taught me such a wide variety of
                         fascinating and useful things that, even if I never use
                         some of them again, I will always be glad to have learned
                         them. I recommend anthropology to anyone who has a general
                         interest in the humanities and the science of what makes us
                         'us.'
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would spend so much more time talking to my
                         professors! They are here for a reason. They are (most of
                         them) smart and interesting people. If only I had
                         understood that as a Freshman/Sophomore
    
                         3:BMAJ  The best thing about my time as a CU undergrad,
                         was, ironically, the time I spent studying abroad in
                         England. I realize that CU was my doorway to that
                         experience. The time I spent in England is probably the
                         best thing I have ever done. I can't recommend it highly
                         enough.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I'm going to take about four years,
                         because I have sometimes pushed myself harder than I
                         probably had to. It's like I'm driven to get through with
                         school, and go on to whatever is next... only I'm not sure
                         what is next. Sometimes I just want to go on to the next
                         step, whatever that is. I'll have to take some time off to
                         work now, and then it's back at it (this whole 'school
                         thing') for my next degree... somewhere and in something. I
                         only know that I'm interested in what makes people tick and
                         I think maybe I want to write about it. My advice to you
                         (as to whether or not to get out in four years) is just do
                         what feels natural. If it takes you seven years, but you
                         learn a lot and enjoy yourself, more power to you. Good
                         luck.
    
    
                 316308  1:GOALS-SOME  Would have liked to seen more applied
                         anthropology classes.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Have applied anthropology be one of the
                         undergraduate requirements for the major.
    
                         3:BMAJ  It teaches about diverse cultures.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I was quick in deciding my major
    
    
                 349350  1:GOALS-SOME  I felt left in the dark about programs such
                         as INVST that I would have wanted to participate in or at
                         least known more about.
    
    
                 362120  1:GOALS-NO    In the Anthropology department, there were
                         few, if any, real world/experiential learning opportunities
                         in the realm of cultural anthropology.  (plenty for
                         archaeology in Four Corners... but alas, that was not my
                         interest).  In order to obtain such experiences, I turned
                         to the INVST program, and Fine Arts.
    
                         2:WMAJ  More course offerings related to the current
                         paradigm of cultural interaction.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Inspired, passionate professors.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I decided to squeeze the most out of an
                         undergraduate education by earning two degrees; a BA in
                         Anthropology, a BFA in Fine Arts and a certificate in the
                         International and National Voluntary Service Training
                         Program.
    
    
                 375541  1:GOALS-DEF   The anthropology program has taught me a lot
                         about diversity and equality and provided me with a good
                         foundation for the future.
    
                         2:WMAJ  The advisor, she wasn't great.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The professors, they are all awesome!  Especially
                         Covert and VanGerven
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I worked very hard and took some summer
                         school classes to make sure that I would graduate on time.
    
    
                 409790  1:GOALS-SOME  many of the upper division classes were very
                         theoretical, but in lower division classes, we were never
                         taught the theories
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I could not get into many of the classes
                         I needed to graduate. I was not even aware of some of the
                         classes I needed to take until senior year
    
    
                 470151  2:WMAJ  I would increase the allowed credits within the
                         major. I would also add more practical application classes.
                         I would make Applied Anthropology a requirement early on in
                         the major.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I loved the diversity of classes
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  because by this time I can't stand the
                         politics and structure of school, despite my love for
                         learning. Maybe I'll go back for graduate school after a
                         short break.
    
    
                 474782  2:WMAJ  Have more explicit study abroad opportunities
                         related to the major available.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The professors -- they are motivated,
                         inspirational, and passionate
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  you can if you try and my parents stop
                         paying after four years
    
    
                 475122  1:GOALS-SOME  The ANTH Department is full of WONDERFUL
                         Profs and Grad students.  I only wish that the department
                         had more faculty and additional course offerings.  Some
                         semesters were better than others, but overall I found
                         myself either struggling to find interesting courses, or
                         not able to fit them all in my schedule - hit or miss
                         overall.   Additionally, the lower division courses could
                         be much more effective if they were smaller in size, and
                         required more out of their students.  I enjoyed the
                         diversity of topics provided in the lower division classes,
                         but each course often tried to cover too much material and
                         resulted in a rather slight portrayel of certain
                         topics.  I wish more courses were offered in ANTH that
                         dealt with CURRENT ISSUES in anthropology, especially
                         cultural stuff.  Too much "traditional" cultural anth
                         topical and ethno courses.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Expand the course offerings to reflect the
                         evolution of the discipline.  Provide more courses geared
                         towards the REALITY of entering the job market - ie: less
                         theoretical and more practical.  Maybe a course on jobs in
                         archaeology, or cultural etc... I feel like I have a good
                         foundation for graduate school, but absolutely NO
                         foundation for getting paid in the real world ASIDE from my
                         wonderful internship with Amnesty International.  How about
                         making internships REQUIRED for Graduation?
    
                         3:BMAJ  The PEOPLE!!!!  The ANTH Department is full of
                         AMAZING profs and grad students who are intelligent,
                         passionate, and accessable.  They are the HEART and SOUL of
                         the discipline.  Eventhough I extremly dislike archaeology
                         and biological stuff, my profs (Covert, Bamforth, and
                         Sponheimer) made it enjoyable and interesting most every
                         step of the way.  By far the best department on campus.  I
                         wish I could have taken more classes from them all.  My
                         list of the Greats in the ANTH Department:   Donna
                         Goldstein and Carol Conzelman - the reason I am in
                         ANTH  Pat Lawrence - my inspiration for international
                         human rights and peace work...now my life work!  Bert
                         Covert - my mentor and great friend  Dennis Van Gerven -
                         the smartest, shortest, most dynamic professor who made
                         statistics enjoyable and showed me that I can do ANYTHING i
                         put my mind to.    I am truly going to miss these
                         folks...  
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  out of state tuition is very expensive
                         and I do not wish to burden my family and myself by
                         spending more time in college and acquiring greater debt.
    
    
                 484584  1:GOALS-DEF   In the Anth. program at CU I was able to take
                         a wide variety of classes that fit into my major, as well
                         as learn Spanish fluently and complete an internship in
                         Chile.  I then was able to go on working one on one with my
                         professor to present my internship research findings at the
                         annual meeting of applied anthropologists in Estes Park.
                         This was a great opportunity for me.
    
                         2:WMAJ  More time and emphasis devoted to applied work in
                         the field.  Also a required course on research design and
                         analysis.
    
                         3:BMAJ  It has taught me so much and changed the way that I
                         view the world and all international issues.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I took one year off to establish
                         residency in the state of Colorado.  With the upcomming
                         tuition increases I would recomend that you personaly do
                         the same.  In state is managable while out of state is out
                         of the question for many of us.  Muchos Saludos,  Mark
    
    
                 547182  1:GOALS-SOME  I think there need to be more access to
                         internship or other outside of school educational
                         opportunities.
    
                         2:WMAJ  More small classes that give students an
                         opportunity to get to know thier teachers.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The small classes I already have taken.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  Even though I didn't know what my major
                         was going to be freshman year, once I declared my advisor
                         helped me find a way to finish in four years.
    
    
                 563293  1:GOALS-SOME  I was hoping for a bit more challenging
                         academic environment and higher standards for all students
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would like to have academic standards raised
                         throughout the school. Too many students are getting
                         through this university without  having to really apply
                         themselves academically. Not all departments have low
                         standards, but many overall departments and classes
                         (usually lower-division) within departments require too
                         little effort to pass. Including certain classes (lower &
                         upper division) in my major program.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The close feeling of community including both
                         students andd faculty.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I plan to stay ontop of my major's
                         course requirements and know what is expected of me for all
                         four years as an entering freshman.
    
    
                 600992  1:GOALS-DEF   I learned many new things, and was able to
                         participate in the honors program by writing a thesis.  I
                         was also abel to see the way my professors thought about
                         current issues.  In some cases I also got to hear how they
                         came to be where they are currently.
    
                         2:WMAJ  More career oppurtunities.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The professors.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  I worked hard and stayed focused.  Once
                         I figured out what I wanted to do I got on track and stayed
                         foucused to achieve graduating in four years even though it
                         required taking over 15 credit hours and a summer class to
                         catch up.
    
    
                 655924  1:GOALS-SOME  Did: anthropology is a broad subject,
                         allowing for introduction to many disciplines; teachers
                         were generally nice and helpful  Did not: teachers often
                         had reservations about introducing complex subjects, so
                         knowledge was very basic; there was no component that
                         focused specifically on refining academic skills (writing);
                         teachers were often so flexible or too talkative so not all
                         course material (especially "required" books) were used,
                         the overemphasis on multiculturalism and diversity limited
                         time to study more important things; presentation of
                         material was often dull relying solely on overheads and
                         powerpoints.
    
                         2:WMAJ  add a linguistics portion.  the study of
                         anthropology traditionally has four fields, but at CU,
                         linguistics as been left out because it is a separate
                         department.  I think that there should be a way to
                         integrate the fields or have a ling requirement in the anth
                         major especially because it has such low credit
                         requirements anyway
    
                         3:BMAJ  i like that anth is interdisciplinary, using
                         history, biology, sociology, etc.  it is unfortunate that
                         some profs are afraid to really explore these other
                         disciplines in depth
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I came into college with over a
                         semester's worth of credits, and despite choosing my major
                         late and going abroad will be able to complete the meager
                         30 credits required for my BA as well as a minor.  I have
                         taken over 15 credits every semester and have maintained a
                         decent GPA while still being able to manage my time to
                         balance school, community service, recreation, social
                         connections, and partying.
    
    
                 660273  2:WMAJ  Less Cultural, more Biological and Archaeology
                         emphasis.  CU (in general) has met my educational goals
                         because I chose CU for its outstanding Anthropology and
                         History departments and those areas of CU were definitely
                         worth it.  On the other hand, many classes I would be
                         interesed in taking, specifically pertaining to world
                         issues and languages, are not taught with a neutral tone,
                         they are taught from the Western perspective of politics,
                         the American way of thinking, not by someone from the
                         outside looking at the United States, perhaps, as the
                         "foreign" party.  If I wanted that, I would watch the news
                         on television!  I would advocate the hiring of a more
                         diverse population of faculty to teach about the
                         non-Western world.  Additionally, CU does not offer any
                         Arabic courses through the main campus program, and those
                         offered through the Continuing Education program are
                         frequently cancelled and consequently unavailable for those
                         of us who don't want to learn Spanish or French or German.
                         I believe that students should have the option of learning
                         a Middle Eastern language on main campus, during "regular"
                         school hours - not only will it better and broaden the
                         scope of knowledge available to students, it will create a
                         more competant, competitive work force as the Middle East
                         becomes more and more a part of everyone's daily lives.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The amount of knowledge that the Anthropology
                         faculty has to offer and is willing to share.
    
                         4:DODIFF  I would have added my minor sooner
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  that's as many years as I can afford.
    
    
                 660566  1:GOALS-SOME  I was pleased with professors in the
                         department.  They all seemed to know a lot about what they
                         were teaching and were generally enthusiastic about passing
                         knowledge on.
    
                         2:WMAJ  More practical courses with field work
    
                         3:BMAJ  Great teachers
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I am able to finish in four years (well,
                         actually three), and I would like to save the extra money
                         to continue to graduate school.
    
    
                 665579  1:GOALS-SOME  Cost and sheer number of required courses
                         (even the variety offered by CORE requirements) have
                         limited my opportunities for a broad education... It seems
                         that the university wants students to come in, pay up, get
                         a smattering of this, that, and the other, and then get
                         out. There is no time to take courses just because I find
                         them interesting... It's a shame that my education is
                         limited by my schooling. (And no, I never had to read Mark
                         Twain for any of my classes.)
    
                         2:WMAJ  Let students focus on one area of study within
                         anthropology. A broad program, involving cultural anth,
                         biological anth, and archaeology seems most logical, but
                         I'd really have liked to focus more in one area, and have
                         more room for electives within the major requirements. As
                         it stands, students are forced to take some classes in each
                         area, with room for only one or two electives. (I'm
                         double-majoring, so I don't have elective credits to spare
                         to take more anth classes.)
    
                         3:BMAJ  The faculty are truly world-class!  It's been
                         wonderful to learn from them.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  ...it's difficult to juggle a part-time
                         job and a full 15-hour course load. Taking 15 hours a
                         semester, approximately 5 classes, is required in order to
                         graduate in four years. Financial aid assumes your parents
                         will help you; when they don't, financial aid is *quite*
                         unsympathetic, and so you have to work 20+ hours per week,
                         on top of taking as many loans as possible, to make ends
                         meet. Some people can work full time and go to school full
                         time; many people cannot. Therefore, the education suffers,
                         and it takes longer and longer before your graduation date
                         nears.
    
    
                 665711  2:WMAJ  That there be smaller class sizes especially at the
                         upper-division level.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The professors
    
                         4:DODIFF  I would have wasted not a single second worrying
                         about what my grades were.  If I go to class, read the
                         materials,  complete the assignments on time, and talk to
                         the professor, I will be okay!  I would also not waste my
                         time with individuals who party so much.  I would have
                         tried to surround myself with other intellectual and
                         academic people who care about their learning and are
                         passionate about school.
    
    
                 675360  1:GOALS-SOME  The program met my goals because I will have
                         a degree, but the stress needed to attain it was unnessesary
    
                         2:WMAJ  more courses/diversity
    
                         3:BMAJ  it only takes 30 credit hours
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  the advising at this school is horrible,
                         and the dean and admissions offices have no compassion for
                         an individual student.
    
    
                 689422  1:GOALS-SOME  yes, but there is a huge discrepancy between
                         upper and lower division courses. too much and not enough
                         education.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I had forsight to plan ahead in major
                         classes and get a double degree
    
    
                 695045  1:GOALS-DEF   I sought out a degree in anthropology with
                         the hope that I could complete it in a reasonable amount of
                         time and that I could pursue a professional degree. While I
                         don't know about the odds of getting into graduate school,
                         I am very pleased with the structure of the Anthropology
                         major.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I was thrilled with the Anthropology program and
                         wouldn't change it.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The availability of interesting classes--it was
                         marvelous!
    
                         4:DODIFF  Chosen a different second major (because my
                         interests developed over time).
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS    I am a double major and also working.
                         This makes it a bit harder to find classes to fit my
                         schedule without going too insane. How's the weather in
                         Oahu? See you soon!
    
    
                 710151  1:GOALS-DEF   I've loved studying culture and I've loved
                         medicine-- low and behold, I'm graduating and my major is a
                         mixture between medicine and anthropology (medical
                         anthropology).  I've also researched and travelled with a
                         professor for the past few years, to make this
                         undergraduate experience feel more personalized and unique.
    
                         2:WMAJ  The Archaeology requirements.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The faculty!  The anthropology professors have been
                         incredible for my learning experiences, thank you!
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  It is possible to change your major
                         three times and still graduate on time (I did it!)  And
                         there's a good reason to take summer school...  Over four
                         years of undergraduate work can be financially burdensome.
                         Therefore, if you love school that much (and a lot of
                         people do), then go to graduate school and then get your
                         PhD.  But for God's sake- don't waste money getting your
                         BA/BS!
    
    
                 711823  1:GOALS-SOME  First, i don't remember ever being encouraged
                         to set any goals, except to graduate in 4 years, which i
                         managed to do with 2 majors and a minor.  I feel like i've
                         gained a lot of information and great skill in analyzing
                         world issues/ being able to see both sides of any
                         arguement.  It seems to me, the more i learned, however,
                         the more i realize that no one is right/wrong in any issue,
                         which i believe is pretty useful.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Allow for some kind of independant, longterm
                         project where i could work closely with one prof. on a
                         project that i have shaped and created on my own volition,
                         culminating in some kind of research paper/project that
                         would be presented to my cohorts before graduating.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Teaching staff was, for the most part, EXCELLENT.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  My dad's paying for it, Otherwise, they
                         say it's the best four years of your life, why not make it
                         5 or 6 right?
    
    
                 752904  1:GOALS-DEF   I feel that the Anthropology program at CU,
                         though small, is right in line with what undergraduates
                         need to succeed outside of the university.  All of my
                         experience with the professors has been wonderful and very
                         personal, and it's something that you don't get with the
                         larger majors on campus, like Psychology or Biology.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I think that I would give Anth undergrads the
                         opprotunity to alter their major to fit their future plans,
                         so that those who do not plan a career in Archaeology or
                         Biological Anth can focus on Linguistics or Cultural Anth,
                         and vice versa.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I think that the Anth program at CU has a wonderful
                         faculty, and would like to see them grow in size and
                         appreciation.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T   I have decided to complete a double
                         major undergraduate degree in Psychology and Anthropology.
    
    
                 753846  2:WMAJ  The courses that are offered.  I wanted to take
                         some courses that weren't offered in a particular year.  I
                         wish that some courses were offered more often.
    
                         3:BMAJ  THE diversity of it.  There are so many things
                         about Anthropology that are interesting.  I like all the
                         subjects, cultural, physical, archaeology.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I had difficulty deciding what I wanted
                         to do.
    
    
                 809787  1:GOALS-SOME  Not enough field work / experience in the
                         field of anthropology.  No opportunity to focus officially
                         on any one area in anthropology, for instance archaeology.
                         Good overall education in anthropology however.
    
                         2:WMAJ  more field work
    
                         3:BMAJ  the professors
    
                         4:DODIFF  i would take less time to graduate by integrating
                         my two majors better.  i would also go on study abroad to
                         broaden my experience
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I didn't know what i wanted to do for a
                         year and half and then added on a second major my junior
                         year.  However, I plan to enjoy every extra minute of it
                         while still getting stuff done and hopefully i'll be able
                         to pay off the extra debt some day.    love,  Levi
    
    
                 815183  1:GOALS-SOME  I think it was more me than anything, I just
                         grew away from the major and by that time, it was too late
                         for me to switch majors
    
                         2:WMAJ  Advising, my advisor seemed to play favorites and
                         she was never very nice to me and not very helpful.
    
                         3:BMAJ  it is a very interesting topic and fun to learn
                         about
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  to recieve a broad education with
                         experience in many fields that will be useful to me after
                         graduation.  Four years is long enough to give you the
                         broad and full education you will need.
    
    
                 852561  1:GOALS-DEF   I chose anthropology as a second major.  It
                         expanded my general knowledge of cultural anthropology.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would recommend more difficult course work.  I
                         thought that many of the upper division classes were too
                         basic.  I took one upper division survey course which
                         engaged students with in class debates and many readings.
                         This was much more challengine, enjoyable, and more of a
                         learning experience.  I also think additional options for
                         the upper division archaeology course should be offered.
                         There should be other options for students more interested
                         in cultural anthropology.  The one archeological option
                         that is cultural (ancient egypt) is a very poor class.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Anthropology exposes you to a variety of topics and
                         subjects.  There are many interesting options for upper
                         division coursework.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  it is possible to take all of the
                         classes for my major within that time period.  I will also
                         have time to take additional courses that I am interested
                         in.  I should also be able to study abroad for that
                         semester during that time period, and still be able to
                         finish school in four years.
    
    
                 872979  1:GOALS-SOME  I would have preferred to earn a degree in
                         Cultural Anthropology, rather than in the broader
                         Anthropology.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would change the distinction of my degree from
                         "Anthropology" to "Cultural Anthropology."
    
                         3:BMAJ  The incredibly qualified and motivated faculty.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  all possible paths taken from college
                         require careful consideration.
    
    
                 876828  1:GOALS-SOME  Make internships more avaliable.  Make credit
                         requirements clearer.  Look at the B-schools student
                         progress sheet as a guide.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Change the pay for print.  19 cents for double
                         sided in unnecessary.  At that price there is no motivation
                         to save paper.  Also bring back scheduling booklets (for
                         free!)
    
                         3:BMAJ  The professors.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  Double Degree
    
    
                 884628  2:WMAJ  better availability of classes
    
                         3:BMAJ  the professors
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  it is difficlut to get into the classes
                         i need and want to take, plus i keep putting off taking a
                         math class b/c i don't like the subject.
    
    
                 899673  1:GOALS-DEF   CU-Boulder has prepared me for my teaching
                         profession and I feel confident that I will make a good
                         elementary school teacher.
    
                         2:WMAJ  More interaction with the instructors and smaller
                         1000 level classes.  CU-Boulder lets in way too many
                         students, which takes away from the overall learning
                         enviroment.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The faculty are wonderful speakers and really
                         convey their message about anthropology to you in a
                         straight forward way.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I have chosen to get my elementary
                         teaching license in addition to my Anthropology major.
    
    
                 913970  1:GOALS-DEF   I was able to focus on biological
                         anthropology rather than having to take all cultural
                         anthropology
    
                         2:WMAJ  It would be nice if there were more biological
                         anthropology courses offered rather than the plethora of
                         cultural classes.  Perhaps it would be nice if students
                         could have an emphasis in one or the other.  Also,
                         linguistic anth is poorly represented.
    
                         3:BMAJ  It teaches good ethical skills for life in general,
                         not just for the field itself.
    
                         4:DODIFF  I would have perhaps chosen a second major
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  My major was easy to complete within
                         that time and it is the only major I chose.  Further, it
                         helps that I did not transfer here from another school and
                         I had all my maps requirements out of the way before I came
                         here, particularly foriegn language.
    
    
                 932075  1:GOALS-SOME  I understand the desire for ANTH students to
                         be well-rounded in all aspects of ANTH.  However, I focus
                         on cultural anthropology.  Many of the interesting
                         ethnography courses are lower division, which is a
                         disincentive to taking them.  And then there is the
                         archeology requirement.  I understand requiring it as a
                         lower division, and while I disagree with the requirement,
                         I see the logic behind requiring an upper division
                         archeology class.  BUT, if you are going to require that
                         students take an upper division archeology class, you
                         should provide them with more options.  Human ecology (with
                         an emphasis on geomorphology) does nothing for my future.
                         I have no interest in southwest archeology.  I'm not given
                         a whole lot of options in that arena, and I think that
                         should be improved.  That said, some of my favorite
                         courses on the CU campus have been ANTH courses and easily
                         my favorite professors.  Even in large lecture halls, the
                         ANTH professors create an intimate classroom experience.
    
                         2:WMAJ  The archaeology requirements mentioned before...
    
                         3:BMAJ  Quality teachers
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  there is so much more to do.  Although
                         the college experience is worth enjoying and savoring,
                         there is so much more to do.  Get in, do the job, get out
                         and move on.  Love every minute of it.
    
    
                 956196  1:GOALS-SOME  There aren't many jobs available in
                         anthropology, which is frustrating.  I didn't learn about
                         the reality of the lack of jobs until my junior year.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would like to see more upper division classes.
                         In the course booklet, there are so many classes in anth
                         that CU once offered, but maybe the isn't a professor to
                         teach them.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I think that the faculty is great!
    
                         5:DEARCJ-xxxx   F  longer than four years because I have
                         basically three majors- Anthropology, History, and I am
                         getting my secondary teaching license, but I definitely
                         could have finished in four years if I stuck with one major.
    
    
                 963238  2:WMAJ  The Fine Arts advising is horrible.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I am a transfer student, and all my
                         previous credits did not get accepted.
    
    
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      AS-ASIA   497820  1:GOALS-SOME  I had few goals coming in.  In light of this,
                         CU did fairly well.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would raise academic standards.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Very flexible.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I spent two years in China following my
                         third year at CU, and an additional two years fulfilling
                         core requirements and taking graduate classes after
                         returning.  In addition, I rarely took more than twelve
                         credit hours in any given semester.
    
    
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      AS-ASTR   132222  1:GOALS-SOME  there has been a lack of organization within
                         my major, astrophysics, which is probably due to the
                         newness of it.  There have also been a few courses where
                         the professors have extremely low averages and to me this
                         is unacceptable.  It shows a problem with the teaching
                         ability.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I think the program needs to be structured better.
                         There should also be teachers that dont have averages of 40
                         teaching.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  i have three majors adn a minor.
    
    
                 219362  2:WMAJ  More courses offered and expand opportunities for
                         core requirements within the department. Students need to
                         be directly notified of changes in course planning and
                         scheduling because not all mentors will think to tell them.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Quality of instruction and application of course
                         materials.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I took some summer classes to facilitate
                         going abroad (which does not generally provide opportunity
                         for graduation progression). Some courses conflict and are
                         not offered specific semesters. Generally, it is possible
                         to graduate in 4 years as long as you don't take only the
                         minimum credits required.
    
    
                 318206  2:WMAJ  Upper division astronomy courses should have
                         pre/co-requisits of upper division physics courses and be
                         taught at that level.  Too many courses avoided interesting
                         topics because people did not have the phyiscs/math
                         background which is required in astrophysics.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The instructors are generally enthusiasitic and
                         really willing to work with students.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I've taken most of the classes in my
                         majors which seem interesting and valuable to me and I wish
                         to continue my education in graduate school without further
                         delay.
    
    
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      AS-BAAH    498416  1:GOALS-SOME  I only wish I had more time to take additonal
                         classes
    
                         2:WMAJ  the facilities
    
                         3:BMAJ  The faculty, and the commitment to non-western art
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I am a non-traditional transfer student
                         who chose two new majors while at CU
    
    
                 501867  1:GOALS-SOME  For the most part it did, but I feel like
                         classes should be more concentrated in one specific area.
                         I feel like I know a little about a lot of different
                         things, and I would rather know a lot about fewer things.
    
                         2:WMAJ  have smaller, more concentrated classes
    
                         3:BMAJ  Diversity of classes and faculty
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  I took classes that counted for college
                         credit in high school, and because I took 18 hours each
                         semester my senior year, so I could be done in four years.
    
    
                 613730  1:GOALS-SOME  I feel that about half of my professors gave
                         the class very general information instead of an in depth
                         knowledge of the subject.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would like to have more choices of classes.  For
                         example, there has been no Islamic art and architecture
                         class for years.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The professors in the upper division courses are
                         wonderful.  They have a huge amount of knowledge and good
                         lecturing skills.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  my high school education was so
                         wonderful that I completed most of my CU core requirements
                         during high school.
    
    
                 723146  1:GOALS-DEF   IT WAS NOT UNTIL MY SENIOR SEMINAR THAT I WAS
                         ENCOURAGED TO WRITE AN ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY OR TO SHARE MY
                         OWN OPINION!!I FELT I LEARNED A LOT OF FACTS IN MANY OF THE
                         CLASSES, BUT HAD FEW OPPORTUNITIES TO ANALYTICALLY PARTAKE
                         IN REFLECTIVE DISCUSSIONS.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Recitations in the lower division art history
                         classes. I would want my AP Art credit to count for "intro
                         to art" instead of "drawing 1". more discussion and small
                         group projects in classes. more helpful advising.
    
                         3:BMAJ  i get to look at art!
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I originally took classes my freshman
                         and sophomore year that interested me the most. These
                         classes then transferred nicely when I decided that I
                         wanted to major in those same areas.
    
    
                 937252  1:GOALS-SOME  Courses that met my focus in art history
                         either did not exist or were were only offered rarely.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Too much focus on European art; thus excluding
                         focused study of non-Western art.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Smart and hard-working staff and faculty.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  that's the amount of time I needed to
                         finish my degrees, and the amount of time I was willing to
                         spend at CU-Boulder.
    
    
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      AS-BASA    146768  1:GOALS-SOME  I would have appreciated more real-life
                         direction regarding how to get artwork into galleries or
                         out into the world.
    
                         2:WMAJ  The fine arts school should be more organized with
                         its advising department.  I never felt comfortable that my
                         adviser knew what she was doing.  Also, some classes felt
                         entirely worthless, like "History of Media Arts" with Alex
                         Sweetman.  He never even gave us a syllabus even though I
                         asked repeatedly for one.  The classes and teachers should
                         be reevaluated.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I have learned a fun and interesting skill:
                         painting.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I am getting a double degree and a
                         minor.  Broadcast   News and Fine Arts degrees and a
                         minor in business.
    
    
                 213656  1:GOALS-DEF   Gave me lots of training and practice in the
                         skills i will need in my career, not only technical but
                         personal
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  It is hard to get all the classes you
                         need due to budget cuts
    
    
                 357382  5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  i took 5
    
    
                 405564  1:GOALS-DEF   Provided me with a path for the future
    
                         2:WMAJ  More variety in classes
    
                         3:BMAJ  small, hands on classes
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  because I am graduating on time- most of
                         my friends are not.
    
    
                 545335  1:GOALS-SOME  the fine arts program is seriously lacking
                         variety  and availability of its classes.
    
                         2:WMAJ  some of the fine arts faculty aren't interested in
                         the students at all it seems.  They do not inspire us or
                         challenge us to do better.  I would say its almost too laid
                         back.
    
                         3:BMAJ  some of the faculty are great, for example Jerry
                         Kunkel is an excellent instructor-he has a personal
                         relationship with students that other profs lack.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I have a double major.
    
    
                 592059  1:GOALS-SOME  A lot of the classes were unstructured. I am
                         studying digital arts and the classes were very repetive
                         and boring as well as too easy.
    
                         2:WMAJ  A bigger selection of courses that are not
                         repeatitive
    
                         3:BMAJ  some of the professors
    
                         4:DODIFF  I would choose to go to CU-Denver because it
                         seems like they have a better digital art program.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  It is hard to get into many of my
                         required classes due to overcrowding
    
    
                 608137  1:GOALS-xxxx  Not enough courses offered to meet demand of
                         skills needed job market
    
                         2:WMAJ  add more programs than just your basic art classes
                         and better facilities
    
                         3:BMAJ  nothing
    
                         5:DEARCJ-xxxx   T  because you cannot always get into the
                         class you want or it is only offered once a year, so it
                         will take a bit longer.
    
    
                 731951  1:GOALS-SOME  I felt very limited as an artist and as a
                         student wishing to become and art teacher with the
                         facilities I had available to me.  The Fine Arts building
                         and its facilities need a serious overhaul.  The school
                         should put some effort in bettering what is available to
                         fine arts students in order to be able to provide a better
                         educational experience and to attract future classes as
                         fine arts majors.  I feel that on a whole the University
                         has forgotten about the department in many ways.
    
                         2:WMAJ  The facilities.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The faculty.
    
                         4:DODIFF  I would double major, or have a minor.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  my father wants me to get out into the
                         world and be grown up, not so much to be doing what I want
                         to be doing, but to be doing what HE THINKS I should be
                         doing.  Sounds like fun, doesn't it.  I say that you should
                         go out and do what you want to do with your life, whether
                         it is teaching snowboarding on the side or being the CEO of
                         a top company.  Its your life, not his.  Now, if only I
                         could tell him that.
    
    
                 754638  1:GOALS-SOME  I don't feel like I gained knowledge of what
                         a carreer in this area is really like and I feel like i got
                         a pretty focused education that I don't know how to apply
                         in the real world
    
                         3:BMAJ  The teachers in the sculpture department have made
                         my experience at CU what it is, Yumi and Toni Rosato
                         especially. Their sincere concern for each individual
                         student and the knowledge I have gained from them have been
                         highlights of my academic experience
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I transferred to CU and although all my
                         credits transfered they didn't give me credit for some of
                         the classes in my major. So I have a bunch of electives
                         from classes that in some cases were upper division courses
                         towards my major. The University I transferred from was
                         much more academically challenging and had the same
                         requirements for my major and it is frustrating that at CU
                         I have to re-take the classes I have already taken and
                         worked so hard in.
    
    
                 774944  1:GOALS-SOME  The program gave many opportunities for
                         creative work to be experiemented with.  However, there was
                         always a difficulty in getting the classes I needed and
                         desired to take.  This, therefore did not allow me to
                         persue all of the creative goals I have as a fine arts
                         major.
    
                         2:WMAJ  The facilities of the Fine Arts building are awful.
                          In many ways, they are hazardous to students and faculty
                         alike.  The program would be greatly improved by updating
                         the building and the up-keep of it.  It is difficult to
                         create and work in a shared space that is deteriorating.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The opportunity to hear other artists (as they
                         visit through the course of the year).  It gives us an
                         insight into the present art world, and what we have to
                         look forward to after graduation.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I received college credit in high
                         school.  Mostly, I wanted to graduate in four years to save
                         money while getting the most out of my education and time
                         spent at CU.
    
    
                 805003  1:GOALS-DEF   The fine arts program was so underfunded that
                         the facilities often stood in the way of academics.
                         Graduate students teach almost all of the classes, and even
                         though they're excellent, they aren't professors.  It has
                         dissuaded me from going to graduate school any time in the
                         near future.  However, the professors that I did have were
                         amazing, and I learned more than I could have imagined.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would provide more funding.  I would build a new
                         building, or add on an extension to the old one so that
                         students could take the courses that they wanted to take.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The individual courses taught be great professors
                         like Tony Rosato and Garrison Roots.  They were incredible.
                         I learned more than I thought possible.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  it's really expensive, and there's a lot
                         more out there besides college.   However, if you need more
                         time, don't rush yourself, because you won't enjoy it, and
                         it can be a lot of fun.  Not just party-wise; academics can
                         be really interesting.
    
    
                 851636  1:GOALS-DEF   Excellent instuctors.
    
                         2:WMAJ  The Fine Arts Department deserves a better space
                         and better materials.  I realize there is not enough money,
                         but the atmosphere is really struggling.  Too many student,
                         not enough space, not enough class availability, course fee
                         is too high and pays for nothing-maybe the occasional paper
                         towels and soap.  There are some very talented students in
                         the program and CU should be proud of thier Art Dept.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Professors- Vernon Minor, Sally Elliot, Kay Miller,
                         Celeste Rehm, Bill Amundson,  Liz Owen,  Peter Beal
    
                         4:DODIFF  Double major
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  it took me a couple of years longer than
                         everyone else to figure out that I wanted to do well in
                         school.  This meant that I worked full-time while taking
                         evening classes until I knew I was ready to take school
                         seriously.  You cannot just float by at CU.  You have to
                         learn how to do things for yourself and use the resources
                         offered.
    
    
                 894419  1:GOALS-SOME  As an Art/Art history major it is
                         discouraging to see the lack of funding and resources in
                         the department. I would certainly not recommend CU to
                         anyone in studio art. Classes are overcrowded and
                         facilities are substandard. Sorry!
    
                         2:WMAJ  See previous comments. The Art/Art History
                         department needs facilities. Could it be that it might also
                         benefit from a little focus on careers such as graphic
                         design, illustration, or (gasp), advertising? I know,
                         that's more than one thing.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Dedicated hard working brilliant professors who
                         could benefit from some help with facilities.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  It keeps costing $ the longer I take!
    
    
                 895347  1:GOALS-DEF   could not take several classes, due to
                         departmental funding issues of hiring enough teachers.
                         fine arts dept. does not receive enough funding, and the
                         students suffer from it.
    
                         2:WMAJ  More sections  / class positions in classes, so I
                         could have taken certain classes that I wanted to.
                         Photography needs more teachers and sections.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Encourages diversity, both artistic and personal.
                         It is one of the most accepting and diverse departments.
    
                         4:DODIFF  I wish I had went on study abroad.  I did it in
                         H.S. and it is just such a rewarding experience.  Wish I
                         wouldn't have switched majors so many times, so I would
                         have had time to go overseas.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  I have experienced several majors, and
                         decided on one that I enjoy.  Once I discovered this, I can
                         buckle down and focus on the school work ahead.  I make up,
                         in the summer sessions, for what I have fallen behind on,
                         just so I can graduate in 4 years.
    
    
                 974780  1:GOALS-SOME  i wanted to experience hands on art, and art
                         instruction.  This is not the field i plan on going into,
                         so i wanted to get experience, and in that way it met my
                         goals.  I think if i was planning on going to graduate
                         school in art though, i would have been disappointed,.
    
                         2:WMAJ   Make the classes and times more flexible  and open
                         for students.  There were many semesters when i couldn;t
                         take a class because it was only offered at one time, and
                         so was another equally important class.  Also, there were
                         semesters where i couldn't get into a class i REALLY wanted
                         to take simply because it was limited to a certain number
                         of people, and because it was a survey class, not offered
                         again for two years, after i graduate!
    
                         3:BMAJ  The community that is formed in small class rooms
                         with people you have been with before and have gotten to
                         know pretty well
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  it wasn't that difficult for me to
                         complete the major as long as i took some summer school
                         classes.  Also, my parents were only going to pay for four
                         years, and i didn't see a point in wasting my money on an
                         extra year when i could easily finish in four.
    
    
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      AS-BCHM    117403  1:GOALS-DEF   In terms of connecting with individual
                         professors my program did not meet my needs.  Perhaps offer
                         ways for students to connect better with professors in
                         fields that don't necessarily lend themselves to discussion
                         or interaction.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would employ faculty that are interested in the
                         students success and future interests so that they
                         structure their class with the intent to engage and know
                         their students.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The professors were highly qualified and
                         knowledgeable individuals who cared about their field and
                         it's application to the world.
    
                         4:DODIFF  I would have liked to discover my interest in
                         economics earlier so I could have completed an honors
                         thesis.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I plan to pursue at least two majors
                         within the College of Arts and Sciences and then hope to
                         complete an honors thesis in order to attain honors
                         recognition at the time of my graduation.  
    
    
                 150627  1:GOALS-SOME  Too many requirements outside of field of
                         study which made getting necessary classes hard .
    
    
                 171730  1:GOALS-DEF   I transferred in and added biochem last year.
                         This means i missed a good deal of the standard experience.
                         I think the best choice for a science major is working in a
                         lab since it forces thinking and reasoning far more than
                         classes or class labs. I really like both the MCDB and
                         Biochem deparments and will recommend them highly, though
                         current state budget issues make me wary.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Since I am only writing for biochem I really would
                         not change anything. I like the program and think skills
                         from it will carry over well when I go to graduate school.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I finally understand enough chemistry to
                         confidently know nothing.
    
                         4:DODIFF  I would have taken more advantage of the UROP
                         program.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  I busted my ass for three of them and
                         got really good at fighting for transfer credit.
    
    
                 227066  1:GOALS-SOME  it helped me encounter job opportunities
                         throughout my advisors...
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  if you are organized, the four years are
                         time enough
    
    
                 228515  1:GOALS-DEF   I worked as in undergraduate in a MCDB lab
                         for three years.  This lab allowed  me to become a better
                         problem solver, an independent learner, and taught me more
                         than probably all 120 credit hours I was forced to take by
                         the university.  Research experience should suppliment for
                         many of the required labs and maybe even some classes.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Labs should be supplimented by research experience
                         in a related field within the university.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I was very impressed with all the professors
                         knowlege and teaching ability in biochemistry and MCDB
                         compared with many professors in other departments.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  It is not difficult to graduate in four
                         years.  I am graduating in four years with dual degrees and
                         a minor.
    
    
                 235548  1:GOALS-DEF   It offered enough theoretical knowledge that
                         the challenges in a research position were merely
                         technique, not fundamental ideas.  I consider myself
                         well-versed in the basic (and many advanced) theories of
                         biochemistry after completing my education at CU.
    
                         2:WMAJ  More upper division electives reflecting current
                         topics in research that Faculty members are excited about--
                          we don't get to see the faculty interested and engaged
                         very often.  Maybe structured as Seminars, with multiple
                         professors?
    
                         3:BMAJ  You really learn chemistry and biology.  I almost
                         completed an MCDB major, but dropped it when I realized we
                         were simply covering the same material I had taken in
                         Biochemistry I & II and physical Chemistry I & II, but in
                         LESS detail.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  The degree program is structured such
                         that you only need 4 years (heck, I did it in 4 years with
                         2, almost 3 majors and a minor).
    
    
                 263636  1:GOALS-SOME  My basic education goal is to get a degree,
                         which I do not have.  But, I think that CU excedded my
                         education goals in that it changed me and required that I
                         push myself, which developed me a little more.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Not to require that you take Calc III for BioChem,
                         just up to calc II.  Thats probably the main reason I'm not
                         persuing a major in this program, as I didn't pass calc III
    
                         3:BMAJ  The Labs and the experience that you get being in
                         the scince department.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I have been hoping all over the place,
                         I've tried a bunch of stuff, till I finnaly found something
                         that I like.  I did transfer from another school, and the
                         credits transfered as lower division, but I still got to do
                         some catch up completing the core, where it was done at the
                         other school.  
    
    
                 263904  1:GOALS-DEF   I would have my instructors add more
                         techniques to my various lab courses.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Make it longer and harder.  Every chemistry related
                         major at CU should be an ACS certified degree.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I think it would be the advisor, Lynn Gieger, whom
                         has been very helpful during my time here.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I came into school with almost a year of
                         AP credit.  Also, I did not switch majors, nor did I fail
                         or drop any courses.
    
    
                 270102  2:WMAJ  make it so that when you take your upper division
                         elective classes, there are more options that you don't
                         have to go through all of the lower division prerequisites
                         to take, because i would have liked to take some
                         kinesiology classes, but i didn't have any prerequisites
                         for them, and it is immpossible to take them, when you
                         already have a full load.
    
                         3:BMAJ  i love learning about biochem
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  i changed my major too many times
    
    
                 338853  2:WMAJ  Make more recitations
    
                         3:BMAJ  Lab experience
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I had the AP credit, otherwise it would
                         take longer.
    
    
                 349817  2:WMAJ  more diversity!  There aren't enough brown folk in
                         this state!
    
                         3:BMAJ  Being able to work closely with my research advisor
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I want to gain as much experience as I
                         can and make sure that the major that I choose is the major
                         that I will stick with for the next 5 years.
    
    
                 357541  1:GOALS-DEF   The program is challenging, and I really like
                         that. It also allowed me a lot of hands-on experience and
                         interaction with so many different people and perspectives,
                         which has made me a very well-rounded person - I definitely
                         feel ready to enter the 'real world' from this program.
    
                         2:WMAJ  There are so many foreign lab TA's that are
                         extremely hard to understand lecture because of their
                         accent - that was always very frustrating. I feel that all
                         the students miss out on the chance to really have a good
                         class experience and be able to get anything out of it amid
                         the confusion and frustration of what the person is saying;
                         we can't even ask them for help... I think if an entire
                         class is going to be affected like this and have such a bad
                         experience, it's better not to have them teaching.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The opportunities I've had to work on extra
                         research projects with a couple of my professors in the
                         Chemistry and Biochemistry department.  As a transfer
                         student from School of Mines, I've been able to compare the
                         two Chemistry departments - there is a lot more interaction
                         among students and with faculty at CU. It is a much
                         'warmer' and inviting environment at CU because no one is
                         afraid to ask questions or for help, and students are more
                         willing to push themselves to share their ideas without the
                         fear of being considered 'stupid'. I really opened up here
                         at CU, and I don't think I ever could have reached my full
                         potential or see what I am capable of had I not come to CU.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I have a genuine passion for school and
                         learning, and I plan to stay involved in the academia realm
                         my entire life by working toward getting my MD/PhD.
    
    
                 382882  1:GOALS-SOME  I probably should have chosen a different
                         major.  I do not belive that was the current advisors fault
                         but I probably should have begun as open option.  I did not
                         realize this until my Junior year and felt it was to late
                         to change to a more suitable major.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I just like to get things over with.
    
    
                 436299  1:GOALS-DEF   I think that in the Biochemistry program,
                         with many other of the scientific fields that, there should
                         be a little more leway with course selection. This program
                         requires 8 specific semesters of chemistry. Having a little
                         more choice in the final semester would have been nice so
                         that I could take classes that would help me more in my
                         graduate school plans. Other than that I have been able to
                         get into graduate school on the first try and deans at
                         these schools are impressed by my experiences from CU
                         Boulder and I feel pretty satisfied with my choices for the
                         future so far. These choices I would only have been able to
                         successfully make, because of the semi-rigid structure of
                         the degree. Basically I've been forced to take classes that
                         I really didn't want to, but they have helped me to confirm
                         my own future path.
    
    
                         2:WMAJ  Sequence of 5 required semesters of chemistry with
                         the next 3 semesters required but as a personal choice.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Academically I feel prepared for graduate study.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I was able to stay motivated. When I
                         needed help academically, I could talk to my professors.
                         When I needed support I could go talk to my advisor. I was
                         able to take core courses during the summer and the UCSU
                         offers anything a student needs to get away from academics
                         (club sports, rec center, Club 54, etc.).
    
    
                 474912  1:GOALS-DEF   I feel knowledgeable about the theory of
                         biochemistry and its practical applications.  
    
                         2:WMAJ  3 semesters of Calculus is unnecessary. I'd rather
                         have taken more biology classes than spend that much time
                         in mathematics.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The opportunity to do undergraduate research
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I'm planning to attend medical school
                         and don't want to prolong my education unnecessarily. Plus,
                         I completed all my requirements for both my majors in four
                         years.
    
    
                 476420  1:GOALS-SOME  I would have liked some more emphasis on
                         carrers and post-college opportunities.  I think a
                         mandatory internship or something like it, or more
                         incentives to do such, are very much needed.
    
                         2:WMAJ  More emphasis on interships and post-graduate
                         opportunities.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The quality and accesablity of professors.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  I'd like to get started in professional
                         school.  I wish I could just be a professional student, but
                         I don't have the money to afford such a hedonistic (for me)
                         lifestyle.
    
    
                 574577  1:GOALS-SOME  I felt like I'd learn more over my couse of
                         studying at CU.  I felt like Id be more confident to enter
                         the work world and bring new knowlege with me, however, I
                         feel like I've learned more from my work experiences than I
                         have from my education.  Also, I feel like the Ars and
                         Sciences required core courses distracted from my studies
                         and prevented me from being able to take more courses that
                         I was interested in.  This is the first semester (my second
                         to last semester) that I am truely interested in all of my
                         classes!
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would like there to be less Arts and Science
                         Humanity/core requirements.  I would like there to be more
                         research oriented classes instead of research experience
                         only coming from independent study.  I would like the
                         professors to care more about teaching and less about their
                         research.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Best of both biology and chemistry- not overkill on
                         either subject.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I was forced to take three
                         non-consecutive semesters off of school because I feel very
                         ill with a yet to be diagnosed illness that is similar to
                         mono.
    
    
                 601768  1:GOALS-DEF   Was able to obtain placement in a
                         biochemistry lab.
    
                         2:WMAJ  The class sizes are much to large.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Good teachers, flexibility of the biochem major.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  Of the rising cost of tuition and living.
    
    
                 651256  5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I worked hard and priortized my time as
                         a CU-Boulder student.
    
    
                 657553  1:GOALS-SOME  I would have liked to take more classes which
                         would help me in professional school, for example anatomy
                         and human physiology. Unfortunately I had too many other
                         classes which prevented me from taking these classes.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I wish I could have taken a more variety of core
                         classes and for them to fulfill more core requirements, for
                         example psychology and anatomy, because I will be using
                         these skills in the future.
    
                         3:BMAJ  All of the opportunities which were available to
                         me, from guest lectures to internship experiences.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I am going to take four years, because I
                         came in with 27 college credits from high school and I have
                         worked hard for that last four years of my college
                         education.
    
    
                 708101  1:GOALS-DEF   Great advising and class scheduling helps
                         expedite my degree in the most efficient manner possible at
                         CU.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Nothing...all courses of study in
                         Biochemistry/Chemistry in the past and the present have all
                         been necessary and relevant in preparing me for a real
                         world career should the opportunity arise in the future.
    
                         3:BMAJ  My Academic Advisor(Biochemistry), Lynn Geiger,
                         she's a life saver in more ways than one can know.
    
                         4:DODIFF  Had I not worked so much and experienced family
                         crisis, I think I could have graduated earlier or at least
                         by now.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I changed my major and have gone through
                         quite a few family crises including the present terminal
                         illness of my mother who suffers from fully metastasized
                         brain cancer.  Please don't let that discourage you from
                         attending CU, this is one of the finest institutions for
                         higher education and I don't see any reason why you would
                         not be able to finish in 4 years.  Thank you for your time
                         and consideration CJ.   Sincerely,   Partha Kar
    
    
                 793141  1:GOALS-SOME  The major limitation occurs when professors
                         spend too much effort on the details of their areas of
                         interest, when time could be better spent emphasizing (and
                         re-emphasizing) import central themes with broad
                         applicability.
    
                         2:WMAJ  The ORDER material is taught. Chemistry programs
                         are taught in a haphazard manner, ie. material from
                         physical and bio chemistry courses would be of great
                         service as prerequisite material for organic chemistry.
                            I understand that the courses are likely arranged to
                         allow for 4 year graduation and also to accomodate
                         non-majors (ie. organic chemistry), but it seems feasible
                         that half-semester courses for majors could be initiated
                         and existing course structure rearranged to facilitate
                         maximum comprehension (and appreciation) WHILE going
                         through the sequence (as opposed to the peeling the layers
                         of an onion approach).
    
                         3:BMAJ  Learning material that is on the forefront of
                         research efforts ( brought home most effectively when class
                         materials need to be amended in light of current findings).
    
                         4:DODIFF  If I were starting today, I might realistically
                         choose either a different major or open option. (This does
                         not reflect negatively on my current major, rather changing
                         personal opinions.)
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  I've loaded up on the credit hours each
                         semester(I've changed my major and school, and added a
                         second major), and do not recommend it.  Take longer if
                         needed; it will be more enjoyable and you'll retain the
                         material more effectively.
    
    
                 824494  1:GOALS-DEF   My program did meet my goals by giving me
                         experience and hands on learning.  Like most things at CU,
                         you get out what you put into it.
    
                         4:DODIFF  I would have liked to be able to study abroad
                         with out sacrificing my graduation date
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  I am not going to slack off, and I am
                         going to work hard.
    
    
                 874377  3:BMAJ  Faculty are outstanding
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I can't afford to pay off tuition costs
                         for the rest of my life!
    
    
                 915541  1:GOALS-DEF    The courses that I took were excellent with
                         respect to theory but the availability of research
                         internships, where real world research problems are
                         encountered, are difficult to obtain.
    
                         2:WMAJ   Greater opportunity to participate in faculty
                         mentored research projects.
    
                         3:BMAJ   The opportunity to explore both molecular biology
                         and biochemistry.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS     It was neccessary for me to leave
                         school and when I returned my original priorities had
                         changed. This lead to a change in my major but also, in the
                         intervening years, I lost many of the academic skills that
                         I had developed and these needed to be redeveloped.
    
    
                 921250  1:GOALS-DEF   I had the opportunity to work in lab for over
                         a year.  During this time I was given guidence as well as
                         freedom.  My goals were to do independent research, and
                         write and defend a thesis based on my findings.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Having to take Biochem lab while working on
                         independent research in a Biochemistry lab was redundent,
                         boring, and pointless.  I learned absolutely nothing and
                         wasted a fair amount of time.  I think if someone is doing
                         independent research, they should be exempt from the Lab.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I feel I had many excellent teachers.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I studied a semester abroad, am working
                         on two majors, a minor and a leadership certificate.
    
    
                 959883  1:GOALS-DEF   I developed a love for biochemistry, even
                         though it was difficult most of the time, the information I
                         learned truly gave me a passion for it.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Options for more medical applications of
                         biochemistry
    
                         3:BMAJ  It is incredibly interesting and it helped me to
                         learn so much more about living organisms
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I came to CU with a lot of AP credit,
                         which allowed me to double major and minor all in four
                         years, including taking a total of 19 hours all my senior
                         year.
    
    
                 995605  1:GOALS-SOME  The overall educational experience at CU
                         Boulder allowed for a strong base in theoretical
                         operations, of the Biochemistry field, but lacked the
                         parrallelism between school and the work place.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Because of the double degree of Applied Math and
                         Biochemistry there are many classes that overlap, and 158
                         credit hours causes an excess of classes that are not
                         needed to fulfill my requirements.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I love science and math, what better majors than
                         biochemistry and applied math.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  of the difficulty of the majors that I
                         have choosen to pursue.
    
    
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      AS-BFAS    167655  1:GOALS-DEF   I worked one on one with individual teachers
                         that helped me find my own goals, and work toward them.  I
                         think the Fine Arts Dept is one of the only departments
                         that offers this extent of guidance.
    
                         2:WMAJ  The facilities desparately need improvement.  They
                         are functional, but the air is contaminated because of lack
                         of a proper industrial ventalation system.  Otherwise, the
                         building suits its purpose well.  Above all else, Fine Arts
                         students' health is at risk while here at CU because of
                         inadequate measures to clean and filter the air.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The faculty is wonderful.  There is a great deal to
                         learn from every single one.
    
                         4:DODIFF  I tried several programs, but I had difficulty
                         paying for study abroad.  Also, I have a family to take
                         care of, so certain priorities came first.  I wish I could
                         have studied abroad though, for any length of time in any
                         part of the world.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I wanted to get the most out of my
                         education as possible, so I took less classes at a time in
                         order to focus more on each as I went.
    
    
                 177383  1:GOALS-DEF   I am in the BFA Art studio program and the
                         English Lit program.  I have found that 90-95% of the
                         faculty are brilliant in their fields, deeply committed to
                         their students and are strong teachers.  I feel that I have
                         had an incredible privilege to attend CU.  I have learned
                         critical thinking and writing skills and have had all that
                         it means to have an education. The world has been opened to
                         me. I have been taught to critically engage subject matter.
                          I feel incredibly blessed.   What concerns me is that
                         tuition will be raised to such a degree as an in state
                         student, that I will not be able to finish my degree
                         because I can't afford it.  That is really scary to me.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Fine arts, the building!!! and lack of faculty
    
                         3:BMAJ  the professors.They are outstanding, committed and
                         deeply care for their students.  I hope they know how much
                         their students love and appreciate them because they are
                         incredible role models.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  because I am a non-traditional student
                         with children as well as a dual degree student which means
                         that I will both go slower and take longer to finish.
    
    
                 329861  1:GOALS-SOME  in the art department there is a lack of
                         funding to support the needs of all the students who are
                         involved in the program. this is seen in a lack of
                         professors and instructors, too few sections for classes,
                         and subpar facilities. while i had some very excellent
                         classes and learned much at cu, the added stress of these
                         frustrations put a damper on my experience.
    
                         2:WMAJ  more funding, more teachers. some of the teachers
                         within the department are terrible, do in part to the fact
                         that they are teaching outside of their area of expertise.
                         some cleaning up and reorganizing should go on there. also,
                         if more teachers were to be hired it would help keep
                         classes small, have more availabilty for the classes
                         students want to take and allow the instructors to be able
                         to spend more one on one time with students and not be
                         spread so thin. also, i feel there shoule be more classes
                         geared towards preparing students for life as an artist
                         after graduation. and, there really needs to be something
                         doen about the art building and facilities. everything is
                         old and breaking and some of the facilities such as the
                         darkroom are just not safe due to lack of proper
                         ventilation etc. i guess that's more than one thing but it
                         all comes back to having more funding for the department.
    
                         3:BMAJ  i took some incredible art history courses and it
                         was great to be able to work closely with the professors.
                         overall, working closely with the teachers is the best part
                         about the fine arts major.
    
                         4:DODIFF  i would have chosen my focus in my major sooner.
                         i also would have liked to have a double major, not an
                         entirely new major, to supplement what i want to do upon
                         graudtaion.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  i kept on top of the classes i needed to
                         take in order to stay on the four year track. while i did
                         not always get the classes i wanted i was able to get the
                         classes i needed for the most part. also, taking a summer
                         class was very helpful in keeping me on track.
    
    
                 424127  5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I work two jobs and in order to graduate
                         in time I would have to take 15 credit hours a semester and
                         I am recieving 2 degrees. I have also lost credits when I
                         transferred from CU Denver and had to take more credits
                         because of that.
    
    
                 848632  2:WMAJ  Vera Babiak is not effective as the academic
                         advisor for ALL fine art students. She is way too busy to
                         be of any real help. You MUST employ more people to help us
                         art students make important academic decisions.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The ceramic teachers are all fantastic
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  CU has a lot of core requirements to
                         meet. This has taken me a lot longer because I chose to
                         study abroad. It will take me five years even though I
                         average 16 credits per semester.
    
    
                 908174  1:GOALS-SOME  There was  lack of structure within the art
                         school and the format of it's classes,  so there was a
                         large discrepency between what was taught and what was
                         needed to fully learn all aspects of the medium i was
                         working with. I would register for classes specifically
                         titled "lithography" or "intagalio" and end up at the end
                         of the semester with an A grade and still not know the
                         definition of "lithography" or "intaglio".
    
                         2:WMAJ  The quality of instruction would improve and the
                         lack of effort by classmetes  would not be acceptable.
    
                         3:BMAJ  the visiting artists program.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  This is a ridiculous question. I think
                         most people who take five or more years had no intention of
                         taking that long to complete a single degree and much of
                         the time its because the university's system has failed
                         them.
    
    
                 947184  5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  my dad wont pay for more.
    
    
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      AS-CHEM    169055  1:GOALS-SOME  I would have liked to see more electives in
                         my major.  I thought there was relatively little
                         opportunity to expand my knowledge outside the basic
                         requirements.  FOr example, once I had taken organic, and
                         pchem, there was no opportunity to take other classes
                         reinforcing the concepts or applying them in a real world
                         way.
    
                         2:WMAJ  more classes.  What would have really helped me
                         understand fundamental chemsitry principles is a mid-level
                         intro class between gen chem and organic.  You go from low
                         level chem (basically just problem solving) to organic,
                         which a full-blown chem course, and it took me until my
                         senior year to understand basic concepts.  Looking back,
                         having a better grasp of these concepts would have made
                         everything so so so much easier.  Also helpful would be,
                         like a one credit course where you could just meet with
                         students and an instructor and reflect and discuss the
                         topics.  FOr the sake of interest only, NOT like
                         recitation.  Recitation is pretty much a complete waste of
                         time.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Organic lab for majors and (sorry, two things)
                         analytical lab.  Kathy Rowlen is the coolest!
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I transferred and CU did not accept many
                         of my transfers as core classes.  Also, becasue upon
                         transferring I completed most general studies, I could only
                         take about 3 science/math courses at a time to be able to
                         manage the workload.  Finally, I dragged it out one
                         semester in order to attempt to do a UROP project.
    
    
                 273523  2:WMAJ  Mandatory advising sessions with a personally
                         assigned counselor
    
                         3:BMAJ  Lots of peer support
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I entered with a lot of AP credits and I
                         the academic requiremens at CU are not terribly challenging.
    
    
                 388432  1:GOALS-SOME  I had expected to do more research over the
                         course of my undergraduate time here, but I felt that there
                         weren't many opportunities to do so. Although there were
                         classes I could take to learn about different career
                         pathways, I didn't feel the skills I gained would be enough
                         to survive in a job right away.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I feel that since I am a transfer student, I
                         repeated a few areas that were taken at my previous school
                         but somehow didn't transfer.  I wish that I had been able
                         to supplement the classes with new classes that were
                         interesting to me instead of having to repeat the same
                         material over.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The TAs helping out in the laboratories were very
                         knowledgable about the material they were teaching.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  I cannot afford to remain in school much
                         longer than that. If I can finish in four years then I
                         might as well.  Also, I wish I could stay longer, but I
                         would want to work toward another degree.
    
    
                 501178  1:GOALS-SOME  Many of the Chemistry courses offered have
                         nothing to do with one another.  It is dificult going into
                         Inorganic chemistry with no background in inorganic.
                         Classes like these do nothing except hold students back and
                         stress them out.   If you wanted to improve the program,
                         let students 'specialize' in an area of chemistry, for
                         example I'm a very hands-on learner, I'd like to have more
                         laboratory time.  Maybe students like myself could've
                         benefitted from more labs, and less pointless blindly
                         taught lectures.
    
                         2:WMAJ  More emphasis on the labs, less on the lectures.
                         The real learning happens in the labs.  Most of us will go
                         on to work in a laboratory environment, and many of the
                         students here treat labs like a playground, nothing is
                         serious enough for the real world.  The truth is, only
                         1/10th of the TA's wear goggles, as an example.  How can we
                         be expected to become all-around chemists if the people
                         teaching us contradict the rules?
    
                         3:BMAJ  The fact that no matter where I go or end up doing,
                         I'll always have my work-ethic to take with me.  When it
                         comes down to having a job to get done, I'm the hardest
                         worker you'll find.  That's why I'm going to be sucessful,
                         not because of CU.  My favorite part of my major program
                         would have to be Ray Sadeghi - the teacher I'll always
                         remember for his willingness to help the students.  He is
                         the ONLY professor I'll remember.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  It is nearly impossible to get a
                         Chemistry degree in four years, being a working student
                         that has to pay many of his own expenses to afford to live
                         here.  There's only so much time in the day...
    
    
                 506287  1:GOALS-SOME  I would like it if they would provide more
                         oportunities for real life work.  Maybe have an intership
                         requirement.  And make positions with the faculty or local
                         companies abailable.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would offer  different types of classes nd give
                         the opportunity to speacalize in a certain area
    
                         3:BMAJ  The majority of the teachers are very good
                         instructors.  They now their materal well and convey
                         thoughts and ideas to students very clearly
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  because if you come in open option it
                         may take more time to graduate.  As well, if you plan on
                         completeing more than one major it may take more than four
                         years.
    
    
                 546386  1:GOALS-SOME  Not enough opportunity for student jobs, too
                         much emphasis on how many credits to determine who gets
                         what.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  My advisor did not help me enough, and I
                         ended up taking way more classes than was actually
                         necessary.
    
    
                 838677  1:GOALS-SOME  Needs more focus on how courses can prepare a
                         student for the workforce rather than graduate school
                         (which seems to be the focus as is).
    
                         2:WMAJ  Don't make O-chem such a make or break course.  Not
                         everyone has an O-chem kind of mind...I am more p-chem
                         oriented and have done well in all other upper division
                         classes since O-chem.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Extensive lab experience.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I began college with a substantial
                         amount of credit hours from IB.  This allowed me to take a
                         reasonable course load each year in a challenging major and
                         ultimately helped me to obtain a second degree within those
                         four years.  I would not have been able to do this however
                         had I started with 0 credit hours.  My college experience
                         would have been much more stressful, and my performance
                         would have been poorer.
    
    
                 882077  5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  five years, because the business
                         school's administration has become an obstacle to the
                         interests of CU students who are interested in entering and
                         finishing a degree from the Leeds School of Business.
    
    
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      AS-CHIN    919995  1:GOALS-SOME  I wanted an EE, but never was able to get
                         into Engineering due to having too many credit hours after
                         completing Chinese major requirements.
    
    
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      AS-COMM    102875  1:GOALS-DEF   The program really prepared me to review
                         materials and write a critical response. The program also
                         helped me to be able to think in an abstract as well as
                         concrete manner. I feel confident that I would be able to
                         handle real-life situations based on theories I have
                         learned.
    
                         2:WMAJ  The advising. My advisor was not very helpful.
                         Sometimes I felt like I did not know if I was on the right
                         track and I did not know who to turn to.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The best thing about my major were the professors.
                         What an incredible team of professors I dealt with for the
                         past couple of years. Every one of these men and women
                         deserve praise because they are one of the main reasons I
                         got up and went to class. THANK YOU!!!
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  My parents and I had a goal and mutual
                         agreement that my college experience would take four years.
                         I do not want to disappoint myself or my parents if I can
                         control the circumstances.
    
    
                 203526  5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  it took me longer to decide on a major,
                         and I had some difficulty getting through some of the
                         classes.
    
    
                 289680  1:GOALS-SOME  Writing and application skills that I
                         acquired will be helpful in future careers.
    
                         2:WMAJ  ?
    
                         3:BMAJ  Emphasis on theory applications and writing,
                         faculty.
    
                         4:DODIFF  I would have double majored or minored.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I want to take some time off to travel,
                         work, and enjoy my time at CU rather than just rush through
                         it and jump into the "real" world without any experience
                         outside of the university.
    
    
                 291128  1:GOALS-DEF   lower division courses have an over load of
                         BUSY WORK!!!
    
                         2:WMAJ  less busy work in lower division courses by
                         disregarding recitations~ they're a waste of time!
    
                         3:BMAJ  of course, the professors and the course material!
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I wasn't sure what field of study I
                         wanted to pursue until the end of my sophomore year.  I
                         took at least two full semesters worth of credit hours that
                         can't be applied to the core or my major.  So basically,
                         those courses weren't needed, however, they did provide me
                         with more knowledge that I hope to use in my future
                         successes.  I don't regret any of my college experience and
                         would recommend CU to anyone looking to gain a fulfilling
                         education.
    
    
                 310755  1:GOALS-SOME  it provided a good breadth of theorists to
                         study from and a lot of real life examples, but sometimes
                         the material was just too common sense.
    
                         2:WMAJ  better advisors
    
                         3:BMAJ  the faculty...dr. daniel especially
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  it is more affordable and i completed
                         both of my maojors in that time
    
    
                 329080  1:GOALS-SOME  Most Comm professors tend to prepare you for
                         a job as a communication professor and not for other
                         Communication-related jobs.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would like more time spent towards educating us
                         for real-life jobs and not just interaction.  Interaction
                         is very important, but what good is it if we cannot use it
                         in a profession.  I would also like the COMM department
                         making a better effort to towards making a better name for
                         itself.  So many students think that Communications is a
                         joke major and that it is the easiest major at CU.  It kind
                         os makes a bad name for those who major in it.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Students particiapte a lot more in Communication
                         classes than they do in any of my other courses.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I goofed off too much sophomore year and
                         did not take enough credits to stay on track to graduate in
                         four years.  You need to stay on track even if you do not
                         plan on graduating in four years.
    
    
                 332312  1:GOALS-SOME  I feel that the advisors have way too much
                         going on and therefore canot help the students when then
                         need it.  I also do not feel I am well equiped to take my
                         major out into the job force and say this is what I have
                         learned, this is what I can do and this is why I am a prime
                         canidate to work for you.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would have chosen a different advisor for my
                         honors project.  The professor I chose had way to much
                         going on to give the time needed to help me complete this
                         project.  I also wish I could have aforded to live in
                         Boulder- I think it would have only made my experience
                         there even better.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I am very glad I transfered to Boulder.  The
                         faculity and students here are all great.  The faculity is
                         actually excited about teaching and is usually more then
                         willing to help in anyway possilbe.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I transfered schools and decided to be a
                         part of the honors program which requires a year of
                         commitment.
    
    
                 377013  1:GOALS-SOME  my program has helped me a little with public
                         speaking skills as well as group project skills.  however,
                         there have been a few too many group projects making it
                         hard to individualize myself and be as productive and
                         succesfful in certain classes.
    
                         2:WMAJ  to have more classes on human resources, public
                         relations and less on theory with socrates, aristotle.
                         While they are important figures they do not help us to
                         succeed in the real world, in mu opinion
    
                         3:BMAJ  Smaller classes, if you can call them that, but
                         they're small for CU.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  of class availability at CU-not being
                         able to get into classes I need to graduate, especially
                         with the business minor.  They are very strict about who
                         they let in.
    
    
                 377439  2:WMAJ  the advisors.  Getting in touch with them was near
                         impossible let alone making appointments.  I would have
                         meetings with her only to find out that what she has to say
                         is nothing i don't already know.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The classes that i did take were extremely
                         interesting and they made it easy for me to be enthusiastic
                         about them. examples: nonverbal communication, darwinian
                         debate, interpersonal comm.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  advisors don't do everything I think
                         they are supposed to. Sometimes you don't know what
                         questions to ask, and if you don't ask them, it could hurt
                         you academically.
    
    
                 383424  1:GOALS-SOME  The selection of courses that a Communication
                         major is require to take are too broad, and not defined
                         with a specific end goal in mind. Yes, they do open the
                         student up to a broad range of topics, but they need to be
                         more defined. For example, having the student have a focus
                         of study, such as Rhetoric, Interpersonal Comm, Cultural
                         Comm, etc. Still have the student take a broad range of
                         lower undergrad courses, but have the upper undergrad
                         courses more focused on end goal. A Senior Thesis would
                         help the student wrap up his or her overall learning
                         experience. I enjoyed a few of my professors very much, but
                         after completing this major I look back and don't have one
                         definitive idea about what I learned. I feel like I took a
                         bunch of classes that just don't have connecting theme
                         resonating through out them. This sort of diversity is
                         great, but there needs to be a greater conclusion for the
                         student to walk away with. In order to be more "efficient"
                         so to speak with the Comm degree there are some classes
                         that need to be eliminated because they REPEAT everything
                         that you just learned in another Comm class. The lower
                         undergrad courses are horrendously repetative and I am
                         truly sorry I wasted my time and money on them. Also -
                         every single TA that I had in the Comm department was
                         horrible. Recitations are supposed to tie together
                         everything learned in lecture, but rather I felt like I was
                         completely wasting my time. And if there is one professor
                         that has had the greatest impact upon my college education
                         it is Prof. McDaniels...hats off to him.
    
                         2:WMAJ  A Degree that has a unified meaning....a degree
                         that makes my feel like I have really become in touch with
                         the world, and not just a list of COMM terms that some
                         graduate student made up for their thesis.
    
                         3:BMAJ  My Rhetoric Professors in the COMM Dept (McDaniel
                         and Houser especially) were able to connect their students
                         with the real world, and how communication is used to
                         create our world.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I always try and do everything as
                         efficiently as possible, and organization is a strong suit
                         of mine. Without these two things in mind it is extremely
                         hard to graduate from a state school, such as CU. With
                         little advising...I only met with my advisor twice the
                         whole time....one must be as organized as possible and
                         figure everything out on your own. I also hate wasting
                         money, and I feel taking longer than four years is doing
                         just that.
    
    
                 421289  1:GOALS-SOME  I thought that my major would be more spcific
                         and that I would have more oppertunities to work  more
                         hands on in the area of communication.  I don't like the
                         fact that you have to have a certain GPA, just to get
                         credit for a internship.  I know that I learn things better
                         if I had a chance to apply what I am learning in class to
                         real life experience.  So when you have a limit on
                         internships it make me feel that it is not worth my time.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would change the internship guidlines, so that it
                         is open to all comm majors with any GPA status.  It helps
                         us learn and earn credit.  Just because your GPA is under
                         2.5, does not mean that an internship with credit options
                         is not for us.  It also helps build our resemes.  And
                         grades are not always a factor in a work place.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I took off a semester to do an
                         internship and Walt Disney World. (Which I could not get
                         any credit for.)
    
    
                 459364  2:WMAJ  the requirement to take human comm. theory.
                         changing the 1210 all around.  giving more opprtunities to
                         take the class instead of 9 in the morning or the days it
                         is on.  I am a senior and taking it now.  theway it is
                         taught is horrible they treach the students as little kids.
                          too many little assigments and the clickers are a pain to
                         use.  half the time you don't know if is working.  for a
                         400 person class the way she expects students to do all
                         this stuff and for a introductory class the grading on
                         papers and assignments a to hard.  I turned a paper that
                         would have been a C/B in most classes because the so anal
                         about format and little things like that I end upo getting
                         a D.  the TA's are about smart in the subject and some who
                         has just read the book.  All in ALL it needs to be
                         rethought on how it is taught.  I think there is a better
                         way of teaching a 400 person class.  making attendace in
                         that big of a class with the clickers is complete bull crap.
    
                         3:BMAJ  can go into anything with this major.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  there's no reason to rush thru your
                         college exprience.  take my time and see what the school
                         and city has to offer.
    
    
                 464990  1:GOALS-SOME  I never felt like the classes got a very in
                         depth look at communication issues and I didn't much of an
                         opportunity to apply what I learned
    
    
                 480634  1:GOALS-SOME  I have learned a lot about life in general,
                         and my classes have only contributed to my learnng.  at
                         this stage I feel that I am prepared to make the next step.
    
                         2:WMAJ  If I could change one ting about my major in
                         communication it would be that more emphasis be placed on
                         writing and speaking skills and learning how to interact
                         and aply theories rather than just focusing on the
                         theories.
    
                         3:BMAJ  One of the best things about my majors-business
                         management and communication-is the amazing professors that
                         I have had the ooportunity to interact with and from which
                         I have learned a lot.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  Four years and one semester because I am
                         double majoring in two schools at CU and the requirements
                         are different for both.
    
    
                 512665  1:GOALS-SOME  I love communication as a major, but now that
                         I am entering into the work force, I am afraid that I don't
                         have enough skills that jobs these days are requiring.
                         Communication is a great thing to know about and to
                         understand, but in reality, how many jobs out there deal
                         just with communication. I realize now that I need to learn
                         the skills needed to be a sucessful candidate for a job,
                         especially in today's economy. More outside experience
                         would be a good requirement, ie internships etc.
    
                         2:WMAJ  What I already wrote about learning more skill that
                         will help me in the business world. Or maybe more
                         information about jobs that I could get with a degree in
                         Communications.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The amount of work.
    
                         4:DODIFF  I would take on another major or a minor, but I
                         didn't know any information about this at first, and now it
                         is too late.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  everyone I know is graduating in four
                         years, and I was able to so I have no reason to stay longer.
    
    
                 558955  1:GOALS-NO    There was a chance to work on leadership
                         skills. Not enough buisness related class options.
    
                         2:WMAJ  allow the students to choose their classes. When
                         classes are to large, other classes should be opened.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Dr. D and Lisa Keranen.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  its possible, and if you want to take
                         longer you always can. Remember that CU will screw you out
                         of money and time so be carefull.
    
    
                 570556  1:GOALS-NO    Not oriented in a way to apply to real world
                         jobs, or professional working oppurtunities.
    
                         2:WMAJ  More structure and HOW IT CAN APPLY TO THE REAL
                         WORLD AND PROFESSIONAL JOBS!
    
                         3:BMAJ  Minimum credits required to graduate
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  four years because it is less money, and
                         more advantageous to get out into the professional work
                         force earlier.
    
    
                 597376  3:BMAJ  DR. Brian Daniel and all the other comm. professors
                         I was lucky enough to meet. They are a true asset to the
                         department.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I am double majoring. I wan to tbe more
                         marketable when I graduate than the average student becasue
                         I understand the real world is competitive and I come to
                         win.
    
    
                 603788  1:GOALS-SOME  I felt that there could have been less
                         theoretical discussion, and more practical application.  In
                         addition, there was little dialogue in classes of how my
                         major in communication could aid my professional
                         development after school; it would be nice to professors to
                         focus on what kind of jobs we could apply the information
                         to.  I learned many of those skills outside of the
                         classroom, and in the jobs that I've held while in school,
                         rather than in the classroom.
    
                         2:WMAJ  More practical application, less theoretical study
                         and group work.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Some great professors, brilliant, good life
                         experience... Wish there was more time to interact with
                         them outside of a classroom setting.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  it is so expensive to go to school here,
                         and I am working two jobs to be able to afford to be here.
                         In addition, the party atmosphere gets old very quickly,
                         and it's hard to find stuff to do on weekends without
                         having alcohol be an issue.  I'm lucky that I'm graduating
                         this May, with all of the negative media attention that CU
                         has been recieving.  I believe that your experience is what
                         you make of it, and for that reason, I've had a great time
                         while I've been here; but I'll be glad to be graduating in
                         4 years.
    
    
                 607645  1:GOALS-SOME  I dont think there was much guidance in
                         assisting with internships
    
                         2:WMAJ  It would have more public speaking courses and less
                         redundancy in the LD classes.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The professors are amazing.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I lucked out and picked a major I liked
                         and stuck with it.
    
    
                 616607  1:GOALS-SOME  I think that there were some teachers that
                         could have been a bit more understanding and involved in
                         the class and their students in it but besides that, I feel
                         like the communication department did a good job.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would have each of the professors looked at by
                         both student and faculty and determine whether or not they
                         are communicating with their students enough to keep on
                         teaching that specific class.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I have had the oppurtunity to take some amazing
                         classes I probably would not have taken had I not been in
                         this program.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I feel that I have been given a good
                         education at CU and been able to finish the degrees that i
                         wanted to graduate with in this time. For me, it is now
                         time to move on from college and begin my traveling and my
                         career.
    
    
                 649873  1:GOALS-SOME  My educational goals were not met as I
                         originally wanted to be a Business major in the Leeds
                         School, however was unable to get in due to my previous
                         grades.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Get rid of April Trees, I don't have one nice thing
                         to say about her and neither does anybody that I have ever
                         talked to.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The offering of such diverse classes such as
                         Improv, Family Comm, etc.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I am going to compete on the varsity
                         Men's Golf team and know that my course load will be tough
                         due to the numerous amount of classes we will miss because
                         of our tournament schedule.  My plan is to redshirt my
                         freshman year, thus extending my attendance at CU to five
                         years, so I only have to take 12 credits a semester.  This
                         will not only alleviate some of the stress of having to
                         cope with a full course load while traveling constantly,
                         but will also allow to focus more attention on the classes
                         I am taking, which will, in turn, incredibly boost my GPA.
                         I feel that this is the right option for me to take; while
                         some people may feel that I am taking the easy route, I
                         feel that I am taking the route that will best allow to
                         keep up with my grades while maintaining the commitment I
                         have made the golf team all at the same
                         time.     Sincerely,  Bruce Brenneman
    
    
                 736022  1:GOALS-DEF   I feel that through my education here, I have
                         gotten a wide array of classes and learned a lot about life
                         through classes, professors, and campus life.  This is what
                         I wanted out of a college experience.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would have loved to have a public speaking class
                         for people who already know the basics of public speaking.
                         That way, we could have focused on better speaking tactics,
                         instead of mundane details like how to write an outline.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I like the choices you have in taking classes.  If
                         you don't want to take a rhetoric class (like me) there are
                         many other classes you can take to fulfill your
                         requirements.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I declared my major in the middle of my
                         Sophomore year, along with picking up my business minor.  I
                         came into CU with 13 credits of science from my AP tests,
                         so that helped me have some extra credits to take electives
                         or necessary cores.  Also, my major and minor are not huge
                         amounts of classes, so I could finish them in due time.  I
                         could've finished my major sooner, but I wanted to stay in
                         college longer because it's fun.  It was very difficult for
                         me to get into my business minor classes, but I did them
                         all without going to summer school, so it is possible!
    
    
                 746815  1:GOALS-SOME  I have a lot of different information in a
                         lot of different areas but no expertise in one. Also it was
                         difficult to have undergraduate classes in my senior year
                         instead of having them in order.
    
                         2:WMAJ  The only thing that I would about the communication
                         department is the order of classes in which most people
                         have to take their classes becuase it is not structured at
                         all. I couldn't get in to a lot of the lower division
                         classes when I should have only been taking upper division
                         ones. Also many of the core classes where irrelevant to
                         being a communication major. Aslo there should be more
                         tutoring services available through the school for students
                         in all areas of the academic career
    
                         3:BMAJ  Some of the faculty was really great
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I was a tranfer student and it was
                         difficult to get some of my credits excepted even though
                         they were from another univerity in Colorado.
    
    
                 758317  1:GOALS-SOME  I think that the communication department is
                         wonderful, however it could emphasize more real world
                         application and less theory. At times I felt ..How is this
                         going to help me inthe real world?! I enjoyed my classes
                         and teacher, I just htink more class could be offered to
                         apply to jobs you would receive with a communication degree.
    
                         2:WMAJ  The intro class- Perspectives, was one of the
                         hardest classes that I took, I think that class needs to be
                         rexamined because I know so many people that get frustrated
                         withthe major fromthe beginning. I also think the program
                         should incorporate some more business/ public realtions
                         into its programs. I know the Mass Jour school offers
                         these, but as a comm major we can't take them. THey are
                         classes that are going to be relevant for almost every comm
                         major.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Graduating with a Comm degree gives you tons of
                         flexibilty. It is like a survey major becuase you can do a
                         variety of things whether its grad school or a career of
                         some sort. I am happy that I choose this as a major.
    
                         4:DODIFF  Think about double majoring or gaining an
                         emphasis in something that would help me more in the
                         workign world. I was going to minor in business, and I wish
                         I would have stuck with that.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  I am paying for a majority of my college
                         myself and can't afford to be in Boulder for maore than
                         that time. While I really enjoy my time and experiences I
                         also feel that the real world, i.e. outside the bubble of
                         Boulder is also an awesome learning experience. I feel that
                         getting out of school and working hands on is also a good
                         learning expereince. It also helped that my major allowed
                         me to graduated in four years because I had decided by the
                         beginning of my soph. year what i wanted to major in.
    
    
                 851270  1:GOALS-SOME  Too many people, too much competition, not
                         enough help, little focus, uninterested professors.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Take more time to emphasize what we can use the
                         major in.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Comm Club, and most of the professors are truly
                         dedicated, but there are a few that don't care and don't
                         need to me teaching here.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I don't know if I am ready to go to
                         college, but I am going to give a junior college a shot. Ok
                         so I did, and i transfered to a top University, and it will
                         take me longer now cause not all of my credits transfered.
    
    
                 944327  1:GOALS-SOME  I thought I would be more prepared for the
                         world out there and I thought there would be more job
                         placement
    
                         2:WMAJ  Better advising, both academically and career wise.
    
                         3:BMAJ  work with some of the same teachers
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I changed majors a few times
    
    
                 954713  1:GOALS-SOME  some of my classes were very interesting and
                         insightful while others were extremely mediocre, to the
                         point of boredom.  I feel that FCQ's are ineffective and
                         that the adminstration does not take them to heart,
                         otherwise many of these professors would be gone.
    
                         2:WMAJ  This university has a lot of work cut out for it.
                         Need more funding in struggling programs, need more space
                         in classes, need more diversity on campus, etc. etc.
    
                         3:BMAJ  upper division classes. The professors treat you
                         like a human being, and there is more interaction and
                         application of theories.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  my parents refuse to pay for any longer,
                         and im not going to travel abroad or take any super
                         interesting classes b/c they do not fulfill my major or
                         core requirements.  I had to sacrifice a lot to graduate on
                         time b/c many course that i was interested in were closed,
                         moved, or were too full for me to get in to.  so i just
                         setted with any requirement so i could make it out on time.
    
    
                 966334  2:WMAJ  i would choose a different advisor, one who cares
                         about what the students are doing and does not treat them
                         very poorly...i would guess this would only be one persons
                         opinion, but so many people have had the same opinion about
                         Susan Epstein.
    
                         3:BMAJ  small group interactions in classes were the
                         absolute best
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  i picked an easy major
    
    
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      AS-DNCE    349478  2:WMAJ  eliminate the "politics" involved in being in a
                         competitive program, and have more opportunities to present
                         work
    
                         3:BMAJ  the number of opportunities to participate in
                         productions
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I am working on a double degree, though
                         it has not been officially documented. Also, the courses
                         required for graduation often overlap in the schedule, so
                         they cannot be taken simultaneously. Also, there are many
                         required courses that are only offered every third
                         semester- which makes it very difficult.
    
    
                 416528  1:GOALS-SOME  There is very little preparation and
                         education for after graduation and there are not enough
                         technique classes.
    
                         2:WMAJ  More performance opportunities.
    
                         3:BMAJ  We are a very close knit department.  There is a
                         good relationship between the undergrads and grad students
                         as well as with the facualty.
    
                         4:DODIFF  bfa degree instead of a ba
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I took a semester off, transfered, and
                         switched majors.
    
    
                 531179  1:GOALS-SOME  Would like to see more jazz emphasis, but the
                         program does help students become well-rounded in dance
                         theatre, from performance to back stage to costumes, etc.
    
                         2:WMAJ  A jazz emphasis!
    
                         3:BMAJ  Definitely the faculty
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I pay for college myself and must work
                         full time.  Plus, I hope to do a study abroad and write an
                         honors thesis.  I want the experience to be full, so I
                         don't feel a need to rush it... it would only take an extra
                         semester anyway.
    
    
                 650944  5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS    I believe in life-long education.
    
    
                 700861  1:GOALS-DEF   I was offered a variety of information that
                         gave me the opportunity to choose what areas agreed with me
                         best. I would have liked more attention and opportunities
                         as a BA student, I feel there is definately more attention
                         given to MFA and BFA students.
    
                         2:WMAJ  more opportunities and access for all studends
    
                         3:BMAJ  it offers a myriad dance related options
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I transferred to CU late in my college
                         career. It would have been extremely helpful if my advisor
                         had been competent in helping me to graduate in a timely
                         manner. Instead, he (Richard Seydel) waited until I was
                         getting my graduation application from him to tell me that
                         I was going to need to complete 15 credits that were
                         supposedly "hidden." I will graduate with over 135 credits
                         toward my undergraduate degree, which is ridiculous and
                         expensive. Take great care in learning how to count and
                         recount credits, and have them double checked by at least
                         three people, so as to ensure a timely graduation.
    
    
                 747231  1:GOALS-DEF   The dance program gave me everything I need
                         to dance and make art.  I noticed that I rarely learned
                         anything I didn't already know in my core classes, though I
                         has some great professors who individually taught me
                         volumes.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would add more credit hours to each dance class,
                         add more ballet classes and teachers, and remove the cap on
                         dance hours.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The faculty.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I am a transfer student and I declared
                         my second major late.  Also, dance classes require frequent
                         practice and often conflict with other university class
                         schedules.
    
    
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      AS-ECON    103245  1:GOALS-SOME  The economics department is too focused on
                         micro. I would probably do finance in the business school
                         or international relations if I was going to do it all over
                         again....
    
                         2:WMAJ  Less emphasis on microeconomics.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Ability to take classes from other majors...
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I actually took three. You definitely
                         have to stay focused on school at least a little bit
                         because its easy to get distracted. But the distractions
                         are what makes this school worth it...
    
    
                 163674  1:GOALS-SOME  I would have like more help with career
                         guidence and more help with possible internships.  Every
                         aspect of my classroom education was above and beyond what
                         I expected.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Just more information and HELP on internship and
                         other applied work guidence.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The PROFESSORS!
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I have to also work to pay for my
                         education, room, and board.  I also think that it is wise
                         for me because I like to focus and engage myself in each
                         subject that I take, rather than kill myself working and
                         studying just to obtain a degree in which I don't know has
                         much about as I would have liked.  I would recomend that
                         even if you don't have to work during school that taking
                         longer than four years is advantageous because it allows
                         you to concentrate and actually learn what you are taught.
                         Furthermore, taking longer than four years will give you
                         the opportunity to explore and find-out what you truely
                         love to do and work toward that goal.
    
    
                 164954  2:WMAJ  I would not change anything
    
                         3:BMAJ  I liked the faculty and good classes
    
                         4:DODIFF  I would have spent more time getting interships
                         that relates to my career after college
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I look forward to getting into the job
                         market and establishing myself and my career.
    
    
                 223965  1:GOALS-SOME  I think my area of study, Economics,
                         sufficiently oriented me with the field.  However, many of
                         the required core courses and other lower division courses
                         much of the time felt like a waste of time and effort with
                         minimal academic benefit.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I think the TAs and professors should be evaluated
                         for their english language and teaching abilities more
                         thoroughly before given control of a classroom.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Many of the professors put the subject in a bigger
                         context that could be used in real-world experiences.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I feel like I need to go out into the
                         real world.
    
    
                 232519  1:GOALS-SOME  Most upper division classes in my major
                         included several weeks of (unnecessary) reviewing of
                         elementary concepts learned and applied in all lower
                         division courses leading up to it.  I felt it was a wasted
                         four to six weeks in at least 4 of my classes.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would have the professors treat "prerequesite"
                         course material as assumed knowledge, rather than teach
                         calculations I learned in middle school over and over.  If
                         students require assistance on these topics, they should be
                         either directed to references, asked to complete the
                         prerequesites, or assisted outside the classroom.  Their
                         trouble holds back everyone and makes our degrees represent
                         less.
    
                         3:BMAJ  In addition to the courses I felt were very
                         disappointing, I also had some professors who went above
                         and beyond their expectations.  They reached out, taught
                         valuable material, and generally seemed to enjoy their
                         work.  Some of them even had tenure!
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  When I entered college, I was unprepared
                         mentally for the challenges that lay ahead.  I took some
                         time off to regroup and came back strong.
    
    
                 243853  2:WMAJ  I am very satisfied over all. One thing which I
                         want to change is C grade. There should be some rule if
                         somebody come to class everyday he/she should get A or B
                         not C. Because C make GPA so low.
    
                         3:BMAJ  One best thing is CU offers PHD students to teach
                         classes. They exactly know what student want.
    
    
                 248808  1:GOALS-SOME  not enough internship experience. not enough
                         interaction with real world. too much theory, not enough
                         empirical evidence to evaluate theories presented.
    
                         2:WMAJ  increase the quality of instruction. Many
                         professors may be very skilled at research, but lack in
                         qualities that make for a good teacher. Increase work load
                         while concurrently increasing financial aid awards or
                         decreasing tuition for those putting themselves through
                         college. Increase interaction with business community (real
                         world experience and case study). Increase presentation of
                         empirical evidence for or against economic models studied.
                         Increase the math requirements, one a semester for entire 4
                         years of program. Reduce size of classes, CU-Boulder feels
                         like a degree factory...
    
                         3:BMAJ  Keith Maskus, Martin Boileau, Jules Kaplan
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  because I cannot get into all of my
                         required core classes in a timely manner
    
    
                 274528  2:WMAJ  The advising structure.  I don't appreciate not
                         being given any sort of choice when it comes to whom I may
                         seek out when planning the academic future that will in all
                         likelyhood decide the fate of my career in the future.  I
                         intensely disliked my advising sessions which were too
                         brief, too vague, and very uncomfortable.  I feel I would
                         have benefited greatly from being able to choose a
                         different advisor.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The upper-division courses were enjoable and
                         educational.  Throughout my college experience I felt like
                         I was missing something academically, like I was passing
                         throught the classes without really gaining the knowledge I
                         would need to be succesful in the business world.  The
                         upper-division economics courses made me feel as though I
                         was actually gaining some of the tools I will need for the
                         future.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I transfered schools and changed majors.
                          Unforseen personal issues outside of my control also
                         contributed to the delay in my graduation.
    
    
                 340983  1:GOALS-DEF   My advisor, Jan Horn, was great about sending
                         out informational emails about internship opportunities,
                         speakers, etc.  This kept the opportunity to be very
                         involved open.  My upper division classes had very sharp,
                         interesting and knowledgable teachers (Scott Savage and
                         McKinnish) and learned a ton in those.  Lower division
                         classes were difficult to follow becuase of large class
                         sizes and nondirected materials.  Even though I enjoyed and
                         learned a lot about my major, I struggled with the calculus
                         which is integrated into all of the econ courses because
                         the calculus requirement was very lenient in the beginning.
                          I wish that I had been forced to take a formal calculus
                         course before beginning econ, would have benefitted greatly
                         from that (the math mods are not sufficient).  All in all,
                         I learned a lot, but could have been more successful with a
                         strong calculus base.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Require a stronger calculus base before being
                         allowed to start econ courses
    
                         3:BMAJ  Learned a bunch about how the world operates, and
                         real problems and solutions.  Really enjoyed Labor
                         Economics and Environmental Economics
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  Even though I switched majors five
                         times! I graduated in four years because I planned my
                         schedules according to satisfy the core requirements while
                         at the same time trying out the new majors.  I took full
                         class loads all semesters and took summer courses during 2
                         of my summers
    
    
                 388499  2:WMAJ  The professors in Economics realize that pay is
                         directly related to FCQs and grades. Therefore if they get
                         good FCQs without a lot of people gettings an A in the
                         class, they are more likely to get a pay increase. This
                         means that some professors will give really easy mid-terms
                         and then really hard finals, in order to get high FCQs but
                         give lower grades. Therefore, either pay should not be
                         related to student performance and FCQs, or FCQs should be
                         taken after the final.   In addition, although economics
                         should be math based (and in many schools it is), the
                         economics professors here tend to avoid math in their
                         lectures. This makes it difficult because students are not
                         really learning the kind of economics that will be taught
                         in graduate school, so students from CU are at a
                         disadvantage when applying and attending grad school.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The grad students who teach classes tend to be
                         really helpful and from my experience are as good or better
                         than the professors.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I worked hard, budgeted my time wisely
                         and I did not wait until the last minute to take required
                         classes.
    
    
                 395972  1:GOALS-SOME  I felt that diverse, non western thought was
                         excluded, and I often was frustrated by some professor's
                         lack of willingness to discuss current and applicable
                         events. I do feel like my critical thinking skills were
                         greatly improved by the program, and overall I found it to
                         be a challenging degree, which I enjoyed.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would like to see better math preperation, for
                         lower divison courses, I had TAs, did well in their
                         courses, but then really struggled with the upper divison
                         math, I felt a little blind-sided. I would like to see more
                         diverse expression of global economic theory, I felt like
                         all the courses I took were strictly from a western,
                         euro-centric point of view.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I learned how to think critically about difficult
                         issues, to ask questions in a logical manner, and begin to
                         appreaciate the inter-related nature of complex
                         systems,while understanding that many of these systems
                         occupy decidedly gray areas.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I took some time off to work and travel
                         to Ireland, in addition, I will be graduating with two
                         majors and a minor.
    
    
                 446830  1:GOALS-DEF   I would have liked more hands on, real life
                         activities and more direction for moving into the work
                         force.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would like to have some more projects that get me
                         ready to work in the real world.  I think that there should
                         be one or two courses that let you get a feel of all the
                         different options available for one graduating with an econ
                         degree.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Excelent staff.  Very well rounded.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I stayed on track, and didn't switch my
                         major.
    
    
                 470203  1:GOALS-SOME  The school does not offer much of any
                         opportunity for undergraduates to participate in research
                         because the department is so focused on graduate level
                         research.  Also, the order in which classes are taken is
                         not logical and is geared towards encouraging people to
                         take an Econ major because the introductory classes are
                         easy.  Why isn't there arequired course in the history of
                         Economics?
    
                         2:WMAJ  More research opportunities for undergrads.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Variety of topics related to Econ.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I don't want to pay anymore money.  If I
                         were you I would think about taking some time off somewhere
                         in your college career to study abroad or even to explore
                         other opportunities that can help you become a more focused
                         student.
    
    
                 527727  1:GOALS-SOME  large class sizes, not enough attention paid
                         to individual students
    
                         2:WMAJ  Make it easier to get into classes  you need!!! I
                         can't tell you how many times I have fought over getting
                         off a waitlist.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The curriculum-- i have learned alot since coming
                         into the Economics program with absolutely no background in
                         the subject.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I feel like that is the amount of time
                         that is necessary to graduate, unless you slack off.
    
    
                 556256  1:GOALS-SOME  When school change their program requirement
                         they did not let me know first. They didnot send me any
                         email or letter to let me know. So I have to change my
                         study plan.
    
                         4:DODIFF  I will try to graduate faster. Or I may not even
                         choose CU.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  Because I need a job to pay the high
                         expence. I can't afford to stay in school longer than four
                         years.
    
    
                 624170  1:GOALS-SOME  Did: grounding in undergraduate economic
                         study  Did not: lack of real-world preparation/experience
                         (only specific to major, otherwise an excellent experience
                         at UCB)
    
                         2:WMAJ  Better advising (more advisors); when I try to
                         schedule an appointment with my advisor, she's nearly
                         always booked for two weeks, so I have to wait until
                         another week becomes available in a rush to make an
                         appointment. ... advising highly impersonal, particularly
                         relative to other schools ...
    
                         3:BMAJ  Gifted, interesting, and very likeable faculty
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I've taken/am taking Maymester, summer,
                         and Continuing Ed courses to make up for 1) having wasted a
                         semester in Engineering and 2) pursuing both a B.A. in Econ
                         and a B.S. in Management
    
    
                 729941  3:BMAJ  it has given me a broad view of the world economy
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  I have limited financial resources
    
    
                 776448  1:GOALS-SOME  I really would have enjoyed dealing with more
                         real life situations.  For example, getting more involved
                         in decisions the city or state has had to make dealing with
                         economic issues.  Also, more opportunities for class
                         presentations.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would have liked to have more on-hands
                         opportunities through more internsip programs.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I feel my the classes I had to take educated me in
                         a way that I can apply my intelligence to many different
                         real world situations.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  rather than taking 17 credits, I decided
                         to take 14.  This ocurred because some of my classes were 4
                         credits, and some 3.
    
    
                 777431  3:BMAJ  The internship class
    
    
                 786460  2:WMAJ  N/A
    
                         3:BMAJ  Economics allows one to understand how people make
                         choices based on money everyday of their lives.  By having
                         a deeper knowledge of how the world operates on money, one
                         can make more informed decisions regarding their own
                         well-being.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  college is expensive, and assuming I
                         know what career I want, then finishing in four years
                         should not be a problem.  If I change majors, then I might
                         take longer because finishing the other major's
                         requirements might be tough in the remaining four years.
                         By finishing in four years, it saves me money to be used
                         toward professional school.
    
    
                 791967  1:GOALS-SOME  Not a whole lot of real-world application,
                         experience.
    
                         2:WMAJ  More group activity.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Excellent availability and knowledge of Economics
                         professors.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I am going to take longer than four
                         years to graduate because it will take me a few years to
                         get my feet securely on the ground. The University
                         education is far too rich to take less than 5 years.
    
    
                 854660  1:GOALS-SOME  Provided me with the training of how to think
                         in my degree field but did not provide me marketable job
                         skills. So essentially I need to tell future employers that
                         I know how to think in the field but, my job skills in a
                         degree related field are minimum.
    
                         2:WMAJ  More higher level business classes. I'm majoring in
                         Econ with business emphasis and I think a couple of higher
                         level business classes should be required.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The varity of different econ classes and the
                         ability to choose which ones I want to take.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I transfered from Metro State College in
                         Denver and the general eduction requirements differed
                         between the two colleges. Furthermore, about 15% of my
                         classes from Metro State did not transfer.
    
    
                 890890  2:WMAJ  Offer more courses
    
                         3:BMAJ  I like most of my professors
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  it is definetely way too expensive for
                         me to pay out of state tuition here. It is expensive in
                         Boulder period, and I feel that with the amount of money I
                         pay here, I'm just a number within the classes I'm required
                         to take and I'm not getting the education and attention
                         from teachers that I should be getting.
    
    
                 956744  1:GOALS-SOME  there was not enough math/calculus in my
                         Economics courses.  There is too much too learn in too
                         little time, and I felt that the department could use more
                         class series where the knowledge gained in the previous
                         class would be directly applied to the next.
    
                         2:WMAJ  more math/calculus.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The professors kick ass
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I transfered twice and it took me awhile
                         to figure out what I wanted to do.  I also ended up as a
                         double major, and for every semester on the crew team I
                         typically took fewer credits.  Plus, I'm just not in a
                         hurry.
    
    
                 960327  1:GOALS-SOME  my educational goals was to think more
                         logically, understand complex problems that would be
                         related to real world experiences, and to be able to
                         develop myself into an educated young man that can
                         accomplish meaningful goals in life. m program did a very
                         respectable job at helping me achieve these goals
    
                         2:WMAJ  It would be nice if there were more classes that
                         pertained more to the business area of the major other than
                         most classes studying theories and quantative methods
    
                         3:BMAJ  Have a strong knowledge on how our economy works
                         and how economic decisions are made.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  dear john,       i took longer than
                         four years to graduate college because i transfered here
                         from another school and cu did not take all my credits. so
                         i completed 2 years at a community college and 3 years at
                         cu.
    
    
                 999741  1:GOALS-DEF   The Economics program has taught me what I
                         want to do when I graduate.  I know what kind of economist
                         I am based upon my educational experience, and I know what
                         field I want to go into because of this major.  I did not
                         have very many educational goals, but I know I have learned
                         a lot with this major.  So, the program has completely
                         surpassed my expectations for learning.  (I have had some
                         pretty bad professors, that is why I say I am not
                         completely satisfied with the program.)
    
                         2:WMAJ  Get better professors.  Specifically, Anna
                         Rubinchik-Pessach should not teach Intermediate
                         Microeconomics.  Jay Kaplan should not only teach more
                         classes but teach three or less classes per semester.  He
                         is too busy to pay a lot of attention to his students.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The ideas I learned were real-world.  Specifically,
                         in international finance and in Intermediate
                         Macroeconomics.  Tell the new International Finance
                         professor to use real-world examples and to use less math.
    
                         4:DODIFF  I would have stuck to one major in my time here.
                         I have to pay an extra $8000 just because I changed my
                         major.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  It is easy to complete a college degree
                         in four years if you do not change to major.  It is a waste
                         of money to stay longer than four years, and the faster you
                         graduate, the faster you will get a job and start making
                         money.  Boulder is a beautiful place to be and the school
                         has a lot to offer, but I would not want to spend more than
                         4 years here because I am sick of the crazy Boulder
                         activists with their offensive billboards and their lack of
                         integrity to respect other peoples' ideas or opinions.
                         Partying gets old, too.  If you feel you have gotten all
                         you can get out of CU or Boulder, try to graduate.  If you
                         are in love with Boulder and the school, spend as much time
                         here as you want.  But I do not think it is worth the
                         money, especially with these tuition increases for in-state
                         students.
    
    
    Senior Survey 2004: Open-Ended Comments by College/Discipline - Major Group
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      AS-ENGL    102925  1:GOALS-SOME  I felt that at a lot of times the program was
                         so structured around taking certain classes that it
                         prevents students from exploring the specific aspects of
                         english that they are interested in.  There are plenty of
                         very interesting and diverse classes at CU (Bruce Kawin's
                         Faulkner class for one), but I feel like we spend so much
                         time taking classes that don't really spark our interest
                         like others.  This is perhaps related to the core
                         requirements for the arts and sciences.  It is so much more
                         advantageous credit-wise to take all the diversity
                         requirements in english, as it kills two birds with one
                         stone.  Perhaps you could allow more freedom for english
                         students in terms of the core requirements.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I already addressed this in the earlier comments
                         portion (talking about the core/structuring problem)
    
                         3:BMAJ  There are some really good professors with some
                         really interesting classes.  And on the rare occasions when
                         we are lucky enough to be able to fit them in our schedule,
                         and at the same time actually GET IN to the class, it is
                         quite a good academic experience.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  ...I am going for a double degree at CU.
                          I can get two separate Bachelor's degrees in five years by
                         just doing it all at once.  I'm getting degrees in english
                         literature and advertising, which hopefully will be a
                         diverse enough background to net me a job in this economy.
    
    
                 104252  1:GOALS-DEF   the arts and sciences school afforded me the
                         opportunity to diversify my education, giving me knowledge
                         that is marketable to many different types of employment
    
                         2:WMAJ  complaints you say?  well, the first of two
                         complaints is that i have had 4 different advisors in three
                         years.  the revolving door at the english department
                         advising office has given me a great opprtunity to realize
                         that if i want something done, i must do it myself.  i
                         could do a better job than a couple of the people they
                         hired.  the second, and most disturbing is the total
                         disregard for the students needs by the higher ups in the
                         school of arts and sciences.  i applied to drop a course
                         after the drop/add deadline.  i signed up for the course
                         because there was no advisor at the time who could help
                         me(see above).  i was doing well in the class.  the bold
                         writing on the drop/add form said not to try if you are
                         trying to save your gpa.  no problem.  problem.  i was
                         denied because i was doing well in the class.  conclusion:
                         i could not drop the class if i was doing poorly, and i
                         could not drop the class if i was doing well.  HELLO?  at
                         this time i had to request a meeting with the holier than
                         thou president of the arts and sciences school.  request
                         denied.  i never got past her receptionist.  i guess she
                         was too busy to givee an explanation to one of the students
                         whom she was supposedly working for.  this is the type of
                         negative experience that i will carry with me.
    
                         3:BMAJ  the teachers are great, the football games are
                         great, the campus is beautiful.  there are many things to
                         do that are provided by CU.  all in all, i thought my
                         experience at CU was great.  i got a good education from a
                         good school.  just avoid anything to do with administration
                         and you will have a great experience.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  it has become increasingly difficult to
                         make your classes fit into a four year schedule, unless you
                         are taking 15 credit hours and summer classes.  CU is
                         becoming more and more crowded, and expensive.
    
    
                 115655  1:GOALS-SOME  The program necessarily focuses on short
                         fiction. This format should be adapted to consider the
                         writing styles of other types of literature, such as longer
                         novels or novellas. In general I am mostly dissatisfied
                         with the financial support that the English department
                         recieves from the rest of the university. It is very low
                         priority. Often the upper division courses are not offered.
                         I would have liked a better general faculty. While some of
                         the professors such as Steve Katz and Professor Deshell
                         were very helpful, others were not.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would create a program for dedicated students who
                         want to pursue a larger piece of creative writing, and I
                         would structure an honor's course around this work. The
                         goal would be possible publication. I think that this
                         course could focus on the requirements for publication, as
                         well as the difficulties and obstacles. (none of the
                         current courses seem to cover this topic). It would also
                         focus on concepts like chapter organization, structure,
                         longer term character development and change. It will deal
                         with topics like genre writings and formula.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The creative writing workshops. Despite their
                         limitations, these teach us the most about the writing
                         process.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  Because, I want to obtain both of my
                         degrees. I already have sufficient credits, numerically
                         speaking, but have not completed all of my major
                         requirements. Another reason that I will be here longer
                         then four years is because I have been working full time
                         for the last two years, and part time before that.  I also
                         must needs complete certain core requirements that should
                         be excluded. The upper and lower division writing course
                         should have been excluded for English majors. The classes
                         do not teach anything that I have not already learned. I
                         consider them an example of burnt money. I'm also enjoying
                         a lot of aspects of the college life, and to be honest I'm
                         glad that I won't finish at the end of this semester. I
                         don't feel ready to begin my professional career.
    
    
                 139865  1:GOALS-DEF   I have been able to work an English professor
                         who is one of my faculty mentors for a McNair research
                         project. He has provided information about graduate
                         programs and has overseen the development of my research
                         project. He has been an invaluable resource. I also found
                         that many of the English faculty members provided academic
                         support and were willing to talk with me about my interest
                         in pursuing a graduate degree when I went into their office
                         hours. However, I have not been impressed with the quality
                         of the academic advising that I have received from the
                         English Department Advisors. One of the advisors told me
                         that grauate school was out of the question and I would be
                         lucky if I was able to graduate from the University of
                         Colorado at Boulder. I feel that her assertion was
                         unwarrented. I have always had a strong GPA. (Since that
                         time, the advisor has left CU). That day, I left her office
                         in tears. I was grateful that during the same time period I
                         was taking a class with a wonderful professor in the
                         English Department. The professor encouraged the pursuit of
                         my dream of attending graduate school. I am currently
                         pursuing a Double Major. My second major is in Women's
                         Studies. The advisor that I have had in the Women's Studies
                         Department has encouraged the pursuit of my educational
                         goals and has been a valuable resource.
    
                         4:DODIFF  I would have been more assertive during the first
                         three years that I attended the University of Colorado at
                         Boulder. Had I been more assertive, I would have asked for
                         a different English Advisor. Also, I would have asked about
                         support services for first generation, low income students.
                         In the fall of 2002, one of my friends told me about the
                         Sabout Academic Excellence Program. In the fall of 2002, I
                         have become a member of the program. I also began to
                         utilize the services that the Student Academic Services
                         Center provides, including tutoring. I participated in the
                         TRIO Advanced Study Community and submitted an application
                         to the Ronald E. McNair Program. I became a McNair scholar
                         in the fall of 2003. I have found the community and
                         academic support that I needed.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I was admitted with a MAPs deficiency in
                         foreign language, and I am currently enrolled in the
                         Modified Foreign Language Program (I had to be tested to
                         see if I qualified for the program). I will finish the
                         program this semester. Also, I switched from Journalism to
                         English. I completed one year of course work in Journalism.
                         I am also pursing a double degree. I applied for the Ronald
                         E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program. I will be
                         completing my research project for the program in August of
                         2004.
    
    
                 190212  1:GOALS-SOME  I am very satisfied with my CU experience,
                         but I think one should   be allowed to specialize a
                         little more.  There are so many different requirements,
                         which makes students spread themselves pretty thin.
                         One can get through school not reading Joyce, Faulkner,
                         even Shakespeare!  I do not think that is right.
    
                         2:WMAJ  The advising is sometimes inconsistent and even
                         unhelpful.  Also, the class descriptions and book list
                         are made available much too late. It is difficult to
                         choose classes because one has no idea what the class
                         reading list will be or the direction the class will go.
                         That needs to be changed immediately for future
                         studnents.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Absolutely, the best thing about English is the
                         professors. Most are wonderful.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I was not prepared to choose a career as
                         a freshman.  As a result, I made a grave mistake with
                         my first major.  However, I am rectifying that problem
                         and I love English!  Come visit me anytime my
                         friend. Your pal, Denys
    
    
                 202611  5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I owe it to my parents for supporting me
                         finacially all the way through 4 years of college. I owe it
                         to myself as well, because taking time off would have
                         distracted me from continuing my schooling right away.
    
    
                 219708  1:GOALS-DEF   I wanted a general idea of a wide range of
                         literature to take into my teaching experiences.  I found
                         that the English program provided me with a wide range of
                         class choices that let me examine a lot of different
                         literary works.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Nothing, I thought it was fine for what I am using
                         it for (as a core major for my elementary education program)
    
                         3:BMAJ  There were a lot of interesting and insightful
                         classes with great professors
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I knew what I wanted to do going into my
                         college experience and I stuck to the expectations of my
                         program as opposed to experimenting with different classes.
    
    
                 239501  1:GOALS-SOME  I was disappointed that the university
                         doesn't offer a degree in rhetorical writing, although a
                         program exists for it.  Beyond that, the Creative Writing
                         program has in many ways helped me to become a more
                         complete writer, which will help me make the transition
                         from student-writer to professional-writer.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would create a degree program for
                         professional/rhetorical writing, as that particular form of
                         writing is gaining emphasis in the writing world.  I was
                         very disappointed that the WRP does not offer a degree,
                         because it would offer a nice alternative for those who
                         want to write, but are not interested in fiction/poetry.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The staff.  To date, I have only had one class
                         which I would characterize as truly worthless.  Even then,
                         I very much enjoyed the professor, but the subject matter
                         and his method of presenting the material left me with
                         nothing.  Outside of that class, I have gushed to my
                         friends from different universities about how much I have
                         enjoyed my classes (and how much I have taken from them),
                         even drawing the jealousy of a friend from an elite private
                         school in Washington who followed me to my classes for a
                         day.
    
                         4:DODIFF  I would have spent more time in office hours, not
                         with my counselor, but just speaking with my professors.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I am a masochist and decided to switch
                         over from Computer Science to English halfway through my
                         sophomore year.  That, coupled with a large number of
                         classes I took in high school and at the University of
                         Southern Colorado which didn't count for xxxx and the
                         semester I took off after my dad died, and I may graduate
                         sometime before 2034.
    
    
                 242571  2:WMAJ  Not to be so strict in courses you have to take. I
                         would have liked to take more survey of literature classes
                         and i would definetly have enjoyed reading more novels and
                         learning more about the classics that non english majors
                         learn in their literature classes. i think they assume that
                         englosh majors have already done all of the classics, but
                         that is not always the case.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Smaller sized classes.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I am burnt out on school, but I used my
                         time here effectively enough to double major and still
                         finish on time. i am eager to move on to a new chapter of
                         my life and start something new.
    
    
                 257543  5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I am earning a double degree and a
                         triple major.
    
    
                 295680  1:GOALS-DEF   I have gained a great deal of writing skills
                         and the ability to consider analytically the world around.
                         The life experience aspect of the University has been the
                         most valuable in my opinion. I have both learned how to
                         deal with new people and how to ignore those who show no
                         interest in interaction with others.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would ask the program administration to carefully
                         consider the quality of creative writing professors they
                         are losing each year, and try to find more esteemed writers
                         to raise CU-Boulder back into the ranks of great writing
                         schools.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The faculty has been the most genuine, open and
                         accessible group of people I could ever have asked for. I
                         have had great professors in the English department, as
                         well as wonderful grad student teachers. I admire them for
                         their caring and interest in the success of their students.
                         I think that really matters in building confidence and
                         happiness on a daily basis.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  although I enjoy the academic experience
                         and lifestyle, I have a strong desire to take on the world
                         outside the shelter of daily routine. Academia allows for a
                         lot of personal growth, but it is still contained to a
                         campus that remains somewhat sequestered from the world at
                         large. There are too many things in life to experience to
                         spend so much of it in a structured environment.
    
    
                 296887  1:GOALS-SOME  a good diversity of classes, but size
                         sometimes constraining to discussion and work on literature
    
                         2:WMAJ  better advising and availability of required classes
    
                         3:BMAJ  great professors and breadth of class choice
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  it's enough time in the college
                         environment and spending too long at school often makes it
                         harder to eventually graduate.
    
    
                 309622  1:GOALS-SOME  I could have used a more challenging
                         curriculum.  I found myself "just getting by" with A's and
                         B's; I would rather have worked harder for them.  I was
                         also dismayed that I was required, as a Creative Writing
                         student, to take an upper division writing course that was
                         designed for non-English majors, when I have extensive
                         experience with paper writing as an English major.  Perhaps
                         this would have been appeased by the option of a writing
                         class for English majors.
    
                         2:WMAJ  drop upper-division WRTG requirement, or provide a
                         course tailored to English majors, who normally have
                         previous experience with paper-writing.
    
                         3:BMAJ  small upper-division literature classes with lots
                         of discussion; familiar faces.
    
                         4:DODIFF  I would've pursued a double major early on.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  I took summer classes, and had no
                         problem managing a heavier credit load some semesters, so
                         that I will in fact graduate with a total three and a half
                         years of actual academic work.
    
    
                 310170  1:GOALS-DEF   The English major required a broad range of
                         study which helped me not only to expand myself but also to
                         have an idea of what I'm going to study in the future.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I had to pay for my own college, so I
                         worked really hard to finish in three and a half years to
                         cut down on my thousands and thousands of dollars of loans.
                          Also, the course load required in order to graduate in
                         such a short time kept me busy enough while still allowing
                         a little bit of free time.
    
    
                 314984  1:GOALS-SOME  My writing skills have been developed, but my
                         major is not a very practical one that will get me a job
                         right out of college.
    
                         2:WMAJ  In regards to my english major I really don't know
                         if I would change anything except to have had my IB English
                         credits apply a little more to my major requirements.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The best thing can also be the worst- peer review.
                         In the creative writing department the feedback recieved is
                         only as good as what is given to you by your peers- which
                         can be excellent or terrible depending on the people in
                         your class.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  That is all the funding that I have
                         available to me without taking a student loan.
    
    
                 379228  2:WMAJ  advising
    
                         3:BMAJ  workshops
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I have two majors
    
    
                 379811  1:GOALS-DEF   The English major gave me the
                         interdisciplinary, ethical basis in literature that I
                         sought upon undertaking the major.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would encourage the academic advisors to correct
                         their essentially unqualified and unevaluated positions on
                         the very important differences between pursuing the
                         creative writing track versus the literature track
                         regarding quality of courses, their instructors (i.e.
                         quasi-competent grad-students in the former versus, for the
                         most part excellent faculty in the latter), course content,
                         et.c.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The professors (I'll give four examples, in no
                         particular order: Mary Klages, Adeleke Adeeko, Bruce Kawin,
                         Michael Preston).
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  , anticipating the 19 credit hours that
                         I came into the university with due to AP, IB, and previous
                         university credit hours, I assumed that I would be able to
                         take a semester off and still finish on time.  However, due
                         to careless, faulty academic advising in the ENVS
                         (Environmental Studies) department (whoever the female
                         advisor was), I lost seven of those credits before changing
                         my major to ENGL (whose advising was excellent).
    
    
                 382025  1:GOALS-DEF   I wanted to become well-read and very
                         knowlegeable in my field of study and I think I have
                         achieved that.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I feel there is a severe lack of upperdivision
                         courses.  I need upper division electives and the classes
                         offered I've either already taken or seem very dull.
                         Classes like men in literature, science fiction, and poetry
                         classes (reading not writing)  are all much more
                         interesting and exciting, but not offered.  I'd like to see
                         more of a selection.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The teachers.  Burger, Bickman, Winnoker, Lehman,
                         and Foreman are all incredible proffessors.  They are smart
                         and creative and seem to really love what they do.
                         However, there are some who have made my education here
                         downright miserable, Prof. Bassoff in particular.  But
                         overall, the faculty is awesome.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I transferred from a different school
                         and not all of my credits transferred.  Also, I changed my
                         major from psychology to English and had to catch up.
    
    
                 399886  1:GOALS-SOME  There never seemed enough information about
                         careers in your specific area of focus, and the teacher,
                         many of them were doing their jobs well, but that was all,
                         it was a job, not something they loved.
    
    
                 419693  1:GOALS-SOME  I feel that the program has met my goals in
                         that I have a solid background in English and a strong
                         resume for graduate school.  However, I feel that there has
                         been a notable lack of opportunity for connecting classroom
                         theories with practical experience.  I think I would have
                         benefitted from a service-learning requirement within the
                         program.  Also, the advising I have received from my
                         assigned advisor has been minimal, at best.  I have felt
                         like she has treated me as an interruption to her day
                         rather than the object of her efforts, I have been made to
                         feel like I have done something wrong or should have had an
                         answer already when I ask what I consider to be simple
                         questions, and I have received absolutely no direction from
                         her after stating my academic goals - I have only been told
                         to seek out other faculty members.  At the same time, I
                         have had great experiences with ALL of my professors in the
                         department - the only exception being an adjunct who I
                         believe does not teach courses anymore.  They have gone out
                         of their way on multiple occasions to help me with
                         questions, work on independent projects, and to advise me
                         for future courses and graduate school.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Adivising - see comments elsewhere.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The diversity and knowledge of the professors.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I took a year off between my sophomore
                         and junior year in order to work and gain residency.  It
                         was a great experience, I've returned to school with more
                         motivation than ever, and I don't regret it for a moment.
    
    
                 452190  2:WMAJ  Some English classes are so focused on theory that
                         they lack a substantial study of the literature itself.  I
                         would like to read more novels, poetry, and plays in
                         English classes.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The classes are fairly small, so it's easy to
                         participate.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  My advisor in film studies helped me
                         plan my classes with enough foresight to be on track.  And
                         I found a couple of summer classes I enjoyed that helped me
                         be ahead.
    
    
                 475037  1:GOALS-SOME  My English major helped me to decide that I
                         want nothing to do with that field because the classes are
                         boring, too easy, and too specialized.  There were no
                         opportunities to explore various fields that English might
                         lead to, and my love of reading and writing has been
                         diminished by the major, rather than increased.  The nice
                         faculty members taught the worst classes, and the
                         interesting classes were taught by mean, inconsiderate,
                         unavailable professors.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I added a double major and a minor, and
                         all the EPOB auxilliary courses are taking forever to
                         complete.  Additionally, I pretty much wasted the credits I
                         took my freshman year fulfilling a science requirement that
                         I no longer have and taking a foreign language.
    
    
                 476458  1:GOALS-SOME  wasn't offerend or even mentioned much what
                         types of programs their are for english majors except for
                         honors thesis, which i was given information about the
                         semester before i graduated.
    
                         2:WMAJ  More oral presentations, and opportunities to get
                         experience outside of class.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Learning to write and professors that listen and
                         care
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I knew what I needed to take, planned
                         ahead, and declared my major ASAP.
    
    
                 485097  1:GOALS-DEF   I feel that I had adequate practice in
                         analysis and composition. While the instructors may have
                         faltered at times, the focus of the program is on the
                         individual, so little blame can be placed beyond myself.
    
                         2:WMAJ  More diversity and better quality of professors. IN
                         the creative writing program, and especially poetry, there
                         are few faculty to choose from. One of the professors (De
                         Cervantes) needs to be let go.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The work is done basically on the student's time.
                         There are far fewer deadlines and requirements in the
                         Creative Writing program than in others I've heard about.
    
                         4:DODIFF  vary my housing choices
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  thats just the way its worked out. My
                         advisors (and I've had many), did little to help me
                         navigate registration and course requirements. It was only
                         through my attention to the course catalog and happenstance
                         that I've made it through CU in four years.
    
    
                 490709  1:GOALS-SOME  I majored in English for one reason only, and
                         that was to go into teaching. Majoring in English to teach
                         is starkly different from majoring in English to go onto
                         another occupation. Also, English students had very little
                         guidance in writing or how to improve writing. By this
                         point in time, many professors believe college students
                         should know how to write--not realizing that areas always
                         exist in which students can improve or learn. While in the
                         English program, I only had one class not in creative
                         writing that addressed my needs or interests in writing. It
                         easily provided me with what I desired as a writer and as
                         someone who plans to teach writing, but why is this
                         instruction not integrated into normal courswork? When
                         people think of the English major, they think
                         creativity--much like those who look at Fine Arts. However,
                         I was met with little creativity within the program,
                         especially when the structure of the class was not working.
                         Multiple classes went on functioning in a way that was apt
                         to disengage students from the material rather than engage
                         them. I feel as though there were multiple areas left out
                         as options within the offered courses, forcing students to
                         take classes that are quite similar to ones they have
                         already had. I would attempt to diversify the program even
                         more so than it is currently.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would change the design of the courses. I know
                         the professors put a lot of thought into what to teach and
                         designing lecture notes, but too many times I have seen
                         interest dwindle because not all English majors share the
                         same passion within that field. I would ask the professors
                         to put more thought into how they teach--not just what they
                         teach.
    
                         3:BMAJ  One of the classes I took--ENGL 3856 Beyond
                         Academic Writing. This class was supposedly a test drive
                         for it to replace the upper division writing requirement
                         for English majors. I would highly recommend this and seek
                         out professors that can teach the course. It was designed
                         to let English majors write papers other than literary
                         analysis papers, while still emphasizing the importance of
                         structure, rhetoric, message, and audience. I learned a
                         thousand times more from this class than I did from the
                         Writing and Rhetoric class I had to take. Not to mention,
                         there seems to be some unspoken hostility between the W & R
                         professors and the English majors--to avoid that would be
                         heaven sent.
    
                         4:DODIFF  I would have liked to go on Study Abroad, but
                         with majoring in English and doing the education program,
                         it was difficult for me to find a semester that I could fit
                         that in. I was unable to take the education courses abroad,
                         and I couldn't do the practicums, so my only opportunities
                         to have gone would have been to go during my sophomore
                         year--however, I wanted to spend that year as a Resident
                         Advisor (which was a good decision). I probably would have
                         looked into going abroad during the summer if I were to do
                         it again.     Also, I would have taken more Spanish or math
                         classes, and I would have tried to do Applied Math through
                         Engineering rather than math through Arts and Sciences. I
                         possibly would have signed up to double major in Fine Arts
                         so I would have been eligible to take some art classes
                         offered only to those students--like so many other students
                         do--and then dropped the major once I had taken the courses
                         I wanted.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I was able to keep track of my own
                         records and coursework. I realized early on that I was not
                         going to have the guidance or support of an academic
                         advisor like friends in other programs have, so I took the
                         steps necessary to track my own progress. I realized there
                         were programs here that I wanted to get involved in, and
                         that I wanted to be able to leave my final spring semester
                         for student teaching. Because of this, I took courses over
                         the summer to explore learning opportunities outside of my
                         requirements, and I took more courses than recommended
                         during several semesters. It was easy to know what to do,
                         but I do wonder why some advisors provide everything a
                         student needs, while others remain practically
                         non-existant. I am glad I chose to do so because now, as I
                         get ready to graduate, I am corresponding with my fifth
                         advisor in only one major program to make sure I am set to
                         graduate. Five advisors in four years--a little ridiculous
                         if you ask me.
    
    
                 513782  1:GOALS-SOME  the english program was great my education
                         certification was less so, teaching is a hands on job and
                         too much time in a class and cursory practicums just do not
                         cut it.
    
                         3:BMAJ  the teachers, i have had highly qualified
                         compassionate and interesting teachers.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I am also pursuing a teaching
                         certification. additionlly i really screwed up my grades
                         when i was young and have had to make up alot of work.
    
    
                 608985  1:GOALS-DEF   The program had great professors who were
                         more than willing to meet on a one on one basis during
                         office hours and outside of office hours. I have had
                         experience with a select few faculty who have completely
                         made my experience as an English major very rewarding and
                         fun.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I want to enjoy as well as learn in my
                         classes instead of trying to rush something that I want to
                         retain for graduate school.
    
    
                 650272  1:GOALS-SOME  It met the need for a degree, but I often
                         felt that there was too much theoretical knowledge, and not
                         enough practical.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The bulk of the English faculty are great,
                         genuinely caring about the students.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  college is so expensive.  I can't afford
                         to spend longer here, especially with the fees and expenses
                         beyond tuition.
    
    
                 694099  1:GOALS-SOME  there is a complete lack of application to
                         the outside world.  Very little that I learned would
                         prepare me to engage in a discussion on currrent politics
                         or world affairs or current issues.  I understand that
                         these things are not emphasized within my major, but  I
                         only took one class that even incorporated current issues
                         into literature.
    
                         2:WMAJ  There should be more classes that integrate
                         literature with other fields. Perhaps modern literature
                         with say, a bent on immigration, or I would love a modern
                         literature class that read only biographical novels about
                         recent US presidents or something, in order to combine
                         politics and literature, or science and literature...
    
                         3:BMAJ  I have had extremely (for the most part)
                         sympathetic, intelligent, and passionate professors.
    
                         4:DODIFF  I would have studied abroad for longer, maybe in
                         two different countries.  Also, I became minimally involved
                         in many student organizations, but found that across the
                         board, they are ALL extremely disorganized. If I had more
                         time, I would have maybe stuck with one and tried to bring
                         it some structure.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I want to move on. Boulder has been good
                         to me, and CU has been good to me, but I am anxious to see
                         what else is out there.
    
    
                 723852  1:GOALS-SOME  the creative writing program is sufficient
                         but variety is minimal and could definately be expanded to
                         encompase more than just poetry and fiction.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I suppose the biggest frustration I had was
                         advising not only for my major but for core requiremnts.  I
                         transferred from FRCC and studied independently overseas
                         and between the three different advisors I had over a two
                         year period, all of them said different things which
                         ultimatley led to me taking unnecessary courses.  All I
                         could do was wonder why I was paying for these incompetent
                         advisors to give me incorrect information.    But as far as
                         my major courses go I don't have any extreme complaints.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The best thing about my major was the instructors.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  fifteen credits per semester is too
                         difficult to undertake for someone who has to work as well
                         as go to school.  I also believe that rushing to complete
                         college in four years has the potential to result in a lack
                         of understanding and retention of what was studied.
    
    
                 794104  1:GOALS-xxxx  I met my goals in the kinds of material
                         covered in my major courses, but I did not have the
                         opportunities to study some of the things I would have
                         liked, nor did I have the chance to take the core classes
                         that I would have liked.
    
                         4:DODIFF  I would also have taken a minor program.
    
    
                 804688  1:GOALS-SOME  I'm not sure if I have educational goals per
                         se,  I have goals for my future.  Academically, I guess
                         I've achieved them but I don't know how to apply them to
                         what I want to do in the future.
    
                         2:WMAJ  The English office needs to be much more organized.
                          They lost my first submission to the creative writing
                         program and couldn't find it.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I'm just happy that I finally got accepted into the
                         creative writing program.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  because I have planned out my schedule
                         well taking appox. 15-16 hrs a semester and have stayed on
                         track even when adding a second major my sophomore year at
                         CU.  I came into CU with credits from high school and I
                         went study abroad over the summer that earned me extra
                         credits too.  Those two combined have helped me jump a
                         semester ahead.
    
    
                 895557  1:GOALS-SOME  The English Department is very eurocentric
                         and thus has not contributed to my diverse knowledge of
                         literature, authors, and perspectives.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Add more ethnically diverse professors and courses
                         so that the curriculum is not so eurocentric.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The few diverse courses and professors I have
                         experienced- courses such as Caribbean Literature, Writings
                         by Radical Women of Color, Survey of African American Lit,
                         and professors such as Marcia Douglas, Adeleke Adeeko, and
                         Kathryn Rios.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I was going to be 5 credits short of
                         graduating in four years, and rather than taking them in
                         the summer, I decided to take an extra semester to complete
                         these elective courses abroad.  I did not rudh myself in
                         trying to graduate in four years because I took advantage
                         of the opportunities to engage in an undergraduate career
                         outside of just academics. I experienced an internship,
                         leadership positions in student groups, student government,
                         and study abroad.
    
    
                 899413  1:GOALS-DEF   While the English department had some serious
                         structural issues (professors were spread too thin, the
                         requirements a bit too general, and the availablitly of
                         advisers during high demand time is dismal) the
                         availability of a few higly dedicated faculty members
                         (Burger, Rivers, Klages, and Brickhouse, to name the
                         majority) made the major a highly rewarding experience.
    
                         2:WMAJ  More faculty and more advisers primarily.  The
                         addition of an English grammer course also seems important.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Doug Burger, Ed Rivers, Anna Brickhouse, Mary Klages
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I declared a double major, and took
                         almost two years choosing them.
    
    
                 905779  2:WMAJ  consistency and depth of advising
    
                         3:BMAJ  the faculty
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I'm taking two degrees.
    
    
                 943216  1:GOALS-SOME  Advising was pretty poor.  My advisor was
                         rarely available and when she was I was essentially one of
                         a million of her advisees.  I had to find my own direction
                         without any kind of encouragement.  Luckily I am an
                         independent individual... Some may not be so lucky.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Better advising, more individual attention.  If you
                         can't take care of individual students,  there shouldn't be
                         that many people in the program!
    
                         3:BMAJ  Some of the teachers are fabulous and are really
                         interested in their subject area.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I knew what I wanted to major in from
                         day one.  I had a lot of direction and I was able to apply
                         this direction to my course studies.  I finished up my core
                         classes within my first 2 years of college as well-- This,
                         I feel was crucial to my on-time departure from this
                         university
    
    
                 978154  1:GOALS-NO    The classes were never challenging enough. i
                         dont mean that there wasnt enough work- it had more to do
                         with the professor really engaging with the class and
                         getting discussions going. many professors tried, but
                         oftentimes, the students arent interested. they just sit
                         there like vegetables. i think the lack of outstanding
                         education at CU has a lot to do with the low aspirations
                         and motivation of many of its students.       
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would like to be able to take more literature
                         classes. More i mportantly, I owuld like the classes to be
                         smaller. Also, there should be a minor in Art History. It
                         is really awful that it isnt offered.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Sidney Goldfarb, Will West and Lee Krauth.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I do not feel I am getting the kind of
                         education I want. Save a few professors, I do not feel
                         challenged enough and I do not want to be around the
                         generally apathetic student body at CU. Also, it is too
                         expensive.
    
    
     
    Senior Survey 2004: Open-Ended Comments by College/Discipline - Major Group
      Group      IDnum   Comments ordered by Student ID - Question Response
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      AS-ENVS    146633  1:GOALS-xxxx  I would like more hands on experience in my
                         area of study, and more real world opportunities given to
                         us to prepare for real positions.
    
    
                 148949  1:GOALS-SOME  The program is very broad. I feel like I have
                         learned a little bit about many subjects but don't feel
                         like I know much about any one field.
    
                         2:WMAJ  More specialized course availibilty, more freedom
                         in "building a major." There are too many required courses
                         that while possible very beneficial for other students,
                         were for the most part useless to me.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Adrienne Anderson
    
                         4:DODIFF  Study english and literature. Take more art
                         classes.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  Three years because I want to get out of
                         the super general stuff and sink my teeth into something
                         more specialized at the graduate level.
    
    
                 190087  1:GOALS-SOME  I am satisified with the science classes I
                         took. I am not satisified with the foreign language
                         requirement
    
                         2:WMAJ  I do not like all the propaganda in the UMC. It
                         should be a place for students to go and hang out with out
                         being harassed bt solicitors. I feel naged every time I go
                         in there.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I like the teachers. Mark Williams is the best.
                         James Sylviski is great. Scott Peckman is a good teacher
                         too.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  it is a great way to learn how to manage
                         your time.
    
    
                 203452  1:GOALS-SOME  I say somwhat b/c I have not yet graduated,
                         and I plan on interning the next year.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I think that their are some judgement problems with
                         the CU football affair.  I would also like to see more
                         diversity, yet that may be attributed to certain people not
                         wishing to attend CU.  I also wouldn'd mind seeing some
                         more ENVS specializations, though that will come with
                         program growth.  However, my favorite ENVS class is taken
                         through Continuing Education, Environmental Education.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The environment, and being surrounded by it.  I
                         also think I might have one of the best advisors at CU-
                         Kirstin.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  B/c I tranferred and switched majors.
                         I also like the location and wouldn'd mind spending a bit
                         more time here.
    
    
                 277719  2:WMAJ  I would like to see a wildlife conservation
                         specialization in my major.  Of the four track B
                         specializations I did not feel like any of them were ideal
                         for me.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I had a very broad ranging education, covering many
                         different fields of study.  I enjoyed branching out to many
                         different aspects of the world we live in and applying them
                         to environmental science.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I had bad advising and did not take the
                         right courses throughout my career.
    
    
                 290112  1:GOALS-SOME  It was too scattered, not enough of a final
                         grand picture.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Need more focus.
    
                         3:BMAJ  the professors
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I took time off to work.
    
    
                 356943  1:GOALS-SOME  I think that the flexibility of classes
                         allowed me to get a broad education but I do not feel
                         prepared to get a job in any one field.
    
                         2:WMAJ  there is not really an envs program, all the
                         classes are in different majors, ie biology, geology,
                         geography, etc. no sense of community
    
                         3:BMAJ  flexible, able to graduate in four years
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  it is outragously expensive for out of
                         state. a huge rip off
    
    
                 403224  1:GOALS-SOME  Many of the government jobs that I have been
                         appling for have demanded 6 credit hours of calculus and 6
                         hours of Physics.  I have taken 5 hours of calc which was
                         required by my degree and no hours of Physics.  I believe
                         if the government is looking for undergraduate students
                         whith a background in physics our degree should make us
                         take it.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Make us take physics if we are in the science track.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Advisors were very helpful in getting me to
                         graduate.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I took my freshman and sophmore spring
                         semesters off to ski.
    
    
                 405534  1:GOALS-SOME  The environmental studies major was too
                         specific with the 3 specializations within the environment
                         track.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Change the 3 specializations within the
                         environmental studies science track to be more general.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Has helped me experience classes outside of my
                         primary major (EBIO).
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I am getting a BA in ENVS and also a BA
                         and MA in EBIO.
    
    
                 421146  1:GOALS-SOME  My program was good for theoretical
                         education, but application was lacking. While understanding
                         that this is a very large institution, I felt that there
                         was a great need for focus on facilitating current students
                         in achieving their educational goals instead of looking
                         toward future students and inane athletic conflicts. This
                         university makes few attempts to reach students on
                         individual levels and puts ridiculous road blocks in the
                         way of educational pursuits.  My envs advisor, Kirstin
                         Pack, was one of the only people in this entire institution
                         who actually cared about me and my goals, and I owe her
                         much for all that she's done for me.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Thanks to Kirstin Pack for everything she's done.
                         The environmental studies major was definetely the best
                         major for me here, however, if I had a chance to go back, I
                         would have stayed at a small college and gotten an
                         education of higher quality.
    
                         3:BMAJ  the flexibility of the major
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  , though, I have applied to the dean to
                         accept a history credit taken on study abroad, it has been
                         refused for CORE credit--despite my writing a lengthy
                         letter explaining the fact that I'm out of money and have a
                         job after May. I don't know what I'm going to have to do to
                         finish up my degree because I am unable to speak to an
                         actual face in the dean's office, and there is no apparent
                         concern for student welfare. I am a hard-working student
                         who has more than enough credits and a sufficiently high
                         GPA to merit graduation, however, I must pay an additional
                         $500 to try to fit in an intro history class that will
                         serve little purpose in my future thanks to the lack of
                         concern from the academic administrators (not that I'm
                         bitter).
    
    
                 440204  1:GOALS-NO    ENVS is not its own department.  i felt like
                         professors were not enough a cohesive unit in order to
                         relate what each other is studying.  this helps in
                         directing students to professors that may have common
                         interests as the student.  there also seems to be a lack of
                         overall goal.  whereas you can look at the different
                         professors interests, department websites, weekly
                         colloquims these all help to provide students with a vision
                         for what they might do after receiving there bachelor's
                         degree(s).
    
                         2:WMAJ  i guess i touched on that in my above comments.
                         much more money and there own department.
    
                         3:BMAJ  benefits from broad spectrum of scientists.
    
                         4:DODIFF  i would have stacked my ENVS major with
                         different, more focused classes.  they seemed a more broad
                         array even though i went track b, water resource
                         concentration, oceanography, marine/freshwater ecology,
                         snow hydrology.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  i took my time to enjoy life outside of
                         school a couple of times during the course of my
                         undergraduate studies.
    
    
                 465309  1:GOALS-SOME  In a globalized world it is imparative to
                         have a very broad understanding of interdisciplinary work.
                         CU should encourage more work outside of ones major
    
                         2:WMAJ  nothing
    
                         3:BMAJ  Adrienne Anderson!!!
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  because Ive chosen to study several
                         different things. I reccomend having a diverse education
                         because it will help you in the real world. In addition, I
                         reccomend waiting to go to college until you are devoted to
                         your education. It is imparative to make the most out of a
                         college education and not see it as merely a four plus year
                         party
    
    
                 495059  2:WMAJ  More practical sulutions to problems rather than
                         stating problems with few practical answers
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I dont have any idea where my degree
                         will take me and I feel that I dont have a very good chance
                         of working in my feild when I graduate and no loner have
                         external monetary support
    
    
                 505065  1:GOALS-SOME  not challenging enough
    
                         2:WMAJ  1 Make the classes more challenging.     2 More
                         math.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Diversity of required classes
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I want to get out into the real world
                         and work insted of sitting in class.
    
    
                 536789  5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I attended three different
                         universtities, and I also took some time off of school to
                         do some travelling.
    
    
                 551129  1:GOALS-DEF   My internship gave me experience in a job in
                         my field and I learned a lot from it.  It definitely was
                         key to meeting my educational goals.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I took a semester off and when I
                         returned I decided to take less credit-hours per semester
                         because it was less stressful than taking a full 15 credits.
    
    
                 559834  1:GOALS-SOME  Very general program outline- so loosely
                         structured that it's difficult for students who don't have
                         a clear idea of where they want to go with it. Writing and
                         public speaking are not emphasized enough- I felt like my
                         time was spent mostly reading and regurgitating material.
                         When writing is required, instructors do not take adequate
                         time to critically evaluate students' writing and point out
                         areas where students could improve. I feel like my writing
                         is at about the same level as when I entered college.
                         Critical thinking classes need to be empahsized more from
                         the start- they should be required every year I think.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Reduce class size from the beginning if possible-
                         students tend to get lost in the early-on enormous lecture
                         classes. These are not really suitable learning
                         environments.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Good general education- I learned a little about a
                         lot of pertinent issues and had access to some very
                         competent faculty members.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I need to explore some other options
                         before I settle down in school.  Also, I am not focused
                         enough right now to remain in school for four straight
                         years.
    
    
                 575247  1:GOALS-DEF   I was in a veriety of courses that required
                         us to get out of the classroom and do volunteer and service
                         learning projects which were all very good experiences as
                         well as something to add to my resume.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I wouldn't cahnge anything about the porgram, but I
                         would have taken more time to graduate so I could take more
                         classes.
    
                         3:BMAJ  It's really strucutred around what you think you'll
                         need to know and what you think you'll be doing after
                         gradution, not what someone else thinks you'll need to know.
    
                         4:DODIFF  Go on more study abroads
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I was able to finish all of my classes
                         in 4 years after taking one summer class.
    
    
                 605879  5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  Not all the classes I need are available
                         frequently enough or are in scheduling conflicts with other
                         classes.
    
    
                 643282  2:WMAJ  less focus on scientific aspects, and more on
                         policy.  i only took one class that had to do with
                         environmental policy and did not give me as good of a
                         background into what i hope to do than i would have liked.
    
                         3:BMAJ  it may be the best and worst thing.  i liked how
                         the major was interdisciplinary, allowing me to take
                         classes in many fields.  environmentalism, after all,
                         involves many different areas of study.  however, this gave
                         me little direction and a broad education on a variety of
                         topics instead of a specific education focusing on a
                         certain area.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  my parents refused to pay for more than
                         four years out of state.  i found it easy to graduate in
                         four years because i knew my major freshman year, but i
                         know that for some it is difficult if they change majors.
    
    
                 670057  1:GOALS-DEF   good rounded physical science background
    
                         2:WMAJ  better availability of biogeochemistry classes
    
                         3:BMAJ  the flexibility within specializations- I
                         structured my own
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I did the McNair program which was 12
                         hours that fit NOWHERE (not even UD written communication,
                         which it totally was) in my curriculum.  Students in this
                         program should be given core LD/UD writing credit for this
                         program in the future.
    
    
                 694703  1:GOALS-DEF   my envs degree is a very good broad
                         education.  i made mine more focused in my area of study,
                         and the instructors and advisors were very helpful.
    
                         2:WMAJ  omit the second economics course required for track
                         A.  it is extraneous and tedious.
    
                         3:BMAJ  my advisor, kirstin pack.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  i have changed majors several times in
                         an effort to find what i really want to do.  i have also
                         taken time off before and in the middle of school.
    
    
                 711465  1:GOALS-SOME  I felt I was lacking on some concrete skills
                         that would be marketable in the "real world"
    
                         3:BMAJ  I really enjoyed learning....the classes were all
                         interesting and the professors were great
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I decided to do a double major.
    
    
                 725374  2:WMAJ  I had a lot of problems contacting advisor, she
                         left for a while and left two people to watch over for her
                         but both people denied that that was there job.
    
                         3:BMAJ  specializing in a particular area.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  changed my major too many times.
    
    
                 726605  1:GOALS-SOME  While Academically I was pleased with my
                         experience at CU, I was dissatisfied with the amount of
                         research that had to be put into finding research
                         opportunities and work positions. These were things that
                         are crucial to the undergraduate experience and need to be
                         more available to students.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would give more emphasis on field experience,
                         esspecially with such classes as Geology and Hydrology.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I had a wonderful experience on a study abroad
                         program and was able to work this into my major
                         requirements. Kirsten Pack, my advisor, rocks!
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS    of my study abroad experience and
                         switching majors.
    
    
                 765606  1:GOALS-SOME  Not all students care about their education,
                         only getting through classes
    
                         2:WMAJ  more practical/hands on experience
    
                         3:BMAJ  combination of course work
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  college is expensive and I am ready to
                         move on with my life
    
    
                 784849  1:GOALS-SOME  Advising for this major is very bad. My
                         advisor does little in the way of informing me of possible
                         jobs or internships even though i have sent several
                         requests for her to do so.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  that is how long my college account
                         would let me go to school for and it is a good idea to be
                         focused on your school work and try to finish in 4 years.
    
    
                 822284  1:GOALS-SOME  My main goal was simply to graduate and I
                         will do just that.  Sometimes, however, information I
                         learned in previous courses fades from memory.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would like more courses to choose from.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The fact that there are different tracks allowed me
                         to learn about one area in depth.  I believe this makes me
                         more qualified to work in that field.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I would like to take some classes that
                         are not related to my major but are fun and interesting.
    
    
                 824309  1:GOALS-SOME  My program provided a broad education in the
                         field.  However, I would have liked to have more practical
                         experience.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Would like more emphasis on science, perhaps offer
                         a BS.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The diverse list of programs to choose from.
    
                         4:DODIFF  Double major.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I must work full time to support myself
                         while attending school.  Working full time while attending
                         school full time is difficult and time consuming.  I will
                         have more free time if I extend my education beyond four
                         years.
    
    
                 861083  1:GOALS-SOME  There is a lock of information concerning the
                         atmospheric emphasis in ENVS.  The science aspect of this
                         major should be set up in such a fashion that an undergrad
                         should be able to apply for a quantitative grad program.
                         As it stands PAOS has told me that the Atmospheric track is
                         too qualitative.  More so, undergrads need more
                         opportunities for real life research/experience, especially
                         in this competative economy.        I also have concern
                         over information for courses to be taken.  While I greatly
                         appreciate the flexibility of the ENVS major there are
                         classes that could fulfill requirements not listed on
                         course sheets.  This makes it extremely difficult to plan
                         semester to semester.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  requirements for my major are not
                         granted often enough, they overlap with other courses or
                         they are not offered every semester.  In other cases they
                         do not offer enough courses for all that are interested to
                         get into them... sometimes high school students get to be
                         enrolled in courses displacing college undergraduates that
                         need the graduation requirement.
    
    
                 882448  1:GOALS-SOME  Given the broad nature of ENVS, I was hoping
                         for mare classes with a pragmatic, rather than theoretical
                         approach.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Make advising more accessable.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The upper level faculty
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I took a year off to gain residency, a
                         big mistake.
    
    
                 956729  1:GOALS-SOME  Taught me that I need to go to grad school to
                         make anything substantial from this major
    
                         2:WMAJ  Make it more specific, I have no idea what I am
                         going to do when I get out of school with this degree
    
                         3:BMAJ  Critical Thinking about environmental issues
    
                         4:DODIFF  Standard of living at CU is too high! I would
                         rather have gone to FTC so I could spend more time learning
                         and less time working to pay bills, especially for those of
                         us in situations where we foot our entire education bill
                         ourselves
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  Course availability, full time job
                         requirements prevent me from taking as many classes as I
                         would like
    
    
                 971609  1:GOALS-SOME  More opporunity to explore and less
                         requirement on stagnant theory and basic knowledge when
                         courses on current issues, trends, and applications would
                         be invaluable
    
                         2:WMAJ  Clearer definition of courses used to satisfy
                         specializations, courses have often changed  or not been
                         available
    
                         3:BMAJ  flexibility interdisciplinary
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I tansfered to CU and have a plethora of
                         new requirements to fufill.
    
    
                 993366  1:GOALS-SOME  Some of the core classes were a waste of time.
    
                         2:WMAJ  more flexible
    
                         3:BMAJ  i love it
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  it doesn't take more than that.
    
    
                 993367  1:GOALS-SOME  I would rather have spent more time in
                         classes I enjoyed.  Many requirements in the Environmental
                         Studies curriculum are redundant, or remedial, forcing us
                         to rehash the same material when we could be learning
                         something new.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would fire Dale Miller and broaden the courses
                         that can be applied to the major, including more emphasis
                         on Women's Studies and Ecofeminism.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Adrienne Anderson's Race, Class, and Pollution
                         course.  Not only was it the best and most educational
                         course I've taken in my University career, it was fun and
                         taught me skills I will need in the professional world.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  of scheduling conflicts, poor
                         organization of courses by the Department, and a dearth of
                         pertinent courses offered over the summer.
    
    
                 999684  1:GOALS-SOME  Feel that core curriculum did little to
                         further my educational goals; my program is simply too
                         broad and theoretical; feel stereotypical approach to ENVS
                         majors and a general lack of expectations--was not
                         challenged into truly thinking; too much regurgitation of
                         since forgotten material; do know more about the field than
                         before and have narrowed a focus, but not enough
                         specialization courses
    
                         2:WMAJ  more specifics; two tracks--one for intelligent,
                         dedicated students and the other for the stereotypical,
                         lazy, idealistic environmentalist; more focus upon
                         application than theory
    
                         3:BMAJ  opportunity to take classes within other
                         departments; would like to see this extended to other
                         schools
    
                         4:DODIFF  Take more honors classes to challenge myself;
                         take more classes from outside arts and science if not so
                         difficult to do
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I knew exactly what area I wanted to
                         focus on and entered with some AP credits that lightened my
                         core curiculum load.
    
    
     
    Senior Survey 2004: Open-Ended Comments by College/Discipline - Major Group
      Group      IDnum   Comments ordered by Student ID - Question Response
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      AS-EPOB    101825  1:GOALS-SOME  little to no personal contact with faculty
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  It is nearly impossible to take all
                         classes need to graduate from cu in 4 years
    
    
                 114427  1:GOALS-SOME  Did not feel very challenged to learn
                         more...re-learned many of the same concepts covered in high
                         school...except for a few exceptional professors, many
                         professors did not seem motivated, or to have enough time,
                         to really help and listen to students!
    
                         2:WMAJ  Better advising, more personal!
    
                         3:BMAJ  The few passionate professors that really seemed to
                         care!
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  It is not difficult to graduate in four
                         years if you apply yourself.  Even if you do not know your
                         major field in your freshman year (I didn't), you are still
                         able to make things happen.
    
    
                 119272  1:GOALS-SOME  I liked the diversity of the courses offered
    
                         3:BMAJ  Lots of options for field of study
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  i want to work
    
    
                 147229  1:GOALS-NO    I found several classes to be rather
                         uninteresting and that professors were selfishly only
                         concerned about their research than the student's learning.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Replace all professors and instructors with ones
                         that are more dedicated and there for the sake of student's
                         learning.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Advisors are highly supportive and they are my
                         reason for still standing strong after having to deal with
                         such horrible instructors.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  alot of time was wasted in having to
                         take courses over because instructors have failed to help
                         students out in trying to pass the course.  I feel they are
                         grilling you down and trying to fail you on purpose.
    
    
                 160613  5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I took too long to choose a major.
    
    
                 164043  1:GOALS-SOME  Overall, I learned all that I was expecting
                         to learn, but some of the classes I was expecting to learn
                         a lot of new information in were a little flaky and
                         unstructured
    
                         2:WMAJ  more emails from the department on requirement
                         updates and advising reccomendations.
    
                         3:BMAJ  freedoim to take classes when I want to take
                         classes, and not having my years planned out for me
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I changed my major alot and have double
                         majored iun engineering also. I would suggest either
                         deciding in the Freshman year what kind of field you really
                         want to get into, or maybe taking some time off to travel
                         or do something and find sometihng you really like and want
                         to continue you're education in. I know an engineering
                         degree is worthwhile, but I'm not interseted in that field
                         anymore, and i'm just finishing it because i started it.
    
    
                 166735  1:GOALS-SOME  I would have liked more career information
                         and instruction that led to post-graduate work. Also, many
                         of the introductory courses were not geared for anything
                         but random absorption of knowledge. It would have been nice
                         to have more time to actually learn the material even in
                         the more basic courses. Some of the labs did not offer
                         solid research experience and seemed to be more like
                         busy-work.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Less focus on core work and more opportunity to
                         specialize in the upper-division classes. I'm going into
                         marine biology and while I realize that is obviously not a
                         focus at this university, courses that offered more
                         flexibility as far as paper/research topics, etc. would
                         have been more interesting. Also, for EPOB, most of the
                         classes are only offered in the mornings. This semester my
                         internship is in the morning and this made course selection
                         very difficult. More summer EPOB course offerings would
                         have been nice too.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Greg Dickinson was very helpful and encouraging.
                         Also, the staff, if approached, was also encouraging and
                         knowledgable.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I made an effort to be very clear of all
                         of my graduation requirements and made sure that I
                         successfully completed the right courses. Also, some
                         semesters required more catch-up work but it was worth it
                         to finish in four years.
    
    
                 178025  1:GOALS-SOME  I was not aware that you could major in
                         almost anything and go on to grad schoool or med school.  I
                         thought that you had to be a science major in order to be
                         able to move on in the medical field.  That is not 100% the
                         fault of the University but I probably would not have been
                         a biology major.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would probably give students the opportunity to
                         have psychology as a minor.  One thing that would be good
                         is to never have exams in Coors.  It is uncomfortable, dull
                         and drab.  Chem 140 is not any better.  I understand the
                         size of the classes requires big rooms so maybe cutting
                         down the class sizes would be better.  The chemistry 1111
                         and 1113 labs are aweful.  They do not correspond to
                         lecture and there is little to no instruction prior to
                         doing the lab.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I really enjoyed being able to pick electives
                         during my last year.  I think that if a class in a
                         different major does not have any prerequsites, then any
                         junior or senior should be able to take them.  Closed to
                         major is sometimes a bummer.  During the last year, I have
                         learned how Physics, Chemistry, Physiology etc fit together
                         and mesh.  I am proud and feel honored to be able to say I
                         am going to school and I am almost done...for now.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T   I made some poor choices before I
                         entered CU and now that I finally am on the right track,
                         have a lot of making up to do.  It is ok because eventually
                         it will pay off.  I just wish I knew how colleges worked in
                         High School.  I guess that is what you get for going to a
                         small high school.
    
    
                 185577  1:GOALS-SOME  I feel that in some classes so much material
                         is covered that professors are worried about the little
                         details and overall concepts are missed.  It also concerns
                         me that some professors spend more time on their research
                         than they do preparing to classes or learning how to teach.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would change the ever changing program.  In the
                         five years that I have been here, it has changed in degree
                         requirements and now in the name of the department.  For us
                         who are trying to graduate it is frustrating to have so
                         much change during your college experience and throw you
                         off the map toward graduation.
    
                         3:BMAJ  the best thing is the availability of classes and
                         the variety.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I had a double major so the course load
                         was larger.  Summer classes are also very hard and I had to
                         repeat one of them becuase I did not pass.
    
    
                 307483  2:WMAJ  Having a course senior year geared toward students
                         completeing their honors thesis.  Many other majors have
                         this, and I feel it would have made the completion of my
                         honors thesis much easier and less stressful.  Also, it
                         would have connected top EPOB students- we don't know each
                         other, and never will.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I had EPOB 2050,2060,2070, and 2080 through the
                         Baker Residential Academic Program.  It changed my life.
                         Offering lower division intro courses in a small setting
                         with great professors and staff made me love biology even
                         more, and gave me an extremely solid foundation of the
                         basics.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  for motivated students, it is easy to
                         get done at CU in Arts and Sciences in four years, even
                         with a double major.
    
    
                 310517  1:GOALS-SOME  many animal course which are vital for my
                         goal of veterinary medicine, but not much in the way of
                         actual medical knowledge (disease, paracitism, etc.)
    
                         2:WMAJ  More pre-vet and pre-med advising is necessary.
                         With only 2 advisors, it is almost impossible to get in for
                         much needed advice, even when facing copious deadlines.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The variety of classes.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I was able to transfer in a good amount
                         of credit and take summer courses.  I wanted to get through
                         in 4 years because I still have about 6 more years of
                         graduate school.
    
    
                 315659  1:GOALS-SOME  Although CU is supposed to be a liberal arts
                         college; I was unable to continue my study of the cello as
                         a non-music major with a doctor, like I had been at the
                         school I transfered from. The continuing-education music
                         program offered no storage locker for my cello, and too
                         limited hours for practice rooms. Auditions should allow
                         access to music professors by non-music majors.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I am trying to learn how to think.
    
    
                 318651  2:WMAJ  offer course cirriculum guides for different areas
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I transfered twice and took two and a
                         half years off school.
    
    
                 321418  2:WMAJ  Nothing
    
                         3:BMAJ  The health focused classes are wonderful.  Most
                         teachers are there to explain and find out input on where
                         you stand in class.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  For I was not given critcal information
                         onn how t graduate in four years when I first started
                         school at CU.
    
    
                 331109  1:GOALS-DEF   I got a good general education in all areas
                         of ecology and evolutionary biology.  I was also able to
                         focus on my area of interest and get a rather indepth
                         education in what I wanted to learn more about.  I feel
                         like the department could do a better job to encourage
                         students to give presentations and write scientific papers,
                         which is largely what a scientist does to promote
                         themselves upon graduation.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Faculty to push and use the Mountain Research
                         Station.  More speaking and writing papers, proposals, more
                         experience with what ecologists and evolutionary biologists
                         do.  Some profs did this, but not until the last year, I
                         think they need more earlier.  Statistics should be a
                         requirement.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The faculty was helpful and supportive.  Great,
                         brilliant scientists who taught me a lot about ecology and
                         evolutionary biology and about teaching.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I did my first semester at a different
                         university and I took a semester off after my first year at
                         CU.
    
    
                 344215  1:GOALS-DEF   I started volunteering in a biology lab my
                         freshman year, and I have worked my way up to undergoing a
                         thesis project this year.  I have found working in the lab
                         has allowed me to apply many of the concepts that I have
                         learned in my biology classes.
    
                         2:WMAJ  The required classes.  I wish I had more freedom in
                         choosing which classes to take in my field. That way I
                         could have taken more classes that truely interested me.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The upper division courses have been great.  The
                         professors are very enthusiastic and there's a great over
                         all attitude about the subjects between the teachers and
                         the students.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  It is a lot cheeper!  Plus, doing it in
                         four years allows for more time in the real world to
                         explore what is out there and really get an idea of what
                         you want to do before you have to "settle down" and "grow
                         up"!
    
    
                 351061  2:WMAJ  I would increase the quality of the EPOB academic
                         advising program.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Faculty
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I have bipolar disorder and had to take
                         time off from school to get treatment.  Also, I tried seven
                         different majors.  Finally, I am doing a double major.
    
    
                 529302  1:GOALS-SOME  By the time I finally discovered what it was
                         I wanted to study, I didnt have any usable credits left in
                         my major.  I had to fill up with unwanted elective credits.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would ask the advising office to be a little more
                         helpful in terms of searching for and receiving internships
                         (not just get directed to Career Services immediately).
                         Secondly, I would allow the students to take more than 45
                         credit hours in their major program.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The broad range of classes that can be taken and
                         the faculty.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I dont want to go to school any longer
                         and wont have to work during school (only summers).
    
    
                 549982  1:GOALS-SOME  It gave me some experience, and something to
                         put on a resume, but nothing I could really work with in
                         the future.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I am sure that everyone complains about calculus, I
                         just don't understand why it is an requirement for EPOB.
                         When and where will I use it??
    
                         3:BMAJ  very knowledgeable professors
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  because I decided to get my associates
                         in arts at a community college.  Then transferring to CU, I
                         have realized that half of the requirements to receive my
                         associates degree, do not apply to CU.  Having already
                         taken a 2 semesters of English at the community college,
                         the second semester does not count at CU, so I have to take
                         yet another writing class.  I have also found that all my
                         requirements left for my major at CU is all science and
                         math classes. I have been struggling every semester taking
                         2 science classes along with a math class, all with labs,
                         with no time to spare for my homework. And at this point I
                         really don't have a choice when I can take certain classes
                         because some are only held once a year. This really limits
                         what I can and can not take each semester because they all
                         have conflicting times. It is going to be a struggle, but
                         hopefully I will be able to pass my classes with C's so I
                         don't have to retake them, again.  A word of advise would
                         be to wait until you are completely ready to commit to
                         school, and then go straight to a University. Don't waste
                         your time at a community college if you know that you are
                         eventually going to transfer to a University. I feel like
                         it was a huge waste of time on my part.   Lovs, Karin
    
    
                 581005  1:GOALS-SOME  There is a lack of quality advising, and
                         information as how to obtain an internship, or paid
                         position in my field of study.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Give more information about change of structure of
                         major, and make advisors more accessible
    
                         3:BMAJ  Great professors
    
                         4:DODIFF  It would be a good experience to go abroad.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  it is possible to finish in 4 years, and
                         I don't want to waste money on more semesters than
                         necessary to get my degree, also I will be ready to move on
                         to something else.
    
    
                 595280  1:GOALS-SOME  Student to faculty ratio was higher than
                         ideal, although for a large state school this should be
                         expected.  Also, I strongly recommend allowing students to
                         substitute academic laboratory courses for actual research
                         work in a lab.  Not only are the same skills learned in the
                         real setting, but the work goes toward real world
                         situations.  Allowing exemption from course laboratories
                         would encourage students to participate in the highly
                         rewarding experience of laboratory work, while also
                         allowing for more time to be dedicated to this work.
    
                         2:WMAJ  As mentioned earlier, I think substituting actual
                         research experience for required course labs is invaluable.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I transferred from CU-Denver where the
                         college of liberal arts general requirements are different
                         from Boulder.  Also, I was unaware what I wanted to do and
                         the general course work I took was at a lower level than
                         that required for the major I decided upon.  I also took
                         lower credit loads than that required to graduate in 4
                         years.  Take it easy CJ.
    
    
                 596016  1:GOALS-SOME  I came into CU thinking I was going to go
                         Pre-vet medicine but found that I was not getting the
                         grades needed for that kind of career path despite the
                         overwhelmingly large amount of hours I devoted to my
                         education.  it has become a lot easier now in my senor year
                         in that I know what works best for me an can balance my
                         life accordingly to achive the best results I can but I
                         still would have liked to have a couple more animal classes
                         under my belt.  I am not looking into jobs at the moment
                         and will evntually look into grad school hopefully abroad
                         but I think a bit more help from my advisors would have
                         been good.  I would meet with them every semester but they
                         kept changing on me and it was hard to build a good
                         relationship with them so that they know who I am and what
                         my goals are.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would start students with their major
                         requirements and more focused classes a lot earlier on.
                         ESPECIALLY THE WRITING COURSE! (Arguements in Scientific
                         writing... I put that class off till my last esmeter here
                         and it would have helped me SO much throughout my yers here
                         and all the papers I've had to write.
    
                         3:BMAJ  It got more fun when I was taking more focused
                         courses having to do with what I love to read and learn
                         about.   And on just one other note... I had a great time
                         here at CU and wish I could stay longer but because of
                         money issues its not feasible.  I wish I knew all the
                         things I know now about college and how to live a balanced
                         lifestyle and still get decent grades to be able to follow
                         my vetinary practice dreams but Vet school is very hard to
                         get in.  That and I wish I didnt waste away a bunch of my
                         nights in my earlier years binge drinking and taking in all
                         those unnecessary calories but hey, I'm a stronger and
                         smarter person because of it and if that isnt the point of
                         a college career then I dont know what is.
    
                         4:DODIFF  I wish I had picked up a minor earlier on in my
                         time here at Boulder.  I ended up not being able to add a
                         minor because I did not have enough time to complete
                         requirements.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I kept up with my requirements and
                         worked hard in my classes so that I never had the
                         unfortunate experience of having to take any classes over
                         again because of having to drop a class or becasue of a bad
                         grade.  As much as I would like to stick around for longer
                         because I love CU it would not be fair to my parents who
                         have been more than graciously providing me with this
                         quality education for the past four years.
    
    
                 648187  1:GOALS-SOME  I came to CU  pursuing a second degree. There
                         are many biology courses available from which to choose,
                         and it is easy to enroll in interesting courses.
                         Unfortunately, I find less emphasis on academics that on
                         other aspects of college life, and am somewhat frustrated
                         by the seeming complacency on the part of the professors.
                         Courses should be designed in a challenging manner so that
                         they are useful to students who want to pursue higher
                         degrees.
    
                         2:WMAJ  offer more part-time graduate courses to
                         undergraduate students (perhaps on an application basis).
    
                         3:BMAJ  Honors course offerings in lower division classes
                         has been vital to my academic experience at CU. Smaller
                         classes and recitations allow for more profound learning.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  I plan on pursuing an advanced degree
                         after graduating, and would like to start a career in
                         research.
    
    
                 659792  2:WMAJ  More access to advising!!
    
    
                 668533  1:GOALS-SOME  I felt that some of the lower-division
                         courses were harder than necessary, especially courses that
                         are meant to be an introduction of those to come. When a
                         professor expects the class to get low grades because of a
                         hard exam, and won't curve the test, I feel that that is
                         inappropriate. Not that I am saying everyone should do well
                         in a course, but when 75% of a class fails a test, and that
                         was what the professor intended, I do not believe that is
                         fair or justly backed in any way.    
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would add more undergrad advisors. Often, my
                         advisor would have his schedule booked for days. When I
                         needed to see him for whatever reason, I would have to wait
                         for another couple of days to get in. Also, I think that I
                         would have been more inclined to see my advisor had I not
                         had to wait and set up appointments as often as necessary.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The classes are exciting and the labs are a great
                         teaching tool, a hands on experience helps many learn more
                         than they would in just a lecture setting.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I decided to informally change majors
                         midway through my sophomore year. I then decided to switch
                         back to my original major, EPO- Bio. I have now decided to
                         minor in Business, and possibly major. Because of this, I
                         will be taking longer than four years. Also, I have had to
                         retake a class or two due to below par grades. This too has
                         added to my time here at CU.
    
    
                 737121  1:GOALS-NO    I wanted an opportunity to explore diverse
                         viewpoints from a new perspective. I was not given the
                         opportunity to explore ideas from an independant viewpoint,
                         but instead was forced to undertake projects and research
                         from the viewpoint that the professor felt "I would benefit
                         from" i.e. supported their worldview.
    
                         2:WMAJ  The Calculus requirement.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Harvey Nichols.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  at least another year because of all the
                         extra requirements bieng placed on students. Although they
                         can be completed in four years, it will usually require a
                         sacrifice of GPA due to the fact that one must invariably
                         take extremely difficult classes simultaneously.
    
    
                 768495  2:WMAJ  Many of the teachers are not friendly or helpful.
                         I have ran into about 50/50 share of these professors, but
                         the other half have been the nicest, most friendly and
                         helpful professors.  I would put more emphasis on FCQ
                         reviews.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I got to work with some very enthusiastic and
                         friendly professors that cared about student learning.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  my goal in college is to complete my
                         B.A. in that allotted time.
    
    
                 776291  1:GOALS-SOME  There does not seem to be a lot of
                         opportunity to get involved in research projects or other
                         internship type activities at the undergrad level.  Also
                         with such large classes it is difficult to meet teachers,
                         especially for recommendations.  The physics department
                         also seems to be disorganized.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I think that more money needs to be spent on
                         materials for labs and demonstrations.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  If you know what major you want and take
                         at least 15 credits you can graduate in 4 years.  You may
                         not though because it is difficult to get some classes esp.
                         the gen prereq courses like chem 1111
    
    
                 786158  1:GOALS-SOME    The applied mathematics department was
                         completely lacking CU-employed tutors for Calculus III and
                         above.  As a former aerospace engineer, I could not get the
                         help I needed to pass that class or Diff-Eq without paying
                         out of pocket for a tutor's time.  As far as EPOB goes, I
                         am satisfied, and impressed, with the quality of the
                         instructors and the content of the lab classes and projects.
    
                         2:WMAJ  As I said before, I am happy with the EPOB
                         program... but I would like an option to be able to declare
                         something like pre-med, pre-dental, or pre-vet.
    
                         3:BMAJ  GREAT Professors.... especially Dr Jorge Moreno, Dr
                         Gregory Snyder, and Dr Alex Cruz.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  it is conceivable, though not in any way
                         enjoyable, to take upwards of 18 credit hours a semester
                         and summer school every summer to graduate in four years.
                         I will be graduating in six years because I changed my
                         major-- in this situation, summer school is nice, because
                         it does allow you to catch up with peers who might be up to
                         a year or so ahead of you.  Unfortunately, this only works
                         for certain classes within certain degrees.
    
    
                 807199  4:DODIFF  I would begin at CU rather than the community
                         college.
    
    
                 831115  5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I need to work and like to snowboard to
                         much to finish class in four years
    
    
                 854090  2:WMAJ  Less physics, or a physics geared towared biology
                         majors, just focusing on the aspects of physics that apply
                         to , for instance, the study of the human body.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  My advisor did not give me enough
                         information so that I could take the classes necessary for
                         me to graduate within the shortest amount of time possible.
                          Ginny Darr overlooked that my credits from CSU would have
                         directly transferred over, instead I unkowingly retook
                         classes.  She also failed to give me a plan for future
                         registering that would have given me the necessary classes
                         for graduation.   I feel like I've wasted my time and money
                         here by taking too many uneeded courses.  I'm extremely
                         frustrated with the physics professor Bahaman Saless who
                         came in for a semester to help the physics department and
                         erased me from the transcripts.  I will probably end up
                         taking physics 2 over again, yet another waste of my time
                         and money.
    
    
                 877177  1:GOALS-SOME  Knowing what research would be like and
                         deciding I don't want to be a scientific researcher.
    
                         2:WMAJ  More field trips less classroom
    
                         3:BMAJ  Good professors
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  There's so much else to do besides go to
                         school.
    
    
                 911287  2:WMAJ  no comments.
    
                         3:BMAJ  it was interesting! no other comments.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  because I would like to graduate with my
                         peers and strat a carrier soon. The sooner I finish school
                         and and have a good carrier the sooner I can make a nice
                         life and family for my self.
    
    
                 915022  1:GOALS-SOME  I am interested in marine biology vet
                         medicine and there were a surprising number of aquatic
                         related courses.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Some of the prereqs for vet school count as
                         electives in the EPOB program. However, the prereqs for
                         those classes don't count for anything. It feels like a
                         waste of time and money for a class that doesn't do
                         anything for you. An example is Organic Chem.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The professors.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I will take my time and get it done
                         right the first time.
    
    
                 919676  1:GOALS-SOME  As far as my education goes, I feel like I
                         learned a lot of valuable information in many areas. I do
                         feel, however, that my knowledge of environmental biology
                         may be too specific in some areas and too broad in others.
                         Only time will tell how much of the information I have
                         gained is of importance or not. Right now I feel unprepared.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Give a broader choice of classes pertaining to
                         major in lower division. More specific courses in higher
                         level classes. Let students have a taste of everything they
                         want and dont make them take classes they dont need.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The faculty is great. I think some of the foremost
                         experts in my field are right here at CU. It was great
                         being able to communicate with them and realizing how
                         valuable a resource the professors are.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  The university required me to take
                         classes that I did not need and will NEVER use.
    
    
                 922662  5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I had some credits coming in and I
                         stayed on top of my major requirements.
    
    
                 934095  1:GOALS-SOME  I didn't gain as many practical skills as I
                         would have like to.    Too many classes that I would have
                         liked to take were cancelled.    For the most part I was
                         very satisfied with my professors.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Provide more hands on training, more applicable
                         skills.  I got a lot of the background knowledge but I
                         would have like to learn more skills that were applicable
                         to doing work in the field.  It all seemed to theoretical.
                         It's hard to really understand a subject when you don't
                         know how it will be applied.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I had the opportunity to take a wide variety of
                         classes in my major.  For the most part I was very
                         satisfied with the abilities of my professors and their
                         dedication.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I'm not in a hurry to graduate.  I want
                         to be sure and take all the classes I am interested in
                         while I'm an undergraduate.
    
    
                 956924  2:WMAJ  more specilzed classes, particularly more classes
                         on insects
    
                         3:BMAJ  the combined BA/MA and the faculty
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  because i'm doing a combined BA and MA
                         program in 5 years
    
    
                 969513  1:GOALS-NO    I felt like I was a source for money to fund
                         CU.  I had no one on one attention from a single teacher,
                         many of my classes were over crowded, and did not feel as
                         though I was getting a real education until I had a
                         critical thinking class when I was a major.  Physics in
                         particular was one of those miserable classes that need to
                         be much smaller, as it is an extremely difficult subject.
                         More critical thinking should be implemented, at all levels
                         of college education.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Enviornmental Biology is such a broad subject.....I
                         would like it to be more specialized.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Harvey Nichols
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I have to work 30 hours a week to put
                         myself through college, and cannot always manage 15 credit
                         hours every semester.
    
    
                 975402  1:GOALS-SOME  I feel that I have obtained a large amount of
                         information in the field of biology.  Furthermore, I feel
                         that through the classes that I took I was able to identify
                         the specific field within the larger field of biology that
                         most interests me and which I would like to pursue further.
                          I felt, however that a handful of classes that I wanted to
                         take that were listed in the course description guide were
                         not offered while I was in attendance at CU.  Also, I feel
                         that a couple lower division instructors looked at the
                         course as a weeding-out oppertunity and not as a chance for
                         students to learn.  Overall I am coming away with a large
                         amount of knowledge and I am glad that I chose EPOB as my
                         field of study while at CU.
    
                         2:WMAJ  The availability of elective courses within EPOB.
    
                         3:BMAJ  My counselor, Greg Dickenson, was extremely helpful
                         to me in determining my class status along the way as well
                         as being a great person to just chat with.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I took one or two classes for two out of
                         the three summers in order to catch up since I delared my
                         major in my sophmore year.  In addition, I have two majors
                         so it required more of my time to finish.  I was dedicated
                         to finishing within four years so I can go on and pursue
                         other interests.
    
    
                 980938  1:GOALS-SOME  I understand that undergraduate studies are
                         intended to give a more broad background, but I would have
                         appreciated flexibility in acquiring more skills needed for
                         immediate employment (ie more intermediate computer
                         training, more options in statistical courses, a more solid
                         mathematical and chemistry background on which to build
                         on).   In addition, I always feel as though there is some
                         unwritten requirement to squeeze as many topics as possible
                         into a single course--with little true understanding of the
                         bulk of it.  The idea of exposure is great, but with
                         curves, etc, it's too easy to squeeze by without
                         intuitively comprehending much-needed fundamentals.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Better advising--including hearing about research
                         presentations/talks, community happinings in field,
                         career/academic advising, etc..
    
                         3:BMAJ  I've had quite a few decent upper-division profs
                         who really care about teaching the course topic and
                         acheiving student understanding.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I've had to work part-time to cover
                         household expenses.  In addition, I can't imagine squeezing
                         in all the courses I've needed/chosen that will directly
                         relate to my future as a result of course
                         availability.   While I've appreciated the time to grow and
                         better shape my academic and professional careers, I feel
                         I've missed out on the majority of clubs and other
                         experiences I may have joined had I attended Freshman year
                         and continued full time.
    
    
     
    Senior Survey 2004: Open-Ended Comments by College/Discipline - Major Group
      Group      IDnum   Comments ordered by Student ID - Question Response
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      AS-FILM    106858  1:GOALS-SOME  I am interested in documentary film
                         production, for which I would NEVER use 16mm film, I would
                         always use a digital camera adn I resent the fact that to
                         take a class I woudl consider practiccal, and THE reason I
                         came back to school, I must spend an estimated $1600 to
                         make a film in a medium that I will NEVER use.  Also, in
                         order to even take the (only one is offered) documentary
                         film class, I have to have passed film 2600 class with
                         flying colors.  So, not only is it a waste of money for me,
                         it is also a waste of time and teaches me nothing that
                         would apply to my field of interest.    Also, the two film
                         classes that I wanted to take this semester, FILM 3091 and
                         FILM 3010 were both cancelled, so at this time, I am very
                         dissatisfied with the film department at CU, although I
                         think the school in general is a good school, so I would
                         reccomend the school as a whole, but the film program only
                         for thsoe interested in Hollywood-style production.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Create a documentary film program; have a graduate
                         program; make it possible to take a documentary class
                         without having to take film 2600; encourage other styles of
                         filmmaking aside from Hollywood-style narratives  Sorry, I
                         guess that's more than one, but they are all sort of
                         related and equally important to me
    
                         3:BMAJ  The faculty I have encuontered, for the most part,
                         have been fabulous- Don Yanancito, Melinda Barlow, Janet
                         Robinson, and Ernesto Acavedo-Munoz are all great
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I took four years to complete my first
                         degree (Anthropology, graduated May 2002) with no trouble.
                         I am now on my second degree here because I was highly
                         satisfied with the anthropology program (only a minor
                         qualm) and thought that the film program would be as
                         satisfactory.  However, it seems to me that it is highly
                         geared towards something which I never plan on doing-
                         Hollywood-style production
    
    
                 243456  1:GOALS-SOME  I wanted the film department to focus more on
                         writing without having to join the BFA program
    
                         2:WMAJ  the advising isn't very helpful. The advisor only
                         does the minimum of what is expected and expects the
                         students to know exactly what they want when they might not
                         understand the requirements to the fullest. He offers no
                         really helpful advice other than what can be found in the
                         course catalogs.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The faculty are very learned in their feild
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  Because I had to withdraw due to a car
                         accident
    
    
                 355257  1:GOALS-SOME  need more hands on experience in production.
    
                         2:WMAJ  don't have any    
    
                         3:BMAJ  production
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I am not in a rush.
    
    
                 460203  1:GOALS-SOME  Teachers are radically different and you have
                         no idea what you're getting.  Some are great, some are a
                         waste of my time, and I don't know until the first week of
                         class.  Overall, I don't feel prepared and competitive in
                         the marketplace.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Offer more intensive tracks, like a production
                         track where you take nearly ALL of our production courses,
                         and a critical studies program for all that crap.
    
                         3:BMAJ  It's probably the most fun, expressive major on
                         campus.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I spent a year at School of Mines (not a
                         lot of Film classes offered) and am double majoring in
                         astrophysics (not a lot of overlap, credit-wise.)
    
    
                 526653  1:GOALS-NO    I just want to say that this refers to FILM
                         STUDIES, as is listed, and NOT English, which I think is a
                         superior porgram.  The film department is underfunded,
                         understaffed, and far too expensive to fulfill my goals
                         from just four years ago.  I am dissapointed with the
                         program and feel now that it was a waste of time.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I like the English program, but Film Studies I
                         would change.  First, I would fund it better.  Students pay
                         far too much out of pocket expenses.  I would eliminate
                         this.  The program also needs better facilities--both for
                         learning in class and for technical purposes.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Movies are enlightening.  English helped me develop
                         language skills.
    
                         4:DODIFF  I LIKE English tremendously, and wish that I
                         would have started from my Freshman year.  I also wish that
                         I studied in abroad in England for a year.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I did not make the best decision in
                         choosing a major.
    
    
                 543109  1:GOALS-NO    With the exception of Don Yannacito, none of
                         the professors I've had, have shown much interest in their
                         students. David Bailey is an inept advisor and Ernesto
                         Acevedo-Munoz is one of the worst professors I've had at
                         CU. Because of David's lack of knowledge, I've had to seek
                         my advertising advisor's advice. I'm very disappointed with
                         the film program as a whole.
    
                         2:WMAJ  We need better equipment.
    
                         3:BMAJ  My classmates.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  if you know what degree you'd like to
                         pursue, figure out a long-term plan to give you the
                         appropriate classes and credit hours then stick with it.
    
    
                 686942  1:GOALS-SOME  My career is currently and will always be
                         that of a film actor.  The Film Studies program has helped
                         me a great deal in understanding the whole process of film,
                         in front of AND behind the camera.  Before attending this
                         university, I had only a narrow corridor in which to apply
                         film acting.  Now I have a wide array of outlets to
                         compliment my acting career.  When I am not acting, I can
                         be behind the camera as a director, cinematographer,
                         lighting technician, etc.  To tell the truth, I did not
                         expect to learn very much when I declared myself a Film
                         Studies major.  I now realize that I have learned a great
                         deal, and am in a good position to learn a whole lot more
                         with experience after graduating.
    
                         2:WMAJ  If I could change one thing about my major program,
                         it would be my academic advisor for Film Studies.  I
                         believe that an academic advisor should care a lot about
                         how to help CU students get the best out of their
                         education.  Every time I have gone to see my advisor, he
                         has shown the least amount of support possible and has even
                         resorted to making me feel like I am a terrible student.
                         Maybe if he spent less time being condescending to the
                         students and more time trying to understand our situations,
                         people like me would be much happier in our major program.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The best thing about my major program is the
                         multiple directions you can take.  There's ways to focus on
                         the directoral and production side of film, the technical
                         aspects of film, the history of film, and the critical
                         analysis of film as a whole.  I've taken such a range of
                         courses in film that the film medium itself has become
                         something else. It's now different than what I had
                         perceived it to be in my beginning at CU.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  it took me a little longer than most to
                         figure out a few things.  I knew what I wanted to do in
                         life as a whole when I was thinking about college, but I
                         did not know what way I should have pursued it when I was
                         selecting a major.  At first, I tried my hand at being a
                         Theatre Major.  After a few semesters, I found that I did
                         not belong in CU's Theatre department and decided to switch
                         my major to something closer to home for my career:  Film
                         Studies.  Going into Film Studies as a major was a good
                         choice for me, for I find that I understand the process of
                         filmmaking and the history of it a lot more than I did four
                         years ago.  So, I'll gladly spend an extra semester here at
                         CU to work on a major that has taught me so much.
    
    
                 746369  1:GOALS-SOME  The University and major as a whole put no
                         emphasis on finding a job after graduation, how the system
                         works and where to go.  There is no University support for
                         the Arts.
    
                         2:WMAJ  There needs to be more focus on getting students
                         out into the real world.  It seems they do such a good job
                         while we are here of educating us and then let us sink
                         afterwards because there is no career services for film,
                         the teachers don't work in that type of field etc. It shows
                         me that the university is interested in me while I am
                         giving them money, but could care less about me after I
                         graduate. The administration needs an overhaul.
    
                         3:BMAJ  They are passionate about their art, and they are
                         great instructors, famous and focused.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  the university did not accept transfer
                         credits from other schools, as well as I am a double major.
                          The Film department also schedules 6-8 hours of class for
                         three credits making it near impossible to achieve a full
                         schedule every semester.
    
    
                 785716  1:GOALS-SOME  One class that might be missing from the film
                         curiculum is a film analysis class.  Some people go into
                         the major without being highly capable of analyzing a film
                         and seeing what needs to be seen for the class needs (e.g.
                         one of the director courses).  Sometimes it feels like
                         either you can analyze yourself or you can't and must
                         resort to regurgitating the lecture or the book to the
                         professor.  The goal is to understand the films we see, not
                         have someone tell you what the films mean.  Two seperate
                         levels of film theory might help attain this, one upper
                         division and one lower.  Or it could be the second half to
                         the Intro class.  I wish I had developed a more practical
                         ability to look at any film and see what the professor
                         sees.  Instead, I can tell you all about the certain
                         Kubrick or Kieslowski films that I saw and read about.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would add a third history course to alleviate the
                         stress of fitting so much information into only a semester.
                          Film History could be an entire major.  My other change
                         would probably have to come from somewhere outside of the
                         film department, but I would give the program more money
                         for a widescreen wherever the history class needs to meet
                         (mainly Film History 2), and for filming equipment.  I've
                         heard that other programs have access to free cameras and
                         film (like the photography program).
    
                         3:BMAJ  Overall, the film degree encompasses a diverse
                         curiculum.  I praise it for requiring all aspects of film
                         for both the BA and the BFA.  It is crucial to learn film
                         history, film production AND critical studies if one wants
                         to learn about film and/or make films.  And on top of that,
                         the art and literature requirements are just as important
                         to understand because they set a precedent that shaped
                         film.  So many arts (if not all) share a thread on some
                         level.  Film is specifically unique in that it uses many
                         different forms of art together.  I'm glad to have learned
                         about so many different arts; if I ever make a film I am
                         sure that that knowledge will be detrimental to making the
                         film a good one.  Photography and music would fit perfectly
                         into the curiculum and would help just as much.
    
                         4:DODIFF  I would have chosen film immediately, instead of
                         business and then switch to film.  Also, I see how the
                         value of a degree is rediculously outweighed by the
                         $100000+ bill.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  as a sophomore I changed majors to get
                         out of the loathesome School of Business.  I had lots of
                         trouble with them, starting with the very first Business
                         Core class BCOR 1000.  It is an online course, and during
                         my semester, their system was not working properly, so they
                         switched formats.  In the process, they lost many of my
                         assignments.  Since they deleted all their files from the
                         previous online database, no one could prove I had done the
                         assignments.  Consequently, I failed the course in my first
                         semester at school.  Fearing what the 'F' would mean on my
                         transcript, I took the course again under the Course
                         Forgiveness program.  I got an 'A' in the course because it
                         was an easy course.  But that was enough to sour my
                         sentiments toward the business school.  So I switched, but
                         I couldn't get into Intro to Film because it was full and I
                         wasn't a major yet.  That took an extra semester to even
                         begin my film studies.  After switching though, I also
                         realized how lousy the advising was in the Business school,
                         and how intelligent and informative the film advisor is.
                         He kept me informed of my progress whenever I asked or
                         whenever I completed something else.  In the end, I am only
                         two classes short of graduating on time.  Had I not retaken
                         BCOR 1000 and had I gotten into Intro to Film sooner (or
                         started with film to begin college) I would definitely have
                         graduated on time.  Thanks a lot Leeds School of Business.
                         You owe me $6000 for summer school.    Love,  ----
    
    
                 829229  1:GOALS-SOME  i would have liked more courses focused on
                         career oriented preparation
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would make it much more accessible (cheaper) to
                         take production classes. I know many students don't have to
                         worry about the bills but the ones who do are put in very
                         serious binds when trying to take the film production
                         classes. I know I couldn't continue as far as I would have
                         liked to because of the very expensive costs in the courses.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The knowledge of the instructors and accessibility
                         of the many prints of films.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  i changed my major while in my first
                         semester of my third year. it will only take a short time
                         more to get the major requirements fulfilled. 4 and a half
                         years to be exact.
    
    
                 883943  1:GOALS-SOME  The area of film literature and culture was
                         inspiring. Much of what I learn of other cultures is from
                         mainstream American media. Studying each culture, gender,
                         sex and class as how they represent their own worlds
                         through film takes away any hesitation to learn about
                         them.         The area of film production, however, is
                         still in the works. The professors are very helpful, giving
                         you some sort of wisdom from their own experience. But one
                         of the issues avoided is how to budget for a film, what
                         kind of costs to expect, and how to find financial sources
                         and film resources. I know that financial support is a
                         problem for many students, but film production majors have
                         suffer much more than most other majors and need extra
                         support and guidance.    
    
                         2:WMAJ  The price tag is pretty much garunteed. It would be
                         nice if use of top taken care of equipment was also.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The creative and mental diversity of other students
                         in my major.
    
                         4:DODIFF  Accomplish more majors or minors
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  There are many courses that require full
                         devotion and time, and with tuition and other costs rising,
                         many students have to devote time to working and else
                         where. It helps if you can get your education's worth by
                         spreading yourself out and saturating yourself in academics
                         and college life.
    
    
                 927723  1:GOALS-SOME  The overall program is a little broad.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Make it affordable.
    
                         3:BMAJ  It's fun.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I'm not sure what I want to do.
    
    
     
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      AS-FMST    135271  2:WMAJ  The film studies program is in desparate need of
                         money for equipment, a building to call our own, and more
                         qualified faculty.  Funding funding!  Aren't we one of the
                         largest majors on campus?
    
                         3:BMAJ  The stress on theory even for the BFA students.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  i worked my ass off in high school and
                         college is ridiculously expensive.
    
    
                 293872  1:GOALS-SOME  I was expecting more hands-on and practical
                         information within my major, better internship
                         opportunities,  and better advice about a future in the
                         film business.  I didn't expect the class fees and
                         equipment rental fees to be as high as they were either.
                         It seems redundant to charge us for film studies course
                         fees and then to also charge us for rental of the things we
                         NEED to pass the class we already paid for.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Have internships rather than cutting them out of
                         the budget.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Bruce Kawin
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I am staying over until after summer
                         because that is the only opportunity for me do complete an
                         internship and I need to finish a correspondence course.
    
    
                 325316  1:GOALS-SOME  lack of faculty,  limited of course choices (
                         in production ),
    
                         2:WMAJ  how about the MFA program?
    
                         3:BMAJ  classmates are amazing...
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  waiting for right class to take, not
                         just filling the course
    
    
                 441962  1:GOALS-SOME  In my final semester I intended to do an
                         honors thesis project.  The project was declined due to
                         abitrary and inflexible parameters.  I then submitted a
                         revised independent study proposal which was also turned
                         down by the chair of the department in spite of having
                         broad and enthusiastic suport from several falculty members.
    
                         2:WMAJ  The program should focus on creating opportunities
                         for those students who are excelling, rather than tailoring
                         the curriculum to the lowest common denominator.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The fine arts approach to film making.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I took a year off to travel
    
    
                 446792  1:GOALS-DEF   It has given me the technical, historical,
                         and theoretical knowledge of film.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Have a more unified faculty.
    
                         3:BMAJ  the combination of hands on filmmaking and critical
                         studies.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I feel that I am not quite ready to
                         enter the highly competitive job market.  First, I want to
                         further hone my skills to become more desirable to my
                         potential employers.
    
    
                 463123  1:GOALS-SOME  Program is excellent and hands on, but little
                         opportunity for internship or labor force experience
    
                         2:WMAJ  nothing
    
                         3:BMAJ  The People
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I am getting two degrees
    
    
                 508959  1:GOALS-SOME  Film studies provides almost NO resources for
                         jobs/internships outside of school.    Many of the classes
                         are good in the film school, but I've taken a lot of
                         classes (MAPS) not in the film school that were usually a
                         pretty big waste of time.    I'm VERY dissatisfied with the
                         academic advising.  I'm forced to do just about everything
                         on my own, and the academic advisor is pretty condescending
                         and not very helpful in general.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I wish they were more integrated with the people
                         and businesses in the proffesional field.  They need to
                         network with local (and national) film/video companies and
                         people so that it's easier for students to get into the
                         business after school.  It's left up to the student to find
                         himself a job or internship, the school doesnt have many
                         connections.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The people.  The teachers and students are some of
                         the most interesting and most fun people I've ever met.
                         The teachers are very good and passionate about the
                         subjects (in the film school specifically).
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  People told me to take a broad range of
                         classes early on in college.  I did that, but once I chose
                         a major I was pretty far behind in what I needed to take to
                         graduate.  It also makes it tough when the school only
                         offers a class for one semester  ie Film History 1 is only
                         offered in the fall (this is not that big of a deal though).
    
    
                 562775  1:GOALS-DEF   I wanted to learn how to make films.  And so
                         I did.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I'd reduce the cost of film equipment/editing
                         rentals.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The "auteurist" quality.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I want to get done with classes quicker
                         and thus free up my time sooner.
    
    
                 565020  1:GOALS-SOME  I would have liked to learn more about film
                         production.  The film program doesn't have a plan to teach
                         you film production until your last semester of film
                         studies.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Film Studies should be a funded "school" not a
                         "program".  This would change the emphasis from theory to
                         production and maybe the students wouldn't leave having
                         learned absolutely nothing.
    
                         3:BMAJ  When you're working on a film shoot and everyone is
                         having a fantastic time.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I needed to work full-time while going
                         to school, so some of my semester's were lightly loaded
                         with classes; therefore, extending my stay.
    
    
                 633395  1:GOALS-SOME  I meant to take on an internship in my final
                         semester, but with recent budget cuts, it was in Autumn
                         annonuced that internships would no longer be offered in
                         the Spring semester; leaving me without a crucial level of
                         University education.  However, I can usually write better
                         sentences than that.  Also, very little help in guidance as
                         to graduate school was given, at least not where I knew how
                         to find it.  I suppose some people who are more active in
                         campus life know these things.  In short, I have NO IDEA
                         what to do come the 8th of May, aside from hold a party
                         confirming my non-existent place in the world.
    
                         2:WMAJ  More money for education means less idiots roaming
                         the streets.  I think I said everything else already.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The film studies department generally "make do"
                         pretty well with what little money we have.  But we
                         definitely do suffer, because apparently all of the money
                         goes to people who like to slice 'n' dice puppies.
    
                         4:DODIFF  I would add another major that would let me learn
                         as many foreign languages as possible, if such a major
                         exists.  Or, just take more language classes, if most
                         weren't 5 days a week (a pain when you live in Denver).
                         Unfortunately, the University's treatment of languages is
                         ludicrous.  i.e. Russian 1 and Japanese 1 only offered once
                         a year or something, and Arabic?  I was lucky to find a
                         continuing ed. course, until it was cancelled, because, ya
                         know, SWEDISH is more important in the world these
                         days...(nope, not bitter...)
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  why hurry out into the workaday world?
                         I can get financial aid and learn many different things.
                         After CU, I will probably just try to get into grad school,
                         unless opportunity knocks.  Be cool, stay in school.
    
    
                 690796  1:GOALS-NO    I think it is absolutely ridiculous that film
                         students have to pay money to rent film equipment from the
                         school.  The lack of funding given the film department is
                         inexcusable and the cost of equipment rental is prohibitive
                         to exploring and experimenting with film.  More money needs
                         to be given to the film department to offset the out of
                         pocket expense of film production.  Journalism students
                         have acess to equipment for free, there should be no reason
                         why film students do not have that same opportunity.
    
                         2:WMAJ  The equipment would be free for all film students,
                         at least editing time and cameras.  We pay enough tuition,
                         some money should be saved on attorney fees and public
                         relations for the football team and given to the film
                         program.
    
                         3:BMAJ  the fact that the BFA program focuses on production
                         and theory is the best thing because it is unique compared
                         to other film programs
    
                         4:DODIFF  I would not have had so much unprotected sex and
                         put myself at risk of contracting HIV or other STDs.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I fell into drugs alcohol, and
                         depression my first semester at CU and almost flunked out
                         of college, but thanks to CU's academic probation program I
                         was able to get back on track.
    
    
                 719550  1:GOALS-SOME  Most of what I know I learned on my own time,
                         until this year when I took the top level courses.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would change how the film department is shoved
                         into the west wing of Macky Auditorium.  I spent many hours
                         in the boiler room of Macky working on my films.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Everyone has creative control.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  The main piece of advice I get is to
                         take my time, and it enjoy college while it lasts.  I don't
                         have any problem with this piece of advice!
    
    
                 747284  1:GOALS-SOME  I am incredibly UNHAPPY with my adivising in
                         the film program.  My goal was to graduate in four years
                         and had I been given the proper and timely advise I pay
                         high tuition and large student fees for, I would be
                         finishing in May, not August.  I am also displeased with
                         the communication between staff/faculty to students on
                         issues of availability of courses and budget explainations
                         thereof.  The enrollment is out of control and should be
                         limited so that students have the ability to register for
                         courses they are required to take within the time-frame
                         they are given to complete these courses without being
                         waitlisted for every class, every semester.  The
                         professors, however, did meet my goals and expectations.
                         They are fabulous assets for the Film school and the
                         University, with the exception of perhaps one or two.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Just one thing?  It would have to be the adivising
                         I received, or rather DID NOT receive.  David Bailey does
                         not do his job and therefore should not have it.  It is an
                         overwhelming experience to go through college and not have
                         personal academic counseling to utilize, although it was
                         promised to me by the university.  I have navigated college
                         alone and with no helpful guidance from my "advisor".  The
                         most academic support I have received was from a professor
                         that I became close to over the course of a semester.
                         Unfortunately, I have not been able to experience college
                         with the comfort of knowing that someone besides me is
                         looking out for my academic achievement and success, which
                         is the purpose of an academic advisor, because they know
                         exactly what it takes to graduate and are supposed to
                         deliver that information to their students.  I can only
                         hope classes following me will have better advising,
                         advising at all!
    
                         3:BMAJ  The best thing was the professors that work so hard
                         to teach overloaded classrooms about a subject they are
                         passionate about.  They have inspired me to further my
                         knowledge of film studies and also into possibly teaching.
                         They are intelligent, wonderful people and are worth much
                         more than they make.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  my adivising was MISERABLE and I was not
                         given the knowledge needed to avoid taking summer classes
                         as well as courses, specifically an INTERNSHIP, that were
                         not offered to me because they were removed due to budget
                         cuts, though I was NEVER informed of this change until it
                         was too late.  Technically I will have completed school in
                         four years even though I had to tack on an extra semester
                         in summer school.
    
    
                 767939  1:GOALS-SOME  It's difficult in Colorado to engage with the
                         film community in any way, but little effort or funding
                         seems to even be attempting a transition into the real
                         world.  Internships and job placement should be one the top
                         priorities.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Give the film school more funding instead of
                         lumping into Arts & Sciences.  Create a film school more
                         integrated with the community/media community. With more
                         concentration on the medium, and lower costs to students;
                         you'd allow more room for experimentation and artistic
                         practice.
    
                         3:BMAJ  the production and post-production courses and
                         instructors.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I need to get out of Boulder because
                         I've grown up here.
    
    
                 796953  1:GOALS-SOME  So far it has taught me what I believe I will
                         need to know, and given me important experience.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Equipment rental would be free for students.
    
                         3:BMAJ  It requires a diverse knowledge in film.  While I
                         am a film production student, I also have to learn a lot
                         about film history, theory, and other such things.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I took lots of AP classes in high school
                         (those were the days!) and then when I got to college I
                         started taking 16-17 credit hours a semester.  I feel no
                         need to spend more than four years here, so I will graduate
                         after only four years since I can.
    
    
                 817054  2:WMAJ  change my advisor- he was horrible.  stop having
                         the program focus on competition so much.
    
                         3:BMAJ  phil solomon- and his negotiating rapture class.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  my advisor was generally inadequete in
                         helping me choose the fastest path to graduation.  plus, a
                         lot of my credits from my other school did not transfer in.
                          this may come as a surprise seeing as how my other school
                         was acredited by the same foundation that rates stanford
                         univeristy in california.
    
    
                 897101  2:WMAJ  Have a better academic advisor.  David is not very
                         caring for his students needs and doesn't offer much in the
                         way of help.  He tells us to do it on our own and that's
                         it.  We are only recommended to see him if we have a
                         problem, not for suggestions/
    
                         3:BMAJ  The faculty is so passionate and caring for the
                         subject matter and the students within the program.  When
                         comparing teachers from here and Iowa, CU blows them out of
                         the water.  This program is so much better than there or
                         most other schools around the country.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I transfered from Iowa after two years
                         and realized I had made a huge mistake by not choosing
                         Boulder initially.  I am taking a college total of five
                         years to finish, but that's just beacuse I don't care to
                         leave CU yet.
    
    
                 909022  1:GOALS-SOME  I don't think I am as prepaired for the film
                         industry as other students from other film schools are.
                         Too much art stuff (which is good), but not enough actual
                         production stuff where we have to work with a crew or learn
                         how the system works.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Like I said before, It would be better to integrate
                         the art and the production side better.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The teacher know there stuff.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I switch schools after two years and my
                         transpher credits only counted as electives, thus I have to
                         start over with CU's core classes.
    
    
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      AS-FREN    547283  1:GOALS-SOME  it did in that I was seeking a course of
                         study that would prepare me for graduate school, however i
                         feel that the courses in general don't expect as much from
                         their students as they should and that in turn the students
                         do not give as much of themselves to the courses, this is
                         frustrating.
    
                         2:WMAJ  add more language components on a higher level.
    
                         3:BMAJ  the ability and passion of the staff
    
                         4:DODIFF  i probably would have added a third major/second
                         degree.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  four years because it's really not that
                         difficult.
    
    
     
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      AS-GEOG    104662  1:GOALS-SOME  More Hands on, more field work.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Right Now I just want to graduate.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I Was able to study nearly anything
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I wasn't ready right out of high school
                         to go to more school.
    
    
                 163453  1:GOALS-SOME  The geography department should provide
                         higher level courses in GIS and Cartography the undergrad
                         department. The current courses are upper division and they
                         should be 1000 and 2000 level courses.
    
                         2:WMAJ  More variety and exposure to various software in
                         the GIS department
    
                         3:BMAJ  GIS/Cartography can be applied to many different
                         realms of the Earth.
    
    
                 174032  2:WMAJ  more classes available.  It seems like there are
                         never classes i want to take, or the teachers are on
                         sabitical
    
                         3:BMAJ  Small major, so you get to know your professors and
                         the students.  Its interesting!
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  I'm out of state and can't afford to be
                         here any longer anf pay tuition.  You have to work really
                         hard to graduate in four years because you have to stay
                         focused on the requirments for graduating.  If you do not,
                         it can be confusing, and people don't let you know what you
                         need to do to graduate, and so you end up staying here
                         longer then you need to.
    
    
                 234680  1:GOALS-SOME  My Biggest complaints would be     1.
                         Advising, When Elizabeth Dunn was advising I got incredible
                         help...Now if it wouldn't have been for Office Aid Connie
                         Luoto I would probably be here for six years taking
                         meaningless classes   2. Geography is too broad.  It's very
                         easy to get your degree with knowledge from all different
                         areas without having solid knowledge in a particular area,
                         which is good for some, but it's really difficult to gain
                         knowledge in a more specific area because of the lack of
                         classes.  Which brings me to...   3. Not enough classes
                         offered frequently enough.
    
                         2:WMAJ  MORE CLASSES MORE FREQUENTLY
    
                         3:BMAJ  The Amazing faculty (upper division) and specified
                         classes they teach
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  Went to advisor and didn't tell me I
                         needed to be taking upper division classes.  So I need to
                         fulfill upper division requirments
    
    
                 290527  1:GOALS-DEF   I have a focus on Geographic Information
                         System (GIS) and Remote Sensing. I feel like I know a lot
                         about both subjects, and am ready to advance to the real
                         world. However, I am interested in military and defense,
                         and it seems that all of my professors have simply avoided
                         these topics within the classes. Meanwhile, military,
                         intelligence, and defense are a main part of GIS and Remote
                         Sensing. I have been informed about very few internship
                         opportunities, and would like to be informed of more.
                         Moreover, the ones that I have been informed about are
                         often heavily environmental ("green") or non-paid. I'm
                         sorry, but I'm not going to take all of this excellent
                         knowledge and use it to map prairie dogs or locusts 40
                         hours a week.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Dylan, the advisor, really does not know much about
                         other classes or programs around the university. I always
                         have to seek advice somewhere else, and it annoys me when I
                         try to see a regular Arts & Sciences advisor in Woodbury,
                         and they tell me to see my Major advisor, because he knows
                         jack. Secondly, I think the geography department should
                         have more full time GIS / Cartography professors. The ones
                         we have are great, but we do not have enough. Oh, and where
                         are the conservative professors?
    
                         3:BMAJ  The GIS and Remote Sensing programs offered here
                         are clearly some of the best in the country. They are
                         teaching me how to find and map some of these terrorists
                         using satellite technologies. I want to smoke them out of
                         their holes after college working for some governmental
                         organization or organization affiliated with the government.
    
                         4:DODIFF  Trying to get more Fridays off. It is not fair
                         that the bussiness school is practically closed on Fridays
                         whereas the rest of the university seems to offer classes.
                         (Obviously there is a bit of an exaggeration here, but it
                         is true.)
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I did not want to take 15 credits or
                         more per semester. Furthermore, I recieved three (3)
                         credits for taking 3 lower division Air Force ROTC classes,
                         and these credits did not count towards my degree. I think
                         this is a clear failure on the University's part to not
                         award these credits towards a bachelor of arts degree since
                         they have much to do with leadership, morals, and military
                         history.
    
    
                 299711  1:GOALS-xxxx  Allowed me to study what I wanted to and what
                         I was interested in.  If I'm not interested in a subject
                         there is no way I'm going to excel in it.
    
    
                 327832  1:GOALS-DEF   The geography major is extremely
                         interdisciplinary, so I feel that I received a well-rounded
                         education here at CU.  Many of my professors, particularly
                         Dr. Rubinoff really urged to me explore my studies outside
                         of class.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I wish my advisor would have been more informed.
                         he gave me wrong inforamtion that really impacted by work
                         load.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I love the solidarity of my department.  We have a
                         lot of student support and weekly coffee breaks.  my
                         department is extremely unique and special in this way.  I
                         don't think there are many departments like mine in
                         academia.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I am a transfer student and CU Boulder
                         did not accept my transfer credits because they were from
                         an alternative university.
    
    
                 333542  2:WMAJ  Better inform the geography students of geography
                         related internships and jobs.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The ability to have access to the great KESDA
                         computer lab in Guggenheim.
    
                         4:DODIFF  I would have loved the opportunity to be able to
                         study abroad for a semester.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I stayed at CU for more than four years
                         for several reasons. First is the fact that the economy has
                         been doing poorly and I felt another year in school would
                         allow the economy to improve and to recieve more education.
                          Secondly, I decided to get a History minor, and I needed
                         the fifth year to complete all the necessary credit hours.
    
    
                 342798  5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I had a great amount of difficulty
                         finding a major I was interested in, as well as the
                         University of Colorado is not a student friendly
                         environment. The instructors are more interested in their
                         research than in providing quality teaching to
                         undergraduate students. Also, CU is not a hands-on learning
                         environment, where training for a real world career is
                         available.
    
    
                 378770  1:GOALS-SOME  I never really met with my advisor Dylan
                         Clarke until I was a senior. I would have liked to have
                         more discussion with someone in the department that did
                         degree advising, not just acedemic advising. I kind of felt
                         like Dylan was just trying to get me graduated, when really
                         I was interested in a in depth discussion regarding what
                         classes I should be taking and where I wanted my career to
                         go. I have never really done that to this day. I would have
                         liked to sat down with a professor or someone and learned
                         more about them and gain their perspective and advice.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Offering required classes on a more consistent
                         basis. Waiting a full year for a desired class is
                         unsatisfactory.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The people teaching the classes in my major and
                         also the fact that I'm happy with my major.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I am in no hurry to get anywhere quick.
                         It's about the journey, and I've changed my major once too.
                         So there you have it.
    
    
                 421205  1:GOALS-DEF     I felt that my major allowed me to explore
                         the areas which interest me most.
    
                         2:WMAJ    I would have more human geography classes
                         available.  I would also provide smaller intro level
                         classes for geography majors.
    
                         3:BMAJ     The small feel of the department.  I really got
                         to know a lot of the professors and staff members.  Connie,
                         who is no longer the academic advisor, was extremely
                         helpful to me and other students.
    
                         4:DODIFF    Although I am not sure how I would have gone
                         about this, I would have sought out more advice early on.
                         As a freshmen I felt that I fell through the cracks a bit,
                         and did not have enough help in formatting an academic path.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I took the opportunity to study abroad
                         and CU was unhelpful in helping me transfer credit.
                         Despite this I think that five years in college allowed me
                         to find greater direction in my academics and was a perfect
                         amount of time.  I am lucky that five years did not create
                         a financial burden for my family, but others might not have
                         this luxury.
    
    
                 463101  1:GOALS-SOME  The major is so broad that many different
                         avenues of study were able to be explored from hard
                         sciences to political theories, which was a huge benefit to
                         studying geography.  However, towards the end of my junior
                         year I was searching for more specialized courses in the
                         political geography realm, and few to none were offered
                         through my last year, so I had to explore other departments
                         such as political science to "settle" for a challenging
                         upper division course relating to politics, when what I
                         wanted was a political geography course.  Unfortunately, I
                         also do not feel that the geography department as a whole
                         offers enough in regard to future studies/professions.
                         Since it is such a broad field of study, it would be nice
                         if they offered senior seminars specific to geography as a
                         tool for careers, graduate school, etc., and how to go
                         about it.  Career Services is often not enough of a
                         resource in regard to specific questions that are very
                         important at this point in a student's life.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I wish they would offer a chance for upper division
                         students to plan their own course with other students with
                         similar interests, or at least offer more specialized
                         courses in the political geography and human geography
                         spectrum.  A great way to do this would perhaps be to
                         combine forces with the department of international
                         relations.  Also, as a major focusing very much on world
                         issues, it is too bad they do not sponsor internatioal
                         summer internships or at least accept more study abroad
                         credits as geography.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The best thing about geography as a major is that
                         it allows you to explore many different angles of science
                         and humanities without worrying about having to pay for
                         more than four years of schooling.  As an out of state
                         student, the tuition is ridiculous, and to go over four
                         years would be very unfortunate.
    
                         4:DODIFF  I would most likely spend more time figuring out
                         what different things I may want to do as a job/career
                         before deciding what to study.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I successfully researched what I needed
                         to do in four years to graduate from school.  It was easy
                         to look at core requirements for my college and take
                         classes for the first year fulfilling those while
                         experiencing different areas of study.  Then I focused on
                         study abroad options, and began to figure out which major
                         seemed to allow the most flexibility and diverse courses,
                         and took a direction.  My advisors were not too helpful
                         with my credits, and even made some mistakes along the way,
                         but thanks to my older brother and sister, my parents, me,
                         and the registration handbook, it was simple and pretty fun
                         figuring it all out on my own!  Good luck with your school,
                         and I will be ready to celebrate with you this summer!
    
    
                 563997  1:GOALS-DEF   Geography program gave me a broad base from
                         which i can build more specialized knowledge.  There was a
                         good balance of theory and practice. most importantly, i
                         had the opportunity to explore many different aspects and
                         fields of knowledge.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Offering more of the possible Geography courses on
                         a more regular basis.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The integration of social science, physical
                         science, and technology science into one cohesive whole
                         focusing on humanity and our environment.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  i have taken time off between my studies
                         to travel and better explore and focus on my priorities,
                         and it took me a little while just to find my true
                         direction.
    
    
                 699631  1:GOALS-SOME  Needed more emphasis on GIS -- a technical
                         geography skill needed in almost every job in the field.
                         Advising was simply terrible.  Advisor should be replaced
                         immediately.  Students should be advised of benefits of
                         these more techinical classes.  I wish I had time to take
                         more of these types of classes for better employment
                         opportunities.
    
                         2:WMAJ  The counseling was awful.  Advisor (Dylan Clark)
                         should be replaced with someone more competent.  I had
                         broken appointments as well as a lack of any good advice
                         toward major.  I would be better off if I never had to
                         track him down for a signature.  Also, required classes
                         weren't offered for ONE FULL YEAR.  Specifically,
                         Cartography I during 2002-03 year.  If it's required, offer
                         it.  Also, poor and disorganized geography scholarship
                         administration.  Classes in Geog were great, administration
                         poor.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Excellent faculty and classes.  The KESDA Spatial
                         Data lab and classes in there are wonderful.  Great
                         equipment, resources, and classes.  I enjoyed all of the
                         unique and interesting human geography classes.  Excellent
                         curriculum and discipline.
    
                         4:DODIFF  Would have taken more GIS classes.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  It is ridiculous to take longer given
                         the easy and loose requirements in the A&S.  Don't waste
                         extra money.
    
    
                 740594  1:GOALS-SOME  I got to learn all about climatiology and
                         meteorology.  Lots of information. Great learning
                         experience.
    
                         2:WMAJ  nothing
    
                         3:BMAJ  specific classes
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I like to take my time and not rush in
                         receiving my degree.  I am going to enjoy this college
                         experience and stay in school for about 5 years, learning
                         as much as I can while having lots of fun.
    
    
                 756032  1:GOALS-SOME  has not prepared/qualified me to work in my
                         field.
    
                         2:WMAJ  more structure.  More courses.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I can study anything I want in Geography: history,
                         politics, geology, atmospheric sciences, social science. .
                         .the possibilities are endless.
    
                         4:DODIFF  No study abroad.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  My study abroad did not offer
                         appropriate classes, and required courses for my focus in
                         my major (hydrology) are offered only rarely.  Also, it
                         seems that just this year many of the Geography professors
                         have taken sebatical.  This spring (2004) very few classes
                         have been offered in GEOG.
    
    
                 797162  1:GOALS-DEF   I came in with no idea what I wanted to do. I
                         found that I wanted to do Network Administration, but that
                         it was in the Business school for some stupid reason, and
                         thus inaccessible to me, as I'm not good at Economics,
                         though I am -very- good with computers. After settling in
                         Geography halfway through my Junior year, I found the next
                         best place to suit me. The teachers are great, the classes
                         are wonderful (although the UD Mapping/Remote Sensing stuff
                         /could/ be offered more often...), and the students are
                         fun. I wish I hadn't had to take the intro physical
                         geography classes, as I'm just not interested in dirt,
                         rocks, or the weather so much, but they certainly do
                         help.   Dr. Babs Buttenfield, Dr. Ken Foote, Todd Albert,
                         and Sandy Starkweather are true assets to the Geography
                         Department.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Hire another professor so that the upper division
                         mapping classes can be offered more often. Perhaps offer
                         different intro classes for people doing the remote sensing
                         end of Geography.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The Professors and the TAs. Vanessa Baumann and
                         Todd Albert have been absolutely amazing and helpful.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  Some of the Upper Division classes I
                         would like to take weren't offered when I would've liked
                         them. Also, it took me a while to settle on a major since
                         CU is stupid and has grouped the computer networking
                         classes I'd like to take in the Business School. I can't do
                         economics! How can they -possibly- put econ with computer
                         classes? Argh, frustrating, but it's way too late to worry
                         now. It really should be in engineering, if anything, if
                         you ask me... but, of course, they don't.   Y'know, I'd
                         propose a computer oriented section of one of the schools.
                         Perhaps a sub-school of Engineering... such that it doesn't
                         put /as/ much strain on you as Computer Science or
                         Engineering, but still allows you to learn about routers
                         and cisco equipment and the like.   In any case, I picked
                         my major late, so I have had to rush through Geography
                         courses in basically 3 semesters. Not impossible, since
                         I've completed my core, but still tough. Would you believe
                         I'm doing poorly in Geography 1011? Heh, that's what I get
                         for not being interested in it.   Anyway, take care-   xxxxx
    
    
                 820418  1:GOALS-DEF   I came to CU to learn geography.  While here,
                         i learned about colorado forests through summer research
                         positions, and i learned GIS and cartography through class
                         and internships.  The research and internships are where i
                         learned the most about geograpy.  Education through books
                         and lecture can only go so far, but true hands on
                         experience is where the real educational value is.
    
                         2:WMAJ  The one thing that CU geography is lacking is the
                         amount of specialized classes offered at one time.  If you
                         can't take a certain class because of a schedule conflict,
                         it may take a year or two years or more for the class to be
                         offered again.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The amount of research and internship oppurtunities
                         is by far the best thing in my major
    
                         4:DODIFF  I would have planned my courses better.  I would
                         have taken more credits my freshman year.  I would have
                         taken out less loans and worked more my freshman and
                         sophmore years.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  because there comes point where there is
                         not enough time to complete class work. I had to drop
                         classes because the work load was too much and thus leaving
                         with 2 credits shy to graduate in four years.  But because
                         i have one more year of eligibilty in my sport, I going to
                         stay a fifth year and complete a business minor.
    
    
                 883914  1:GOALS-SOME  The Geography departments is understaffed and
                         they offered little to no classes thoughout the last few
                         years in my field of study - Human Geography. I enjoy
                         studying people and cultures and I have found it EXTREMELY
                         difficult to find enough if at all any classes in that area.
    
                         2:WMAJ  When I decided to become a Geography major I was
                         told by my advisor that CU was one of the top 3 Geography
                         departments in the US. This could be true for students
                         focusing in Physical and Cartography Geography, however, my
                         focus is on culture and I find it extrmemly difficult to
                         find enough classes to take in a semester. The Geography
                         department has the potential to offer great classes (they
                         have them listed for potential classes in that field) but
                         they don't ever offer them to the students. This semester
                         (Spring '04) I was offered 3 upperdivision classes - out of
                         those 3 non of which were one I wanted to focus on. I have
                         discovered that most of the classes have been environment
                         related.    I also feel that the program is not structured
                         well. I have only 3 classes left to full-fill my geography
                         requirments and I don't feel that I have learned much
                         overall. I tool a few requirments in pysical - 2 cultural
                         and environments and people where i learned about global
                         warming - american cities where i learned how cities have
                         urbanized over the last 100 years - international
                         development - which actually related to my field of
                         interest. But overall I DON'T feel complete with my
                         education.   Why didn't I switch majors?? Because I want to
                         learn about cultures and people and would love to work
                         overseas - Cultural Anthropology would be the closest
                         related major - but after finishing the Geography
                         requirments and realizing how little was actually offered,
                         I didn't have enough time to start over with Anthrophlogy
                         requirments and finish school in enough time.
    
                         3:BMAJ  They offer students the opportuntiy to learn about
                         Culture, and world events. Which I think is extrmemly
                         important because it seems more and more that we become
                         much more westernized and forget about life outside of the
                         US.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I work better when I can focus on fewer
                         classes instead of overloading my work load in order to
                         finish "on time".
    
    
                 979563  1:GOALS-DEF   The program taught me public speaking and
                         event management as well as putting me in touch with
                         interesting people.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Less emphasis on the overall study of physical and
                         cultural geography, to allow for a more in depth study of
                         the subset you choose.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The professors.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I worked my butt off and paid attention
                         to what classes I needed to take.
    
    
                 984939  1:GOALS-SOME  What is important to me is that geography
                         allowed me to first realize my needs and desires for my
                         education.  Geography is a really broad major with a lot of
                         room to move around and experiment, which allowed me to set
                         and achieve my educational goals.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The flexibility of the major and the availablity of
                         learning technical skills
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  ...what is the rush anyway?  It is
                         important to me that i gain a complete educational
                         experience at my own pace.  I want to take time to achieve
                         the fullest college experience CU offers, with such
                         programs as international education.  There is also the
                         possiblity to combine interests and double major or
                         structure my own major.  An education is too important to
                         put on someone else's time scale.
    
    
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      Group      IDnum   Comments ordered by Student ID - Question Response
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      AS-GRMN    736712  1:GOALS-DEF   Both my writing and speaking skills improved
                         drastically.
    
                         2:WMAJ  More upper division classes offered; perhaps a
                         German Pop Culture class.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Emphasis on improving writing skills
    
                         4:DODIFF  I would have tried to go abroad for at least one
                         semester to Germany or Austria to improve my German
                         speaking skills.    
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I transfered and still have core classes
                         that I need to graduate.
    
    
                 977310  1:GOALS-SOME  It did NOT meet my goals in the following
                         ways:    -  Inadequate graduate school prep; I had to go to
                         individual professors to get advice; a workshop giving info
                         on preparing for grad school/application process would have
                         been nice -- particularly for humanities/arts degrees
                         (there's plenty out there for would-be med/law
                         students)    -  Literary Theory courses unavailable to all
                         except english majors, honors classes and grad classes;
                         Very frustrating.    
    
    
    Senior Survey 2004: Open-Ended Comments by College/Discipline - Major Group
      Group      IDnum   Comments ordered by Student ID - Question Response
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      AS-HIST    130270  2:WMAJ  I would bring in more qualified Professors for many
                         of the classes. Instructors, though a reality of academia,
                         are rarely of the same expertise as Professors. I could
                         name a few instructors who are entirely aloof. I will spare
                         them the indignity of recognition, but I did feel a certain
                         sense of resentment in their classes over the lack of focus
                         and preparation on their parts.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The honors program is wonderful. Professor Virginia
                         Anderson, specifically, is an absolute gem of this
                         university. I do hope that the administration realizes and
                         compensates her for her brilliance, warmth, and expertise.
                         I will always look back on this university fondly because
                         of her.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I place significant emphasis on
                         beginning my professional career immediately, and
                         commencing the pursuit toward my ultimate goals.
    
    
                 147860  1:GOALS-SOME  The program did a good job of having a
                         variety of different classes and subject areas and teaching
                         the curriculum efficiently and effectively. However, it was
                         a struggle to get many classes because there were fewer and
                         fewer offered every semester, and the revolving door that
                         was the advisor's office made things even worse for that
                         much.
    
                         2:WMAJ  An advisor that actually stayed for the entire time
                         I was to be at the university, not the three or four I have
                         had in just the last two years.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The professors know the material and are very
                         helpful with any problems, questions that arise.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  ...I came into Boulder with some college
                         credit already, so I was almost a semester ahead. However,
                         I must also take summer school just to reach the
                         possibility of four years in college to graduate. For
                         myself, a large part of it was that every semester less and
                         less classes were offered in both my majors and in general,
                         so for anyone to get into all the classes they wanted has
                         become a virtual impossibility. So for the classes that you
                         DO need for your major are being put off and put off
                         because you can never get into them. At this point,
                         graduation in four years will be an amazing feat for myself.
    
    
                 148832  1:GOALS-SOME  I do not feel completely prepared for
                         graduate school, but I have learned a lot more about my
                         subjects of choice, and about myself and my future.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would have liked the option for more diverse
                         history courses.  I was so occupied with getting the
                         requirements out of the way, that I missed out on the "fun"
                         courses that non-majors get to take, such as a course on
                         the Vietnam war.  I was never able to take that.    Also,
                         CU is losing a lot of its best history professors to
                         higher-paying jobs.  I was sad to see some of my favorite
                         professors either cut their time down, or leave altogether.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I did enjoy being encouraged to focus outside of my
                         area of study.  I did not have to take only American
                         history courses.  By having to branch out a little bit, I
                         learned a lot more about medieval societies, the French
                         Revolution, and Mexico than I would have if I had only
                         stayed "in" America.
    
                         4:DODIFF  I would spend a semester in Ireland, and choose a
                         health sciences major.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I am studying two subjects -- journalism
                         and history.  I will earn a degree for each of these majors
                         becuause they are each located in different schools of the
                         university.  After five years, I will have a Bachelor of
                         Science in Journalism, and a Bachelor of Arts in History.
    
    
                 151358  1:GOALS-DEF   The history department prepared me very well
                         for entrance in the professional field of acedmia, which
                         was not my goal upon beginning the program, but has over
                         the last year become my main focus. I feel the best skills
                         I received were in the realities of getting published and
                         the way in which one needs to create a professional niche
                         for one's self in the history community.
    
                         2:WMAJ  There would be more emphasis in the lower division
                         classes on personal the necessity of developing personal
                         relationships in an academic environment. I understand that
                         the large student population at this Universit can at time
                         lower the chances of one on one interaction between
                         students as well as between students and faculty, however
                         if there is one thing that I have learned, it is that any
                         succes in an academic field (or any professional field
                         really) is somewhat dependant on the contacts that you have
                         in that fielf and the personal relationships you develop.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The stringent focus on quality writing. By
                         continually requiring in depth analysis and composition,
                         the program almost forces students to not only learn to
                         think critically, but more importantly to write clearly,
                         concisely and effectively. I feel that this is a skill that
                         can be carried on to the next phase of a student's life
                         whether they choose to remain in an academic career path or
                         not.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  Over the duration of my college
                         experience I have found it necessary to broaden my
                         interests by pursuing a triple major and also feel the need
                         to distinguish myself by undertaking an honors thesis such
                         that I may graduate with the distinction of cum laude. This
                         last consideration has become increasingly important given
                         the amount of negative press attention this university has
                         received in the last six months.
    
    
                 151822  2:WMAJ  offer more of a focuse area
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I have two majors tha are not relae to
                         each other    : history and biology
    
    
                 174575  1:GOALS-SOME  The courses at CU are all very specialized,
                         especially in the upper division.  Further, professors tend
                         not to use the courses as a means for analyzing current
                         goings-on.  This means that students come out with a lot of
                         knowledge about, say, the French Revolution, but little
                         idea about whether that event, and its consequences, has
                         much application to the problems facing the country and the
                         world today.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I had very negative experiences with my advisor
                         between Fall '01 and Fall '03.  The fellow never knew any
                         useful information about courses or professors, and
                         provided me with incorrect information that almost required
                         me to stay at CU an extra semester.
    
                         3:BMAJ  "Nazi Germany" course taught by Dr. David Spires
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  Four years works for the program I'm in,
                         and also represents the money available for me to attend
                         school.  Despite the pre-Freshman registration suggestion,
                         I strongly advise taking 15 credits every semester in order
                         to push yourself in your schoolwork, and so that you can
                         graduate in four years and enjoy the support of your peers
                         during the entire time you are in school.
    
    
                 180658  1:GOALS-DEF   I found the History Department to be
                         organized, challenging and encompassing of many different
                         insights into world and US history. I am extremely happy
                         with my major and the experiences that I have had in
                         Boulder. The teaching styles and professors created
                         environments that were thought provoking and unique.
    
                         2:WMAJ  The class sizes of the lower division courses make
                         the students feel less involved in the lectures and a lack
                         of individual attention with the professor. I also wish
                         that there had been more opportunities to speak in front of
                         the class/oral presentations, especially because this can
                         increase respect and connections to other students in the
                         course.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The professors are amazing!
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I am obtaining a teacher's license
                         through the School of Education at the same time that I am
                         getting my History degree. I will only be there, thought,
                         for five years total, and that includes my student teaching.
    
    
                 185859  5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  that's all I need to take.
    
    
                 208875  5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I am working on multiple degrees at
                         various levels.
    
    
                 234291  1:GOALS-SOME  In my major it did however majority of the
                         core classes I will never use and they were a waste of my
                         money and time.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Nothing
    
                         3:BMAJ  The History Department is the only thing about this
                         univeristy that I will ever recomend.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I transfered and took time off to teach
                         and become a resident.
    
    
                 239364  1:GOALS-NO    The advising that I revived was sporadic and
                         initially: wrong. Any attempts I made with faculty members
                         for guidance were met with distain and or dismissal.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Make instructors accountable for poor performance
                         in a concrete manner. The questionnaires at the end if the
                         semesters were worthless and every student knew it so they
                         did not care what they answered.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Robert Pois and Marta Hanna
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  bad advising
    
    
                 257857  5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I am a returning student who has
                         re-entered college after taking several years off to work.
                         Additionally, the requirments to get a teachers license
                         through CU are very demanding and will prolong my undergrad
                         career by at least one year.  The education department is
                         poorly structured, has a lot of requirements, and is not
                         flexible - you must be flexible with your life and schedule
                         if you plan on enrolling in the education department at CU.
    
    
                 309896  1:GOALS-SOME  class size.  i would like more personal
                         contact with teachers, especially freshman year.  that is
                         when it is most important to get to know someone.
    
                         2:WMAJ  the advising. We had a great advisor for about a
                         year.  Everything before and after that was pretty terrible.
    
                         3:BMAJ  there are a lot of good people in the department.
    
                         4:DODIFF  study abroad more.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  i can't afford to go any longer.  This
                         places keeps getting more damn expensive every year.
    
    
                 352975  1:GOALS-DEF   I was able to explore what I love best
                         through wonderful professors who giuded me in the direction
                         I want to take for my career
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would like to be able to take as many history
                         classes as I want, without restrictions on the number of
                         classes we are allowed to take in the major
    
                         3:BMAJ  The professors
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I want to pursue graduate school and
                         will graduate with a bachelor's as soon as possible
    
    
                 364542  1:GOALS-SOME  this was not the university of colorado fault
                         but underlying circumstances in my life that caused this
                         shortfall.
    
                         2:WMAJ  offer vietnam war class at a different time then
                         8:00 or 9:00 in the morning
    
                         3:BMAJ  professor pois, and professor Zeiller
    
                         4:DODIFF  get a double major in economics instead of only a
                         minor
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  because I don't know what I want to
                         major in and will have to work a lot to pay rent.
    
    
                 370642  1:GOALS-NO    Overall the quality of the program was great
                         due to the quality of the proffessors and thier passion for
                         history
    
                         2:WMAJ  nothing
    
                         3:BMAJ  the professors love for thier students and the
                         topic of the class
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I have two majors, am a student-athlete,
                         and will graduate with an honors thesis
    
    
                 437349  1:GOALS-SOME  It taught me a lot about history, but did
                         little to prepare m.e for anything else in professional
                         areas (non-academic).
    
                         2:WMAJ  more cultural history, less u.s. west.
    
                         3:BMAJ  professor david gross
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  i switched schools after two years, from
                         music to arts and sciences.
    
    
                 508279  1:GOALS-SOME  The lack of seminars (a required course)
                         annoyed me.  The only two seminars for American history
                         filled up too quickly, and I am now in a Seminar on Chinese
                         history, something I know nothing about.  Because of this I
                         am struggling in the course.  I am also upset with the 4020
                         class I have to take.  There should be at least two, if not
                         three, different 4020 courses to choose from.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Have a greater varity of courses to choose from.
    
                         3:BMAJ  That it is part of Arts and Sciences, and this gave
                         me opportunities to take different types of liberal arts
                         classes.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  My parents will not pay for me to attend
                         longer then four years.
    
    
                 524456  1:GOALS-DEF   Learning history occured and that's why I'm a
                         history major.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I'm doing two degrees which requires an
                         extra 30 credits for graduation.
    
    
                 526213  2:WMAJ  The capstone course is perhaps the worst course I
                         have ever taken
    
                         3:BMAJ  Seminar
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I am an idiot and should have stayed in
                         college longer    
    
    
                 545344  1:GOALS-SOME  It failed vastly because of the lack of
                         teachers who cared. In particular, one teacher, Lucy
                         Chester, exhibited a blatant bias towards male students.
                         Not only did this create a hostile learning environment,
                         but any attempt to change it did not result in a result.
                         Furthermore, the course requirements were not articulated
                         and as a result, I wasted so much time doing work that
                         turned out to be irrelevant that my other class grades and
                         work suffered.
    
                         2:WMAJ  The terrible teachers who do not care about
                         students. And the complete and utter lack of representation
                         for male views along with lack of acceptance of them.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Professor Tom Zeiler
    
                         4:DODIFF  Declare many majors so I can take classes offered
                         that require the major in order to get into. This would
                         include, upper division fiim classes and art history.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I took AP classes and scheduled right
                         while suffering by not enjoying the full class
                         opportunities offered by the university
    
    
                 586457  1:GOALS-DEF   The history program met my goals of an
                         undergraduate degree to go along with my main goal of
                         obtaining my teaching license.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Change the lower division requirement classes,
                         there are a couple of useless classes that I had to take.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The professors in the History department.  They
                         were all excellent, especially the upper division
                         professors!
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I am receiving both an undergraduate
                         degree and a teacher's license.   Steve
    
    
                 635414  2:WMAJ  a more specific focus
    
                         3:BMAJ  the professors
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  i want to capitalize on the
                         opportunities offered.  There are numerous classes that
                         catch my interest and I would like to take my time and find
                         a major that I enjoy and deem relevant for my future.
    
    
                 655349  1:GOALS-SOME  Far too much time was wasted on core classes
                         of little practical worth.
    
                         2:WMAJ  More time spent on history and less on the other
                         junk that is used to fill out the 120 hours needed to
                         graduate.
    
                         3:BMAJ  With a couple of exceptions the history professors
                         are very competant at what they do.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I am bored out of my mind by the sort of
                         work I do here.
    
    
                 656053  1:GOALS-DEF   the history department provided me with all
                         that i wanted to know and the teachers made me take an
                         active interest in what i was learning
    
                         2:WMAJ  The history department changed its academic advisor
                         way too much this year and that caused a lot of confusion.
    
                         3:BMAJ  the teachers!!!
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I want to get out into the real world
                         and the out of state tutition is insane.
    
    
                 671721  1:GOALS-SOME  I enjoyed many of my classes a great deal and
                         had an excellent experience with the professors.  But then
                         there were classes that were a complete and utter waste of
                         time with professors who hardly cared about the class and
                         didn't seem to care about us as students.  In this way I
                         was unsatisfied as I feel like some of my classes weren't
                         of any real value, just credit on a transcript.
    
                         2:WMAJ  We had an awful advisor for my first three years.
                         He called me selfish and arrogant because I commented on
                         one policy I thought was unfair.  I do not believe any CU
                         representative should make personal attacks on a students
                         character for any reason.  I was very disgusted with his
                         behavior and because of him did not go see an academic
                         advisor in my major for 2 years.  I suggest that academic
                         advisors be better trained.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I had one Professor in particular who was fantastic
                         and I feel as if she changed my entire experience at CU
                         Boulder as a history major.  If I had not had her I would
                         have thought the program was full of a lot of teachers who
                         did not care about students and were inaddequate in the
                         classroom.  I am very appreciative to her and her amazing
                         abilities.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I will have finished my course work for
                         my majors and feel I have completed my college experience
                         to my satisfaction.
    
    
                 679036  1:GOALS-NO    The program did not meet my educational
                         goals, because I have not learned much, if anything while
                         attending CU-Boulder.  Specifically refering just to my
                         history major, I learned more on my own from books that I
                         had previously read.  The fact of the matter is that not
                         even the simplest of ideas were covered in my classes.
                         There were times earlier in my academic career, that I
                         would not attend class for the majority of the semester,
                         and get a B in the class.  The impressive (or sad) thing
                         about that, is the fact that I did not even own the books.
                         From the stand point of all my history classes, only two
                         have been of any benefit to me; HIST 4020, and the history
                         class on Natives and Newcomers.  The problem also lies in
                         the fact that there are very few world classes.  Could this
                         be due to a lack of diversity on all levels?
    
                         2:WMAJ  What wouldn't it be.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I learn about the diverse cultures of white
                         americans and various European peoples.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I switched my major in the middle of my
                         senior year.  Thank God though, I graduated in five
    
    
                 684077  1:GOALS-SOME  Considering the fact that I am a history
                         major who is not planning to do much with that particular
                         major after college, I never expected a great deal of
                         practicality out of my major.  Instead I chose history as
                         more of a hobby.  In this regard I think that the history
                         department at CU was great.  My classes were highly
                         informative and the professors were magnificent to say the
                         least.  I was highly pleased with the History department
                         yet I cannot say the same for other departments and
                         programs at CU that I encountered.
    
                         2:WMAJ  More class options for History majors with a World
                         Areas concentration.  Each semester I was highly limited to
                         what classes I took, and what time they were offered, as
                         opposed to European or American concentrations within the
                         Histroy major itself.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The professors.  I have had great experiences with
                         many of the finest professors in my department (e.g.
                         Nwaubani, Zeiler, Yonemoto, to name a few).  I can't say
                         enough about these and other professors in the history
                         department.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  ....despite transferring into CU from
                         another University after my freshman year, my advisor
                         helped me figure out the best options for me so that I
                         could graduate on time.  Thankfully all of my credits
                         transferred.  The requirements for my major and minor were
                         not extensive enough that I needed five years to graduate,
                         and since I had made up my mind early on as to a major I
                         enjoyed, I was ont interested in spending any more money on
                         my undergraduate education than I had to.
    
    
                 694666  2:WMAJ  Less elective credits and more focus on the
                         specific program I want to pursue.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The knowledge that I have gained in
                         researching/writing skills.
    
    
                 711181  1:GOALS-SOME    Your listing of Classics courses is nothing
                         short of a lie.  Over the summer and spring semester I
                         wanted to take a Classics class for my upper division
                         literature and the arts.  Of the ten or so listed at least
                         EIGHT were canceled before seniors could register.
                         Also, Mark Berge is an aweful advsior.  Dick Scheidenhelm
                         (sp), Professor William Wei and Professor Gross are
                         excelent educators.
    
                         2:WMAJ  There is a very good chance I would pursue a
                         Classics minor if you didn't cancel the vast majority of
                         your classes.  Really, canceling so many classics classes
                         makes the university nothing short of a phony University of
                         Michigan.  Why do you need to lie to us?  P.S. The Campus
                         Printing Initiative is an aweful idea.  Why does the
                         university explicitly discourage students from using
                         computers to do their homework?  If you are so strapped for
                         cash put up turnstiles at Hellems.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The variety of classes
    
                         4:DODIFF  As an alumnus of Boulder High School I would have
                         liked to do a semester abroad or a semester at sea, so I
                         could see something more than Boulder.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I think it is important to get a well
                         rounded education and as a student that is also an
                         economics major the second major will probably open doors
                         to higher paying jobs in the future.  Furthermore as an
                         economic major, I know that at the end of George W. Bush's
                         first term as president it will be harder to find a job
                         than when he was elected.  This has not happened since
                         Herbert Hoover stood on the sidelines as we fell in to the
                         Great Depression (sp).
    
    
                 714329  1:GOALS-SOME  Never brought different times and ideas
                         together.  A whole bunch of seperate classes as opposed to
                         one education
    
                         3:BMAJ  David spires and Paradis
    
                         4:DODIFF  double major
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  School takes almost no effort whatsoever
    
    
                 764268  1:GOALS-SOME  The program was structured successfully but
                         the field of study was not exactly what I expected it to be
                         nor what I see myself doing for the rest of my
                         life(Political Science internship).
    
                         2:WMAJ  allow for more diversity
    
                         3:BMAJ  The upper division professors
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  both of my majors and my core
                         requirements will be completed in this time and another
                         year would be excessive both monetarily and in relation to
                         my time.
    
    
                 778367  1:GOALS-SOME  no comment
    
                         2:WMAJ  more cource offerings
    
                         3:BMAJ  I like history
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  it's cheaper.
    
    
                 818820  1:GOALS-DEF   It meet everthing I was looking for, it gave
                         a good base in history.
    
                         3:BMAJ  It gives a good comprehensive overview of U.S
                         History.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I have worked really to get in done in
                         four.
    
    
                 826635  2:WMAJ  Offer more of the courses that are in the catalog.
    
                         3:BMAJ  There is a strong military history aspect in the
                         history department
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  i worked my butt off
    
    
                 841699  1:GOALS-SOME  Upper level courses were much better than
                         lower division courses.  Overall I enjoyed and learned a
                         ton from the history dept.  I would emphasis more smaller
                         assignments intermixed between the 2 paper/final sched.
                         that some courses follow.  More envolvment if forced upon
                         will help the student even if they complain.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Smaller classes and more of an emphasis on having
                         just history majors in classes starting from freshman year.
                          I would have liked to have gotten invloved with a
                         proffessor or have one assinged as an advisor
                         type.    Possibly stress not just honor program with
                         smaller classes but a History track from the beggining with
                         history students only.  Not to bash other non history
                         students but more times than not the History students  are
                         usually more intrested int the class.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The upper division classes are much more well run
                         becasue teachers are better and students (mostly history
                         students_care about the class.  Prof. Zeiler, Denton,
                         Spires, Mann, Yonemoto very good teachers I have had.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I made the decision of my major freshman
                         year and I was forced to graduate in 4 years because of
                         financial reasons.  You must go repeatidly to your advisor,
                         now that you are in college you will not be taken care of
                         anymore.
    
    
                 846476  1:GOALS-SOME  I think it's pretty appalling that any
                         individual of color going to school at CU must go outside
                         their department to learn their history.    I do believe
                         that it is IMPERATIVE to have an Ethnic Studies Department;
                         however, the History Department needs to make a much, much
                         bigger effort to incorporate the views of other groups in
                         their history courses.     I think its disgusting to even
                         think that a professor debates in class whether the use of
                         the atomic bomb was justified or not. This sort of
                         callousness shows the assumed level of privilege that an
                         individual is assuming.    Please, don't get me wrong - the
                         professors I have been in contact with have been very
                         helpful and supportive of my studies. However, I think it
                         is sad that I had to gain my knowledge base for my degree
                         largely from outside the department. I got a very good
                         education of Western Civilization and basic "Anglo"
                         American history, and World areas too. I think it is very
                         important that we fully understand ALL our past in order to
                         see that it ALL builds from those experiences, not just
                         those from the Anglo perspective.
    
                         2:WMAJ  More cultural sensitivity and inclusion of minority
                         history in the curriculum.    To be quite honest, I have a
                         better rapport established with my Ethnic Studies
                         professors. I feel more comfortable with them, and am able
                         to talk about history with them from the perspective of an
                         individual of color. I don't feel comfortable doing that in
                         the History Department.
    
                         3:BMAJ  If you work hard and do well in the eyes of the
                         History Department, the professors definitely go out of the
                         way to make sure you really will succeed.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  Because I am a non-traditional student
                         and I need to juggle the demands of a family and school.
    
    
                 859558  1:GOALS-DEF   My educational goals were to first get the
                         degree because even if I didn't learn anything the world
                         out there signifies a degree as an achievement.  However, I
                         did learn a lot along the way, in and out of my major.
    
                         2:WMAJ  More emphasis in my emphasis, and not equal classes
                         areas.  I was a european history major and took as many
                         classes in american and world areas as I did in european
                         history.  I understand you need to wide scope, but narrow
                         it a little.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I only had one bad professor in 3 years.  They're
                         all very bright and were very excited about what they knew
                         and teaching it to the class, even if it was over a hundred
                         people.  Overall great staff, especially the hands on in my
                         Seminar with Dr. O'Hara.
    
                         4:DODIFF  I wanted to minor in classics but didn't want to
                         take the last semester of Latin because of the amount of
                         time involved.  I love the classics department and probably
                         would be a classics major if I had a second go-around.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  I knew how many credits I had to have
                         each semester to graduate in time.  I averaged those
                         credits and easily graduated in time while working
                         part-time and never fealt over pressed.
    
    
                 909323  1:GOALS-SOME  It did in allowing me to experience upper
                         division education but not with experience in the field of
                         study or internships
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  of the unavailability of core classes
    
    
                 938708  2:WMAJ  core classes separate from everyone
                         else...specifically Western Civ. etc that are taught for
                         history majors and in smaller classes.
    
                         3:BMAJ  professors spires and pois. they made you feel that
                         they taught for reasons other than its an easy job.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  i have a career to begin.
    
    
                 947197  1:GOALS-SOME  I gained little experience in teaching
                         history, and there were no opportunities made available to
                         learn or to intern or teach.  I have received NO career
                         counseling, and now am scrambling to find a job.
    
                         2:WMAJ  The fact that only one section of 4020 is offered
                         each semester and so often conflicts with the department's
                         own upper level courses.  This has made it impossible for
                         me to take the course until the very last semester, and
                         forced me to drop another history class that would have
                         aided me in my other major.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I get to have class with Robert Hohlfelder, who is
                         far and away the best teacher I have had in my four years
                         at CU
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I can't afford to stay at CU longer than
                         that, and the state legislature is raising tuition.  I also
                         entered with a lot of AP credit, which has allowed me to
                         avoid the pitfalls of many of my classmates, who do not
                         receive good advising and are not able to take all the
                         classes they need in order to graduate on time.
    
    
                 999725  1:GOALS-SOME  did not because of intresting issues were no
                         longer being held becaue the professor retired.  I found if
                         one teacher is teaching some issue and desides to retire or
                         leave the is a large gap in the history department that
                         sometime is never filled
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would like more divers things to pick from in
                         U.S. Hitory like; classes on native americans, asian
                         culture in the U.S., more culture relations classes dealing
                         with the U.S.
    
                         3:BMAJ  One of the best things is that the chair of the
                         department is a great teacher and well knowledgeable in all
                         areas.
    
                         4:DODIFF  nothing becuase i really needed more things to do.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  you now have to take all of these class
                         when you start out that have nothing to do with anything
                         anymore like class on studing. It's not like we haven't
                         been in school for already more then half our life.
                         
    
    Senior Survey 2004: Open-Ended Comments by College/Discipline - Major Group
      Group      IDnum   Comments ordered by Student ID - Question Response
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      AS-HUMN    195629  1:GOALS-SOME  I would have liked more job and professional
                         opportunities offered through my major department.
    
                         2:WMAJ  more professional development
    
                         3:BMAJ  the variety offered and the passion and compassion
                         of many of the professors
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I'm actually taking three years because
                         I was able to plan and utilize my AP credits in order to
                         graduate early.  I'm nervous about entering the job market
                         without much professional experience, but I believe that I
                         have gained a strong foundation from which I can continue
                         to build on my education and start a career.
    
    
                 222515  1:GOALS-SOME  My program was a bit of a fall back. After
                         experiencing extreme dissatisfaction with the psychology
                         department, I switched to humanities so I could graduate.
                         The department that has assisted me most on my path to a
                         career is the womens studies department and the experience
                         that has been most benificial has been volunteering at MESA
                         (moving to end sexual assault)
    
                         2:WMAJ  I'd like to see more empahasis placed on real-world
                         application
    
                         3:BMAJ  the faculity and professors are exceptional. I felt
                         really at home in my department
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  I think that college is an extremely
                         important and worthwhile experience, but I also recognize
                         that college is not the pinnical of my life. I'm excited to
                         be moving forward in with my goals and experiences. CU has
                         provided me with some preparation for the real world and
                         now I'm ready to give it a try.
    
    
                 228508  1:GOALS-DEF   I feel that students can push themselves if
                         they want, or be mediocre if they want, at CU-Boulder (like
                         any other school, I'm sure).  I am very interested in grad
                         school, so I worked really hard, and am currently writing
                         an honors thesis, in order to push myself.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would have taken the lower division classes
                         earlier to give me more of a background in art and
                         literature, but that was my own mistake by declaring the
                         major too late.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The faculty and staff.  They really seem to care
                         and want students to succeed.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I am doing a double degree/double major,
                         so I feel that it is worth it to be here for 5 years to
                         graduate with 3 degrees.
    
    
                 234935  1:GOALS-DEF   The instructors in the humanities field have
                         done a very good job of instilling a critical thought
                         process in the students.     More classes should be taught
                         by Scot Douglass, he was the most exceptional instructor
                         that i came across, both in his ability to provoke a class
                         and his astoundingly varied knowledge base.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I chose to take only 13 hours a semester
                         so as not to be overwhelmed by my course load. I could have
                         "challenged" myself and taken a full load, but I find that
                         I get more enjoyment out of my education when I can really
                         take in what I am learning, as opposed to simply cramming
                         it all in there to forget when summer rolls around.
    
    
                 239344  1:GOALS-DEF   My program introduced and educated me on past
                         and present culture and gave me a better appreciation for
                         the arts.  It also offered me a class where I was able to
                         volunteer in the career I thought I wanted and I was able
                         to realize I wanted to go another way.  It also taught me
                         how to express myself effectively through writing. My
                         program was also small enough to give me effective
                         attention from my professors.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Nothing
    
                         3:BMAJ  The richness of the classes offered.  The courses
                         introduce you to so many ideas and cultures and arts.  The
                         advisor, Dr. Shirley Carnahan, is also one of the best
                         things about the humanities program.  She knows her
                         students personally and advises them with their best
                         interests in mind.  She is always prepared for appointments
                         and really easy to get in contact with.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I had a professor, who turned out to be
                         the humanities advisor as well, who turned me on to my
                         major early and then gave excellent advice about the
                         courses to take.
    
    
                 256106  1:GOALS-DEF   Well, I'm not quite finished but . . . The
                         direction of thought in the humanities/comparative lit
                         program here is right up my alley.  I entered into the
                         program to learn 'how to read' more effectively.  That's
                         exactly what's happening.
    
                         2:WMAJ  At the moment, I can't think of one thing.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The quality of the program's professors.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  ...I'm preparing for graduate programs
                         and an eventual teaching position.
    
    
                 307277  1:GOALS-SOME  a couple of occassions dealt with professors
                         and course changes at the last minute.  the one professor
                         in particular was extremely rigid and closed as far as her
                         position on topics discussed.  This is detrimental to one's
                         learning experience when the very nature of the courses and
                         material is so subjective to interpretation.
    
                         2:WMAJ  post-graduation career help and advising.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I love the focus on interdisciplinary learning, I
                         love my advisor Shirley Carnahan, as well as many of the
                         professors I've had.  I also like how individualized the
                         areas of concentration allow one's education to be.
    
                         4:DODIFF  I may have never gone to CU-Boulder if I had
                         known how difficult it is to feel personally invested in
                         one's education amongst all the social distractions in
                         Boulder.  Plus, there are a few outstanding professors who
                         show an invested interest in seeing the progress of one's
                         academic knowledge, vs. so many here that seem disengaged
                         from their actual desire to see growth in their students.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  five years, plus summer school.  This is
                         due to enrollment issues, as well as the lack of structure
                         as far as helping students stay focused towards their
                         graduation.
    
    
                 309871  1:GOALS-DEF   I wanted to receive a well-rounded education
                         that covered a broad range of topics, while also providing
                         a basic foundation in the liberal arts. The Humanities
                         program has equipped me with this.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Nothing...I'm really happy with the major that I
                         have selected and the program.
    
                         3:BMAJ  It gives you the flexibility to kind of "create
                         your own major" and study what interests you.   I like the
                         fact that this is a less popular major at CU. It allows you
                         to get to know the people in the major better.   Finally,
                         the instructors within the Humanities department are
                         fantastic.
    
                         4:DODIFF  I might have chosen a smaller school than CU
                         Boulder, but this is not to say that I am unhappy with the
                         education or experience that I have received here.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I have never wanted to stay longer than
                         four. I am a goal-oriented driven person, and I decided a
                         long time ago that I would get my BA in four years. I do
                         not want to spend the money on additional semesters, and I
                         am ready to move on to the "real world." Four years is long
                         enough!
    
    
                 391561  1:GOALS-SOME  Lacking in hands-on experience...internships
                         were not widely advertised or available. A little more
                         direction career wise/ support with what to do after
                         graduation in terms of using my major, etc would have been
                         more helpful. A little more community within the humanities
                         program would have been nice
    
                         2:WMAJ  MORE INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, BETTER SENSE OF
                         COMMUNITY
    
                         3:BMAJ  MY PROFESSORS- ALL DYNAMIC PERSONALITIES, PEOPLE I
                         ASPIRE TO BE LIKE, ALL EXTREMELY INTELLIGENT,    THE
                         WONDERFUL, LIFE-APPLICABLE LESSONS I HAVE LEARNED
    
                         4:DODIFF  I would have chosen to double major or at least
                         get my Real Estate Certificate. As a student, I would have
                         liked to have had more major advising and have been exposed
                         to ALL of my options on the CU campus. For example, being
                         in the school of Arts and Sciences, I didn't know that the
                         Business School even offered a Real Estate Certificate.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  Four years is enough time to fulfill
                         requirements. It gives you a goal in which you have to be
                         on top of things and prepares you for success. However, it
                         helps to have a good feel for what you want to do
                         (major/career wise) when entering college so that you don't
                         end up switching in the middle and adding on time because
                         of needed classes for new major. On the same note though,
                         education in college especially is not only fun, but always
                         worthwhile. If one can afford it, then why not stay longer
                         than four years? Four years worked for me because I managed
                         to keep my major, be on top of course requirements, and had
                         to financially.
    
    
                 433308  1:GOALS-SOME  Greater course availability would have
                         allowed me to take more classes that I wanted, but overall,
                         it met my goals
    
                         2:WMAJ  course availability. I did not get to take as many
                         classes that I wanted
    
                         3:BMAJ  teachers were excellent
    
                         4:DODIFF  Maybe I would have explored my major and its
                         facets by studying abroad
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I think that four years will allow me
                         sufficent job opportunities
    
    
                 439728  1:GOALS-DEF   My program exposed me to a variety of
                         different subject matter.  I had some very interesting
                         professors, and some not so good ones as well.  My program
                         really helped me improve my writing skills, and critical
                         thinking.
    
                         2:WMAJ  The large size of the lower division courses.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Diverse learning experience
    
                         4:DODIFF  I would have liked to know what my major was my
                         freshman year so that I could have studied abroad by the
                         time I was a junior.  However, because I wanted to graduate
                         in four years I did not study abroad.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  because I want to get on with my life,
                         and go aborad for 2 years.
    
    
                 442090  1:GOALS-DEF   The honors program, Humanities/Comp. Lit, and
                         writing an honors thesis have helped me to focus, giving me
                         the encouragement to continue in the field and pursue
                         graduate education.
    
                         3:BMAJ    I am convinced that some of the best, most
                         knowledgable, exciting teachers are in my departments,
                         English and Humanities.  The faculty in these two
                         departments along with select other departments have made
                         my academic experience at CU fabulous.  My professors,
                         through their love of literature, theory, and philosophy,
                         have unknowingly kept me here at CU    when I had the
                         chance to transfer to Brown University.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I am ready to move on and I had no
                         problem fulfilling requirements in this standard time.
                         Graduate education, at this point, is more worthy of my
                         time, as well.
    
    
                 510591  1:GOALS-DEF   i was challenged mentally and emotionally,
                         and therefore was able to excel by meeting both of these.
                         i also gained exposure to many of the ideologies and
                         theories to which i hoped to be exposed, and encountered
                         professors of the highest decorum.  it has been a wonderful
                         experience, challenging, and rewarding.  i love the
                         humanities department and all that i have gained because of
                         it!
    
                         2:WMAJ  i don't know that i would change anything, i have
                         been nothing but satisfied with my experience in the
                         humanities department.  maybe i would say i wish i had
                         started earlier, because of this reason.  i have loved my
                         classes, and almost wish those in particular would not end.
    
                         3:BMAJ  the inspiration the professors have provided me,
                         both to be like them as individuals, and for the material i
                         studied (character and literature).
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  longer than four years for 2 reasons.
                         1st, i had mono my sophomore year which made me drop
                         credits that i needed to take in order to graduate in 4
                         years.  also, i switched majors my junior year, both
                         because of mono and because my area of emphasis changed.
    
    
                 519486  1:GOALS-SOME  I think that more of a push toward an
                         internship within the field of study would be helpful.  My
                         major is very different, and it would be nice to know
                         options of what I can do later.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would educate the students on what they can do
                         after they graduate, and I would lead them towards those
                         goals.
    
                         3:BMAJ  MOst of the professors are amazing, and truly love
                         what they are doing.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I think that it is important to
                         diversify your education.  You should try to live someplace
                         else.  It is hard to plan your life when you don't know
                         exactly who you are.
    
    
                 617357  1:GOALS-SOME  The humanities department has given me an
                         opportunity to take a broad range of courses that I am
                         interested, but also has introduced me to new ideas,
                         sucjects and topics that are now of interest to me.
                         There has been a lack of hands on experiencal work in which
                         one's own creativity is involved in the study of art.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would like there to be more racial/ethnic
                         diversity within the programs study.  While the Western
                         European/American classics are important, understanding the
                         many different perspectives of other cultures in
                         association with upperdivision critical thinking humanities
                         courses is highly important.   I would put a special
                         emphasis on African-American artistic movements of the
                         United States, but every and any culture's artowrks and
                         ideologies is crucial to developing a well-rounded
                         education.  Becuase of this fact, a student of the
                         humanities should not have to choose classes in "the ethnic
                         studies department" in order to get these perspectives,
                         i.e. that art is even something that can be abstracted.
    
                         3:BMAJ  There are some great professors in the humanities
                         department, not to mention the best advisor/teacher on
                         campus: Shirley Carnahan.  But the ONE BEST THING would be
                         the great extent to which the humanities department keeps
                         an interdisciplinary approach.  I have been opened to many
                         new ideas becasue of this and I have become able to
                         synthesize large amounts of seemingly disconnected
                         information together through writing and discussing many
                         subjects of artistic interest.  While many disciplines have
                         beeb incorportated into the humanities department, I
                         believe that it would be strengthened greatly by the
                         inclusion of gender/racial/and ethnic perspectives and
                         arts.    Thanks for a great four years!
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I can't afford a day over 4 because of
                         the ridiculously high priced out-of-state tuition at CU.
    
    
                 632074  1:GOALS-SOME  In humanities I learned about what I expected
                         to about history and literature -- it met my goals of
                         wanting to learn these things.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I think maybe you should have the option of chosing
                         three different areas of study, not just two.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The one best thing is that you can mix and match
                         and two areas of study you want -- I love the diversity and
                         possibilities.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I decided to double major -- MCDB and
                         Humanities.  Otherwise it would have taken only four years,
                         if not less.
    
    
                 641386  2:WMAJ  My major was fine except I resented having to take
                         freshmen courses when I transfered in as a Junior
    
                         3:BMAJ  Talented instructors
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I changed my major and double majored.
                         Also I had to take remiedial classes because my math skills
                         were poor.  And I transfered from a community college and I
                         needed to take classes that were not offered at my
                         communiyt college.  Had I known years before attending CU
                         that I was going to go there, I would have been able to
                         plan and take the correct classes in High School and at the
                         Community College and graduated in four years.
    
    
                 648520  1:GOALS-SOME  I enjoy the major and all that it includes
                         very much, but my main interest is music, so partly I'm
                         kicking myself for not going directly into that field, but
                         also I'm just not sure what kind of jobs there are for a
                         humanities major.  However, I enjoy the broad spectrum of
                         things I've learned in the humanities department and feel
                         that the material I've covered within that major has given
                         me a very well rounded education.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I have always been upset that the Music Program
                         (and I believe others as well, i.e. Fine Art) do not allow
                         humanities students into a majority of their classes.  One
                         major aspect of this major is to be able to pick a major
                         and a minor emphasis, my major emphasis was Music, but I
                         had to take classes for people who weren't already fluent
                         in many aspects of music.  I think most of those classes
                         were a HUGE waste of my time.  Easy A's, yes.  Challenging,
                         no.  More cooperation between these Colleges would be very
                         nice.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I got to read a lot of good books. Also, I really
                         like the Humanities professors.  They are all really
                         insightful and provide a lot of thought provoking material,
                         (They're nice too!).  Specific favorites of mine are
                         Shirley Carnahan, Vernon Minor and Joel Cox.   (I guess
                         that's more than one thing, huh?)
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I did really badly in my first? couple?
                         few? semesters.  I took summer classes every year inbetween
                         but I still will need to take an extra semester.  The
                         transition from High school (where I didn't have to work at
                         all) to college (where I DID have to work)was a big blow
                         for me.
    
    
                 760567  1:GOALS-SOME  I felt that I di not have enough time or
                         opportunity to apply my knowledge to the future in terms of
                         career goals.
    
                         2:WMAJ  More opportunity for experience and practice in
                         real life (career) situations.
    
                         3:BMAJ  It is a completely cohesive education,
                         encapsulating elements from a variety of studies.  It all
                         comes together and makes sense and relates to everything
                         else you are studying.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  CU makes it almost imporssible to
                         graduate in 4 years because of their desire for more
                         tuition from you, and because there is very low
                         availability of the courses you need to graduate, and the
                         CORE (non- degree) course take up too much of the degree
                         requirements.
    
    
                 772830  1:GOALS-SOME  I felt like there was too  much emphasis on
                         core requirements that deterred me from my major. I needed
                         the credit room for other courses that were more pertinent
                         to my future.
    
                         2:WMAJ  More internships are needed. I wish I would have
                         looked into the options that were offered more, but I still
                         feel like there weren't enough overall.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The faculty in the Humanities department is superb.
                         I have taken other classes in different major areas and I
                         have never had a professor I liked more than my Humanities
                         professors.
    
                         4:DODIFF  I feel like after being at a large school, a
                         smaller more intimate education might have been a better
                         choice for me. I often feel like a number at CU.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I would like to move foward with my life.
    
    
                 967855  1:GOALS-DEF   The degree was very open and allowed me to
                         custom tailor exactly which classes I wanted to take and
                         while allowing me to find real world applications for the
                         abstractions with which I was learning to grapple.
    
                         2:WMAJ  More small group interaction.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The diversity of the students and their interests.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  five years for an undergraduate and
                         maybe consider other fields because I feel that CU gave me
                         the best possible experience and the best possible
                         education. While I'm being so candid I would also say that
                         I really loved Boulder as a town and would highly recommend
                         staying here if the rent is not too much.
    
     
    Senior Survey 2004: Open-Ended Comments by College/Discipline - Major Group
      Group      IDnum   Comments ordered by Student ID - Question Response
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      AS-IAFS    120993  1:GOALS-SOME  The Japanese program is great at getting to
                         have a basic knowledge of the language, but after 3 years
                         of class 5 days a week I would have expected to have a
                         better grasp of everyday speaking
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would either get rid of Kristen Carnes as an
                         advisor or hire another advisor to work with her.  Many of
                         the problems that I had registering or with course load
                         could have prevented had she been available to meet me.
                         She is never available and tends to cancel appointments
                         repeatedly without make accomodations for you to reschedule
                         in any sort of timely manner.
    
                         3:BMAJ  It's global. There are some really great upper
                         division professors.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I am paying for this by myself and it is
                         necessary that I work full time at night. I have to take
                         smaller course loads in order to do a good job because CU
                         professors on the whole make no accomodations for students
                         with outside responsibilities.
    
    
                 122170  1:GOALS-SOME  I felt that some of the classes required for
                         my degree were poorly taught.  I felt that they did not
                         improve my knowledge of the world as.  I also feel that if
                         i were to have had better advising skills I could have
                         taken classes that I would have liked better.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would get rid of the political geography
                         requirement.  It is by far one of the worst classes I have
                         ever taken.  I would also get rid of PSCI 2012, this too is
                         a class that is poorly taught and so far is useless.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I feel that my major allowed me to choose classes
                         that were more diverse and not limited to one field.
    
                         4:DODIFF  If I had better advising I would graduate with a
                         minor or I would have pursued a double major.  One of IA
                         and PSCI or IA and a minor in econ.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I worked hard so I wouldn't have to
                         continue to pay out-of-state tuition.  I took the
                         initiative to figure out what courses I needed to fullfill
                         my degree requirements and I made sure that I passed them.
    
    
                 142992  1:GOALS-DEF   If anything my career plan has no focus due
                         to the vast amount of information, subjects, interests
                         obtained at CU.
    
                         2:WMAJ  The senior seminar situation is a joke.  I am
                         currently in a class on South Asia as my supposed
                         "capstone" class at CU.  My area of interest for the major
                         was Latin America.  I studied in Chile, took numerous
                         classes on Latin America, and now am unable to apply this
                         in my final class at CU.  Either some form of advance
                         notice on the content of each Seminar should be provided,
                         or all the seminars should be broader in topic, and allow
                         students to investigate and explore areas or issues they
                         have interest in.      
    
                         3:BMAJ  The professors that teach the IA classes are all
                         great.  They all come from other departments but are all
                         invaluable.
    
                         4:DODIFF  Double major with ECON and IAFS
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I came in with college credit from High
                         School, I was fortunate enough to start my major without
                         actually choosing it before first semester freshman year, I
                         stayed focused on finishing, and got lucky with credits
                         from study abroad.
    
    
                 196471  1:GOALS-DEF   The program prepared me with the background
                         knowlege that I required before moving into my field.  The
                         classes as a whole were interesting and stimulating.  All
                         in all I believe that I am a more qualified candidate by
                         having gone through the program at CU Boulder.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Less emphasis on Economics.  God I hate that aspect
                         of this major.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I thought the course on "Revolutions and Political
                         Violence" was the most interesting class that I have ever
                         taken.
    
                         4:DODIFF  I would have declared a major right off the bat
                         rather than be an "Open-Option" major.   I found the having
                         the open option gave me no guidance in what I might want to
                         do and left me drifting through classes that are now
                         useless to me.  At least if I declared a major, I might
                         have either stuck with it or changed into a related field
                         where the courses could help me out.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I spent a year studying abroad in
                         Germany and many of the courses I took did not count for my
                         major.  Oh well.  The experience was worth the extra
                         semester I need in order to graduate.  Besides, it's only
                         one more semester and I don't even need to take all that
                         many classes.  Why bother rushing out into the real world
                         so soon?  I've got my entire life to work.
    
    
                 205261  1:GOALS-SOME  Classes and teachers were great
    
                         2:WMAJ  Political Geography was the worst course I took at
                         CU.  The class should not be mandatory.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Teachers are informed and willing to help.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F   I studied abroad in France.  Not all my
                         classes counted towards my major and I also added a license
                         in Education.
    
    
                 219325  1:GOALS-SOME  When looking at educational goals, a
                         university usually meets these. But, when trying to link
                         educational goals with work experience, unless a student
                         actively looks for the opportunities, which are abundant
                         although not always clearly available, the programs and
                         curriculum was lacking I believe.  IA includes many
                         different fields and many different departments of study.
                         Because of this there are plenty of different directions
                         available for the student to pursue their interests through
                         internships and volunteer positions, but sometimes the
                         classes didn't show that, and so the opportunities were not
                         obvious to those who may have been willing to participate
    
                         2:WMAJ  More flexibility with some of the Category classes
    
                         3:BMAJ  The wide variety of courses offered to begin with -
                         in all the different departments. This aspect creates such
                         an important base for our general education I think
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I am a double major and I decided to
                         take advantage of the great study abroad opportunities at
                         the school to spend one full academic year in Spain.
                         Although freshman year I entered with 28 credits, I decided
                         to double major and International Affairs has a very
                         rigorous curriculum. I don't regret my decision to spend
                         one year abroad, and welcome the opportunity to write an
                         honors thesis, something I may not have had if I tried to
                         graduate with two majors and one full year abroad in four
                         years.
    
    
                 231991  2:WMAJ  more selection of courses in some categories, more
                         classes offered
    
                         3:BMAJ  diversity of education- classes from many different
                         departments
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I cannot afford to stay in school much
                         longer, as tuition prices will be rocketing soon.
    
    
                 256905  1:GOALS-DEF   International affairs offers a good mix of
                         history, economics, political science, anthropology, and
                         geography classes that made me feel like I had a
                         well-rounded education.  However, because of the limited
                         class size and the way the categories are set up I often
                         had to skip classes I really wanted to take, and take
                         classes that were not interesting for me just to fulfill
                         that requirement.  There are certain classes in the major
                         that are very popular (such as american foriegn policy)
                         that fill up so fast half the people who want to take the
                         class can't.
    
                         2:WMAJ  The way the categories are set up.  There is one
                         category where there are four econ classes offered, and all
                         but one of them have prereqs that are not included in the
                         IAFS lower division prereqs.  So the wait list for that one
                         class is huge every semester.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The variety of courses involved.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I am going to graduate school and want
                         to move on.  I finished my major in 4 years so there's no
                         reason to stifk around.
    
    
                 279770  1:GOALS-NO    the program deals with too broad and
                         theoriotical concepts. It doen't help my knowlege to apply
                         to the real world, social issues, practical matters, jobs
                         and my future goals. I doubt what I 've learned and don't
                         know what I 've been doing at CU.
    
                         2:WMAJ  lower-division requirement, especially PSCI because
                         it is not helpful and practical.
    
                         3:BMAJ  chance to experience different fields, such  as
                         PSCI, ECON, HIST,GEOG, etc.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  I don't want to be stressed out and I
                         don't enjoy my life at school. I don't know what I 've
                         learned from school. I want to get out of school and find a
                         work as soon as possible.
    
    
                 288045  2:WMAJ  The number of useless core classes required
                         (especially the number of science credits required!) and
                         the fact that most of the classes pertaining to IA are too
                         theoretical and not practical.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The way that it incorporates classes on language,
                         culture, politics, and economics into the program because
                         there are many disciplines that are important in
                         international affairs.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  Although I studied abroad for a year and
                         even took a semester off from CU to do independent study
                         abroad, for which I did not get credit, I have more than
                         enough credits to graduate in 4 years because I received a
                         lot of credit from AP classes and college courses that I
                         completed in high school, and from taking summer classes at
                         CU.
    
    
                 411477  1:GOALS-DEF   I came to college not knowing what to expect,
                         I will be the first one in my family to graduate from
                         college. I guess my goals were exceeded by my professors in
                         International Affairs pushing me to explore the world and
                         preparing me for a job outside of college.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Many of the classes I took were not related to
                         International Affairs in a strong way.  While they prepared
                         me for International Affairs they did not cover the
                         material that I thought would be covered.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The IAFS 4500 capstone class was the best part of
                         my major.  This class was exceptional.  It rounded
                         everything I had learned into a coherent body of knowledge
                         and showed me how it could be applied.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  two of the upper division Italian
                         classes I needed to graduate were not offered because of
                         state budget cuts.  These were classes with less than 25
                         students and they were cut with no options to take the
                         classes elsewhere.
    
    
                 432328  5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  I know what I want to major in and can
                         plan accordingly to graduate on time.
    
    
                 446154  1:GOALS-xxxx  I think I could have been challenged more
                         with more forums for debate with my class members.
                         Sometimes I felt my motivation exceeded that of my
                         professors and peers.  I would have liked a education that
                         pushed traditional ideas a bit more.
    
    
                 465362  1:GOALS-DEF   It tought me about the world, but I would
                         have prefered more hands on experiance.  CU has a very good
                         IA department, but it needs more funding and more
                         professors.
    
                         2:WMAJ  SMALLER CLASS SIZES!!!!    It is detrimental to my
                         learning to have over 30 people in every class.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Great teachers.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  I found my passion in life and I'm ready
                         to get out into the world and see how reality works rather
                         than acadamia,
    
    
                 512837  1:GOALS-SOME  My area of focus is the Middle East and there
                         are virtually no courses offered, lower or upper division
                         along with the fact that this semester Arabic is not even
                         being offered.  Considering we are a country at war with a
                         Middle Eastern State I feel it is imperative students be
                         given the opportunity to learn about the middle east
                         culuturally, linguistically, religiously (about the only
                         way offered), economically and politically.  I am doing an
                         independant study right now and the teacher is not even
                         getting paid.  Where exactly is the money going cause i'm
                         paying for the class.  My academic advisor is of no help
                         and the head of the IA department is not any better.  I've
                         spoken to the Ass. Dean of Arts and Sciences and I'm
                         repeatedly told I'll be kept posted and gotten back to,
                         neither of which has happened.  I think the middle east
                         should not be offered as a choice unless the university can
                         support the requirements, currently this is not the case.
                         As you can see this is very frustrating for me.  Aside from
                         the lack of courses that pertain to my area of focus I'm
                         extremely satisfied with the Int'l Affairs program and am
                         glad I have chosen it as my major.
    
                         2:WMAJ  More classes available!! Having arabic offered
                         through the regular univesity (it will be starting next
                         fall) or have the choice to do half arabic and half
                         french      Have upper division middle eastern courses
                         offered.  There are many classes that count toward the
                         requirements however they are not ever offered
    
                         3:BMAJ  the diverstiy of general int'l affairs class.  You
                         choice one class from each topic and usually I want to take
                         more then one of the choices so I like that I enjoy all of
                         my classes and feel they are pertanent as well as being
                         well taught
    
                         4:DODIFF  consider going abroad sooner   different major or
                         area if I new it would be such a struggle
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I changed my major from Molecular,
                         Cellular and Developmental Biology after 2 1/2 years,
                         therefore it will take me 5 years total to graduate with my
                         new major, Int'l Affairs.
    
    
                 513479  1:GOALS-DEF   I am a Unitd States Marine and International
                         Affairs has prepared me for further career development as a
                         commissioned officer.  It has given me a strong foundation
                         for further study and practical application in government
                         service.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would have the Arabic language taught on the main
                         campus for four years.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The Russian Language program.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I have no choice...the Marine Corps has
                         given me a deadline that cannot be extended.
    
    
                 558235  2:WMAJ  Have more career advice/internships available
    
                         3:BMAJ  The diverse array of courses to choose from was
                         very good.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I decided to join McNair and do
                         research.  Also, I am minoring in PSCI.  But I think part
                         of the reason why I'm taking longer to graduate is because
                         I couldn't get enrolled into classes I needed for my
                         major/core.
    
    
                 589890  2:WMAJ  Fewer general classes and more specific ones.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The strong recommendation to study abroad.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  my parents won't pay for more than four
                         years.
    
    
                 595776  1:GOALS-SOME  The program did expand my knowledge of
                         international affairs theories and current events, but did
                         not do enough to apply those theories to real situations I
                         might run into when looking for a career.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I wish I could opt out of the econ, my brain works
                         well with the social sciences, the economics part is too
                         much like mathematics, which hurts my GPA.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The diversity of disciplines combined into one
                         major.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  The transition from home life to
                         independent life was too much of a culture shock for me and
                         I did not know how to adequately manage my time in such a
                         free environment.
    
    
                 598920  4:DODIFF  I would like to have more time to converse with
                         distinguished faculty.  There is little benefit for a
                         department to have nationally acclaimed profs. if the
                         students are not even able to intereact with them.  I would
                         like to join more groups specializing in my area of study,
                         however, there are few where I can get practical experience
                         and they always hold meetings at times when many students
                         have to work.  Maybe more conferences or forums would help
                         in getting some interactive experience out of the classroom.
    
    
                 603829  1:GOALS-SOME  We did not get practical, hands-on experience
                         of what it is like to work in an international setting,
                         e.g. UN, US gov, abroad, etc. Too much theory and not
                         enough actual practice. Also, we didn't learn important
                         computer programs.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Less political science classes and more of a
                         variety of courses from anthropology/ women's studies /
                         etc. There is way too much emphasis on the PSCI courses -
                         it's almost just like getting a poli-sci degree. We should
                         be able to specialize in other things besides areas of the
                         world - for example, in development, or human rights. etc.
    
                         3:BMAJ  There is more variety than any other major.
    
                         4:DODIFF  I would have participated more in UROP.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I think the opportunity to study abroad
                         is very important, and that each student should do it. This
                         can set you back a bit without the proper planning. Also, I
                         have 1 major, 2 minors, and a certificate. I felt it was
                         important to study everything I was interested in.
    
    
                 625509  1:GOALS-SOME  I enjoyed the courses, but there need to be
                         more publicized opportunities for internships and job
                         experience.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Maybe a higher language requirement or just more
                         speaking classes.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The diverse set of classes that are required.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  my father is cutting me off after four
                         years and the out of state tution is absolutely horrible.
    
    
                 653648  1:GOALS-SOME  Very broad educational experience I was
                         looking for.
    
                         2:WMAJ  more flexibility on core requirments
    
                         3:BMAJ  language and advisors
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS    medical problems
    
    
                 658610  2:WMAJ  The advisor is awful.  I would hire an advisor that
                         actually cares about the students.
    
                         3:BMAJ  It is very diverse.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  I want to start making money in order to
                         pay off my student loans.
    
    
                 692396  1:GOALS-DEF   The faculty is very well informed and
                         helpful.  The availibility and variety of classes offered
                         was very instrumental.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I plan on attending graduate school to
                         receive my Master's Degree at another educational
                         institution.
    
    
                 701695  2:WMAJ  i'd like to have professors more than once to make
                         it easier to build relationships with them
    
                         3:BMAJ  it's interdisciplinary major
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  i planned my time well.
    
    
                 732631  1:GOALS-SOME  My area of interest--  the Middle East-- was
                         not fully covered either in political or language courses.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Arabic language courses would be offered
    
                         3:BMAJ  Multidiscipline approach with a variety of courses
                         offered in a variety of departments
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I am doing a double major with little
                         overlap in course requirements
    
    
                 742346  1:GOALS-DEF   My educational goal was to obtain a broad
                         knowledge of politics, economics and history.
                         International affairs produced the means to obtain those
                         goals.  It also offered my a good opportunity to study
                         abroad and expand my foreign language ability.
    
                         2:WMAJ  More course options, and the ability to take more
                         elective courses.  I became a IA Major end of my second
                         year and after was unable to take an electives if I wanted
                         to graduate in 4 years.
    
                         3:BMAJ  There were some really great and influential
                         professors.
    
                         4:DODIFF  I would study other areas as well as
                         international affairs.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  school is so expensive and my parents
                         don't want to pay for another semester, and I couldn't
                         afford it.  However it was very difficult to make it in
                         four years, and even my advisor was suprised that I was
                         graduating
    
    
                 752700  2:WMAJ  more specialized classes for international affairs
                         majors. More career guidance. International affairs is such
                         an ambigouos area area of study, it would have helped to
                         have more insight and direction from an advisor. Maybe have
                         an advisor that actually knows somethig about international
                         affairs.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Diversity of course choices.
    
                         4:DODIFF  I would have stayed in state, because this school
                         isn't worth 30 grand a year.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I have three majors and I studied abroad
                         for a year on a non-CU program. CU's study abroad office
                         did not offer a program right for me so I was forced to
                         take a year off.
    
    
                 771969  1:GOALS-SOME  The courses for my area of concentration for
                         my major were all so similar that they became redundant.
                         They concentrated on the same areas of Latin America during
                         the same time periods and completely neglected other Areas
                         of Latin America. Further, those classes effectively relate
                         themselves back to the entire International Affairs
                         curriculam.
    
                         2:WMAJ  The Economics requirements aren't fair to
                         International Affairs majors and should be modified. I
                         understand the need for one to understand the importance of
                         economics because of the way it closely relates to
                         International Affairs. However, it isn't fair or realistic
                         to have students, the majority of which aren't math or
                         science oriented, to take a lower-division econ class,
                         possibly semesters before they take an upper-dicision econ.
                         class. A lot can be learned from the introductory courses
                         and even those are a struggle for many in the major, and I
                         don't think the upper-division classes truly correlate to
                         what IA majors know, or measure their intelligence. The
                         biggest problem with this is that they could possibly keep
                         them from graduating because one needs a C- or above to
                         graduate. If there was a way to make it a requirement to
                         take an econ class, but maybe, Pass-Fail, it would make it
                         less of an obstable and more of a learning experience for
                         IA students.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The professors are passionate about they are
                         teaching and it reflects in their courses. Due to the fact
                         that IA is farily new, the faculty is new to it and they
                         make us all feel like we are working on something current
                         and exciting together.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  four years because my parents would not
                         give another dime to this University. The lack of interest
                         the administration has in its students and the significant
                         problems on this campus, which I myself have been subjected
                         to, have caused them to plead with me for over three years
                         to leave. Seeing that I wanted to stay for my own personal
                         reasons I they made agreement with me that they would pay
                         my tuition until the end of the four year program but would
                         never give the University more than the expected amount of
                         money. Therefore, in order to graduate on time I have had
                         to take 20 hours of credits for the past three semesters,
                         hardly having any time to myself or for anything else. This
                         work load is partially due to the fact that CU makes it
                         nearly impossible for a student to change majors and still
                         graduate on time, even if it is in their first year of
                         college, and I had incomplete classes to make-up as a
                         result of the poor counseling and support I recieved after
                         a traumatic incident that occurred on the CU campus. As a
                         result, I will leave in a hurry, never getting to fully
                         experience what I could have from my time in college. How
                         about you?
    
    
                 806337  1:GOALS-xxxx  My major met my academic interest goals,
                         however, it did not meet my professional career goals.
    
                         2:WMAJ  The advising, it is not clear enough.
    
                         3:BMAJ  It provides a broad academic background to launnch
                         in to other subjects.
    
    
                 819973  1:GOALS-SOME  Over the course of my college career, I had
                         some medical difficulties which required a lesser
                         performance of my academic abilities than I would have
                         liked.  My professors were enormously helpful in working
                         with me to complete my courses, as was my advisor.  I ended
                         up taking time off to become more healthy, but when I
                         returned, my GPA was not a reflection of my knowledge or
                         understanding of the material.  Because of my GPA, though,
                         many opportunities were unavailable to me.  I lack the
                         hands on experience that studying abroad or doing an
                         internship would have give to me.  If possible, I think
                         that it should be a requirement for all IAFS students to
                         complete an internship or have volunteer experience which
                         directly coincides with their interests.  As long as one is
                         in good academic standing with the department, then he or
                         she should be able to have this opportunity.
    
                         2:WMAJ  More interactive group projects and more
                         presentations that would apply theories that are overly
                         discussed to current world issues.  Also, I think that an
                         internship related to my major would have been the most
                         beneficial experience that would prepare me for a career
                         upon graduation.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The professors and courses offered - I just wish
                         that there were more courses available in each semester.
    
                         4:DODIFF  As a freshman, I was accepted into the
                         Engineering School.  But I had no advising help to
                         understand my core requirements each semester when I
                         registered, and upon leaving the Engineering School and
                         searching for another major, little help was given to me at
                         all.  When I decided on IAFS, the advising was fabulous,
                         but I had already taken some courses that really did
                         nothing to expediate my path to graduation.  For those
                         students like me, I think that the understanding of core
                         requirements should be well known and better advertised.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  because I took time off for medical
                         reasons.
    
    
                 898344  1:GOALS-SOME  The program was very theoretical with little
                         practicle application.  Material covered in lower division
                         classes was constantly repeated in upper division classes
                         instead of covering new information.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Apply the theory!  Teach people to problem solve.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I definately have a deeper understanding of how/why
                         the international arena works as it does.  I also came away
                         with some opinions about how it should be and the role I
                         think the US should be playing.  This major was always more
                         of a personal interest for me than something I was going to
                         pursue a career in so foe that it was good.
    
                         4:DODIFF  I think the only way my time at CU could have
                         been very different is if I had more scholarships/financial
                         aid.  I could have studied abroad, worked less so I could
                         be more involved in clubs and club sports.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  because I need time to explore what I
                         really want to study, also because I will need to work a
                         lot and don't want to overload my schedual so I can be a
                         good student and support myself.
    
    
                 899386  1:GOALS-DEF   I was able to take both International Affairs
                         classes, which are my interest, as well as pre-med courses,
                         which is my career goal.  I was able to afford to take five
                         years, including a study abroad, because of the low cost of
                         in-state tuition, something I could not have done out of
                         state.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Smaller classes
    
                         3:BMAJ  the professors - TOP NOTCH!!
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I can afford it as an in-state sutdent,
                         and there are so many things I would like to study while I
                         have the opportunity.  Also, I have worked throughout my
                         entire college career, so I could only take 12 credits per
                         semester comfortably.
    
    
                 947624  1:GOALS-SOME  Portuguese was not offered to the level it
                         was presented to me when I began the courses and
                         language.   Great Seminar and critical thinking courses --
                         more of these should be offered!
    
                         2:WMAJ  --MORE DIVERSITY = offer more languages and courses
                         for areas of influence
    
                         3:BMAJ  --The well-rounded course material -- you learn so
                         much about many different fields!!  well done
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  Because I need to work while attending
                         college in order to pay for all my expenses.
    
    
                 951013  5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I took a lot of summer school
    
    
                 955085  2:WMAJ  I would change the advisor, I found her to be not
                         very helpful.  On the academic side of things I have
                         enjoyed the program, although I have not been very
                         satisfied with the University as a whole.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  because the requirements for graduation
                         take more than 4 years to cdomplete.
    
    
                 971836  1:GOALS-DEF   class availablility must improve. not being
                         able to access classes for your major until the last
                         semester/year puts a large strain on academic workload.
                         Please decrease overall enrollment or increase the size of
                         the classes.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I did not like the fact that my advisor left half
                         way through. I wish that I could have had one advisor the
                         whole time.       Other than that I am satisfied- GO CU!      
    
                         3:BMAJ  the selection of different classes from different
                         departments.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  taking less than fifteen hours each
                         semester helps you focus on the course material and in my
                         opinion, you get more out of classes if you are not
                         constantly stressing about your workload.
    
    
                 976024  2:WMAJ  Less PSCI classes...or learning to analyze things
                         more critically
    
                         3:BMAJ  Good variety
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  because I want to get out into the real
                         world and start working...or go to law school.
    
    
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      AS-JPNS    870868  1:GOALS-SOME  lots of repeat unneccesary course work,
                         especialy in the core section.  Not enough focus on real
                         world job skills.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Better advising, I had many miscommunications with
                         my advisor (cynthia drake) during my time here that
                         resulted in many problems that we had to fix.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The chance to learn about another culture
    
                         4:DODIFF  Stayed in the dorms my freshmen year if I had had
                         enough money.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I have worked very hard not only during
                         college but in highschool to obtain the maximium level of
                         learning possible. The SAVE program allowed me to complete
                         two majors in four years. You should definitly take
                         advantage of it.
    
    
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      Group      IDnum   Comments ordered by Student ID - Question Response
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      AS-KINE    181408  1:GOALS-SOME  I felt that some areas met my education
                         goals, where I felt challenged academically.  In other
                         areas I felt challenged, but I did not understand why it
                         was necessary to take the course.  I felt that I could have
                         taken something that was more fitted to what I have in
                         mind.  In other words, a course I could have taken to fit
                         my ideas for after college.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Get rid of the academic advisor.  I have had one
                         particular advisor for my first three years.  She was
                         wonderful and we were on the same page.  I knew the classes
                         that I needed to take and she made her recommendations.
                         Then this year, I was given a new advisor.  She is aweful!
                         She said that I need such and such of a requirement to
                         graduate, which made me nervous until I realized that I was
                         already enrolled in that requirement.  It would be helpful
                         if she understood and knew my record a little better.  She
                         is supposed to know these things in my opinion.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Anatomy!  This class is wonderful!  The hands on
                         lab where students learn straight from the cadavor is
                         wonderful.  I think this is one of the best classes offered
                         at CU-Boulder.  Ruth Heisler is very organized and knows
                         what she is doing.
    
                         4:DODIFF  I have heard many people come back from studying
                         abroad saying it was one of the best experiences of their
                         lives.  I'm sorry I missed that.  Within my four years
                         here, I have found my true academic interest.  If I had
                         explored different classes earlier I would have changed
                         majors.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I came in having declared my major and
                         continued with it.  I have found that I was the only person
                         that I knew who stuck with the major they declared.  Oftens
                         it takes longer to complete a major if the decision is to
                         change majors with in four years.
    
    
                 220027  1:GOALS-DEF   It met my goal, because my goal was to obtain
                         knowledge in the field of kinesiology that i can take with
                         me once I graduate.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Make the classes easier, not so that people will
                         get better grades, but that people will really learn the
                         material and not just learn for the tests.
    
                         3:BMAJ  It's size. It's nice knowing a lot of the people in
                         my graduating class.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I think it is a realistic timeline that
                         we arre given to graduate in, and since I stuck to my
                         schedule, I will have no problem finishing in four years.
                         Not to mention, the earlier you finish, the less tuition
                         you have to pay.
    
    
                 368165  1:GOALS-DEF   I felt that the Kinesiology program is a good
                         preview of what is to come for my future in health care,
                         specifically physical therapy.  I thought the coursework
                         was intense and comprehensive enough to prepare me for this
                         field, and that the curriculum catered to a pre-health
                         approach.  I also felt that the liberal arts approach
                         allowed for sufficient exploration into different fields of
                         study, and provided a well-rounded education.      The only
                         thing I felt lacking in my program of study was the
                         opportunity for application within the clinical setting.  I
                         had to actively search out internships and felt that many
                         of the classes were more abstract than practical, which
                         made it hard to apply the theories in an actual setting.
    
                         2:WMAJ  The ability to choose an emphasis between research
                         and clinical applications.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The intensity and prestige of the program, which I
                         feel has prepared me for a future in the healthcare
                         industry.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  I want to finish my undergraduate degree
                         and move on in my life.  I figure the sooner I can get
                         done, the sooner I can begin my career in the health
                         services.  I also want to graduate as soon as possible to
                         minimize the amount money I pay to attend
                         school.      Although I transferred to CU my sophomore year,
                         I will still be able to graduate in four years.  This is
                         due to the fact that I have taken full credit loads every
                         semester, and have worked hard to achieve academic success.
    
    
                 372441  1:GOALS-NO    My goals lie in chiropractic, much of the
                         classes i was required to take made my load larger, and
                         applied very little to my major.  Also, core classes that
                         were offered were all biased and had little relevance to
                         what I would consider truth.  Core classes tended to be
                         classes intent on brainwashing ignorant students in effort
                         to convert them to the boulder ideals.  This was done by
                         requiring courses related to liberal points of view with
                         little offering of opposing viewpoints.  I believe that it
                         is unethical to put this burden on students and force them
                         through such classes where there is little ability to
                         express one's own opinion unless it fits with the biased
                         perspective presented in classes.  Especially since they
                         have nothing to do with my major.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Downsizing classes under at least 100 with
                         professors that can teach and grade fairly
    
                         3:BMAJ  Specialized classes are fun and interesting
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  ideally I would like to leave and pursue
                         my goals as soon as possible, fullfilling all requirements
                         necessary in order to attain a degree so that recieving a
                         scholarship in grad school would be much more available.
                         CU has been a good experience, for personal growth and
                         learning, however educationally I do not feel as if I
                         learned what will be important to me in the future.
                         Therefore I plan to leave in four years.
    
    
                 409520  1:GOALS-xxxx  CU Boulder gave me a strong academic
                         background but not enough practical experience. I think the
                         kinesiology dept. should look into structuring an
                         internship class and more contacts in the community.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The enthusiasm of the professors and staff about
                         what they are teaching, the students, and the department.
                         My major has an excellent faculty who are very knowlegeable
                         and caring.
    
    
                 416230  1:GOALS-SOME  Some required courses were not related
                         closely to my major, for example, two semesters of chem and
                         two semesters of physics is a lot more chem and phys than a
                         kinesiology major needs.  I would have liked to take more
                         kines courses instead.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Have more courses geared towards kinesiology, less
                         general science courses.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Hands on oppurtunities such as working with
                         cadavers and animals.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I transferred schools, took a few years
                         off, changed majors, and didn't pass all my courses.
    
    
                 434189  1:GOALS-SOME  The major was to confining and did not allow
                         students to branch out and expirience other fields because
                         we were too restricted to meeting the requirements in time
                         to graduate.
    
                         2:WMAJ  allow a little more versitility in course
                         selection, so that students get to expirience broader
                         horizons.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I really have enjoyed my classes the higher I have
                         gotten though the program.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  actually I am graduating in three and a
                         half years because I took classes every summer since my
                         senior year of high school, along with AP classes in high
                         school and taking some community college courses while in
                         high school.
    
    
                 475866  1:GOALS-DEF   I learned a lot about both the theoretical
                         and the practical.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would not keep changing the name!
    
                         3:BMAJ  The teachers all know and enjoy what it is they are
                         teaching, even the scientific writing teachers.
    
                         4:DODIFF  I would have started off as an open-option major.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I took s semester off, transfered, and
                         switched to my present major spring of my junior year.
    
    
                 502924  1:GOALS-SOME  I feel that I could have used my money at a
                         smaller school had had more attention from faculty and
                         staff.  I felt that lower division classes were to big and
                         all you needed to be able to do is memorize information and
                         regurgitate for an exam and then you could forget about it.
                          the upper division classes the professors are more
                         interested in their research then in teaching and they only
                         did the later because they were required to do so.  I feel
                         that the education at a large university is money oriented
                         and I coudl read text books on my own to learn what I was
                         taught.  I would have liked to see more application of the
                         information then just memorizing information.  I will be
                         much more selective in my selection of a graduate program
                         and more than likley will not be at the University of
                         Colorado.  A large dissapointment I had with the university
                         was the advising.  I wish there was more exploration on
                         career opportunities as well as the emphasis on couse
                         selection.  I will be graduating but I am lacking a few
                         classes that are required for other areas of interest that
                         I had.  I did not find out that these particular courses
                         were required until I was ready to graduate.  I will be
                         taking these courses at another university as I continue to
                         prepare for a graduate program.  So I did not feel the
                         advising was very personable.  Also if you wanted career
                         services it is a seperate department and you needed to pay
                         for the counseling, which begs the question, where is my
                         tuition money going?
    
                         2:WMAJ  I am a poor tester and I learn in a hands on
                         application of information setting.  I do not feel I did as
                         well because it was a format of cram as much information in
                         as you can and then forget about it once the test is over.
                         I do understand that the personal level in which I am
                         looking for can not be taught on such a large campus.
                         Smaller classes and more experience based classes is what I
                         would change.  But money ultimatley dictates the function
                         of a university.
    
                         3:BMAJ  My eyes were opened to how so many of the courses
                         could relate to one another.  But there was poor
                         integration of information between courses.  I was retaught
                         everything that was pertinant to the next course from a
                         previous course.  I did begin to see how the information
                         was integrated into the field of medicine but maybe the
                         sspecialization will come in grad school.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  This is due to the fact that the
                         university was not really concerned with my career goals.
                         I felt that I was just taking the classes that were
                         required to graduate and then from there it was up tp me as
                         to where to go and why to go.  I felt that I was just a
                         number pushed through a program an not much individual
                         attention was given to me and my individual needs.  But I
                         am finished left to contemplate if I really am ready for a
                         graduate program and wheter or not if the degree I earned
                         is going to be of any value in finding a job in the interum.
    
    
                 520399  1:GOALS-SOME  CU Boulder offers a good, wide-spread
                         curriculum, but in the case of my major there were so many
                         lower-division courses to get through before moving on to
                         the things that really mattered to my future field that is
                         was more than a bit daunting at times to remember why I was
                         doing what I was doing.
    
                         2:WMAJ  The Math requirements, because of the direction I'm
                         planning on going and the utter pain I went through in
                         forcing myself through a class that won't really come into
                         my life.  Now, 50% of the above is bitching, I acknowledge
                         that, but it's true nevertheless.
    
                         3:BMAJ  It's a broad program that gives you the skills and
                         prereqs you need to enter secondary schooling in a variety
                         of programs.
    
                         4:DODIFF  I would take calculus somewhere else.  I'm sorry,
                         but while I've been satisfied with the teaching in most
                         departments, I've not been very impressed with the
                         undergraduate instructors for Mathematics.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I changed my major from English to KAPH
                         during my sophomore year and have had a lot of catching up
                         to do.
    
    
                 535761  1:GOALS-DEF   Helped me learn broad knowledge but in the
                         end be able to apply it to my area of interest.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I think moving the anatomy and physiology to IPHY
                         is a good idea. I think that there is too much time between
                         freshman year intro to kines and senior year when you start
                         to get to take kines classes again. It would be good to
                         have some classes in actually what you are interested in in
                         between.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I like the broadness of scope of the KAPH major.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I began college with 30 credits from AP
                         and am excited to get out into the world. I am able to get
                         both degrees done in 4 years.
    
    
                 581349  2:WMAJ  Better advising . . . need to amke sure people will
                         graduate when they want to.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The faculty that teach the upper division courses
                         are amazing!
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I am doing a concurrent program.
    
    
                 602236  1:GOALS-SOME  Instuctors and Professors goals for teaching
                         students seem to fall off course as the semester continues.
                          The price I pay for classes greatly exceeds the knowledge
                         I take away with me each semester and the instructors and
                         professors are to blame.  Some people may be excellent at
                         research but do not have the patience and organization to
                         teach others.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would change the bachelor of arts to a bachelor
                         of science
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I changed my major when I found
                         something that I had more interest in.  Also, I cannot
                         afford to take the time away from work each semester.
    
    
                 663829  1:GOALS-SOME  Classes were very large and learning was not
                         as condusive to a strictly lecture environment.      Labs
                         were effective to teach practical applications.
    
                         2:WMAJ  The change is already happening in the Kinesiology
                         department, I just wish it had happened sooner.  Also some
                         teachers were not very good.      They combine the EPOB and
                         Kines to Integrative Physiolgy.      Maybe creating your own
                         major would be more productive.  Especially for
                         pre-professional students. (Law, Medicine,...)
    
                         3:BMAJ  Labs.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  It is important to join the workforce
                         first after getting a bachelors, in order to get experience
                         and figure out what you want to do in grad school.  In
                         order to be a professional, a BA is not enough credential.
    
    
                 680484  1:GOALS-DEF   Very much did...I've used many skills that
                         I've learned in school in my present job and internship!!
    
                         3:BMAJ  really enjoyed the classes that are required both
                         major and core
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I know what I want to do and don't want
                         to waste the money!!
    
    
                 688087  1:GOALS-DEF   Prepared me for life after my undergraduate
                         education.      Gained knowledge about a wide range of
                         topics.      
    
                         2:WMAJ  I wish they had changed the major to Integrated
                         Physiology earlier so I could have taken immunology, etc. I
                         love all the changes they are making in my major, I was
                         just a couple of years too late!
    
                         3:BMAJ  The faculty
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I carefully planned out my courses so
                         that I could ensure that I would be able to take all my
                         necessary classes in 4 years. I took a heavy course load. I
                         plan on going to medical school so I wanted to finish my
                         undergraduate degree without increasing the amount of time
                         that I am in school.
    
    
                 705329  1:GOALS-SOME  I would have wanted to learn more in other
                         areas too yet their were schedule conflicts within the
                         Kinesiology major (all the classes that we most take are at
                         the same time every semster or only one of the
                         semsters-spring or fall)
    
                         2:WMAJ  To stop changing its name, structure, coursework,
                         etc- it got confusing and I feel it made me miss out on a
                         lot.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The faculty and students are interesting and pretty
                         good people
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I transferred and many of my classes
                         were not accepted (even from Georgetown University even
                         some of thes weren't accepted).  Also, EVERY UPPER DIVISION
                         KINESIOLOGY CLASS IS BASCIALLY OFFERED AT SAME TIME OF DAY.
    
    
                 727856  5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  i transfered and changed majors once I
                         got to CU, this added a few extra semesters
    
    
                 749168  2:WMAJ  Some of the teachers are not approachable which
                         makes it hard to ask questions if all they do is degrade
                         you.  At the same time many of the teacher are very helpful.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Everything can be appied to every day life
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  CU is too expensive especially if you're
                         out of state.
    
    
                 773846  1:GOALS-SOME  The writing programs here are absolutely
                         horrendous.  My writing professors knew little abotu the
                         field they attempted to "teach" to the students.  The
                         assignments were consistently trivial busy work that only
                         pissed me off and had nothing to do with strengthening me
                         as a writer.  Every other senior I know agrees with me.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Allow students to decide whether or not they will
                         need certain courses such as Physics or Biomechanics.  I
                         will never be using either one of those in my future and
                         both destroyed my otherwise fine GPA
    
                         3:BMAJ  Sensorimotor Neuroscience.  Professor Enoka is the
                         xxxx.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  Switched majors and neede more time.
    
    
                 828378  1:GOALS-SOME  I would like to see the classes get more into
                         practical areas to apply the science learned.
    
                         2:WMAJ  To add more practical uses of the info being
                         learned.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The courses are very interesting and challenging.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  Because I attended the Air Force Academy
                         Prep School, which is a year program, and no credits from
                         their transfer to a university or college.
    
    
                 839220  1:GOALS-SOME  The Kinesiology program met my expectations
                         in that I was able to take most courses needed as
                         prerequisits for graduate school, however there were a
                         couple of classes I had to take as extras to my major
                         courses.
    
                         2:WMAJ  More nutrition classes.
    
                         3:BMAJ  It was really hard, so I feel like I have
                         accomplished a lot in graduating.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I wanted to graduate in four years
                         because it is a four year degree, and I'm from out of state.
    
    
                 861151  2:WMAJ  I think they really need a better adviser.  I felt
                         the adviser did a terrible job in telling me what classes
                         to take.  I never went to see her because each time I would
                         become more frustrated.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I liked the way they suggested you take classes.
                         The only suggestion I would make is to tell people to take
                         Biomechanics right after you take Physics.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  my major did an excellent job of keeping
                         me on track to graduate in four years, making sure I took
                         the appropriate courses each year.
    
    
                 871320  1:GOALS-DEF   I feel prepared for graduate school
    
                         2:WMAJ  ba able to have a more substantial career after
                         graduating with a bacholors degree without having to go to
                         a graduate program
    
                         3:BMAJ  Information that i can understand
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  changed majors and colleges
    
    
                 900896  1:GOALS-SOME  There didnt seem to be very much variability
                         in what was learned. I hear thats changing and Im a little
                         jealous.  I wish I could have had a little more of a choice
                         in what classes I took so I had more of an emphasis one way
                         or another. Other than that I feel like i learned a lot of
                         helpful information.
    
                         2:WMAJ  flexibility
    
                         3:BMAJ  I know how to live a healthy life and how the body
                         works
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  I took summer classes and worked hard. I
                         dont know how some people take any longer than maybe four
                         and a half.
    
    
                 910214  1:GOALS-SOME  I would have like to have more experience
                         with the different pre-med/pre-nursing/pre-physical therapy
                         programs.  As much as our classes offer us the background
                         for these graduate programs, we know nothing about the
                         actual experience until we get into the grad school.  I
                         really enjoyed my classes and thought that the teachers
                         were wonderful, however my main concern lies within the
                         teaching assistants.  I think that there needs to be a much
                         more rigid entry process for teaching assistantships.
                         Since so many of our courses rely heavily on our lab grade
                         and communication by our TA, it is important that he/she
                         knows what they are talking about and speaks English well.
                         The thing I regret most about my major is that my courses
                         rely heavily on whether or not I had a good TA for the
                         semester.  That makes a huge difference on whether you can
                         learn the material or not.
    
                         2:WMAJ  The amount of core classes that don't apply to
                         anything that either is essential for my major, or will be
                         essential for anything in my future.  Several of the core
                         classes were a waste of time and I would have rather been
                         taking something that would apply to my future or major. I
                         would also like to see more variety in the courses offered
                         to the Kinesiology majors, but I believe that they are
                         working on that with the integration of physiology and
                         kinesiology... I'm just a little late :)  Also, Teaching
                         Assistants... they make or break a course for students,
                         especially when our grades rely heavily on lab/recitation.
                         It makes a huge difference when a teacher knows what they
                         are talking about and is passionate about teaching.  You
                         can really tell when a teacher is there to get research
                         grants and has to teach to get it.
    
                         3:BMAJ  My classes were amazing, and several of my
                         professors were brilliant and really enjoyed teaching.  The
                         opportunities available for us, such as lab assistants,
                         internships, working in the labs, etc are wonderful for us
                         to get experience and see if what it is like to be a grad
                         student here.  I feel like I receieved a much more useful
                         education with my major when compared to several of my
                         friends with different arts and sciences degrees.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I knew what I wanted to do with my
                         degree and I checked on the courses that I needed to take.
                         I made myself a list of the classes and which semester I
                         should take them because my advisor did not help me one
                         bit.  When I did talk to an advisor they gave me inaccurate
                         information and I ended up better off keeping my own
                         records.  Therefore, I knew when classes were offered and
                         what semester I needed to take them in order to finish my
                         major and minor within four years.
    
    
                 923085  1:GOALS-DEF   I was a sports medicine student intern. It
                         helped me to keep my studies on track and re-emphasized a
                         lot of the things I was learning in class. There were also
                         opportunities for internships in fields of interest.
    
                         2:WMAJ  That the faculty actually cared that the students
                         LEARN the material, and not that they take the test that
                         will be curved anyways to make the teacher look better.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The opportunity to earn credits for my work.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I am purusing two degrees and did not
                         get into CU's nursing schools so I must reapply to other
                         schools.
    
    
                 972130  1:GOALS-DEF   I feel like I learned a lot.  However, we did
                         not get very much clinical education, which was a downfall.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Scheduling classes required for the major at the
                         same time and making lots of classes at 8am or after 2pm.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Mostly everyone gets along.
    
                         4:DODIFF  Add a second major.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  it costs too much too go for longer.
    
    
                 990679  1:GOALS-SOME  The program did meet my goals in the fact
                         that the education that I have recieved has been a good
                         experiance. It did not however meet my goals with the fact
                         that the major is consistantly changing all the time,
                         leaving students unaware of the type of degree that they
                         are recieving.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Have a definitive course work schedule.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  due to the fact that my degree is ever
                         changing and I have lost so many credits from transfering
                         to CU.  When it seems that many of the credits that are not
                         being accounted for can be used towards my degree.  Now I
                         have yet another year left which was a lot longer than what
                         I was originally told by my counselor.
     
    
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      AS-LING    583999  1:GOALS-NO    I don't feel that i will be leaving college
                         with a marketable skill.
    
                         2:WMAJ  It would have been nice if my advisor hadn't been
                         changed each year.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The size; it allowed for small classes and more
                         opportunity to interact with the faculty.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I entered CU with almost a full year of
                         credit, which i earned through my high school's IB program.
                          If i had not had that credit, it would have taken longer
                         than four years.
    
    
     
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      AS-MATH    149716  2:WMAJ  Competent lower devision teaching... people come
                         here to be taught by those that are good teachers, not just
                         renowned researchers trying to fill a quota.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I will be leaving with more knowledge and schooling
                         than what I started with.
    
                         4:DODIFF  Would like to have more help in time management
                         and take more advantage of the counceling services
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I have a variety of intrests, and not
                         all of them add up to a degree.  I will be completing 2 -
                         3/4 degrees, and one full degree by the time of graduation.
                          I've also had to drop many classes due to eternal
                         circumstances, and this has prolonged my graduation.
    
    
                 150331  1:GOALS-SOME  I had started in Communication hoping to
                         learn more about actually interacting with people, which
                         did not happen.  In Mathematics I did learn a lot about
                         Mathematics, and had a good experience over all with the
                         department, except for the MFAT test at the end of the
                         program.  Overall I felt that I had to forcibly pursue my
                         own educational goals to a large extent and that there was
                         no one as a guide for the overall experience, only simply
                         to explain degree requirements.
    
                         2:WMAJ  NOT HAVING THE MFAT TEST.  The test was
                         inconsistent with the degree requirements!  I am in Plan 2,
                         which has a very flexible class structure (which is what
                         attracted me to the program!).  However, THE TEST
                         SIGNIFICANTLY COVERED AREAS THAT ARE NOT REQUIRED IN THE
                         DEGREE REQUIREMENTS.  Analysis, Abstract Algebra, etc.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The Professors, they seem to be the best teachers
                         out of all the departments I have been in and the most
                         interested in students.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I did not figure out what I really
                         wanted to study until several years into the programs.
                         There was no way to simply get a Bachelor's degree in
                         Liberal Arts without having to pick a field to specialize
                         in, which I was not actually very interested in.  I also
                         decided to pursue work opportunities throughout my academic
                         career.
    
    
                 164134  2:WMAJ  less theory and more application.  We learn an
                         unbelievable amount of theoretical mathematics that is
                         completely useless outside of the class it is presented in.
                          I would rather learn applications and number crunching
                         than proofs.
    
                         3:BMAJ  you're kidding right?
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  classes are not based upon equivalent
                         material.  One class may use an entirely different
                         foundation that does not carry over to the next class.  The
                         teachers obviously know the material, but they aren't great
                         at transfering it to students.  The material is overly
                         theoretical and would be better suited for graduate level
                         study.
    
    
                 232666  1:GOALS-SOME  I know more about the universe now then when
                         I started that's good. But I'd like to see higher standards
                         from math professors, make us work harder
    
                         2:WMAJ  Chris Greene was the professor others should strive
                         to be.  He taught abouve the class which required us all to
                         strive and work harder and I'm much better for it.  CU has
                         some smart people and I think alot of professors teach
                         below their capabilities.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Knowing more about the universe
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I'm double majoring and I want to know
                         more about the universe.
    
    
                 257255  1:GOALS-SOME  It has provided me with more than enough of a
                         back ground to teach math in high school, and in some
                         senses that is good, and in others it is a bit frustrating
                         b/c I feel as if I could have gone on to get an education
                         degree after having taken CALC I.
    
                         2:WMAJ  can't think of anything right now
    
                         3:BMAJ  the instructors and advisors
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I decided I no longer wanted to pursue a
                         career in psychology and decided I wanted to get a degree
                         in mathematics so that I can teach it in a high school one
                         fine day!
    
    
                 311842  5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I want to complete a second major which
                         I had not started until my Junior year.
    
    
                 341518  5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I was forced to work for two years and
                         resume my college education later.
    
    
                 408717  1:GOALS-NO    Courses are often offered at random times,
                         with random teachers, who seem to have little or no
                         interest in the particular course you are taking. I often
                         find it difficult to get in certain classes, and no one
                         drops classes until after the first exam (when it is too
                         late to get in). Classes change so much from semester to
                         semester--classes that sound interesting one semester are
                         often taught very differently the next semester.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would create a philosophy of Mathematics degreee.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Flexibility in upper division classes.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I took time of, and transferred a couple
                         times.
    
    
                 417602  1:GOALS-DEF   My math degree has given the necessary
                         knowledge to go along with my physics degree in the pursuit
                         of a PhD in physics.
    
                         2:WMAJ  A stronger mathematics dept where the faculty
                         interacted more with the students and encouraged them to
                         become active in research.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The dept is very organized and logical.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I came into CU with a lot of AP credit,
                         which has allowed flexibility in my schedule and has
                         practically guaranteed a 4 year graduation.
    
    
                 432102  1:GOALS-DEF   I came here to learn... I started with no
                         major and am planning on leaving wtih two degrees. I felt
                         that no matter what I was intent on learning here at CU it
                         would be possible. I am also often surprised by the things
                         I didn't expect to Learn, from the more general educational
                         curriculum.
    
                         2:WMAJ  More structure, and perhaps diferent curriculums
                         that reflect the different paths which exist in the
                         computer science industry.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The relatively small size of the department
                         (faculty and students) which makes getting to know people
                         very easy, and is very useful in the learning environment.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  After taking a year off out of high
                         school, which is something I reccomend looks into, I came
                         into CU with a fresh start and made sure I took some
                         serious time assesing possible majors. I used my first year
                         as a way to look at several different options. I setteled
                         on going into the engineering department and more
                         specifically with computer science. Not once since I made
                         my decision have I regretted my choice of major. I think it
                         was critical for me to really put everything in perspective
                         and also for me to refelct and see what I wanted to
                         accomplish with my life. Having taken the the extra time I
                         never felt rushed and I believe that has helped me make the
                         right decisions, acedemic and otherwise, while I am here at
                         CU.
    
    
                 457111  1:GOALS-SOME  My educational goals throughout the course of
                         my study. This is NOT the fault of my major department. I
                         changed what I wanted.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Fire Homer Ellis, not let him teach, or at least
                         force him to incorporate more structure into his classes.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Sarcastically speaking, the fact that I am actually
                         qualified for absolutely nothing.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  When I'm a junior I'm going to have sex
                         with a drunk woman I meet at a bar. She'll have my baby and
                         I'll be forced to quit school. After struggling for 9
                         years, taking classes part-time, I will finally return to
                         school as a full-time student only to find that although I
                         am more diligent than I was when I was 22, I lack the
                         skills in my major to do as well as I did when I was a
                         full-time student before.
    
    
                 475019  1:GOALS-SOME  The program meet my desire to learn,
                         sometimes though the classes and the professors were
                         lacking.
    
                         2:WMAJ  The strict aspect of what you must take outside of
                         your major, I would allow any classes outside of my major
                         to count towards a set total amount of required credit.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Almost all of the professors had a love for what
                         they were teaching.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I took some time to decide what major I
                         was interested in and went on study abroad.
    
    
                 503396  5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  trying to get the most out of this place.
    
    
                 559220  1:GOALS-DEF   I feel it has given me gooed knowlege in the
                         field of mathematics, and I can explain the foundations of
                         it for teaching purposes.  It has also helped me in
                         managing time spent between schoolwork and cheerleading.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would like to not have a blind teacher, but for
                         Analysis that was the only section I could take with my
                         schedual
    
                         3:BMAJ  I really enjoyed my number theory class.  Part was
                         because of my professor (Tubbs) who was great, and also
                         because that material really interested me.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I have to complete student teaching, and
                         I have taken between 12 and 16 hours each semester which
                         put me behind by only 1 semester.
    
    
                 570463  2:WMAJ  more selective acceptance requirements.  i feel
                         there is currently a dilution of talent in the math
                         department.
    
                         3:BMAJ  the faculty are top-notch and the classes cover a
                         broad range of theoretical topics.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I entered freshman year with 36 hours of
                         AP credit.
    
    
                 577252  1:GOALS-SOME  I feel somewhat satisfied with the education
                         at boulder.  I feel I have an excellent well-roundedness.
                         However, I don't feel that I particularly excell very well
                         in one field.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Get rid of the MFAT (Major Field Acheviement Test).
                         Hire more advisors.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The faculty is very proficent and skilled in my
                         major field.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I transfer in as a junior and CU gave me
                         the shaft on transfer credit.  I was very dissatisfied with
                         the transfer credit I recieved.
    
    
                 591461  1:GOALS-DEF   The class selection was very good. It allowed
                         me to follow my physics major. Some of the professors were
                         a little incompetent as teachers while accomplished as
                         mathemeticians.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would have liked more interaction with the
                         faculty. I would have also liked more opportunities for
                         research.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Nothing comes to mind.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I had two majors.
    
    
                 656965  1:GOALS-DEF   Get more teachers that speak english. It is
                         very discouraging to have TA that do not speak the english
                         language, go to school for free, and do not care about our
                         education. Some of us are paying a lot of money to get a
                         quality education and I think the university should better
                         reflect this in their choice of undergraduate teaching
                         staff, especially TA's.
    
                         2:WMAJ  AS mentioned before, i would seriously look over
                         the cualifications of the people I hire to be TA's. A
                         knowledge of the english language is essential, an critical
                         to the job of teaching. I am appaled at the number of TA
                         that CANNOT communicate with their class.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  Because I have to earn a living outside
                         the classroom.
    
    
                 659262  1:GOALS-NO    The programs were too easy.  I was able to
                         drift through both majors with minimal effort while
                         maintaining a near 4.0 gpa.  I had a few classes that lived
                         up to my expectations of college classes, but most seemed
                         like high school courses.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would make the program more challenging in
                         general.  More classes, more material covered, stricter
                         grading, etc.
    
                         3:BMAJ  It didn't require more than a few hours a week for
                         homework, so I had a lot of free time.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  It actually took three years, and could
                         have taken less time.  I came in with over 30 credits from
                         AP tests.  If I knew how easy college coursework was I
                         would have taken a lot more classes each semester and
                         graduated in two and a half or less years.
    
    
                 676344  1:GOALS-DEF   I have been challenaged and I was forced to
                         really use my mind to get through my classes.  Math is
                         different than other majors where I feel like you just
                         regurate the information.  Even though I hated my major at
                         times I'm glad I did it.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The professors, they push you to expand your mind.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I got my requirements done, and I done
                         want to give CU anymore money.
    
    
                 716104  2:WMAJ  Don't have graduate students teach. Also teach
                         faculty how to teach. Much of the Mathematics faculty do
                         not know how to teach and thus makes the classes and the
                         content excruciating. I used to love Mathematics, but the
                         faculty drains all of the enjoyment out of it. Many of them
                         do not know how to connect with their students. I've had
                         some courses where it has taken two months before the
                         instructor/professor informs the students what is expected
                         out of them or if they will even use homework in the
                         course. Poor planning. Easily seen that instructors do not
                         care about their students.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Jeanne Clelland is an AWESOME teacher.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  It is impossible not to finish all of
                         one's coursework in four years if a person actually cares
                         about obtaining an education at the university.
    
    
                 744727  1:GOALS-DEF    My educational goals encompassed many fields
                         and subjects of study.  I was very pleased with the fact
                         that even though CU pushed certain reqs on me I was still
                         able to pick my classes from a fairly large pool.        
                         Also, I wish that there were fewer restrictions in terms of
                         being able to take classes that are not my major.
                         Particularly in Literature, there seemed to be only two
                         classes available: Shakespeare and Contemporary Lit - there
                         is got to be more!       Overall, however, I am very happy
                         with CU and the flexibility it provides.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Nothing - great job!
    
                         3:BMAJ  The best thing about my major program is that there
                         is NOTHING I'd like to change about it (see above).
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  I gots to move on!  I completed all my
                         reqs, no reason to stay longer.  Eager to go to grad school.
    
    
                 745007  5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I got involved in an internship I was
                         not prepared for.  I let the internship take precedence
                         over academic activities which resulted in very poor
                         academic performance over several semesters.  The fault is
                         entirely my own, including accepting the internship, not
                         being prepared for it, and letting it affect my academics
                         as it did.  In any case, the struggles associated with the
                         experience have greatly extended my time at CU and will
                         make it much more difficult for me to achieve post-graduate
                         academic goals.
    
    
                 747984  1:GOALS-SOME  Some courses drifted to far away from the
                         course description. The teaching of upper level courses
                         seemed to be vague, they had the approach that the students
                         had to teach themselves the material, which didn't work for
                         me.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Some of the required courses. There are courses
                         that I feel are unnecessary to the route that I wish to
                         persue, but unfortunately are required by the program.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The advising. Unlike the engineering advising, my
                         programs advising is actually helpful and willing to meet
                         with you. The fact that there is a requirments sheet that
                         shows the relevent courses is also a big help.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I have 3 majors which span two degrees.
                         I took me a while to discover what I wanted to do at CU and
                         once I finally realized my goals, it tokk about 2 years to
                         be in a position where I could begin working towards the
                         aforementioned goals. I also wanted to experience study
                         abroad which adds time to my education at CU.
    
    
                 778851  1:GOALS-SOME  Additional courses I was interested in taking
                         were often not available.
    
                         2:WMAJ  More interaction with industry (any related
                         industry).
    
                         3:BMAJ  The Professors.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I spent a semester in Argentina helping
                         family memebers.
    
    
                 807147  1:GOALS-SOME  Mathematics provided me with a solid base of
                         knowledge but left me on my own when it came to learning
                         how to apply it (i.e. using Maple/Mathematica/Matlab and
                         limited programming). There are also very few research
                         opprotunities, something which CU is clearly behind in with
                         respect to other institutions. In my honest opinion, a
                         minority of superstar Professors (Goodrich, the Clellands,
                         etc.) really carry this program. However, if I knew of
                         someone who was serious about studying Mathematics I'd
                         probably recomend going elsewehre becasue one doesn't
                         normally recieve the individualized attention and research
                         oprotuinities at CU that are easily available elsewhere.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Again, more individualized attention from
                         Professors who really care.
    
                         3:BMAJ  If you ask around and work it right, you can take
                         classes from a bunch of great Professors who really know
                         the material well and are excited about it.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  that's how long I could afford to pay
                         and two years past the point where I felt the return of my
                         investment.
    
    
                 885572  2:WMAJ  As a physics major I felt like we were just
                         scratching the surface on most subjects instead of focusing
                         on understanding one thing very well.  The course work was
                         always a mile long, but only an inch deep.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I am recieving two degrees; implying
                         that I must stay in college for a required five years.
    
    
                 897154  3:BMAJ  Intro to Abstract Math was the best course
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I came to CU with 19 credits in my major
                         from AP tests and classes I took while in high school.
    
    
                 912388  2:WMAJ  Professor skill at interaction with students.  Less
                         intuitive teachers perhaps.  Better description of what
                         classes are cross-listed as graduate and at what level they
                         will be taught.  Abstract Algebra 2 was cross listed and I
                         was not aware that it was a purely graduate level course
    
                         3:BMAJ  Very clear major requirements, flexible.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I had to drop a course late, otherwise I
                         would have finished in four years.  Now I have to take a
                         summer class.
    
    
                 917252  1:GOALS-xxxx  I felt that the time spent doing homework for
                         my classes both in my major and otherwise would have been
                         better spent doing personal research and exploration in
                         mathematics.  I feel like I've gained more understanding of
                         mathematics from my personal studies than I have at CU, and
                         much to my dismay, I don't feel like I've earned an
                         education, but just a diploma signifying my ability to
                         commit long hours to mind-numbing activities.
    
    
                 936073  2:WMAJ  More advisors! It is so hard to schedule a time to
                         meet with my advisor, due to her busy schedule. When I need
                         immediate help, I am turned away just as immediately.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I have no clue what my career interests
                         are. I enjoy most classes, however none truely compell me
                         to study further.
    
    
                 999502  1:GOALS-SOME  I was satisfied with the demand of the
                         professors
    
                         2:WMAJ  Better advising!
    
                         3:BMAJ  The dedication and super high quality of the
                         professors.  Small classes in math!
    
                         4:DODIFF  I thought about transferring and would still
                         consider doing it
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I just discovered what I want my major
                         to be and so I have to take extra classes to accomplish that
    
    
     
    Senior Survey 2004: Open-Ended Comments by College/Discipline - Major Group
      Group      IDnum   Comments ordered by Student ID - Question Response
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      AS-MCDB    110494  5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  money reasons.
    
    
                 131344  1:GOALS-SOME  Many of the upper division classes I saw in
                         the registration handbook my freshman year disappeared
                         before I ever could take them. This was very frustrating
                         because I had to continually throw away and remake my plans
                         for graduation. The classes I did end up taking, however,
                         were very well run and interesting.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Keep the list of electives more constant, and
                         include a critical thinking course. The only cirtical
                         thinking course close to MCDB is in biochemistry, which you
                         need to have an extra class in order to take anyway, so you
                         have to have 2 classes in order to fulfill the core
                         requirement. I disdain politics, which is unfortunately
                         where the majority of critical thinking core
                         requirement-filling classes are available. It's a waste of
                         my time.
    
                         3:BMAJ  It is intensive and thorough, covering just about
                         everything you could need to know about molecular biology.
    
                         4:DODIFF  I wouldn't have played video games. They wasted
                         far too much of my precious time.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I took an extra year to study abroad in
                         Japan. It was the best thing I've ever done. I pity those
                         who do not take the opportunity to expand themselves and
                         instead end up stuck in their own small, isolated, and
                         biased world.
    
    
                 144032  2:WMAJ  I'd make cell and molecular biology into one year
                         long course.  That way the two classes could build on each
                         other without being so repetative.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The labs are an amazing learning experience.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  Actually, I'm only going to take three
                         years because I earned so much credit while in high school.
                          My advisors kept trying to get me to take a lighter load
                         or classes that didn't really count for anything, so it's
                         only by taking control of my own education that I have
                         managed to graduate so soon.
    
    
                 153893  1:GOALS-xxxx  The gigantic lower division classes and the
                         disinterested T.A.'s teaching the lab sections made me feel
                         like a number. As a upper classman, the smaller courses
                         directed at critical thinking allowed me an oppertunity to
                         interact with the faculty and other students, but it still
                         seemed like too little too late. As a student with more
                         than one major, my MCDB advisor worked much harder than
                         either of my other advisors to know my name. Yet, overall I
                         would explain my educational experience as being thrown to
                         the wolves. I survived, but this program is tailored to
                         science majors that want to go into research, even though
                         it is a B.A. program. As a student who wants to apply my
                         bachelor's degree to other, more integrated fields of
                         science I feel ill-equipped to market my knowledge in the
                         work place. I do NOT believe this should be a B.A. program
                         because the heavy major requirements prevent a well-rounded
                         liberal arts degree. I would recommend, as would many of
                         classmates, that the MCDB major be awarded a B.S. It would
                         help them all get into medical school, after all.
    
    
                 215604  1:GOALS-SOME  I felt that I didn't get a chance in
                         lowerdivision courses to make presentations on current
                         research or learn strong scientific writing skills.  It
                         wasn't until my senior (4th year) when I began to do these
                         things.  Also, I feel that professors bombard us will
                         information, yet really don't do a good job of putting the
                         smaller pieces together into one big picture (ex: How
                         biochemistry relates to molecular biology)
    
                         2:WMAJ  More integration between the fields of molecular
                         biology, chemistry, genetics.  A greater focus on how
                         overall concepts relate to current research.  I would
                         strongly suggest not requiring students in the MCDB major
                         to take Physics.  It was a waste of my time and I feel it
                         had nothing to do with what I was studying in other
                         classes.  It is completely out of place.  Instead I suggest
                         adding an lower division scientific writing course or a
                         course on public speaking.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I have two majors and will have one
                         elective course in MCDB left after four years.  I prefer
                         not to take summer courses because I can't imagine learning
                         all the information in an MCDB course in such a limited
                         amount of time.
    
    
                 332731  1:GOALS-DEF   I think that my program could benefit from
                         relating the very detail-oriented components to larger
                         scale biological situations or theories. MCDB curriculum
                         can get a little caught up in specifics to the detriment of
                         the bigger picture.  Also, my experience with the physics
                         department here (in comparison to Notre Dame where I also
                         took physics) was very negative.  My professor was totally
                         disinterested and did not care about students and the
                         learning experience was dissatisfying at best.
    
                         2:WMAJ  The physics department needs work.  I would also
                         make research or internship opportunities known to students
                         from the start through their advisors.  I know my advisor
                         is just now implementing this and it would have been
                         helpful for me.
    
                         3:BMAJ  It is fascinating!  My professors have been very
                         passionate and knowledgeable and have made my experience
                         very enjoyable/beneficial.
    
                         4:DODIFF  I would have worked in a lab over one of my
                         summers here.  I could not do this kind of thing during the
                         academic year because I was a varsity athlete but I am
                         certain the experience would have made me more marketable
                         and would have helped round out my educational experience.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I started college out at Notre Dame and
                         chose to take a year off after my freshman year because I
                         was entirely burned out on varsity soccer and school.
                         After taking a year off I transferred to the University of
                         Colorado Boulder where I have finished my degree in four
                         years.  Therefore, I was a student for 4 years but took 5
                         years to go through the college experience.  Taking a year
                         off was one of the best decisions I ever made because it
                         helped me to learn many things about myself and grow as a
                         person in a way that being a student athlete did not allow.
                          I loved that I went to two different schools too; it has
                         given me a unique perspective on my academic and athletic
                         experiences that I would not otherwise have.
    
    
                 335495  1:GOALS-SOME  I had wished that there was more lab work or
                         required independent or lab-related research outside of the
                         normal classes.
    
                         2:WMAJ  More research and lab experience
    
                         3:BMAJ  Upper division electives integrate many of the
                         topics we have learned throughout the program into
                         different fields (ie immunology and human disease)
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  I am able to copmlete the graduation
                         requirements in 4 years and will have plenty of school left
                         ofter I graduate from CU.
    
    
                 339919  1:GOALS-DEF   I felt like MCDB was a good mix of all types
                         of science.  I really though that the the program had a
                         great selection of upper division elective courses.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would definitely have a GRE subject exam class
                         offered by the program (sort of a review class of what was
                         learned the past three years).  I would have the councelors
                         give out schedules and planners like the engineering
                         program does.  I would have councelors inform us more about
                         graduating with honors.  I would also have our program
                         promote doing more things outside of just studying.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I like how we could sign up for programs a semester
                         early if we were on the waitlist.  I also liked how three
                         of the four core biology classes had labs with them.  I
                         think the labs are very important.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I have finished all of my credit and
                         course requirments.  I do not feel like I need to stay
                         longer since I've learned a substancial amount of
                         information that should help me make near future decisions.
    
    
                 378717  1:GOALS-SOME  I enjoy the hands on experience in the field,
                         but educationally I don't feel I have recieved a quality
                         education in comparison to that of a small school that is
                         not so focused on research.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would have the hard upperdivision courses taught
                         by those who really want to be there teaching.  I think a
                         lot of the professors who are mainly researchers don't care
                         as much about teaching.
    
                         3:BMAJ  It is very cutting edge and I feel like we have all
                         the lab equipment necessary to have good research
                         experience.
    
                         4:DODIFF  I would have stayed at the smaller instituion
                         which I began my studies.  I feel like I recieved a better
                         education where the faculty was more caring and showed more
                         interest in the development of their students academically.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I transfered to CU after a year and a
                         half at another institution.  All of my credits transfered
                         but some did not transfer as anything useful. I feel like I
                         was not advised very well as to witch classes would be good
                         to take with others. I have had to work during my full
                         college expereince which I find not to be the norm at CU so
                         therefore I will be taking longer than four years to
                         graduate.
    
    
                 392848  1:GOALS-DEF   The department is flexible enough to allow me
                         to study a braod range of subjects both in and out of the
                         department. I managed to study a lot of different kinds of
                         biology and chemistry as well as taking lots of math and
                         physics classes. And I was able to do all this while
                         working full-time to pay for tuition. All in all, this
                         department allowed me to do what I wanted to do to become a
                         better biologist.
    
                         2:WMAJ  MORE LAB COURSES      And really, how about some
                         critical thinking in these lab courses. How about asking
                         some questions like: how would you go about showing such
                         and such, then do so. It's better than the cookbook crap
                         you do, and avoid the problem you have in cell lab, where
                         you say design an experiment but we were all sophomores and
                         didn't know where to even start. It would be way more
                         intelligent to give the question we're supposed to answer,
                         then let us decide wether to do a blot or use inhibitors or
                         whatever.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Good courses offered. Many schools don't offer
                         classes like Biology of Aging and Brain, Thought and
                         Action. You guys do a real good job of letting the students
                         learn cool stuff without sacrificing teaching the
                         fudamentals.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  There's just so much to study and
                         college is the only time in your life when your primary
                         resposnibility to to learn, and everything else comes
                         second.
    
    
                 461789  1:GOALS-DEF   I felt that the areas that I needed
                         improvement were dealt with in classes I've taken, and I
                         feel better about the understanding I have of science and
                         research.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Increase faculty, therefore, decrease class sizes.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The caring support and willingness to help students
                         from faculty.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I transferred from APU, located in
                         Azusa, CA, after my third year there.  I needed 1.5 more
                         years after applying to CU to finish my degree. (total of
                         4.5 years).
    
    
                 463659  1:GOALS-DEF   I had a great degree of exposure to various
                         specialties within my field of study. These were helpful in
                         determing my future studies.
    
                         2:WMAJ  The stringency of grades in large courses to weed
                         out people who cannot learn as fast as others, and also the
                         weighted amount of credit given to chemistry courses
                         (general chem. and organic chem.).
    
                         3:BMAJ  The research experiences I had, as well as the
                         other opportunities gained through these.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  i was able to fulfill all of my needed
                         courses for my degree. I also came in to college as an open
                         option major. I would advise you to take any advance
                         placement courses you can.
    
    
                 472875  1:GOALS-DEF   The MCDB program allowed me to have hands-on
                         experience that I feel is pertinent to my future career
                         plans.  The program also expanded my knowledge of topics
                         and did not require me to simply memorize the material.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I wish I didn't have to take Organic chemistry but
                         I realize that is necessary for my planned future
                         profession.
    
                         3:BMAJ  All of the laboratories.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I transfered from Colorado State
                         University and not all of my credits transfered.  The core
                         curriculum at CU is slightly different that at CSU which
                         also puts me behind.  However, I feel that the transfer to
                         CU was worth while since I have learned a lot more in the
                         last two semesters here than I learned during my whole
                         career at CSU.
    
    
                 488098  1:GOALS-DEF   The program was very effective in covering
                         all the bases in mcdb - it would be nice to have more
                         useful labs...more like a real lab...and developmental
                         biology was terrible (I took it with Bill Wood and Jennifer
                         Knight) and it was extremely unsatisfactory.  Otherwise I
                         thoroughly enjoyed my major and I would recommend it to a
                         friend.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would not let Bill Wood and Jennifer Knight teach
                         developmental biology.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The ease with which I was able to get lab research
                         experience.
    
                         4:DODIFF  I would not take developmental biology with Bill
                         Wood and Jennifer Knight.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  I only need four years to finish my
                         degree.
    
    
                 509852  1:GOALS-SOME  i achieved a strict research major which i
                         will not really use since i want to be a clincal physician.
                          i wish that there were a few more opportunities for more
                         physiological biology outside of electives that ones takes
                         their senior year.
    
                         2:WMAJ  teachers that care more about the students rather
                         than their research
    
                         3:BMAJ  how well it prepares you for med school
    
                         4:DODIFF  snowboard 80 days a year
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  my major is set up to take four years if
                         you dont fail
    
    
                 511249  2:WMAJ  Some faculty members seemed too caught up in their
                         research to care much about the students. Also, some of the
                         chemistry labs required so much "busywork" that it was hard
                         to care about the techniques we were learning.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The hands on experiences in the lab, learning
                         techniques that will be useful in a job situation.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I declared my major in my first
                         semester, and was able to get into all the classes I needed
                         to take.
    
    
                 545261  1:GOALS-SOME  I feel my degree choice was not completely a
                         perfect match for me, but by the time I realized it I was
                         already on my way in the major.  In order to graduate in 4
                         years I could not afford to start over in a new major.  I
                         did enjoy many of my classes, but I feel especially in the
                         lower level courses the professors/instructors didn't care
                         much about my progress in the course.  In my upper division
                         courses I feel much more confident about what I got out of
                         the class.  I feel the professors had much more of a vested
                         interest in my well being as a student.  Overall a great
                         program though.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I worked very hard to graduate with two
                         majors.  The only reservation I have is if you are not
                         entirely sure about what you want to do, it will take you
                         more than 4 years at least in my experience.  Go in with a
                         very good idea of what you would like to do or stay open
                         option for at least a semester.
    
    
                 583313  1:GOALS-SOME  I believe that there is too much emphasis on
                         the chemistry aspects of my major.  I also believe that
                         some of the core requirements are not useful.
    
                         2:WMAJ  less chemistry
    
                         3:BMAJ  course availibility
    
                         4:DODIFF  I would have waited to declare my major.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  my major was well planned out ahead of
                         time and I came into school with 68 credits.  I also plan
                         on attending medical school out of college, so I don't want
                         to extend my undergraduate education with so much more
                         schooling in my future.
    
    
                 585678  2:WMAJ  nothing
    
                         3:BMAJ  lab class
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I'd like to have more knowledge about my
                         major
    
    
                 594396  1:GOALS-SOME  The level of competition was too high, made
                         it hard to focus on learning, because I had to focus on
                         grades too much. The attitudes of some faculty about
                         medical education vs. scientific education created a bit of
                         an unfriendly environment depending on which side of things
                         one fell on.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  After 3 years in one major, focusing on
                         a science education, thinking that it'd be the best bet to
                         get me into medical school, I found myself unhappy and
                         unfulfilled. My true inclinations were in a more humanities
                         oriented field, so I added Psychology as a second major.
                         This added another year to my educational career, which was
                         time well spent. I was able to study things that I was more
                         passionate about, and gain confidence through taking
                         classes that came naturally to me, doing well with
                         considerably less effort.
    
    
                 640187  5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I know what I want to major in and what
                         I want to do after I graduate.
    
    
                 640241  1:GOALS-DEF   I was able to work in a lab on campus wich
                         allowed me to better understand the concepts I learned in
                         class. In addition the MCDB department had very well
                         informed teachers that were enthusiastic about the
                         material. I feel I have learned a lot, and the department
                         is a strong one.
    
                         2:WMAJ  The advisors were not very good.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The material and teachers.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I worked hard, and didn't change my
                         major.
    
    
                 653017  1:GOALS-DEF    I sought out the hands-on internships
                         myself, which really helped alot with getting into a good
                         graduate school.
    
                         2:WMAJ  More emphasis on real world work, more internships,
                         practical applications, etc.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Biology of the Cancer cell was  a great class and
                         really informational.  Also, I really feel like I can
                         interpret real world news about biology and  explain it to
                         others.
    
                         4:DODIFF  I would have liked to take advantage of the study
                         abroad opportunities.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I worked full-time and went to school in
                         my spare time.
    
    
                 656095  1:GOALS-SOME  wasn't a real help for pre med
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would have more of a pre med major that covered
                         more broad topics than either MCDB or EPOB
    
                         3:BMAJ  It makes you work hard.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I am finished with all required course
                         work.  Also taking longer than four years would cost a lot
                         more money and may not look as good when applying for
                         work      
    
    
                 709514  1:GOALS-DEF   not enough real world/job experience.  too
                         much theory not enough skill acquirement.
    
                         2:WMAJ  smaller classes with more lab experiences.  this
                         major is directed towards a profession in research yet most
                         of us who graduate with MCDB degree are lost in a lab,
                         don't know basic techniques, and are limited in experience.
                          limits our desireability as an employee or graduate study
                         candidate.  also, why is it a bachelors of art and not
                         science?
    
                         3:BMAJ  great professors and good assistanceship programs
                         (if you know where to look).
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  it took me 2 semesters to decide what
                         major i wanted so it set me back a whole year.  also there
                         are a lot of core requirements outside of my major
                         requirements.  with such difficult classes required for my
                         major it was hard to find time to take the general core
                         classes.  i took summer classes and large class loads in
                         the spring and fall semesters.
    
    
                 748064  1:GOALS-SOME  I think the mcd-biology program here at CU is
                         probably one of the best.
    
                         2:WMAJ  try to make it less about memorizing things and
                         more about just understanding the concepts.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Very difficult but rewarding.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  because it's expensive and I need to
                         finish as fast as possible.
    
    
                 773656  1:GOALS-SOME  I have gotten an excellent biology education.
                          The proffessors were well trained and informed.  However,
                         I would have liked more economic and racial diversity in
                         the student body.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would make it a little less demanding.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I learned a lot and I felt like the professors were
                         all very informed and educated about the topic they were
                         teaching.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  I have taken a full class load every
                         semester.  I am also anxious to graduate because I will be
                         attending medical school in the fall.
    
    
                 791498  2:WMAJ  a much more straighforward PLAN OF ACTION for
                         course selection and scheduling for transfer students-- A
                         simple page that gives all the classes necessary, semesters
                         offered and ELECTIVE credits, also what overlaps between
                         cores and how many credits each, FCQ's, feasability of
                         course loads, etc...  I'm aware most of this is available,
                         but it's spread out on too many websites or packets; set up
                         ONE packet with all the info
    
                         3:BMAJ  The professors in the upper division and a fair
                         number in lower division are so well qualified that I feel
                         no matter what I go on to do after graduation, I will be AT
                         LEAST adequately learned in most subject areas.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I tranferred after my freshman year and
                         declard my major quite late.  However, I am really
                         frusterated with my current graduation status because I
                         don't feel like the school really tries to help people
                         graduate ON TIME.  Rather, it seems like I have to wait for
                         certain classes that are prerequisites (for other classes
                         that I need) a semester later than I would like.  It is
                         frusterating and while I enjoy almost all of the classes I
                         have taken in MCDB, scheduling and late graduation taint
                         that satisfaction.
    
    
                 806371  2:WMAJ  I would like to see increased availability for
                         courses such as Immunology and some other upper division
                         courses that did not seem to be offered on a consistent
                         basis.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The upper division electives.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I took 12 credit hours or less at least
                         three or four times. I had 8 credit hours of AP credit but
                         I was just never quite driven enough to graduate in four
                         years and some classes such as lower division writing are
                         impossibly hard to get into.
    
    
                 852870  5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  It has taken me a while to find a
                         carreer in which i'm interested.  As you know I've been
                         studying Philosophy for the past four years simply because
                         i enjoy it.  I've been working in doctor Koral's office for
                         a while, and i have liked it so much that I've decided to
                         become a dentist.
    
    
                 907558  1:GOALS-SOME  Since I am not a traditional student, I find
                         that saome courses are wasting my time and my money. I want
                         to get my degree before I am retirement age, and with all
                         of the extra coures it is taking longer than I expected.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Not as much fluff courses needed.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Lots of opportunity for lab work in the class.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I didn't know what I wanted to be when I
                         grew up and so the first couple of years I wasted because I
                         took classes that didn't  help towards my major.
    
    
                 922125  1:GOALS-DEF   Not only doesthe MCDB department give me the
                         opportunity to learn the course work, but the
                         instructors(eg Trevor Mendelow), and profs(eg Jenny
                         Knight)also satisfy my desire to expand my knowledge on the
                         relevant subjects of interest.        I am also satisfied
                         with other departments.  The Geology department, to mention
                         one, has amazed me with the quality of prof. Jason Neff,
                         and lab TA Annie Schilla.  The Global Change II lecture and
                         lab force one to expand his/her global awareness.      
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would require every MCDB student to take an
                         introductory course to organic chemistry.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The opportunities to do research are wonderful.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  After high school I sailed the world on
                         a destroyer for three years, and when I finally began
                         attending colleg, I needed minor academic refinements.  It
                         is not uncommon for an MCDB major/Biochem minor to take mor
                         than four years to complete his/her degree without taking
                         brush-up courses.  This major can ealily take longer to
                         complete than other less specialized majors.  When you do
                         graduate, you will indeed have many doors open to you.
                         Biology is the study life.
    
    
                 925352  1:GOALS-SOME  The MCDB program did meet some of my
                         education goals, but not all of them.  I feel as if this
                         school is in what I like to call the "Boulder Bubble".  I
                         don't feel as though I learned anything about the real
                         world through my educational experience, other than the
                         fact that some professors are so wrapped up in their
                         reasearch they're too busy to teach or take extra time out
                         to post things up in a timely manner for their classes.  It
                         seems to me that there are so many things going on in the
                         world in molecular biological sciences, yet no one takes
                         the extra effort to make us aware of it.  I would love to
                         have a class that did that, because with the small amount
                         of free time I have, I don't have time to read the news or
                         research things on my own.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Don't take away a good advisor, such as Susan
                         Wollman, and replace her with someone like Ginny Darr, who
                         doesn't understand her role as an ADVISOR, who is an "I
                         don't know, why don't you look it up yourself" type of
                         person.  That made this year of this major program very
                         hard, because I was unsure on a lot of things that I needed
                         to get done, and the person to ask wasn't very helpful in
                         the least.  I feel like I had to look and search on the CU
                         website myself, instead of being able to go to someone who
                         has a general idea on how to access the info quickly and
                         respond quicly.      
    
                         3:BMAJ  The MCDB electives.  I feel like I learned a great
                         deal, and they were fun and informative.  The classses were
                         smaller, and therefore there was more professor-student
                         interaction.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I am double degreeing, and have decided
                         on a minor.
    
    
                 930888  1:GOALS-DEF   I have had the chance to work for two years
                         in a research lab while here doing real research
    
                         2:WMAJ  No or less organic chemistry
    
                         3:BMAJ  Opportunity for research
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I took time off of school, and returned
                         with a new major
    
    
                 932223  5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I wanted to explore a greater variety of
                         coursework and gain more experience.
    
    
                 951834  1:GOALS-SOME  I should have spent more time on gathering
                         knowledge about the lab and lab persons I was working with
                         rather than just trying to satisfy the deadline for
                         applications for URAP.
    
                         3:BMAJ  URAP.  I enjoyed Tin Tin Su's Genetics class.
    
                         4:DODIFF  achieved a higher gpa
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I payed attention to which courses will
                         count for more than one requisite for my major i.e.:
                         critical thinking and MCDB elective.  I also took 6 credits
                         last summer in order to graduate on time.  I changed my
                         major junior year and studied abroad for one semester.
    
    
                 980928  1:GOALS-SOME  The program offered tons of education
                         relating to the subjects I was interested in but becuase of
                         the rigid requierments there were reas of specialization
                         that I was not able to explore (also due to course
                         offering).  I am leaving feeling edcuated and more mature
                         in my field, but did not begin this procss of learning and
                         growing in my field until late in the game becuase there
                         was no internal support from the department.
    
                         2:WMAJ  MORE INTERNAL SUPPORT FOR MAJORS-- biology is hard,
                         we need freinds and faculty support.  That definately needs
                         to change, more community in the major is necessary.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Upper division professors.  They are brillinat and
                         at the top of their field, they are the best resource for
                         people going into science.
    
                         4:DODIFF  Well, I didn't feel like I knew what it took to
                         do well in college, so I didn't spend that much time on it.
                          Now that I knw and I do these things, I can do better in
                         schol, I enjoy it more and I get way more out of it so I
                         would study harder and know my profs becuase they are the
                         best source of knowledge.  I would like to have studied
                         abroad, but my major would not allow it (unless I took and
                         extra year) thus I would like to have taken more time to
                         graduate so I could do that, but financially I couldn't
                         make that commitment.  I wish i had not locked my self into
                         a major right away and known that you can get into med
                         school with other degrees than biology.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I have to so that my parents will pary
                         for it.  I wish I could stay longer!!
    
    
     
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      AS-PHIL    274803  1:GOALS-SOME  I discovered later in my studies (maybe late
                         Junior year) that I wanted more practical philosophy
                         education, but by that time it was too late to do much
                         about it. Which is more my fault than the school's,
                         actually.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Exemption from the Critical Thinking core
                         requirement.
    
                         3:BMAJ  There's room for most anything.
    
                         4:DODIFF  I would have double majored in Philosophy and
                         MCDB.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I'd rather take any extra time I could
                         spend in undergraduate classes and use that for graduate
                         school.
    
    
                 287283  2:WMAJ  Smaller classes
    
                         3:BMAJ  Faculty is pretty good
    
                         4:DODIFF  maybe add a minor
    
    
                 308823  1:GOALS-SOME  My philosophy teachers teach very well, they
                         communicate well with students, care about them, and
                         encourage them to study things further. Overall, that
                         contributed to my being more willing to work hard and more
                         interested in what I was learning about, and from that I
                         met my goals.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would provide more opportunities to study free
                         will and philosophy of action, moral philosophy and
                         personal identity. Overall, I think it would be nice to
                         more opportunities for really specialized studies in
                         certain areas of philosophy.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The coursework overall has provided a very strong
                         foundation in the major areas of philosophical inquiry.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I am getting two degrees, so I need 150
                         credits instead of 120. Technically, I could finish the
                         requirements for both my majors, along with my core
                         requirements in four years and maybe 130 credits instead of
                         120 or 150. But instead of finishing in four years, I have
                         to stay here for another year and take a bunch of rather
                         pointless electives and spend thousands of dollars on
                         tuition. I could have saved time and money and received
                         just as good an education and have a good experience if the
                         credit policy would change to less than 150 hours for two
                         degrees.
    
    
                 315306  5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I changed majors, transfered schools,
                         and took time off.
    
    
                 320663  1:GOALS-DEF   They met my goals of developing my
                         interpersonal & communication skills, as well as learning
                         about biological systems in depth.
    
                         2:WMAJ  The option of having my area of concentration on my
                         diploma, eg. "Philosophy with a Concentration on Medical
                         Ethics"
    
                         3:BMAJ  Great professors that meet and exceed all
                         expectations.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I have planned ahead of time so I need
                         not spend the extra money on my education which ulitmately
                         is (hopefully) going to get me a job.
    
    
                 322161  1:GOALS-SOME  I liked my professors, but the variety within
                         my major was lacking, and specialization of very narrow
                         topics was essentially non-existent.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I wish there were more desks in the classrooms.
                         Sitting on the floor is a tad ridiculous when this
                         education costs so much.  Also, I would want more
                         professors, and more classes to choose from, with smaller
                         class sizes.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The professors!
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I enjoyed my first couple years, perhaps
                         a little too much, and changed majors in the middle of my
                         junior year.
    
    
                 345832  1:GOALS-DEF   i have been very pleased with the program
    
    
                 367584  1:GOALS-SOME  The student fees kept going up.  You pay the
                         fees then have to pay to print or do most anything else.
                         It was ridiculous.  I felt like the university should have
                         made things like printing for classes and printing papers
                         as easy as possible on students.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Less paper writing.  I understand the importance of
                         learning to write a good paper, especially in Philosophy.
                         But, it gets so old! I wish there were more projects,
                         presentations, community related activities, etc..  By
                         mid-semester I am always burnt-out on writing philosophy
                         papers; they're all the same.  I even would prefer a
                         midterm exam or tests every now and then.  Besides, writing
                         a decent paper is VERY time consuming.  Especially on top
                         of doing the reading and comprehending the reading! Some
                         people can churn out great papers in a few hours, but most
                         of us cannot.  It's not very fair.  But let's mix up the
                         assignments...please!!!!
    
                         3:BMAJ  Plenty of discussion.  Discussion is great because
                         it keeps things interesting.  Bordom is a big problem and
                         discussion helps drastically.  Keep up the good work!
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  ...I have a clear understanding of what
                         I want in life.  Although, I recommend taking the time you
                         need to figure out where you want to go in life.  That is
                         important.  But, if you're like me and paying one of the
                         highest out-of-state tution rates in the country for a
                         public education, you'll want to finish as quickly as
                         possible so you don't spend the rest of your life paying
                         off student loans and holding a grudge against your
                         "beloved" alma mater...
    
    
                 393341  1:GOALS-SOME  I needed a 4 year degree to continue seeking
                         higher level degrees.  CU Boulder gave me an opportunity to
                         recieve that 4 year degree.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I don't need more than four years to
                         complete a 4 year degree.
    
    
                 436428  1:GOALS-DEF   I think the philosophy program help prepare
                         me for law school
    
                         2:WMAJ  Nothing, the philosophy dept. is great
    
                         3:BMAJ  The professors and the diverse material that I was
                         exposed to
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I am going to graduate in four years
                         because of two reasons.  the first reason is finacial.  I
                         am cut off after four years.  The second is that i feel
                         that it is time to move on to the next part of my
                         education.  I get the undergrad thing
    
    
                 459575  5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  i finished my classes
    
    
                 532776  1:GOALS-SOME  Majoring in philosophy has greatly helped me
                         in learning how to evaluate things from a logical and
                         unbiased standpoint the best I can.  Critically thinking is
                         applicable to affairs in any careers, and philosphy has
                         helped me to attain these skills.  However, the
                         availability of jobs after completing a bachelor's degree
                         in philosophy is very limited, which is often a
                         discouraging factor for those who enjoy the subject, yet
                         want an education that will give them a more solid
                         foundation.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Career fairs are helpful for students in evaluating
                         possible careers and thus undergraduate majors.  I was
                         never able to make it to any because of scheduling
                         conflicts.  I wasn't aware of Career Services until my
                         junior year, which by that point would have made it hard to
                         change majors and graduate in a timely manner.  Perhaps
                         there needs to be more of a guidance tool known to students
                         so that they might better explore their interests and
                         ultimately figure out what they want to do with the rest of
                         their lives.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Most of the philosphy professors are great.  They
                         present the material, not unveiling their view on the
                         matter, letting the students critically evaluate the
                         material for themselves.  Of the professors that I've had,
                         the best at letting students decide for themselves has been
                         Wes Morriston.  The worst, who presents material
                         one-sidedly, trying to convince the class his own personal
                         view is Michael Humer.  This method is highly ineffective
                         in philsophical discourse.  His intellectual dishonesty is
                         shameful to philosophers.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  at the end of my junior year I
                         discovered the realm of Classics, choosing to double major,
                         and since then it has been my passion.  So in an effort not
                         to overwhelm myself, I decided to take an extra semester or
                         two, so that I might perform better and better equip myself
                         for graduate school.
    
    
                 535706  1:GOALS-SOME  The program gave me a basic understanding of
                         how to think well, critically, and in an organized fashion
                         but did not take it further through rigor or high
                         standards.  I felt I was able to get by without putting
                         much effort into my work, thus, I became unchallenged and
                         did not face many things that would have motivated me to
                         delve deeper or try harder.
    
                         2:WMAJ  More motivation from faculty possibly incited
                         through their own motivation and high standards for their
                         students.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The classes which deal with issues and topics not
                         dominated by western culture.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  every class i take will fulfill either a
                         MAPS, CORE, or major requirement.
    
    
                 541499  1:GOALS-NO    Considering that all the good faculty are
                         fleeing for better positions and those that are here bitch
                         about it constantly, I don't know. You tell me.      
    
                         2:WMAJ  The new advisor has the emotional maturity of a
                         bluberry scone. So aside from just not knowing how to do
                         her job, she's an impossible person. She should go.
    
                         3:BMAJ  All the good faculty haven't left the building
                         screaming yet.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I have two majors and pre-vet
                         requirements to fulfill.
    
    
                 541562  1:GOALS-NO    Generally, my courses were not rigourous
                         enough, my professors did not adequately prepare for
                         lecture, course-size has been steadily increasing, and I
                         recived a fair ammount of poor advice from my advisor. Also
                         I believe that the wrong type of student is being
                         encouraged to attend the university- I get the impression
                         that many are here for the social scene.   That said, my
                         frustration lies mainly in the belief that the Philosophy
                         department has been squandering her considerable potential-
                         and both students and faculty are here responsible.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would get them more money; to hire more
                         professors, to offer more courses...
    
                         3:BMAJ  philosophy itself. Although I believe that the
                         program is way, WAY underfunded, its far and away the most
                         useful department on campus.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  too complicated to be useful for the
                         purposes of this survey- I've had health problems, and
                         family issues...
    
    
                 611666  2:WMAJ  more choice for single philosopher and metephysics
    
                         3:BMAJ  wes, carter, potter, carone (sp?)
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  it is crazy (not to mention nearly
                         impossible) to try and learn while taking five classes.
                         there is simply too much doing to be learning.
    
    
                 629214  1:GOALS-DEF   My goal was to come out with a general and
                         broad understanding of the history of philosophy, as well
                         as the ability to think and write critically.  The
                         philosophy program did a good job of enabling me to meet
                         these goals, especially by offering both lower- and upper-
                         division versions of courses regarding the same time
                         periods in the history of philosophy.  The program,
                         however, only offers existentialism every once and a while.
                          I never had the opportunity to take a course in philosophy
                         and literature.  Students interested in continential
                         philosophy may be disappointed by the course selection at
                         CU.  I think all philosophy students should at least be
                         exposed to it.  If the department could just offer one
                         course per semester or year, I think it would solve this
                         problem.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Course offerings in something related to philosophy
                         and literature or continential philosophy.  The department
                         is very analytic.  Also, some professors were more helpful
                         than others about teaching us how to read difficult and
                         historical philosophical texts.  Some of them prefer to
                         "spoon feed" us the material which is the only way to go if
                         that professor gives tests (because there needs to be an
                         agreed upon answer).  I think weekly or bi-weekly short
                         interpretive papers on a difficult passage would help them
                         teach this skill to us.  We could compare our answers with
                         those of the professors.  Spending more time on shorter
                         texts also helps build this skill.  Longer texts rush the
                         students; this makes it hard for them to think critically
                         about their own understanding of the text.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The instructors and professors were great!
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  because I wanted to complete a double
                         major in philosophy and religious studies as well as study
                         abroad in Germany for a year.  I am not troubled by the
                         fact that I needed an extra year to get everything done
                         that I wanted to do.  It was worth it.
    
    
                 633765  1:GOALS-SOME  It seems to me that the PHIL dept has a good
                         senso of analyical philosophy at the Upper level but not as
                         much diversity in topics such as ancient and political
                         philosophy.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I think i would offer more caveats to incoming
                         students of Philosophy especially those that are coming
                         from a different major. I feel that other dept.s offer more
                         info and more help in choosing the major.
    
                         3:BMAJ  N/A
    
                         4:DODIFF  I think that would prefer to be a PSCI major
                         because the material is more marketable in the job market.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  sstaying in school at CUBoulder is
                         icredibly expensive. I can barely afford to live in Boulder
                         and I am a Coloradan.
    
    
                 637251  1:GOALS-SOME  The program was often too slanted toward
                         modern and contemporary Western Philosophy. Although this
                         material is obviously extremely important, other areas of
                         Philosophy (such as Ancient Philosophy, Eastern and
                         non-Western systems of reasoning, etc.) also need treatment
                         in the department, in order that, if nothing else, students
                         may at least know more about them in general. Also, I found
                         that the emphasis on Ancient Philosophy in particular began
                         to wane in the department over the years I have been a
                         student here. There is little emphasis on the foreign
                         languages useful to the study of Philosophy, and little
                         consideration (as I said before) to non-Western,
                         non-contemporary/modern forms of Philosophy and the
                         languages that facilitate their study. As such, I have had
                         to resort to other departments as well as this one to
                         satisfy the goals I wish to achieve prior to graduate
                         school.    However, the department's treatment of
                         contemporary and modern Philosophy, though not as thorough
                         or as integrated as I would like to see, is not severely
                         lacking.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would like to see more diverse course offerings.
                         The existing course offerings are, I feel, insufficient for
                         the quality of the program that could readily exist at
                         CU-Boulder.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I have had several enthusiastic professors who have
                         inspired me to pursue certain subjects more thoroughly, and
                         who have encouraged creative treatment of the subject
                         matter. Along these same lines, I have also had good
                         experience with professors who have done a great deal of
                         academic work in their respective fields, and have greatly
                         enjoyed learning from their work.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I've been taking college classes since I
                         was sixteen. As such, I am about two years ahead and wish
                         to make use of the extra time to broaden the scope of my
                         education, rather than to graduate early.
    
    
                 663709  1:GOALS-SOME  The classes that I took in sociology, for my
                         sociology major, were mostly interesting and educational.
                         Though the classes in philosophy, for my philosophy major,
                         were most uneducational and off the topic. With a few
                         exception many of the philosophy professors don't really
                         teach anything, they just have off topic disscusions, which
                         isn't necessarily bad, but when a student takes a class to
                         learn about some topic they should be taught that topic and
                         not whatever the professor wants to talk about.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I was very satisfied with my advising in sociology
                         and pre-law, but my philosophy advising was very
                         disappointing. I foud Brindel rude and unhelpful. In most
                         part my classes were pretty helpful, especially my
                         sociological classes. I am satisfied.   ONE thing I played
                         rugby for CU and the school insurance would not cover my
                         acl surgery because it was do to colegiant activity. I
                         understand this policy but I am independent and the loans
                         that I had to take out to pay for my $25,000 dollar surgery
                         is going to be with me for a long time. My suggestion is
                         that there should be an option on the insurance policy that
                         athletes can choose, it would obviously be a bit more
                         expensive but hopefully prove helpful so that someone else
                         doesn't have to go through what I am.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The sociological proffessors.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  I pick my majors realitively quickly and
                         put in some long semester with a lot of hours.
    
    
                 704241  2:WMAJ  More emphasis to go learn beyond the scope of my
                         courses.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The accessability of the faculty.
    
    
                 768641  1:GOALS-SOME  Because I am a transfer student, I will have
                         to complete an extra semester in classes not related to my
                         field to meet the residency requirements.  While I
                         understand the purpose of the requirements it seems a bit
                         excessive.  Also I very much wanted to double major or
                         minor in ethnomusicology.  Unfortunately the way the
                         program is constructed I am not able to do so as an Arts
                         and Sciences student.
    
                         2:WMAJ  More continental, environmental and non western
                         philosophy.  Unfortunately most philosphy programs seem to
                         focus solely on the western traditions (particularly the
                         analytic traditions).  I would have loved to specialized in
                         non-western systems of thought but it's not an option and
                         there are little or no courses offered in that vein.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Great, super faculty. If I would have started with
                         CU I would have taken advantage of the Values and Social
                         Policy Option and tailored it to Environmental
                         studies/philosophy.
    
                         4:DODIFF  I'd try to get into the ethnomusicology program
                         right away.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I've transferred twice before graduating
                         at CU.
    
    
                 771540  1:GOALS-DEF   Cu had a good emphasis on current philosophy
                         that is substantially better than the training others I
                         know have recieved at other universities
    
                         2:WMAJ  Although not related to my major program, I would
                         decrease the core so that I could take more classes in my
                         major
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I transfered from another college and it
                         took some time to get all the courses i needed
    
    
                 827737  1:GOALS-DEF   I hated my English major, because in the end
                         it turns out that that department teaches relativism,
                         whereas in the Philosophy department, I learned that there
                         is an objective truth of the matter and we ought to try and
                         get closer to knowing it.  The problem with not believing
                         in objective truth is that there turn out to be no moral
                         standards for living, which I find extremely objectionable-
                         and detrimental for undergraduates to be learning in the
                         English department.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Philosophy: make it less analytical, and give more
                         opportunity for continental studies.
    
                         3:BMAJ  It taught me how to think, and changed my
                         perspective on life.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  Its possible, and I see no reason not to
                         graduate in the least possible amount of time-this is for
                         financial reasons.  I like school though, and might stay
                         longer if money weren't an issue.
    
    
                 854169  1:GOALS-SOME  I am interested in Philosophy of Mind. When I
                         was able to take a related course, due to having
                         pre-requisites and stable health, the class was cancelled.
                         I am not sure if I will be able to take it before I
                         graduate.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would like to see more courses and a greater
                         variety of courses offered on a regular basis.
    
                         3:BMAJ  There are already a lot of interesting courses
                         offered.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I have been ill and unable to take the
                         necessary credit load to graduate within such a deadline. I
                         am also taking an extra semester to focus on an honors
                         thesis.
    
    
                 914353  1:GOALS-SOME  At times I could not enroll in required
                         classes and I would be forced to sit on floors in some over
                         crowded classes.
    
                         2:WMAJ  To have required courses always offered evefry
                         semester.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The faculty is really good.
    
                         4:DODIFF  I always wanted to go abroad but never had time
                         to.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I worked hard and took summer school in
                         order to graduate on time.
    
    
                 936362  1:GOALS-SOME  It gave me the tools with which to make an
                         outstanding education.  It didn't push me to use those
                         tools (as, perhaps, an Ivy League school would), but it
                         gave me the opportunities.
    
                         2:WMAJ  More structure - make everyone go through classes
                         in order (e.g. first history, then epist and value theory,
                         then metaphysics).
    
                         3:BMAJ  some great profs
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I can't afford to take more.
    
    
                 953380  1:GOALS-SOME  No philosophy of language or mathematics
                         courses offered at any point during my tenure
                         whatsoever.   The writing class (3480) is invaluably
                         wonderful both for reading comprehension skills and writing
                         ability.   The overall major was interesting enough but I
                         would strongly reccomend against it as a single major.
    
                         2:WMAJ  The classes are exceedingly dull as there is little
                         philosophy involved other than straight lecture on assigned
                         texts.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Some of the professors are totally awesome.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I'm dual-majoring and in a concurrent
                         degree program.  Had I done a single major, even with the
                         concurrent degree program, I would have actually graduated
                         a semester early.
    
    
                 969053  3:BMAJ  The professors are fabulous in the philosophy
                         program here at CU.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  working my way through college is very
                         hard, and I need to be done with school already.
    
    
    
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      AS-PHYS    116782  2:WMAJ  More classes geard tword experment instead of
                         theory.
    
                         3:BMAJ  research oppertuinity for undergrads
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I have no idea what the hurry is. School
                         is a HELL of a lot better than working.
    
    
                 139653  1:GOALS-SOME  It didn't really expose me to much more than
                         I had already been exposed to.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I want to go to medical school and need
                         to fufill the requirements.
    
    
                 189190  2:WMAJ  Exams nedd to refect info taught, Homework, etc.
                         They should not be harder than the Hoem Work
    
                         3:BMAJ  Labs and hands on work
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  changed majors
    
    
                 217662  1:GOALS-SOME  higher level physics courses should not be
                         taught as though grad level. huge disparity between fun and
                         easiness of a&s classes and higher level phys.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Stogyness of teaching style in the physics dept.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Understanding the big picture (after a few years of
                         learning physics).
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  there is a lot to do after graduation.
    
    
                 224967  2:WMAJ  The required labs should be worth more than 1
                         semester hour.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The structure of courses.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I'm a 47-year old, part-time student.
    
    
                 238587  2:WMAJ  I think the research professors need to spend more
                         timing learning how to effectively teach.  I think as a
                         research institution, many professors focus too much on
                         their research.  That would be fine if they could take some
                         classes on effective teaching methods before they get to go
                         full bore into their research.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I believe the education I have received in my
                         program is equal to the education I could have gotten at
                         any "top" school in the nation.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I have too many interests and not enough
                         organization.
    
    
                 302477  2:WMAJ  more lab sessions or hands on learning.
    
                         3:BMAJ  highly respected in the community.
    
    
                 306279  1:GOALS-DEF   lots of diversity
    
                         2:WMAJ  more chance for specialization
    
                         3:BMAJ  interaction with faculty
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  pusuit of professional skiing: olympics,
                         coaching etc..
    
    
                 323528  1:GOALS-DEF   The diversity of subjects required were very
                         thought provoking. Although, some courses were to broad in
                         that they didnt require background or intro courses for
                         things covered more heavily.
    
                         2:WMAJ  provide a little more preparation and orientation
                         work right away for people that need it to better succeed
                         in physics
    
                         3:BMAJ  the professer's and faculty's high level of
                         intelect, tallent, and recognition by peers.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I had to learn how to study and succeed
                         in accademics first which required me to take lighter
                         courseloads.
    
    
                 346007  1:GOALS-SOME  I feel very prepared were I going to graduate
                         school but not well prepared at all for the workforce.
    
                         2:WMAJ  As I suggested earlier, a pre-registration would be
                         a good way to determine student interest in certain courses
                         instead of just coming up with what YOU want to teach and
                         forcing us to take classes we're uninterested in. That
                         comment applies more to the university as a whole than to
                         my major in particular. As for my major, it would be nice
                         to have some classes which are more oriented toward
                         practical applications such as we might see working for a
                         company.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I learned how to work really, really hard.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  Partly because of bad advising my first
                         semester, partly because classes I wanted to take weren't
                         offered or were full the semesters I wanted to take them.
                         My advisor has changed now so the first may be fixed but I
                         know so many people who can't get into classes they
                         want/need... This problem MUST be fixed. Might I suggest
                         pre-registration so that people can display interest in
                         which classes they want offered before actually designing
                         the course schedule.
    
    
                 366293  2:WMAJ  make it more strict which students can take it,
                         BETTER PROFESSORS!!!!, modify some of the courses, give
                         more options for electives
    
                         3:BMAJ  the broad base of science that goes on in the field
                         of my major at this university
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I took time away from school and decided
                         that I wanted to complete a double major and a minor
    
    
                 420719  1:GOALS-SOME  I have been a participant of three different
                         programs and all in all I am very disapointed in all three.
                          In History and Astrophysics I was not given any opritunity
                         to experience what life might be like after getting my
                         major.  I was given very little research experience, and
                         was ignored by teachers and advisors when I voiced these
                         concerns.  I choose the Physics program only because they
                         gave me a research job, but even getting that was a matter
                         of luck and the kindness of my current boss.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Get more teachers that give a damn about students
                         rather then trying to make the courses weed out courses.  I
                         have a quantum class right now and half of the people
                         dropped because the teacher moved too fast and wasn't
                         willing to help students when they came in.  Now that the
                         class is half the size he has become interested in helping
                         people.  Why not try to help everyone?  Isn't that what a
                         teacher is there for?  Also, there is no structure to what
                         needs to be taught.  Different teachers teach different
                         things in classes like analytical mechanics and modern
                         physics, as a result I am completely unprepared for new
                         classes.  I wasn't taught what a hamiltonian was in my
                         Mechanics class and was told by the teacher that that would
                         be taught in quantum.  It turned out that I was sopposed to
                         know what a hamiltonian was the first day.  The Mechanics
                         professor just wanted to test his book and avoid any
                         difficult questions about his teaching style.  Some of
                         these people are full of xxxx!    Also, the History
                         department isn't any better.  I was sopposed to do an
                         honors thesis.  But, once I started asking my advisor for
                         help and norrowing down a topic she said that she was too
                         bussy and bailed on me!  I could have graduated with
                         honors, I pulled in every favor from every professor I had
                         to get into that class that this one just up and dropped me
                         when I started asking for some guidence.  History people
                         need to get there act together and help their students,
                         plan their scheduals and not let people down.  This has
                         drastically changed my chances of going to grad school and
                         I cannot redue it.  Get it together, please!  So that other
                         people don't end up like me!
    
                         3:BMAJ  A few random professors have shown a great desire
                         to see me succeed and have supported me through even the
                         tough times, but these actions are not the actions of the
                         program but the actions of people who are just good and
                         decent and intelegent and I thank them deeply for all they
                         have done for me.
    
                         4:DODIFF  I would have loved to have done any of these
                         things but since you guys don't have any real financial aid
                         for things like study abroad, at least none that was easily
                         available for people like myself, it just wasn't possible.
                         I hope an administrator reads this because they are so full
                         of xxxx.  If you are just a secratary like I was, sorry for
                         the complaining, and I wish you the best.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  This is because I choose to take two
                         majors that were not related to each other, History and
                         Physics.  My best recomendation to you is to take a year
                         off, maybe even two.  Go talk to people who are in the
                         possible jobs you want in the future.  Talk to more then
                         one in each so that you can get an idea of what it is like.
                          Also, save money.  Tuition here is much too high and they
                         will bleed you dry just like they did me.  I now have to
                         live with my parents again because financial aid is so poor
                         for people who stay more then four years.  In short, choose
                         a major before you come, make sure you like it, bother
                         people for a job in what you want and don't give up, and
                         get out in four years or they will screw you here.  Best of
                         luck man, you are going to need it dealing with these money
                         grubbing, football obsessed bunch of opritunists.  But, hey
                         if you or anyone you know needs some help let me know.
                         They don't make things easy to find up here so it pays to
                         have a senior who knows the ropes get you a job and show
                         you around.  Best wishes.
    
    
                 442059  1:GOALS-DEF   The program provided oppurtunities to gain
                         undergraduate research experience.  The information
                         pertaining to graduate schools, especially applying, was
                         found to be lacking at times.
    
                         2:WMAJ  A few courses could be place in a diffrent sequence
                         to obtain the best education.  The Sophmore level courses
                         especially.  They could also benefit from a better defined
                         curriculum.  As they stand now, there is a wide range in
                         the calibre of the courses depending on the particular
                         professor.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Overall well structured.  The professors truly care
                         about their students.  They are willing to go out of their
                         way to help.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  However this does not bother me as I am
                         getting two degrees.  I found my time at CU to be well
                         spent.  I have grown in terms of academics as well as
                         personally.
    
    
                 472812  1:GOALS-DEF   I was looking for a broad introduction to
                         math and physics in my undergraduate career so I could have
                         a range of options for graduate school.  I received a
                         strong base of math and physics skills here at CU, and I
                         feel confident that I am well prepared for graduate school.
                          Most importantly, I feel that I have received valuable
                         experience in problem solving and working with others to
                         accomplish a task.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Many of the physics classes focused only on the
                         math behind the subjects (e.g. Electricity and Magnetism,
                         Quantum Mechanics).  I realize this is extremely important
                         for understanding the subject matter, but I would have
                         appreciated learning more about applications to the real
                         world, or simply how the mathematical equaions fit in the
                         context of a bigger picture.  Also, please consider making
                         the Junior Lab Class 3 credits instead of 2!  The Junior
                         Lab class is valuable, but it also requires just as much
                         time, if not more, than any other physics class.  In order
                         to remain a full time student, many of us have to take five
                         classes during the semester we take Junior Lab (four
                         3-credit classes and Jr. Lab).  This makes for a stressful
                         semester, because many students are also taking a Mechanics
                         class and E&M at this time, in addition to two other
                         classes.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Most professors are very available to give extra
                         help for their classes.  Some professors would even
                         schedule additional meeting times to hold homework sessions
                         or exam reviews.  If a student is willing to put in the
                         time and effort, professors will do their best to help them
                         succeed.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  The academic path for my major (physics)
                         was clearly spelled out on the department homepage, and
                         each semester I could consult this information along with
                         the registration handbook to make sure I was taking courses
                         that would count toward my degree.  Also, each semester I
                         reviewed my schedule with an advisor from my major to make
                         sure I was on the correct path.  When I ran into a problem
                         of conflicting required classes during my senior year, my
                         department was flexible about the elective classes I could
                         take for my degree.
    
    
                 481487  1:GOALS-SOME  I would like to qualify my answers; I am very
                         neutral or reserved about answering many of these questions
                         positively or negatively at this point. I am a senior
                         because I've done considerable prior course work, but I am
                         not nearly finished with my university experience. I am
                         willing to answer this survey because you've offered me
                         money as a possible reward for doing so, though I've only
                         actually been at CU as a student for a semester and a half
                         now. Much of my previous college experience, including my
                         degree work for my first (two) degrees was completed at a
                         different institute and I have a very significant amount of
                         transfer credit (enough to make me a senior) going into a
                         degree program here at CU. I do not believe I yet have the
                         experience as a student here at CU to speak with full
                         honesty about the degree program in which I am currently
                         enrolled, though my experience has been positive thus far.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would make it a Bachelor of Science rather than a
                         Bachelor of Arts
    
                         3:BMAJ  I like what I'm doing there.
    
                         4:DODIFF  I'm still deciding;-)
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS    I am a career student, I like learning.
                         I hold a position as a research technician on campus, and I
                         can fund my desire to learn without external assistance.
                         I've already taken longer than four years and I put no
                         limit on when I should stop. In fact, I strongly question
                         the values of a society that thinks learning should end and
                         monitary production should begin the instant one leaves
                         school. If I can continue to learn and grow my whole life,
                         I will consider myself accomplished.
    
    
                 497089  2:WMAJ  better faculty
    
                         3:BMAJ  physics is interesting and it makes me sound smart
                         to have that degree
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I wanted a social life as well as an
                         academic life.  Plus, I recieved a teaching certificate so
                         that added a semester.
    
    
                 523922  1:GOALS-DEF   I learned physics.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would not require students to talk to a mentor
                         every semester before they could register.  This was phony
                         and a waste of time.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I thought all requirements and services were
                         exceedingly good.  The best thing is the amazingly
                         competent and brilliant professors.  They always had time
                         to help me understand the material and were patient and so
                         smart!      
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I have two majors and a minor and took a
                         semester off to ride horses.
    
    
                 577804  1:GOALS-DEF   i enjoyed having available the geophysics
                         core classes for the PhD program, which i took as my
                         physics electives. i also enjoyed taking other relevant
                         graduate courses. however, these were the academic
                         experiences that gave me the background necessary to get
                         into graduate schools, not the content of the undergraduate
                         major by itself.
    
                         2:WMAJ  i would not allow K. T. Mahanthappa to teach
                         undergraduate courses. i had him for electromagnetism II. i
                         got an A in the first semester, and enjoyed the course
                         content. sorry to say, K. T.'s attitude spoiled my
                         experience of the second half of the sequence. he was
                         impatient, rude, and unwilling to try to understand our
                         questions, and where the breakdown of understanding might
                         be happening. he almost universily would assume whatever we
                         were asking was a low-level algebra or geometry problem, as
                         opposed to something newer and more complex in the math we
                         were learning. he was as unhelpful as he could be in terms
                         of preparing for tests. i have heard that one-on-one it is
                         not so impatient and frustrated with students, but in the
                         undergraduate classroom context, he was a nightmare.
    
                         3:BMAJ  i appreciated the flexibility of the program in
                         allowing me to pursue any relevant material to my goal of
                         going into geophysics, when it came to taking upper
                         division electives. i also appreciated the multiple options
                         in terms of focusing the physics major, since choosing
                         option 2 (astrophysics) allowed me to opt out of upper
                         divistion coursework that is less relevant to geophysics
                         than the graduate level classes specific to that subject.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  i added a second major (physics) after
                         two full years of schooling, with my major at that time
                         being only sociology. in addition to double majoring, with
                         a minor as well, and in addition to starting physics after
                         two years, i decided to give myself adequate time to focus
                         on every class i've taken, and so have taken only 12 credit
                         hours per semester for the last four years. hence, 7 years
                         as an undergraduate, with four summer sessions in there as
                         well, allowed me to explore many dimensions of higher
                         education, as well as focus fully on the classes i was
                         taking and still have time to do research 10-20 hours a
                         week for the last three years.
    
    
                 613515  1:GOALS-SOME  I was pleased to final get a position with a
                         research team, but they are not readily available...one
                         really has to work and be vigilant in order to secure one.
                         I don't feel like I was required to obtain the computing
                         skills that I will require to suceed in my field of work.
                         I was hoping for smaller classes and more peer/faculty
                         interaction in upper division classes.
    
                         2:WMAJ  More group work with computers and more faculty
                         interactions in class other that lecturing at the board.
                         Inviting questions and using concept questions much more
                         often in upper division classes.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Prof. Charles Rogers
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I was able to manage more than 15
                         credits a semester and I was able to take summer school to
                         get ahead.
    
    
                 673213  5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  i changed schools, as well as majors,
                         and i was unable to take classes that i wanted to when i
                         wanted to due to time conflicts.
    
    
                 679636  3:BMAJ  Challenge and undeniable interest.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  Because I changed my major the end of
                         sophomore year from undecided to physics and because I
                         studied abroad.
    
    
                 684768  2:WMAJ  My advisor
    
                         3:BMAJ  The Fauculty
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  that is how long it takes to self
                         support through work and simultaniously earn a degree.
    
    
                 717958  2:WMAJ  The text books, and some material for crutial upper
                         division classes should be looked at more closely.  The
                         course work in certain areas was most certainly inadequate
                         for preparation for the GRE.
    
                         3:BMAJ  There is an enormous ammount of opportunity for
                         research, you just need to know where to look.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  i worked hard
    
    
                 779111  1:GOALS-DEF   Program challenged me and prepared me for
                         admission to competetive graduate schools.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I wish that it was less stressful.
    
                         3:BMAJ  interaction and encouragement of faculty
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I worked hard to finish two majors and a
                         minor in that time and I came in with 27 credit hours from
                         advanced placement.
    
    
                 789857  5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I was able to.
    
    
                 818972  1:GOALS-NO    -The method of teaching needs substantial
                         work. While mathematical formalism is the key to physics,
                         it does not aid in the first steps toward learning physics.
                         Many courses could do with professors explaining exactly
                         how certain mathematical constructs relate to phenomenon.
                         Many courses could do with instructors demonstrating why
                         course material is important.   -The introductory physics
                         honors program should either be completely overhauled or
                         abolished. Few of the students that took the honors courses
                         remained on physics, which is a shame. A lot of talent left
                         physics because of the inability of the instructors to make
                         course material accessible and interesting.   -More
                         demonstrations should be done in class.   All of these are
                         important to my educational goals of being a professional,
                         since the failures as listed above inhibit my abilities to
                         teach the subject matter to others and to have an overall
                         good understanding of physics in order to conduct valuable
                         research.
    
                         2:WMAJ  -Keep only the professors that have a desire to see
                         students succeed and that attempt to keep students in the
                         physics program. Many faculty could care less about the
                         students, as long as they get paid for their research.  The
                         majority of the professors here see teaching as an
                         obstruction that keeps them from doing their research. They
                         feel that if they just write many equations on the
                         chalkboard and do not explain them, that they can avoid
                         working with the students and questions from the students
                         and then they can get through the class period easier. But
                         the core of science consists of questioning phenomenon and
                         our understanding and this is reinforced by wonder and
                         amazement.  It is unfortunate that both of these are being
                         destroyed by the majority of the faculty. These professors
                         have caused not the formation of the next generation of
                         innovative scientists, but the formation of a generation of
                         parrots who repeat what they have dutifully learned,
                         without being able to understand the material well, or
                         build upon it to make new discoveries and inventions.
    
                         3:BMAJ  -There tend to be many research opportunities.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I found my experiences in physics
                         lacking and I am looking at studying other fields of
                         science. I started out doing physics and worked hard at it,
                         but I found it hard to learn from the professors here.
                         They are so concerned with their research that they have
                         little time to perfect the art of teaching. You would
                         expect that a university that has received two Noble Prizes
                         in physics to transfer this research skill to the students,
                         but that is not the case.        The professors have trouble
                         explaining things so that the majority of students can
                         understand the material.  The material as presented is
                         boring and uninteresting. Professors are stumped by the
                         simplest questions and are unable to answer why certain
                         expressions appear in equations or how the mathematics
                         relates to physical processes. I wish I would have
                         recognized these facts early in my academic career and then
                         considered studying science in other fields.   Anyway,
                         hope to speak with you later CJ.  Thanks for reading this
                         far...
    
    
                 918409  5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  Few of my transfer credits applied
                         correctly
    
    
    Senior Survey 2004: Open-Ended Comments by College/Discipline - Major Group
      Group      IDnum   Comments ordered by Student ID - Question Response
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      AS-PSCI    128740  5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I've changed majors or educational
                         intentions a number of times.
    
    
                 141493  1:GOALS-SOME  There was too little emphasis on developing a
                         good background in political science as a whole.
                         Restricting students to a total of 45 credits from their
                         major field is not a good way to have them effectively
                         prepared for their field work...a good overall education
                         yes, but I was here to be trained more than I was in
                         Political Science, not natural science.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  that is when my money for higher
                         education will run out.
    
    
                 183965  5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  and I am ok with that.
    
    
                 243200  1:GOALS-SOME  I feel that there are limited opportunities
                         for internships and research positions in this field.
                         Additionally I feel that some of the core requirements have
                         too few classes which satisfy them.
    
                         2:WMAJ  There is definatly a liberal bias among the
                         professors in the political science department at CU. Most
                         try to present both sides but some present only the liberal
                         side of issues. I feel that these professors need to find
                         another line of work.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Conversely, I really liked the rest of the
                         professors I found them to be fair and very knowledgeble. I
                         really enjoyed learning from most of them.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  I feel that it is important for future
                         employers to see that you can set goals and achieve them. I
                         fee this is an achievement because the CU campus has many
                         distractions. One, as you may be aware of, is its
                         reputation as a party school. CU is a HUGE party school
                         however if you manage your time and are responsible it is
                         possible to graduate in 4 years. I would also make the
                         reccomendation that you stay on top of your academic
                         record. The advisors are not very helpful so it is
                         imperative that you keep abreast of the graduation
                         requirements yourself and not rely on anyone else to look
                         out for you.
    
    
                 251405  2:WMAJ  more law classes
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I took many college classes in high
                         school
    
    
                 264105  1:GOALS-SOME  I'll be attaining the degree but aside from
                         regurgetating information I don't think I learned much
    
                         2:WMAJ  More emphasis should be placed on current national
                         and international issues.  A lot of the classes I took were
                         an extention of history classes that didn't tie well into
                         the present.
    
                         3:BMAJ  It allowed me time to start looking into other
                         majors
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  That's about as long as I can handle to
                         be in Boulder.  It's such a different place than anywhere
                         else I've ever been.  There is far less diversity of race
                         and thought than I probably would have found at many other
                         equivalent institutions.
    
    
                 269171  1:GOALS-DEF   I took the courses I wanted to which made it
                         self-directed
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I want to finish with college and move
                         on to the rest of my life
    
    
                 279851  1:GOALS-SOME  I have learned the facts or content and
                         theories that are most important for my area of study,
                         however, not to the greatest degree possible:    *greater
                         initial exposure needed   *better methods for
                         supporting/encouraging retention of
                         knowledge   *application to the real world (more credits
                         allowed for interships, more flexibility in matching UCB
                         (required and/or core) courses with UCB study abroad
                         programs, less paperwork/administrative discouragement to
                         apply to study abroad and then come back and have your
                         courses counted).
    
                         2:WMAJ  MORE REAL WORLD APPLICABLE EXPERIENCES: more
                         credits for internships, greater opportunity to research
                         with faculty, greater flexibility with accepting credit
                         from a UCB study abroad program for MAJOR requirements
                         (encourages people to get the experience/doesn't hinder
                         people from considering it)
    
                         3:BMAJ  Prompt response from academic advisors
    
                         4:DODIFF  Triple check everything I ever bit of academic
                         advice I ever got in writing about whether a course I was
                         planning on taking abroad on a UCB Program would count for
                         core, my majors, or my minor.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I came in with credits from High School
                         and I'm going to stay on track for the time that I am here.
    
    
                 295511  1:GOALS-DEF   realizing that many intro courses arent very
                         interesting or pertinient, once i got into my major i have
                         started to learn a lot about information i find interesting
                         and pertinent in my life
    
                         2:WMAJ  instead of having to take both econ 2010 and 2020,
                         we should only have to take one
    
                         3:BMAJ  there are some great professors in the poly sci
                         department who i have learned a lot from
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  it is more important to find something
                         that you are intersted in and take a little longer than to
                         be stuckin a major that you do not enjoy and graduate in 4
                         years
    
    
                 337381  3:BMAJ  good advisor, Laura Coooper.      really great upper
                         division professors with interesting classes      good
                         internship opportunities
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I added a second major at the last
                         minute.
    
    
                 384407  1:GOALS-SOME  I learned the base of knowledge that I'd need
                         to work in foreign policy and to understand motivations and
                         mechanisms of how people interact.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Classes can be very interactive, and upper division
                         courses often deal with current and real issues.  For the
                         field of politics, I think this is very important since the
                         application of what's being taught in lower levels needs to
                         be realized at higher levels, especially apparent in real
                         issues, policies, and conflicts.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I took 18 credits several semesters in
                         order to stay on track with two majors.
    
    
                 391250  1:GOALS-SOME  As an in-state student who has to work to pay
                         the bills, the poli sci intern program sounded great but
                         was unfeasible.
    
                         2:WMAJ  The lower division classes scare too many
                         interested kids away.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Thad Tecza
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  It was what was right for me and my
                         educational experience
    
    
                 405280  1:GOALS-SOME  The program was at times too broad, some
                         classes seemed extremely easy and as if the professor did
                         not care about the learning expereince of the student.  The
                         two most caring professors have been Fitch and Baird.
                         Overall my experience within the Political Science
                         departmanet has been positive, there needs to be a more
                         challenging curriculum and classes need to be either
                         expanded or multiplied, in order to be able to take the
                         classes student's need.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would offer classes that are more technical, that
                         are more challenging than what is currently being offered.
                         I would also offer incentives for students to go out and
                         experience politics in the real world.  I would offer more
                         guest speakers.
    
                         3:BMAJ  the best thing about my major was the amount of
                         information I learned.  I beleive that with the education I
                         received at CU i will be able to achieve many goals and be
                         able to lead in the future.  Certain professors stand out
                         in my mind, Fitch, Baird, Svein, Little.
    
                         4:DODIFF  I would not have decided to go for a minor in
                         business.  It seemed the BCore classes did not add anything
                         to my academic experience.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I am a non traditional student, I am 28
                         years old and have two kids, this has made my academic
                         tenure slow at times, but the time it has taken for me to
                         get my degree is well worth it.  I am able to look at my
                         kids and truly convey to them that they can do anything
                         they set their mind to.  I am able to look at myself and
                         know what I am capable of, that I am a person who can set a
                         goal and go for it.
    
    
                 411604  2:WMAJ  The poitical science department seems to offer many
                         different classes but once the class is taken it appears to
                         be the same as other classes I have taken. More of a
                         variety in content of classes would be more motivating it's
                         hard to put the necessary effort into something you have
                         already done.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Some of the professors are truly exceptional in
                         there insight and their ability to convey new ideas and re
                         structure old ones.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  longer than four years because there
                         might be a need on your part as I did to experience
                         volunteer work such as Americorps to gain a clearer insight
                         as to what your life objective may entail. You can learn a
                         tremendous amount from books and professors but to
                         experience the real life issues of society you need to
                         expereince them first hand.
    
    
                 456810  1:GOALS-SOME  I wish that when we study political science,
                         that it was broken down into more focus areas such as
                         political theory, International relations etc.  I feel that
                         it is too broad as currently structured.  If I could do so,
                         I would not really need to double major in International
                         Affairs.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I have transferred between three
                         university institutions, switched majors twice, taken a
                         semester off waiting for acceptance to new school, and now
                         am double-majoring.  I have eight more classes until
                         graduation...I just think of the fifth year a MY VICTORY
                         LAP!!!
    
    
                 457499  1:GOALS-SOME  I had the ability to work in the field of my
                         study through an internship in the political science
                         department.  Generally, the classes were good. I would
                         liked to have taken a few classes that I was unable to sign
                         up for at the time.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I really liked taking economics as part of the PSCI
                         program as well as comparative and international
                         political classes.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  There is no need for me to stay any
                         longer at school.  I am fully capable of getting my degree
                         in 4 years so to spend longer time at school I
                         would    feel like it would be a waste of time and money.
    
    
                 481310  1:GOALS-SOME  I feel that I have a much stronger grasp of
                         the world and the events that have shaped and continue to
                         shape it.  Political Science demands a lot of reading and a
                         substantial amount of writing, but there was seldom
                         adequate feedback regarding writing style and quality.
                         Grading was based too heavily on content as many
                         instructors seemed to care little for quality writing.
                         There absolutely needs to be more attention paid the
                         incoming freshmen and sophomores and their ability to
                         write.  WRTG 3020 is FAE too little FAR too late!
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would rid the program of professors like Peter
                         Gries who routinely begin class by saying, "I don't know
                         much about..., but here's my argument to you."  Look, I
                         want a HIGHLY educated argument presented to me, not one I
                         could come up with on my own.  There need to be more high
                         quality professors who are generally concerned about their
                         students abilities to write, learn, organize, etc.  We need
                         to provide some sort of insentive to lure more high quality
                         professors like Michaele Ferguson to our school.
    
                         3:BMAJ  My major is in the news everyday.  What an exciting
                         time to study political science.  DOWN WITH BUSH!
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I took three years off between my
                         sophomore and junior year to enjoy my youth and make sure
                         that when I returned to school I knew exactly what I wanted
                         to do.
    
    
                 490710  1:GOALS-SOME  graduating with a diploma from a respected
                         university
    
                         2:WMAJ  smaller classes
    
                         3:BMAJ  the focus on current affairs
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I am working on three majors at the same
                         time.
    
    
                 502881  1:GOALS-SOME  I think that there were few opportunities to
                         have leadership training without being in the leadership
                         program. I was not able to take an internship class and
                         felt that there was not an outlet for me in any other
                         classes.    I feel like the professors in my upper division
                         classes did a great job at highlighting controversial
                         issues and challenging the class to tackle them. Those are
                         the professors I will reccommend my friends to enroll in,
                         but their classes are full already...
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would like to see more seminars. I learned the
                         most from my professors that enganged a small group in
                         discussions. I feel like the undergraduate professors did
                         very little to motivate the class and the large groups made
                         me feel like a peanut packed in with all the rest. Smaller
                         classes that are more challenging would imporve the program.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I love the subject. I think the upper division
                         professors did a great job enganging the intellect of their
                         students. Especially Dennis Eckert.
    
                         4:DODIFF  I would have spent a whole year abroad instead of
                         only a semester and I would have chosen a more scientific
                         major.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I carefully selected my classes and have
                         finished my major requirements a semester before I
                         graduate. Now I only have to finish off some electives to
                         graduate on time. I did however have a problem when my
                         advisor told me I had to take certain classes for credit
                         that I did not actually need to take. I was studying abroad
                         and registered for these classes that I did not even need.
                         The end result was that I took classes that I was too
                         qualified to take and wasted my credit hours on something
                         useless to my education.
    
    
                 532377  2:WMAJ  More classes.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Upper division faculty
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I transferred and changed majors.
    
    
                 555705  1:GOALS-SOME  I would have liked to been able to take more
                         political science classes, I think having a maximum limits
                         the choices you choose.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I could have taken more classes in my major
    
                         3:BMAJ  great professors for the most part (especially
                         Dennis Eckart); also my program dealt with real world
                         issues at real time
    
                         4:DODIFF  I would have liked to study abroad but I didn't
                         have the time or money
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I wasn't sure what I wanted to major in
                         at fist so i took time off and changed my major a few
                         times.  I also got married and had my second child while at
                         CU.
    
    
                 561472  1:GOALS-NO    I found the program way too general, and way
                         too broad.  I found most lower level instructors to be
                         lacking in the knowledge, confidence and skills needed to
                         effectively teach the subjects they were responsible for.
                         Also, I found there to be a widely and radically broad
                         range of expectations for what is considered "A" work or
                         "F" work.  It is very disconcerting to have to essentially
                         learn what is expected of you in every single course.  It
                         seems as if there is little or no consensus among the
                         faculty on an array of key factors such as presentation of
                         class materials, expectactions on attendance and quality of
                         work, and overall themes or theories.  Basically, the
                         Political Science department seems to be in lack of a
                         mission statement or any real coherent idea of how to teach
                         Politics.  Worse, it seems that many instructors simply
                         don't care about teaching at all.  Many of my professors
                         made it seem like teaching a class was a nuisance or
                         disturbance to them, and that my presence or attention was
                         far from their concern.  The insane class sizes in lower
                         level classes, the long waitlists for upper division
                         classes, and the general incompetance of the advising staff
                         gives the entire program the distinct feeling of apathy.  I
                         know CU is a public institution and that standards are
                         lower than prestigious private schools, but as a life-long
                         Colorado resident and taxpayer I feel cheated and saddened
                         that my expectations were not met at almost all levels.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Hire instructors and professors who actually know
                         how to teach and have a desire to do it, not just show up
                         and tell you what they know.
    
                         3:BMAJ  As bad as it sounds,if you don't like the prof. you
                         can go to class only on the day of the midterm and the day
                         of the final and count on getting an A or B.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  Any longer would be an inexcusable waste
                         of my time, emotional strength, money, and would only
                         further offend my sense of moral and ethical decency. The
                         entire University seems to be dissolving into a mess of
                         scandal, budget crises, and general malaise.
    
    
                 563580  1:GOALS-SOME  My educational goals were a little  more
                         ambitious, I think the biggest dissapointment I had with
                         the university in this capacity was that the instruction
                         seemed to be lacking any veritable direction...
    
                         2:WMAJ  Fire some of the bleeding hearts...
    
                         3:BMAJ  The delusional bleeding hearts; they take up
                         ridiculous causes that have no rational goal or end in
                         sight.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  This school is easy...and if you simply
                         show up to class and take notes there is no reason why you
                         shouldn't be getting two degrees in four years like I am.
    
    
                 566632  1:GOALS-DEF   The program fulfilled all of my expectations,
                         and had practical real-world applications.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I have a family, and work part-time.
    
    
                 598197  1:GOALS-DEF   I wanted to get a broad liberal arts
                         education that taught critical thinking. I also wanted an
                         education that would prepare me for grad school.
    
    
                 611186  1:GOALS-SOME  I feel that my education here has helped me
                         to think more critically about our world and to express
                         arguments and ideas more clearly. However, I feel that much
                         of my education is hard to apply to situations that I will
                         be dealing with in my future career.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I decided to choose my major because I was told
                         that it was necessary to go through this program if I
                         anticipated going to law school. I later learned that law
                         schools loook for more diverse candidates in terms of
                         majors. In the end, I feel that this major may not have
                         been the right choice for me. Perhaps informing high
                         schools that poli sci is not the "per law" major would be
                         helpful.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I have challeneged myself a lot by choosing tyo
                         complete this program. In addition, I have had an
                         outstanding experience with many of the faculty. Having a
                         well experienced and knowledgable staff has enriched my
                         experienc in the poli sci department.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I took classes in high school for credit
                         and participated in summer classes. In addition, I planned
                         ahead to make sure that I would be fulfilling my
                         requirements in a timely manner. ni fact, I will only be
                         taking 6 credits of coursework in my forth year at CU,
                         which I could easily complete during the summer as there
                         are many course offerings. However, I have chosen to stay
                         another year in beautiful Boulder.
    
    
                 613031  1:GOALS-SOME  While I gained a good amount of information,
                         there was a lack of options in the classrooms to work on
                         the process of applying what we learned.  The courses
                         available however are diverse in subject matter and provide
                         a good number of opportunities to learn about both the
                         'Western' and 'Non-western' world.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Have the introduction courses taught in a more
                         organized manner by the professors.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The fact that the classes I took introduced me to
                         knew ways of thinking and increased my awareness and
                         appreciation for the world around me.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I decided to take on a second major in
                         my junior year of school.
    
    
                 686304  2:WMAJ  more choice in classes to take
    
                         3:BMAJ  some of the profs
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I want to get out of here as soon as
                         possible.
    
    
                 690452  1:GOALS-SOME  their has been little emphasis on
                         non-traditional students who have other experience. These
                         students work differently than traditional students.
                         Programs are to seperated. some consolidation would do well
                         for this university.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I am a male single parent with
                         teenagers. I have a disability and the focus is on single
                         mothers and not men with disabilities. I would like to be
                         able to continue into a masters directly and even that is a
                         fight. I am very concerned with the lack of state funding
                         and how that will be impacting the possibility of other low
                         income people to obtain better education. The president is
                         very persistant on making this a private college and that
                         is very scary. The culture does not promote unity for
                         studiing purposes or colaberation.
    
    
                 697700  1:GOALS-NO    The program that i participated in was not
                         very structured
    
                         2:WMAJ  The core requirements are absolutly useless. they
                         do not pertain to anything and have not made me a more
                         enlightened person as far as i can tell.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Taking classes with Michael Kanner as the professor
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I picked up a second major.
    
    
                 706764  1:GOALS-SOME  Some classes are just to large and that can
                         make learning quite difficult.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Have a more diverse set of classes.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I really have enjoyed the internship program.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  about five and a half because I was not
                         very focued on academics my first couple of years, then I
                         switched my major a few times. I am perfectly fine with
                         taking extra time because I have growen a lot since my
                         first couple of years and I have finally picked a major
                         that I love.
    
    
                 723980  1:GOALS-SOME  Lots of the topics in political science were
                         either extremely general or too specific.  Also, the
                         program mostly focuses on Western Politics, for example in
                         Comparative Politics the only non-western country that was
                         studied was Japan.  Also, I think that the American
                         Political Science classes could use more structure in
                         giving students the basic fundamentals for this major.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would like to focus more on other political
                         systems, rather than simply western democracies.  Also, I
                         think that current political situations must and should be
                         talked about - i.e. 9/11, the war with Iraq, etc.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The professors are the best part of this program.
                         Steve Chan, Thad Tezca, Jay Kaplan (economics), Sheri
                         Rucki, Prof Kanner, and others deserve credit for making
                         this an awesome program.  I thank each and everyone of them
                         for helping make my college experience challenging,
                         educational and valuable.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I am graduating in four years, but I am
                         coming back in December to defend my thesis.
    
    
                 761259  2:WMAJ  Advising
    
                         3:BMAJ  Faculty
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I want to go to graduate school and
                         start my career.
    
    
                 820827  1:GOALS-SOME  The faculty was of very little help in making
                         career choices, and gave very little encouragement to
                         students.  Some classes had a well thought out curriculam
                         and others felt like the professor lectured on whatever
                         they had dreamed about the night before.  Very
                         disappointing.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would require a couple more prerequisites in the
                         lower division area before taking certain law based classes.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Most of the students within the program are serious
                         about working.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I would like to explore my options for
                         my future sooner rather than later.
    
    
                 834575  2:WMAJ  Less political bias in the classrooom.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I think the PSCI Internship with Professor Tecza
                         has really been a good experience so far.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I would like to graduate on time and
                         either get a decent job or get started on Graduate School
                         early.
    
    
                 836097  1:GOALS-DEF   The courses provided a good range of insight
                         into american, global, and specialized aspects of politics
                         and economics.
    
                         2:WMAJ  more small group projects in polisci, more classes
                         related to global and asian politics/affairs
    
                         3:BMAJ  very good instructors
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  because I planned ahead and got a lot of
                         the core required classes over with first.
    
    
                 856990  1:GOALS-SOME  not enough study of foreign politics and
                         counter political theories to that of america, mostly
                         focused upon american politics
    
                         2:WMAJ  more foreign political classes required
    
                         3:BMAJ  the flexibility within the required sections
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  tuition is too high to stay an extra
                         year while entering the job market or grad school has
                         greater benefits than the extra year
    
    
                 871822  2:WMAJ  Expansion of circulum.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Faculty were great, I enjoyed my professors.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I had additonal Ap credits from high
                         school. Additonally, my adviosr kept me on track of what
                         classes to take. I also did not take any "fun" courses, I
                         only took the ones I needed to graduate, I could only do it
                         this way since I changed my major and picked up a minor.
    
    
                 877123  1:GOALS-DEF   The language requirement is silly. Not all
                         students will need the skill to speak another language.
                         This requirement should be something that is applied to
                         majors who will certainly use it, not someone who may or
                         may not use it.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Language Requirement and improvements to the
                         website; making it easier for students to track their
                         degree progress.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The faculty
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  The language requirement has been
                         difficult for me to solve, while trying to balance other
                         course work.
    
    
                 886506  1:GOALS-SOME  I do not feel like I have a set of skills
                         that are marketable to the public without pursuing an
                         advanced degree first. This degree seems to be a nice
                         starting point for the rest of my education. I do not
                         believe that I would be successful in the job market if I
                         entered today.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would like to have smaller class sizes to allow
                         better interaction with faculty.
    
                         3:BMAJ  It covers a huge range of topics so it's not the
                         same basic classes over and over.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I became interested in more than one
                         major and so had more coursework than someone with a single
                         major.
    
    
                 895845  5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  classes weren't offered
    
    
                 916667  1:GOALS-DEF   Great research opportunity with individual
                         prof and an internship for credit - wide range of
                         experiences and opportunities available if seek them
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I took many AP classes in high school so
                         once I was at CU I was able to focus on my majors rather
                         than core courses.  I added a second major part way through
                         freshman year but never changed my first major.  Therefore,
                         I will graduate in four years and actually could have
                         graduated a semester early.
    
    
                 921027  1:GOALS-SOME  I spent too much time on needless core
                         classes when i could have been studying things pertinent to
                         my future job.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The ability to do an internship in government, and
                         write an honors thesis
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I applied myself to adequately meeting
                         the requirements for a 4 year program.  It's not that hard,
                         I also played rugby, worked and took a full class load and
                         still graduated on time.
    
    
                 939728  1:GOALS-DEF   Until I took the internship class with Thad
                         Tecza there was little opportunity for me to apply what I
                         had learned.  Some professors just want to stand in front
                         of the class and preach to you, however, the classes that
                         are most affective are the ones where you are encouraged to
                         think.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Laura Cooper was not very helpful.  I would go in
                         for an appointment and all she would do is tell me that the
                         classes I selected were okay and met requirements.  She
                         could never answer other general questions about grad
                         school, when to take the GRE, etc. and would refer me to
                         someone else or tell me to look on line.  She said that the
                         good thing about her job is that she could never get fired,
                         which I also heard from other students as well.  She was
                         not my only advisor while I was at CU, so I feel that I
                         have a fair basis for comparison.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Some of the faculty like Dennis Eckart, Mike
                         Kanner, and Thad Tecza were my favorite parts of the
                         program.  They really challenge you to think critically and
                         motivate you to research a subject further.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  that is how long it worked out to be
                         with required credits and because I took summer classes as
                         well.
    
    
    Senior Survey 2004: Open-Ended Comments by College/Discipline - Major Group
      Group      IDnum   Comments ordered by Student ID - Question Response
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      AS-PSYC    134788  1:GOALS-DEF   The psychology teachers are excellent and I
                         feel cover a broad variety of material within their class
                         subjects. They all present different perspectives, next to
                         standard ones, are all very personable and willing to help
                         students, and create overall interesting classes
    
                         2:WMAJ  Honestly, I can't think of anything...I didn't
                         really like the required lab course, maybe if they were
                         offered in more subjects than cognitive or social
                         psychology...
    
                         3:BMAJ  I had excellent teachers...they were all
                         knowledgable, interesting to listen to, answered questions
                         well
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I came into college with almost a full
                         semester of credits anyway, and took a full amount of
                         classes for a few semesters.
    
    
                 145312  1:GOALS-SOME  The psychology program met my educational
                         goals by giving me the opportunity to volenteer in my
                         community, to better grasp my understanding in people with
                         mental disorders, beyond just reading and studying mental
                         disorders in a book or lecture.  I think it is helpful for
                         teachers, such as mine, to get out in the field and
                         experience what  we are studying.
    
                         2:WMAJ  1001 classes are so big and hard to pay attention
                         with the numerous students.  I do feel though that for the
                         amount of money that I pay, I should have gotten a great
                         education, opposed to a good one.  With all the money I
                         have have paid, I will get a BA in psychology and Fine
                         Arts, but have a label with a poor reputation with all of
                         the negative things that go around here.     I also feel
                         that the university is not as diverse as it claims to be,
                         nor does it strive to become more diverse as it says. I
                         would expect for a college to be diverse, it would have
                         equal opportunities for all students in all majors, when it
                         is obvious that such schools, as the art school, lack
                         equallity and have been put on the backburner.  For
                         example, the school of art still has the old engineering
                         sign above the doors, not to mention the lack of
                         maintenence, it is almost to the point of being unsanitary.
                          .  I also feel like I should have the opportunity to take
                         a survey on the university as a whole, not just one of my
                         majors.
    
                         3:BMAJ  All of the classes are really interesting, and I
                         have learned a lot about psychology that pertain to myself
                         and the world.  I have had amazing teachers that are
                         interested in both the field and thier students.  I will
                         never forget some of these teachers such as scott brown,
                         donald weatherly, joe berta, and jen schwartz.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  this school is extremely expensive and
                         too much money to stay for more than four years.  Watch
                         out, and plan out what you want to do before taking a lot
                         of classes that you don't need.  Don't feel pressured to go
                         to college if you are not ready yet.  I reccommend working
                         in BOulder to get in state, and figuring out what you want
                         to study, and have a plan.
    
    
                 170011  2:WMAJ  More acutal science programs offered thru Psych
                         dept (ie neuroscience courses) or move that field entirely
                         to another dept and offer more courses in parallel with
                         that dept. Less social, clinical classes since many of CU's
                         professor's actually perfirm research in fields other than
                         these broader topics.
    
                         4:DODIFF  spend less time taking classes I could have done
                         without
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  of interests other than that of my
                         specific major, premed courses, research opportunity
    
    
                 208098  1:GOALS-SOME  The professors overall were really great at
                         teaching but there is too much emphasis put on testing, and
                         not enough on acutally learning
    
                         2:WMAJ  I acutally really enjoyed my major program
    
                         3:BMAJ  Most of the professors are awesome
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I didn't know what I wanted to do (major
                         or not)
    
    
                 213803  1:GOALS-DEF   I was able to take classes that were of
                         interest to me and then the classes taught was I was
                         expecting to learn
    
                         3:BMAJ  The instructors and the research faculty that I
                         work with (Dr. Yuko Munakata)
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I had some credits from high school but
                         I am also taking pre-med courses which are primarily
                         lower-division, and I need the upper-division credits to
                         graduate.  Plus I am doing an honors thesis and want to
                         allow enough time for that
    
    
                 284812  5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I had to take a lot of hard classes and
                         couldn't fly through college like many people do.
    
    
                 343440  1:GOALS-SOME  I wish that there would have been more
                         experience in the lab pertainging to psychology, meaning
                         actually doing experiments.  I feel as though I will be
                         expected to do so in graduate school, but little to no
                         opportunities were present in my undergrad experience.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Have advisors that actually know who you are and
                         what you are working towards.  Also, that they would be
                         less busy, so that I could easily get in contact with them
                         without waiting a few weeks.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The faculty are all very friendly, professional,
                         and eager to learn from the students as well.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I believe that a student can achieve the
                         education in four years and have a life outside of
                         academics as well.  Taking longer, without double majoring,
                         is just a waste of time and money.
    
    
                 344197  1:GOALS-SOME  I would have liked the ouportunity to take a
                         broader range of cources outside my major.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I think it should be manditory for every psychology
                         student to take women and mental health.  Women make up
                         more than half of the patients in mental health fields and
                         are often ignored or stigmatized in research.  This course
                         was the best thing that I have taken at CU.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The professors
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  College costs money and I don't want to
                         waste money when I can easily graduate in four years
    
    
                 410003  1:GOALS-DEF   I was able to complete a double major in four
                         years and still gain experience in volunteer positions due
                         to the organization and clarity of the psych program and
                         its publicity of outside opportunites. The classes were
                         challenging and allowed me to have many options to create
                         my own specialization, if you will, with research and
                         critical thinking classes, as well as electives. I would
                         say I was able to achieve more than the initial goals I had
                         when I began at Boulder.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would make sure to give students more hands on
                         experiene in their choice of areas in the field. One of the
                         most helpful things I have done was volunteering at MHCBC
                         as a youth advocate. This experience made me able to narrow
                         down my interests in psychology and focus more on what i am
                         interested in. I would like to go on to get my doctorate in
                         the field and it is so broad, it is necessary to have these
                         experiences before applying or getting into a graduate
                         program doing something you will untimately be dissatisfied
                         with.
    
                         3:BMAJ  It is an amazing field and the lower division
                         classes give you a great overview so that you may make
                         decisions on what upper division classes to take and where
                         to go next.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I have stayed focused on my academic
                         career at all times, and took the necessary classes as soon
                         as I could. I would like to go on to get my doctorate but
                         do not want to be in college for the rest of my life. If
                         you are able to plan effectively and stay on task, it is
                         easy to get your degree after four years. I had a double
                         major, volunteered in the community and in research labs on
                         campus, and participated in theatre productions during my
                         time here. Even doing all this I could go skiing almost
                         every other weekend, visit family and friends out of town,
                         and attend many sporting events. Go Buffs! Sometimes it was
                         tough but it was well worth it.
    
    
                 428367  1:GOALS-SOME  I would have rather had a more science-based
                         program that led to a bachelor of science in psychology
                         instead of a bachelor of arts, although I knew that was not
                         an option when I applied here.
    
                         2:WMAJ  ???
    
                         3:BMAJ  Most of the psychology faculty is excellent. I have
                         truly enjoyed learning from my professors.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I transfered here and lost some of my
                         previous credits.
    
    
                 434378  1:GOALS-SOME  Basically, my degree is worthless without
                         pursuing a graduate degree in psychology.  Luckily, I
                         recieved a certificate in the INVST Community Leadership
                         Program, which set me up for seeking a job in the real
                         world.  If the INVST program did not exist I would be very
                         disatisfied with my educational experience.  Not that I
                         didn't learn alot of basic knowledge with my degree in
                         Psychology.  A bachelor's degree simply isn't enough, and I
                         truly did not realize that until my junior year.  INVST
                         should definitely recieve more funding from the University.
    
                         2:WMAJ  All the advisors except Devin Nordberg were awful
                         to work with.  He is a godsend and the others should be
                         fired.  Please give professor Vic Ryan a raise and
                         encourage Martichuski to offer more papers for grades since
                         the only reason I recieved a B in her course was becuase
                         she was sick and had to cancel one of her ghastly tests.
                         Thank the Lord, otherwise I would have recieved a D which I
                         didn't deserve because I studied hard.
    
                         3:BMAJ  What you learn is interesting
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I didn't know what I wanted to major in
                         during my first semesters of college and becuase I joined
                         the INVST Program which took alot of time and energy as
                         well as 16 more credits then I had originally planned, and
                         I was in the Education Program and dropped out midway.
    
    
                 439839  1:GOALS-SOME  I am very unhappy with the UROP/URAP program
                         and availability of research positions. I tried several
                         times to work in a lab and was never given a project of my
                         own or even one to contribute towards. I was given tedious
                         lab procedures that required no thought, and I do not feel
                         that I was taken seriously. Very disapointing experience.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Researchers at CU should communicate to interested
                         students what is going on in their labs, and to offer ways
                         of gaining research experience.    Start paying advisors so
                         they will work.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I developed new interests and new goals
                         to pursue.
    
    
                 494625  2:WMAJ  less lab courses more specific knowledge, less
                         repetition and general information
    
                         3:BMAJ  advisor- laurel amsel
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I changed majors and joined the
                         education department too late so it is taking me an extra
                         semester to complete ed classes and student teach.
    
    
                 512249  1:GOALS-SOME  I would have liked there to have been more
                         discussion and information about how one applies the
                         knowledge being taught in the class in a real world,
                         non-academic job.
    
                         2:WMAJ  More information about jobs for people with only a
                         ba in my field
    
                         3:BMAJ  It's damn cool matterial and a cutting edge field
                         that could go in any direction any time in the near future.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  I was able to take care of all of the
                         core and major requirements after transfering from another
                         school and still take a couple classes for fun.
    
    
                 530828  1:GOALS-SOME  They did not explain that a bachelor's degree
                         in psychology does not really get you a career.  They did
                         however give an accurate amount of work for the degree
                         given.
    
                         2:WMAJ  More career advising.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The work load.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I worked hard and had difficult class
                         loads.  My family could not afford to send me to college
                         for longer so I took AP classes in high school to get
                         college credit.
    
    
                 533933  2:WMAJ  I feel the academic advising dept really needs
                         improvement - Also the fact that one can't easily get into
                         required courses as a junior/senior is extremely frustrating
    
                         3:BMAJ  the clinical based courses are great - excellent
                         professors
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I added a second major (elementary
                         education) and then later decided to simply graduate with a
                         psychology degree. I will walk in May (Four years) but have
                         to take three summer courses to complete my required
                         courses.
    
    
                 564271  1:GOALS-DEF   there was not much on what comes after
                         undergrad work.  i feel i had to do all the work for
                         understanding what comes next.  a lot of what is needed to
                         get into grad school for psych. is not offered upfront or
                         talked about much.  you have to dig to figure things out,
                         and it's up to you what you find out.
    
                         2:WMAJ  more info up front about how to get into grad
                         school.
    
                         3:BMAJ  the faculty is amazing
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  i have decided to take some time off to
                         figure out exactly what i want to do.  i plan on living and
                         providing for myself in every way possibly to help me grow
                         and learn before i enter school.  that way, i will really
                         want to be at school to learn, not just for the environment.
    
    
                 576198  1:GOALS-DEF   Classes were too large.  Should have more
                         one-on-one time with the instructor.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Get rid of some of the not needed core classes
                         (ie., history).  And, spend more time interacting with the
                         instructor and other students rather than all lecture.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Very interesting.  Some great instructors.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I am a double major; and I love Boulder.
    
    
                 577742  1:GOALS-SOME  I enjoyed the majority of my courses and I
                         was impressed with the faculty in my department. They were
                         all very well informed and intelligent.Unfortunately,
                         although I tried, I was not given very much information
                         about different internship and/or job opportunities related
                         to my major.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would like more internship opportunities. Or at
                         least some sort of hands on experience besides the research
                         opportunities that are available.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The substantial breadth of courses available within
                         the psych department.
    
                         4:DODIFF  Given my interests today I would have not chosen
                         a psychology degree. Although I have immensely enjoyed
                         psychology as a subject and have done very well within my
                         major, I've realized there's not much one can do or qualify
                         for with a degree in psychology unless one's goes on to get
                         a Ph.D in psychology.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I will take a substantial amount of
                         credits each semester in addition to taking advantage of
                         academic advisors who will help me plan for each semester.
    
    
                 578747  1:GOALS-SOME  I was hoping to learn more about how clinical
                         therapy works and the methods used to help people, but I
                         guess they save teaching how to do therapy until grad
                         school.  I thought it was a good mix overall of psychology
                         along with the hard sciences and I'm glad there was a large
                         scientific base and that a wide variety of classes were
                         offered.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Some of the teachers were not an enjoyable
                         experience at all, while some were absolutely exceptional
                         so I wouldn't change the good ones.  Many of the teachers
                         though I would want to change their attitudes to have them
                         seem like they actually wanted to help us learn and succeed
                         instead of making things so difficult to succeed in.  It is
                         easy to pick out the teachers who are truly there to help
                         you learn and succeed.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Incorporating many fields of study and choosing
                         from a wide variety of classes.
    
                         4:DODIFF  maybe choose a minor and have more help
                         integrating both fields of study into one schedule, or take
                         honors classes.  I do not feel like I heard about the
                         option of graduating with honors until it was too late.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  although I transfered and was open
                         option until junior year, a lot of my classes transfered
                         and I had taken a lot already that applied to the
                         Psychology major requirements.  Since I took all of the
                         core classes my first couple of years I was able to piece
                         together the upper-division requirements in the last two
                         even after deciding on a major so late.
    
    
                 581258  1:GOALS-SOME  I am finished with my degree in psychology,
                         however, I am now going to apply to pharmacy school.  I
                         tried working in a lab, but the grad student was very
                         unreliable and often did not show up to meet with me.  I
                         got bored with some of my psych classes, which is part of
                         the reason I decided to go to pharmacy school.  I only
                         finished my major because I had very few classes left to
                         complete.
    
                         2:WMAJ  offer more hands on labs
    
                         3:BMAJ  my advisor, Laurel Amsel, was extremely helpful and
                         very nice to talk to
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  ...I am only given money for four years.
                           I also want to be finished with undergraduate school and
                         start working on courses (in pharmacy school) that will be
                         career oriented.  I am sick of doing prerequisites.
    
    
                 732553  1:GOALS-SOME  no
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would have more advisors
    
                         3:BMAJ  it's a fascinating field
    
                         4:DODIFF  I would have gotten more financial aid earlier,
                         because the xxxx weren't there for me when I actually
                         needed it.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I have had life happen.  It is
                         impossible to do school in 4 years and have a life outside
                         as well.
    
    
                 756880  1:GOALS-SOME  I didnt have any exact goals to come here
                         besides to learn as much as a could in an area that
                         interested me.. That area was psychology..
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  My parents cannot afford another year as
                         a result of me F'in up in school...
    
    
                 788139  1:GOALS-SOME  My educational goals were met although it
                         required me to go outside the university for some aspects
                         that were important to me.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Psychology @ Boulder is a program with a very
                         narrow view of the world.  Still, gender is being seperated
                         unnecessarily for research, and race, and class issues are
                         being ignored for most studies.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Some of the professors are experts in their fields
                         of psychology.  Hernandez made biopsych a good class and my
                         TA, Greg Webster for Judgement and decision making is a
                         very skilled statistician.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  that is the average at CU.  I wasn't
                         able to take classes in a desired ordered b/c of full
                         classes and not enough class offerings.  Most of my classes
                         were too large to get any attention so it would have been
                         difficult to take a heavier course load
    
    
                 816417  1:GOALS-SOME  Because I came in as a transfer, finding
                         upper division courses for which I had the pre reqs for
                         became more important than finding classes related to my
                         interests and career goals.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I'd want to be able to take more courses in the
                         field
    
                         3:BMAJ  The faculty was great
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I couldn't afford the tuition for four
                         years, so I started at a community college and received my
                         AA. Financial aid wasn't helpful, because even though my
                         parents were not supporting me, I had to claim their
                         income, and it made me ineligible for aid
    
    
                 817353  2:WMAJ  Professors!  Not that they were bad teachers, I
                         learned very much but think they left something to be
                         desired when it came to social skills and interaction with
                         students.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Class selection
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I was a transfer student my starting at
                         the begining of my junior year, so I lost credits and had
                         to refocus my classes strongly around CU core and major
                         upper division requirements
    
    
                 825618  1:GOALS-SOME  As someone with a double major I am having
                         difficulty differentiating my experiences in regards to
                         psychology specifically or overall.  I am extremely
                         displeased with the advising program in the psychology
                         department.  I understand that psychology is a popular
                         major and that there are few advisors for many students,
                         but this is no excuse for the quality of service provided.
                         I have been fortunate to find a time to meet with my
                         advisor and she has never been of any help.  She never
                         answers my questions.  She consistantly focuses on topics
                         that I did not intend to meet with her about.  So overall,
                         she has been a complete waste of time to both me and those
                         other students who are having trouble scheduling
                         appointments with her.  I have also had difficulty with two
                         of the professors in upper level psychology courses.  They
                         have little regard for their students and do not teach a
                         substantial amount of material compared to what should be
                         expected.  I have not experienced this sort of difficulty
                         in any other department.
    
                         2:WMAJ  More advisors.  Advisors also need to LISTEN to
                         what the student is trying to figure out and not just
                         assume that they know the problem just by looking at
                         student records.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Although my focus is on neuroscience, the courses
                         are still relatively easy.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  it seems reasonable to me that adding
                         one extra semester is acceptable considering that I have
                         two science majors, a minor, and a certificate.
    
    
                 833561  2:WMAJ  more class selection
    
                         3:BMAJ  available resources
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I plan on getting two BA's before I
                         graduate
    
    
                 839233  2:WMAJ  There would be less of an emphasis on the clinical
                         aspects of psychology.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The experienced and understadning professors.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I am actually finishing in 3 1/2 years
                         because I came into school with a major in mind and college
                         credit.
    
    
                 884649  1:GOALS-DEF   I feel that I am prepared to go onto what
                         lies next for me.  I am ready for either the work force,
                         grad school, or whatever else.  CU put me throught all of
                         the proper training and instruction that I need to continue
                         on in life.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Make an internship mandatory
    
                         3:BMAJ  Once you get past the initial general psych
                         classes, most classes are small and allow you to become
                         very familiar with the teachers and fellow students
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I have a double major with Advertising.
                         Because Advertising and Psychology are in different
                         schools, I have to complete 150 hours, instead of 120 hours.
    
    
                 907319  1:GOALS-SOME  It gave me the basics and the theories of
                         psychology. But it was way too theoritically based and
                         there was NO classes to help me with clinical situations
                         and applying theories to everyday experiences. Also, none
                         of my psychology course addressed issues of class, race,
                         sexuality, gender identity, religion, etc. and related
                         topics to oppression and privilege adequately. This should
                         be in every class and it was addressed in very few of my
                         course and usually no addressed comprehensively.
    
                         2:WMAJ  That it was more comprehensive and more clinically
                         and practically based in the curriculum. I thought there
                         would be some opportunity to learn more about being a
                         therapist and less about theories (which are important but
                         not repeated every year in most classes). There was little
                         if any mention of oppression issues and how class, race,
                         sexuality, gender, etc. and this was disappointing. These
                         are elements that must be considered in the field of
                         psychology and particularly clinical psych. I picked up
                         sociology as a second major to adress these issues, but
                         these issues shouldn't be excluded from psychology
    
                         3:BMAJ  I did learn a lot and I know way too much about
                         Freud and other theorists. Overall, my professors were
                         really good and did a great job of teaching what they are
                         supposed to teach.
    
                         4:DODIFF  I would of put more time into deciding what i'm
                         doing when I graduate. I"m graduating in 4 weeks and I have
                         no idea what i'm doing..get on the ball with this!
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I found a major that I was happy with
                         and didn't change major just added one on. I didn't fail
                         any of my classes, put academics high on my priority list,
                         took responsiblity for my actions and knew that it was my
                         responsibility to get my school work done. I think it was
                         pretty easy to graduate in four years (with two majors)
                         because if I went to class, did my reading and studied. I
                         stayed on top of everything and that's why I'm getting a
                         bachlor in two studies by age 21.
    
    
                 939650  1:GOALS-SOME  I was taking too many classes I did not want
                         to be taking because nothing else was offered
    
                         2:WMAJ  less hours of core and more hours in my major
    
                         3:BMAJ  Joe berta
    
                         4:DODIFF  I am not satisfied that I chose psychology as my
                         major.  I would like to do the media arts program instead
                         because that is what I would love.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I am unsure what I want to do with my
                         future so I will take some time off, transfer, and change
                         my major.
    
    
                 940581  5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I studied a variety of subjects and not
                         all of them counted toward my major.
    
    
                 941952  2:WMAJ  Accepting psychology classes from the applied
                         physiology department
    
                         3:BMAJ  The teachers
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  Because the athletic department will pay
                         for an extra year and I can get a second major in that time
    
    
                 953018  1:GOALS-SOME  Perhaps this is because I double majored, but
                         I feel that especially by the end, there were not many
                         opportunities to learn about topics outside of my fields.
                         Not only was I not able to take other classes, but I feel
                         that the classes I did take were not interdisciplinary and
                         did not borrow from knowledge and traditions of other
                         fields. I felt that the theoretical focus was too Western
                         and Euro-centric, which does not fit in with my aducational
                         and career goals.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would have liked for it to be more sequential.
                         Most classes only had general psych as a pre-req. I think
                         if there were more emphasis on taking classes in a certain
                         sequence, there wouldn't be so much repeated material
                         between classes.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The professors, especially for Upper Division
                         classes were REALLY good! They all seemed really
                         enthusiastic about teaching and were very welcoming and
                         accessible during office hours.
    
                         4:DODIFF  I would have liked to do a minor.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I earned over a semester of credit in
                         high school through IB. This essentially gave me an extra
                         semester that allowed me to accomplish academically what I
                         wanted to (i.e. double major, do an honors thesis).
    
    
                 983877  1:GOALS-SOME  Overall, I am most disappointed at the
                         professors at CU.  Although I have had some outstanding
                         professors, most have been mediocre or horrible.  It would
                         help to meet my educational goals if I had more invested
                         and enthusiastic instructors that engage the class and are
                         available for help at other times.  Also, the lower
                         division classes in the psychology department are too easy
                         and do not prepare you for some of the upper division
                         classes.  It has also been disappointing to take upper
                         division classes on topics I'm interested in and have them
                         run like a lower division class.  I do appreciate the few
                         instructors that actively engage the class and apply it the
                         outside world.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Better Professors....they make or break the class.
                         A professor who is a good teacher, engages the class, and
                         is enthusiastic about what he/she is teaching makes all the
                         difference.  I wish the school would hire more people who
                         want to teach and enjoy it, rather than those who provide
                         good research for the university.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The best thing about my major is the few professors
                         that have taken the time to teach interesting and diverse
                         classes.  I appreciate it when a person comes to CU to
                         teach his/her specialty.  It also helps with having an
                         array of different classes on numerous aspects os
                         psychology.  Also, those professors that allow for great
                         volunteer and research opportunities.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I have worked hard to get all my
                         requirements done even though I have changed majors.  I
                         have always taken at least 15 hours each semester until
                         now.  I also have taken summer courses.  It has been
                         important to me to graduate in 4 years, therefore I made it
                         a priority.
    
    
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      AS-SLHS    461020  1:GOALS-DEF   I feel that CU-Boulder got me prepared to go
                         into the real world and find and employer that is involved
                         with my field of study.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I am going to transfer from Metropolitan
                         State College after two years and will lose some credits
                         when I get to CU-Boulder.
    
    
    
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      AS-SOCI    130287  2:WMAJ  class sizes
    
                         3:BMAJ  great professors
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  i was able to transfer college credits
                         from the ap classes i took in high school to get nearly a
                         year's worth of credit hours.
    
    
                 145419  1:GOALS-SOME  I feel that my major in Sociology was very
                         interesting and highly beneficial, but fear it will lead to
                         little direct application for career positions.  The
                         knowledge that I've obtained in my field is substantial,
                         but I think the Sociology department needs to re-establish
                         credibility to attract more majors.
    
                         2:WMAJ  BETTER ADVISING!!!!!  My advisor, although very
                         nice, was NOT very knowledgeable about academics.
                         Consequently, it cost me the opportunity to apply course
                         forgiveness to a class that I had re-taken.  Also, there
                         needs to be more clubs or social activities within the
                         major to create a sense of community.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I just love some of the teachers and the
                         mind-bending classes.
    
                         4:DODIFF  Choose another major
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  my freshman year was about exploration,
                         and consequently it lengthened my schooling.  Also, I
                         declared my major in the Spring of my sophomore year, which
                         postponed my graduation date as well.  My advice?  Take
                         your time and enjoy it!
    
    
                 151417  1:GOALS-DEF   did: rigorous course requirements,
                         interesting and engaging courses, intelligent and
                         well-versed professors all helped create a positive
                         learning environment.    
    
                         2:WMAJ  Wider variety of subjects; include more queer
                         theory/womyn's studies/ethnic studies within the curriculum
                         of sociology. Also, make classes smaller!!
    
                         3:BMAJ  There are so many wonderful things about the
                         sociology program- brilliant professors (mostly),
                         fascinating subject matter- it's impossible to name just
                         one!
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I completed my core requirements within
                         the first two years and almost all of my major requirements
                         within the first three years, so in my senior year, all I
                         had to do was catch up and take electives.
    
    
                 179890  5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  i have had a difficult time dealing with
                         my mental illness.
    
    
                 185796  1:GOALS-SOME  I would have preferred more individual
                         attention and in many cases, not just being a number in a
                         class or department
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I majored in Sociology and then also am
                         getting my elementary ed. licesense and you cannot apply to
                         the ED. until you are a junior.  So, even though I was
                         right on track it took a total of 5 years.
    
    
                 215879  5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  That is all I need
    
    
                 307425  1:GOALS-SOME  Courses were enlightening and
                         thought-provoking but perhaps a bit too easy.  Theory could
                         have been more thouroughly discussed as opposed to the
                         practical real issue applications.  Real world application
                         as far as internships or other employment opportunities
                         were entirely lacking
    
                         2:WMAJ  More internship programs and applications for our
                         academic knowledge
    
                         3:BMAJ  Great professors when they actually teach the class
                         instead of Grad students.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  because I have selected to do a double
                         degree between the business school and school of arts and
                         science which requires me to stay here for an extra year.
    
    
                 328823  1:GOALS-DEF   I wanted to get a stong understanding of
                         sociological concepts by taking a wide variety of classes
                         within the major.  I feel this was accomplished for me, and
                         I feel confident about my sociological knowledge.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I wish the sociology program would advertise/offer
                         more internships related to the field that students could
                         participate in during the summer or even during the school
                         year.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The sociology faculty REALLY cares about it's
                         students, and I never felt like a stranger when I was in
                         the SOCY office or speaking with professors. It is
                         genuinely a GREAT staff of people and the university is
                         lucky to have each and every one of them.  Their passion
                         for teaching and for the subject matter is highly apparent.
    
                         4:DODIFF  I think I would have picked up a minor in either
                         Psychology or Anthropology
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I actually am getting my BA in 3 years,
                         thanks to the Internation Baccalaureate program I did in
                         high school.
    
    
                 345708  2:WMAJ  better advertisement for students on careers in
                         socy field.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The curriculum in upper-division level classes and
                         Annjannette-Rosga as my teacher who provided the most
                         interesting and worldwide information out there.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  because I expect to do well and finish
                         in four years.
    
    
                 346278  2:WMAJ  More hands on opportunities, eg. internships.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Wide range of courses that are applicable to all
                         aspects of life.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  Because I can not afford to pay for any
                         extra years.
    
    
                 361918  2:WMAJ  That all sociology classes seem rather redundant.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The professors have been interesting, entertaining,
                         and informative.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  this school is way too expensive for out
                         of state students.
    
    
                 408333  2:WMAJ  Add more variety to the classes. It seems as though
                         the majority of the classes are all end up being about the
                         same topics.
    
                         3:BMAJ  It's easy and it relates to real world issues.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  college is very expensive. Also, i
                         really didn't like it here and i couldn't wait to get out
                         of here.
    
    
                 440824  1:GOALS-SOME  I worked at an emphasis in criminal justice
                         and I found that after 1st semester junior year I had taken
                         all of the available courses in criminology. I had to beg a
                         sociology professor to let me into his graduate crim.
                         class...so I guess offering more classes within certain
                         sections would be great and keep me enthused about my
                         emphasis.
    
                         2:WMAJ  just as I said before, I would offer more
                         criminology classes. Other than that, I have had a great
                         experience with the sociology dept.
    
                         3:BMAJ  great professors!
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I was able to switch my major early in
                         my sophormore year, which allowed enough time for me to fit
                         in all of my requirements. Also, I took summer classes one
                         summer which really helped me stay on track. Last, my
                         parents would be very upset with me if I took more than 4
                         years because out-of-state tuition is absolutely
                         ridiculous! CJ, just imagine what I could do with $100,000+!
    
    
                 506757  1:GOALS-SOME  This campus is not a diverse place to be in
                         terms of class, race, gender expression, and sexual
                         orientation.  I would not recommend this campus because it
                         is not a good experience for minority students.  After
                         trying Engineering, Architecture I only found support in
                         Sociology and Ethnic studies to discuss diverse issues.  I
                         think it is tragic that the University does not value
                         diversity enough to provide MA and PhD programs in Ethnic
                         studies.  Furthermore, I am not a student of color, yet I
                         feel I have been cheated by this university for not
                         providing a place where diverse expereinces and identities
                         and values can exist.
    
                         2:WMAJ  More professors of color, women etc.
    
                         3:BMAJ  It is the one major that has any diversity on this
                         campus.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  five years.  I began my experience at CU
                         in the School of Enigineering.  Although I found the work
                         to be most interesting the environment was horrible for
                         women, glbt students and people of color.  I was going to
                         quit school when I decided to change my major to sociology.
                          I have really enjoyed the sociology department, however,
                         this University lacks diversity in all contexts.  Many of
                         the classes I took my freshman year would not transfer over
                         to Arts and Sciences, thus, I will be here for an extra
                         year.  As a student with a 3.7 cum gpa, coming out of
                         highschool ranked #10 out of 340 students I would not
                         recommend CU if you are looking to expand your mind and
                         encounter diverse points of view.  I have not, and I will
                         not, look at CU for a graduate program.
    
    
                 537165  2:WMAJ  I would suggest that Criminology was actually given
                         major status and I would also suggest adding classes that
                         are more hands on, or that take abstract theories and show
                         how they are applied in practical situations outside of the
                         classroom.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The criminology professors that are teaching at
                         this school.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  It costs too much money to take five
                         years, and I hope to attend graduate school in the near
                         future. For me, it is important to graduate in a timely
                         manner, so I can move on to graduate school, or to life in
                         general. It may be beneficial to take longer, if one is
                         unsure of their interests and believes time would change
                         this.
    
    
                 554865  2:WMAJ  I would make it more hands-on. Either conduct
                         activities in class or go to a location during class time
                         to get a feel for how it fits into society. I also beleive
                         that Sociology should offer a class on leadership.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I don't know, it was okay. The best class that I
                         have taken is Army ROTC. ROTC beats all of the classes I
                         have taken combined. It will also provide me with one of my
                         two jobs upon graduation.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I am lucky. A lot of my friends have to
                         take another semester or full year. The school is not
                         efficient enough and it is focused on making money (not
                         timely education)...the longer you stay, the more money
                         they make. If the school would get it together they would
                         have 80-90% of students graduating in four years. There is
                         obviously a failure in the system somewhere.
    
    
                 584302  2:WMAJ  More concrete application to real life situations,
                         rather than so many theoretical perspectives I will never
                         remember. Also, a few of the professors might need to be
                         reconsidered...
    
                         3:BMAJ  It is interesting, and not extremely difficult to
                         get through.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I want to finish college and move on
                         with a better focus on what I want to do. Also, being that
                         my major has little or nothing to do with what I plan to do
                         in the future, I would simply like to get my college degree
                         because it is important to have.
    
    
                 601504  1:GOALS-SOME  i feel that the scope and breadth of
                         available knowledge was limited, and the expectations(of
                         professors) of engagement were low. granted, this is
                         largely due to the students apathy but i feel like many
                         ideas and subjects could have pushed  a little harder to
                         force people beyond their comfort zones.
    
                         2:WMAJ  i think that everyone in the university should have
                         to take some sociology courses to increase their
                         awareness!!!  Sociology should not be considered a 'default
                         'major an longer; its importance in our world is invaluable.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I like the sense of community that I feel within
                         the major, the sense that we are all in to major positive
                         changes in the world, and the sense of hope that pervades
                         most of our classes.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I am working on a double major, and have
                         completed a two year certificate program as well.
    
    
                 624815  1:GOALS-NO    This university claims to be a place of
                         higher education.  However, this could not be more removed
                         from the truth.  The politics both inside and outside the
                         classroom, and the one-sided presentation of opinions of
                         the faculty and students is truly nausiating.  I did VERY
                         well here, so do not attempt to say that I am disgruntled
                         because of a 2.0 GPA.  I am active in Student Government,
                         the Department of Housing, and other student groups, so I
                         would advise that the University take this into account
                         when they read this survey.  I AM NOT AN OUTSIDER.  I have
                         been treated like garbage by the univeristy and ultimately
                         wish that I had attended another school.  The ciriculum was
                         sub-tandard, and did not foster ANY intellectual
                         development.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Not choosing it.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Getting a totally worthless degree that prepares me
                         for the graveyard shift at Starbucks... thanks alot CU!
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  Becuase I am not lazy and dont enjoy
                         wasting my money.
    
    
                 625222  2:WMAJ  The Reseach Methods program. Qualitative or
                         Quantitative, I feel that we need to be taught how to
                         conduct these projects properly, rather than it being left
                         up to us to "figure it out." Give us a project and show us
                         what to do, I hate being tossed to "the lions."
    
                         3:BMAJ  The professors in the crime and gender areas have a
                         lot of experience, and share their knowledge.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  the four year track is outdated and
                         become unrealalistic for many students, especially students
                         that work full time.
    
    
                 647755  1:GOALS-SOME  I wish there had been more classes in areas
                         such as comtemparary theories.  a class that delt in some
                         degree with people with disabiliti9es in society.  offered
                         a class on writting research perposals, grants and ohter
                         types of writtig required for a job in the public serviece
                         sector
    
                         2:WMAJ  I have alreayd said what I would add when answering
                         what esle should be offered
    
                         3:BMAJ  It gives me a good backround to go into policy
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  H     I would recomend taking five years
                         to findish school.  You will get more out of your classes
                         if you take four instead of five a semester.  Aso if you
                         have to work to pay for school it will very very diffeicut
                         to get everything done if you are taking five classes as
                         semester which you need to do in order to finish in four
                         years.  Although saying this I would recomend faking some
                         summer classes.  thaey are a good way to get credit hours
                         done quickly
    
    
                 667113  2:WMAJ  Better, more clear advising. Knowledge of other
                         programs or direction for those minoring in another area.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The teachers are phenomenal!
    
    
                 672447  1:GOALS-SOME  There should have been an intership
                         requirement, just to get your feet wet.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would make an intership a requirement so we know
                         what it's like out there and make informed decisions about
                         after school is over.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Some great and inspiring teachers -----> Dr. Mike
                         Haffey comes to mind.  Altough some of the younger student
                         instructors were teaching classes and seemed hugely
                         overloaded and stressed.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I will take longer than 4 years because
                         I will putting myself through school and working full time
                         as well.
    
    
                 738492  1:GOALS-SOME  The department(s) that I interacted with did
                         not actively search for the benefit/satisfaction, but did
                         give their suggestions when necessary.
    
                         2:WMAJ  The knowledge that a requirement could be used as
                         an elective if another requirement class was chosen for
                         fulfillment (i.e. SOCY 2011 and SOCY 3301 require the same
                         category, SOCY 3301 should be counted as an upper-division
                         elective).
    
                         3:BMAJ  The interest, experience and knowledge attained in
                         all my classes.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  It would be beneficial for me to
                         graduate four years and have to avoid answering the
                         question "Why did you take more than four years?" when
                         applying for graduate school or a job.
    
    
                 747368  1:GOALS-DEF   in my major the profs prepared me for the
                         real world through interaction..my part-time job as aided
                         me in a variety of ways
    
                         2:WMAJ  i wish more small classes were offered
    
                         3:BMAJ  the profs
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  i'm ready for the real world
    
    
                 749606  1:GOALS-SOME  I learned a lot about the world and other
                         perspectives. The teachers were very enlightening of other
                         viewpoints.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Less writing papers and more tests.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The teachers are understanding, nice, interesting,
                         and very informative.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I'm getting a double degree in business
                         and sociology
    
    
                 761868  1:GOALS-DEF   I often see professors from past semesters
                         that still remember my name...makes me feel significant in
                         such a large school!  With the exception of survey methods,
                         I was excited each and every day to go to class and learn
                         something new.  Michael Lynn and others in department
                         office always friendly and very helpful with any type of
                         administrative questions.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Survey Methods!  Hated it!
    
                         3:BMAJ  That the teachers are unafraid to open the eyes of
                         the students to what is really going on around the world
                         and show them how to make desired changes.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I have considered adding a seconf major,
                         English, and would require a longer stay at CU.  Also, this
                         time has gone by too fast and I don't feel ready to leave
                         yet!
    
    
                 762586  1:GOALS-NO    The social action internship offered to
                         sociology students was cancelled in the fall of
                         2003...instead of notifying the students and attempting to
                         help them find a new internship, the university simply put
                         up a notification on PLUS leaving the students, many of
                         which were counting on this internship to provide them with
                         more knowledge of what jobs will be offered once they
                         graduate, were left to rush and sign up for whatever
                         available socy classes were left...which wasn't much. i
                         love this university as a whole but i believe that the
                         sociology dept. needs to contribute a little more to the
                         students. the only advice ever given to me from a sociology
                         professor was go to law school because you won't get a job
                         otherwise...what if i can't afford to go to law school or
                         don't want to be a lawyer? what other alternatives do i
                         have...i am leaving this college feeling very lost.
    
                         2:WMAJ  i think that i have said enough...do more for the
                         students who will change the world.
    
                         3:BMAJ  the teachers and the diversity of the courses
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  i am paying a load of money on this
                         school and i would be on food stamps after i was finally
                         done finishing paying off all of my loans. Plus, my parents
                         will be happy.
    
    
                 823864  5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  I took enough credits every year and I
                         took AP classes in high school to prepare me for college.
                         I have always expected to graduate in 4 years or less.
    
    
                 830934  1:GOALS-SOME  I am not at all sure that I have gained the
                         skills and knowledge that will be required for me to get
                         into or succeed in graduate school.  I think if I was not
                         going on to graduate school I might feel more positively
                         about this.  However, given the competitive nature of
                         post-graduate education, I am a bit concerned about my
                         preparation.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would not try to squeeze all of classical (or
                         modern) theory into one semester.  Each of these should
                         really be a two semester long series, in order for students
                         to come away from their experience feeling really
                         comfortable with the theories that are central to
                         sociology.  I feel that sociology majors should be able to
                         give a good explanation of our main theories in the same
                         way that we would expect a biology major to be able to
                         explain Darwin.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I love sociology, I think it is the single most
                         important discipline in all of academia.  Every time I go
                         to class I am aware that everything I am learning has real
                         bearing on the world around me.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I have taken three breaks of one or more
                         years because I have had three children in the course of my
                         undergraduate study.  In addition to the breaks, it will
                         take me longer because I cannot carry huge credit loads and
                         still meet my responsibilities as a mom.  I have only
                         usually taken 12 credits at a time.
    
    
                 864622  1:GOALS-SOME  I think there could have been more classes
                         for a criminalogical background
    
                         2:WMAJ  more classes with an emphasis in criminology
    
                         3:BMAJ  Michael Haffey he made my learning experiences fun.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I did not want to take summer classes
                         due to the fact I have no idea of what i want to do after I
                         graduate
    
    
                 898789  1:GOALS-DEF   I participated in a variety of academica
                         communities that provided a rigorus balance, which enabled
                         me to grow theoretically, personally, and intellectually.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Smaller Classes
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I was able to complete my degree and it
                         is financially unwise to stay on.
    
    
                 909100  2:WMAJ  I would have liked more information from my advisor
                         about certificate programs, the honors program, and any
                         other ways to get more from my major.  What little I
                         received, was too little too late.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The professors are engaging and passionate.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I transferred from another school and
                         changed my major.
    
    
                 909390  5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I have found that if you put your mind
                         to it you can graduate with multiple degrees in four years
    
    
                 973426  1:GOALS-DEF   The Sociology Department has some of the
                         finest professors I have ever studied under.  They are
                         amazing.  Other than that, theres not much I was impressed
                         by.
    
                         2:WMAJ  the class sizes and students
    
                         3:BMAJ  the professors
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I'm the fastest in the world!!!!!!
    
    
                 978787  1:GOALS-NO    Cu was a joke. The classes were horrible.
                         Everyone was a repeat of the last one. The teachers were
                         terrible. One of my teachers should have retired a decade
                         ago, but continued to teach even though he showed
                         absolutely no interest. I am disgusted by the Cu program in
                         general. As an out of state student I feel bad my parents
                         had to pay for this buls#@*!
    
                         2:WMAJ  i would fire about half of the teaching staff. I
                         would also cut about 80% of the classes, because for they
                         are extremely redundant. i would add new and exciting
                         classes that had a real life basis.
    
                         3:BMAJ  it was easy, so i had a lot more time for social
                         activities. Sociology is a joke here.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I cannot wait to get out of Cu. I
                         despise Cu as an educational center. if you want to come
                         and get drunk and ski it is a great place. I f you want to
                         walk away with some sort of knowlege go elsewhere.
    
    
                 981392  1:GOALS-DEF   I was actually an "Individually Structured
                         Major"- and this program was IDEAL for making a large
                         university into a small university.  I had three faculty
                         members with whom I worked closely and benefited from their
                         expertise, experience, and networking resources.   My
                         happiness about my major is because I could create my own
                         major.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would want more people to do the Individually
                         Structured Major program- it's more work for the students,
                         and just a little more work for the faculty.  But the
                         benefits for the student are HUGE.
    
                         3:BMAJ  As I narrowed down the title and purpose of my
                         major, I was learned about the complexities of social
                         justice issues as related to Education.  I talked to
                         phenomenal community members and nationally-renowned
                         faculty that I otherwise wouldn't have considered meeting
                         with.  I have a level of understanding about education on
                         par with most graduate level students- and that gives me a
                         huge head-start for grad school and the job world. (My
                         Major is called Educational Transformation).  I think this
                         would be a great way to market the Univeresity better- this
                         is CU's chance to have a greater emphasis on teaching and
                         learning instead of just research.
    
                         4:DODIFF  I just wanted to take this opportunity again to
                         say how important the Individually structured major is.
                         Plus, The Presidents Leadership Class is what drives me to
                         be active in the community and what has inspired me to be a
                         change agent in the world.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I didn't study abroad during the school
                         year, nor did I do any significant switches in major.  I
                         went during the summer and found it worked well for me.  I
                         was ready to get into the "real world" and college is
                         expensive.  I do support the people who work hard and it
                         still takes them more than four years.  But, I am irked by
                         the people who are just lazy and don't care about taking a
                         long time because it is their parents' money.
    
    
                 982554  5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I want to move on to the next step in
                         life as soon as I can.
    
    
                 985544  1:GOALS-SOME  I felt that getting taught by graduate
                         students was extremely inefficient and condescending.
                         About half of the courses I took, including upper-division
                         were taught by graduate students as overwhelmed as the
                         students were.  I did not feel that they had enough
                         experience or expertise to give me the education I paid
                         for.  Nor were they trained as instructors in the
                         motivation of the students or in instruction or teaching
                         techniques.  So not only were they inexperienced, they were
                         untrained teachers as well.  This is not only in the
                         sociology department, but it is a campus wide phenomenon as
                         well.
    
                         2:WMAJ  We need more contemporary theories to study and
                         give them the same amount of emphasis as the older
                         foundational theories.  We get stuck in the past too often
                         and spend a lot of time in class reviewing theories that
                         are very old, albeit somewhat still applicable.
                         Contemporary theories are as varied and complex as the old
                         ones.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The variety of theory and the social issues it
                         addresses.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  it will take me longer than four years
                         to figure out all of what it is that I want to do.  I want
                         to have a broad based education and dabble with all of the
                         academic fields out there, to get a sense of what it is
                         that I want to earn as a degree.
    
    
     
    Senior Survey 2004: Open-Ended Comments by College/Discipline - Major Group
      Group      IDnum   Comments ordered by Student ID - Question Response
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      AS-SPAN    103007  1:GOALS-SOME  Because CU is such a large school, it is
                         sometimes hard to find internships or positions as an
                         undergraduate.  Although these opportunities may exist,
                         there needs to be a better way of advertising them.
    
                         2:WMAJ  As a Spanish and Portuguese language and culture
                         major, I would really like to have upper division
                         Portuguese classes offered at CU.  I feel that availability
                         of these classes would be a wonderful and essential asset
                         to the program.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I really enjoyed my professors in the Spanish
                         major.  Leila Lehnen, Juan Pablo Dabove and Ester Brown
                         were not only amazing professors, they were people whom I
                         could relate.  They were without a doubt, the best things
                         about the Spanish major program.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I spent a year and a half on different
                         study abroad programs.  Although it will now take me five
                         years to graduate, I feel that my experiences abroad were
                         critical in my education.  I would highly recommend study
                         abroad even if it requires you to stay at CU for another
                         year.
    
    
                 112037  1:GOALS-DEF   The Spanish program helped me to gain a more
                         thorough understanding of both the culture and the
                         language, as well as the literature and other important
                         aspects of Spanish-speaking countries.  I feel like this
                         understanding is important when communicating with
                         Spanish-speakers, and I feel like CU has provided me
                         valuable background knowledge through the Spanish
                         Language/Literature program.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I genuinely liked the Spanish major program.  I
                         feel like it helped me to gain a more thorough
                         understanding of the culture, language, literature, ways of
                         life, and other important factors of Spanish-speaking
                         countries.  I feel like I got a chance to improve my
                         communication skills, which I feel is very important.  I
                         understand that professors and instructors are encouraged
                         to give each individual student a chance to speak
                         individually in front of a class, but I feel like too many
                         of them do this-- individual presentations, while helpful
                         sometimes, just become frustrating when there are five or
                         six of them in a semester.  I understand that this helps
                         students to develop better verbal communication skills in a
                         foreign language, but I would change this aspect of the
                         major-- maybe encouraging (or requiring) less individual
                         presentations in-class.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Lesley Socash is the best advisor I've ever met
                         with.  I came into CU as a business major and have also met
                         with political science advisors, among other academic
                         advisors.  So, I DO know something about other advisors
                         on-campus.  Lesley is always incredibly well-prepared, able
                         to answer any questions that I have, and is friendly, fun,
                         and gives you the full length of your scheduled
                         appointment.  She has a genuine concern for students, and
                         is a wonderful person.  I feel like she helped me greatly
                         in getting through my years at CU, and I genuinely
                         appreciate her.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I'm actually going to take less than
                         four years, because I received much AP credit at CU from
                         having taken the AP tests in high school.  Additionally, CU
                         offers a wide range of summer courses-- even major-specific
                         classes, not just basic core classes.
    
    
                 155399  1:GOALS-NO    i don't feel that CU-Boulder has truly
                         prepared me for what i will encounter in my future. i
                         wanted to leave college a more rounded individual, but i
                         don't feel that i am. yes, i now know spanish, but i
                         learned most of it in mexico, not boulder. i also feel that
                         the spanish department is overlooked and
                         underfunded...coming from a state w/ a spanish-speaking
                         population of over 20 percent, cu-boulder's spanish program
                         should be one of the best in the country...but it is very
                         far from it.
    
                         2:WMAJ  i wouldn't have as many silly requirements, like
                         for example, spanish phonetics....i feel that that is
                         useless information which no one would use unless they were
                         working in some sort of phonetics related field. i would
                         also spend more time making sure grammar was learned
                         properly. i think students are all too often given decent
                         grades when they have a fundamental lack of necessarily
                         skills and knowledge in their particular fields.
    
                         3:BMAJ  peter elmore is a fantastic teacher.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  it took me a while to realize what i
                         wanted to study in school, and to be honest i'm still not
                         sure WHY i'm a spanish major, but i am and i don't have any
                         regrets. i feel that if i had spoken to an advisor BEFORE
                         registration i may have had a better idea of what core
                         requirements were, and what MAPS deficiencies were, but one
                         was not available to me...or at least, i didn't know how to
                         access their services...
    
    
                 158478  1:GOALS-SOME  I think CU is an excellent school. I expected
                         a lot from CU, educationaly. I have had some excellent
                         teachers in the Spanish program, and I have had some
                         horrible teachers. There was no in between, they were
                         excellent or horrible. I expected more from CU than
                         extremly sub-par teachers.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Just becuase someone fluently speaks Spanish, DOES
                         NOT mean he or she can teach it!!
    
                         3:BMAJ  Having teachers that are not American. It is
                         interesting to hear their oppinions of our country.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I transfered from another school and not
                         all my credit transfered. Also, I started taking my classes
                         for my major late, so I am behind-in the sense that it will
                         take me longer to graduate than 4 years.
    
    
                 194954  1:GOALS-SOME  I feel that, as with many programs and
                         projects, the Spanish program at CU caters to the lowest
                         common denominator - meaning that there was little
                         challenge or innovation.  Additionally,  "advanced" courses
                         seemed to be little more than a review of previous lower
                         division courses (above all with the "grammar" classes),
                         and I believe that the average student studying with a
                         Spanish major would leave with only an average knowledge
                         and intermediate ability to speak the language.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would have liked it to be more of a challenge,
                         more of a competitive program that pushes it's students to
                         excel.  Spanish is an interesting thing to learn, as is the
                         literature and history, but the faculty (many, not all)
                         seem complacent and only somewhat content to drag
                         themselves into their classes each day - Specifically on
                         the courses - much better, stronger, more specific grammar
                         courses on the intricacies of the language.
    
                         3:BMAJ  some of the professors were wonderful.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  actually fewer because this is my second
                         undergraduate degree from CU.
    
    
                 224996  2:WMAJ  I would ask that more variety of courses be offered
                         because some courses I took were because they were the only
                         ones available and not because I was completely interested
                         in the subjet matter. I also tried to get into a grad
                         course, but the professor refused to have an undergraduate
                         in a graduate course without even considering my ability.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The professors are overall very good and are
                         passionate about what they teach. That made it helpful and
                         much easier to care about a class and give time to it when
                         the professors were passionate and challenging.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I am ambitious academically and it is
                         important to me to challenge myself and take college
                         seriously. I am graduating with two majors in four years. I
                         can't imagine for myself personally not graduating in four
                         years because it has been relatively easy for me to
                         complete my coursework in a timely manner. However, many
                         people are not so ambitious academically and take longer
                         because they either switch majors as they try to figure out
                         what they want to do, or they take lighter class loads than
                         I do. I took at least 16 credits for every semester I was
                         here, except my last semester, because I wanted to
                         challenge myself and complete two majors, as well as take
                         some additional classes that weren't requirements for my
                         majors to expose myself to different things. I managed to
                         do it in four years, and soon it will be graduation!! I
                         can't wait!
    
    
                 268262  2:WMAJ  More freedom in choosing class especially with
                         respect to the linguistics requirement.  Although
                         interesting to some, I personally found SPAN 4430 to be
                         completely and utterly useless.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The faculty, each semester I had someone new and
                         exciting which made my personal time here more exciting.  I
                         felt the classes were small enough that you could really
                         get to know one another if you put forth the effort.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  I feel that four years of college is
                         ample in deciding a major and completing said requirements.
                          Unless a students makes a drstic major change there is no
                         excuse to take longer than four years especially at The
                         University of Colorado.  I personally transferred schools
                         and made a major change and still managed to graduate on
                         time.
    
    
                 287090  2:WMAJ  I would work it out so that people could also minor
                         in Spanish at this university.  I know a lot of students
                         would like to do that, but won't major in Spanish in order
                         to keep learning.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I am getting a double degree, and
                         Spanish requires more hours.
    
    
                 293692  2:WMAJ  i wish there was a major for speaking spanish and
                         constantly improving the spanish speaking and comprehension
                         skills rather than being forced to choose literature or
                         spanish business. in most of those classes there is not
                         much opportunity for speaking and learning more about the
                         language and improving the actual speaking skills.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Prof. Landeira is the best spanish teacher i have
                         ever had. also, the best thing is that it is in another
                         language. learning another language opens one up to another
                         culture and many other opportunities.
    
                         4:DODIFF  try to do study abroad more than once
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  there are too many other things to do in
                         life. im glad that i got a college education, but now i am
                         ready to go out into the world and experience life for the
                         first time without school  being there at the same time.
    
    
                 307608  1:GOALS-DEF   The majority of teachers that I have had in
                         the Spanish department have been excellent.  It is
                         difficult, however, to know what one wants to pursue after
                         graduation with a degree in Spanish.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Less of a focus upon literature.  I think it would
                         be helpful in our society to discuss other issues as well,
                         such as the current immigration issue between Mexico and
                         the US.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The majority of my professors have been wonderful,
                         as is Lesley Socash.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  although I have two majors I came into
                         CU with 23 outside credits.  By managing time wisely it is
                         possible to finish in four years.
    
    
                 412757  1:GOALS-SOME  It claims to be the department of Spanish and
                         Portuguese.  But the chance to study portuguese is very
                         minimal.  Furthermore the offerings for courses focusing on
                         Latin America are dismal.
    
                         2:WMAJ  More portuguese and more of a focus on Latin
                         America.
    
                         3:BMAJ  This goes both ways but the falcuty especially
                         three of the newest falcuty members were extremely helpful
                         and encouraging
    
                         4:DODIFF  I would go to a school that offered more of the
                         programs that I am interested in.  And that showed a
                         commitment to encourage diversity (racial, economic etc) on
                         campus.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I took many AP classes in High School
                         and recieved a years worth of college credit before
                         arriving on campus.
    
    
                 439996  1:GOALS-DEF   I am now fluent in Spanish and very
                         comfortable speaking, understanding and writing the
                         language.  I am also very comfortable analysing literature
                         and making connections between literature, culture and
                         current affairs.  Going abroad was the most important part
                         of my educational experience, it allowed me to understand
                         the language and culture of Spanish speaking cultures in a
                         way that never would have been possible had I stayed in
                         Boulder the whole time.  The most disappointing part of my
                         experience was that all my credits didn't transfer as I had
                         hoped and expected.  This means over the summer I will be
                         taking 3000 level conversation courses merely to fill
                         requirements.  The courses will not benefit my Spanish
                         learning in any way since I am far above that level at this
                         point.  It is frustrating that I went abroad and learned
                         and experienced as much as I did but not to have that apply
                         to CU.  My educational goals NEVER would have been met had
                         I not gone abroad, and now I feel as though I'm being
                         punished for it.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Get a new head of the Spanish Lit. department.  It
                         is a "people person" job and he is clearly not a people
                         person.  I have never felt so intimidated by an advisor, or
                         disliked.  It seemed he never wanted to actually help, but
                         rather blame me and make rude comments to my face, in
                         emails and in letters.  I never felt I was being advised.
                         I was being attacked.
    
                         3:BMAJ  There are amazing professors in the Spanish
                         program.  I feel I have encountered some of the most
                         intelligent people in this manner and they are so willing
                         to share their knowledge, opinions and experiences.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I went abroad and the head of the
                         Spanish department refused to see this experience as the
                         high value that it was for me.  Based almost entirely on
                         course titles, classes are transferred to CU in related
                         manners and two of mine did not transfer in the manner that
                         I needed them to. Therefore, I am taking two courses this
                         summer that will not truly benefit my learning but happily
                         CU will get more money from me.
    
    
                 550178  2:WMAJ  It would be for the university to accept more core
                         course work from my bachelors degree so that I could get a
                         second degree from CU in SPAN, as it is there is way too
                         much core requiered for me to get a degree so I will have
                         to get a cert to teach on my first BA with a SPAN
                         equivalency in order to get onto teaching spanish as a
                         second career.
    
                         3:BMAJ  studying spanish!
    
                         4:DODIFF  I would have finished my spanish degree instead
                         of just getting a minor in it.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  non-tradtional student, second career
    
    
                 684525  1:GOALS-SOME  i do not feel that the spanish literature
                         degree has given me enough experience to work in a
                         professional job as a translator.  I would have appreciated
                         more focus on translating as it will be something required
                         of me in any bilingual job on the market.
    
                         2:WMAJ  the requirements for core while currently pursuing
                         a second major from a different college, ie. school of music
    
                         3:BMAJ  studying aborad in spain for a year.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I am a double major in Music and Spanish
                         and the two are from seperate colleges on the CU campus.
                         It was frustrating that the core requirements of the Arts
                         and Sciences school were so demanding.  I think that if a
                         student is going to double major with two seperate schools
                         they should be able to petition not taking all of the core
                         requirements, such as science and math.  If it weren't for
                         these excesive core classes I would have been able to
                         finish in four years as desired.
    
    
                 705696  1:GOALS-DEF   As an aspiring Spanish teacher, I feel as
                         though the program provided me with many outside
                         opportunities to volunteer and to further educate myself in
                         my subject area. I feel that I recieved the amount of
                         support that I needed and am satisfied with what I learned
                         throughout college.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would make it required for all language students
                         to study abroad; I find that many of my peers are not a
                         level of proficiency needed.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I have enjoyed all of the faculty support. In
                         addition I enjoy the wide reange of classes.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  Because I feel that it was vital to my
                         major to study abroad and to use the resources on campus to
                         make that happen. As a result I have to continue on another
                         year to finish classes and recieve my teaching license.
    
    
                 742539  1:GOALS-SOME  There aren't very many orgganized
                         opportunities for the Spanish major outside the classroom.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I think there needs to be a person in the head
                         chair position who deals with transfer and study abroad
                         credit who is more effectively and patiently able to
                         communicate with the students.  It was so incredibly
                         difficult for me in transferring credit from just even
                         CU-Colorado Springs and a well-known/used study abroad
                         program!  Some days you feel like not one administrative
                         person wants you to graduate!
    
                         3:BMAJ  My advisor is patient and helpful.  My Spanish
                         literature upperdivision classes have been good because of
                         the well-knowledged professors and the overall course
                         goals.  Prof Landiera and Prof Dabove have challeneged us
                         and helped us learn not just about a story in a literature
                         book, but an overall wider perspective that includes
                         history and present day issues.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  it still is possible despite the rising
                         numbers of people taking longer than four years to
                         graduate.  I want to graduate as soon as possible
                         especially as tuition rates are rising rapidly.  Although
                         in reality, it depends on many things such as the person,
                         if you know what you want to do, if you would consider
                         summer school if necessary, etc.  I think it is totally
                         doable to spend four years in college and have a
                         well-rounded experience.
    
    
                 757272  1:GOALS-SOME  I am a spanish major and I wanted to graduate
                         and to be fluent in spanish and I do not beleive I have
                         acheive my goal. I wish I would of had more speaking
                         opportunities.
    
                         2:WMAJ  more conversation clases
    
                         3:BMAJ  learning a different language
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I am ready to start working, I am ready
                         for a real job with real hours.
    
    
                 764620  1:GOALS-SOME  I felt that for my Spanish Degree, the amount
                         of speaking classes was not enough, also there are not
                         enough electives in the Spanish major, and I have not seen
                         enough sections of classes, there should be a restricted to
                         Spanish majors on upper division classes.  Also there were
                         never any internships or volunteer opportunities besides
                         service learning, which I was hoping for more of.
    
                         2:WMAJ  more variety of classes
    
                         3:BMAJ  most of the teachers are highly qualified
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I have planned on graduating in four
                         years since my first semester as a freshman, and have
                         planned my schedule in the right way so that I can get done
                         on time.  Also, my parents won't be paying for college for
                         more than four years, so I need to finish up on time.
    
    
                 851435  1:GOALS-SOME  I enjoy the program though I wish there were
                         more opportunites to speak
    
                         3:BMAJ  Professors are awesome
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I will take longer than 4 years because
                         I switched majors late in my academic career
    
    
                 900255  1:GOALS-SOME  Needs more opportunities for Spanish Major.
                         Not just for the Honors  studnets.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Easier and cheaper avilability to tutors!!
    
                         3:BMAJ  The wide range of studies.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I do not feel that I must finish in four
                         years. I have a major, minor, and a certification. I am
                         also working full time. I think this has been a great
                         experience for me. I have held the same job all six years
                         and have kept steady grades. I told you you do not the help
                         of your parents to go to college. There are others out
                         there willing to help.    Good Luck, Kelly
    
    
                 926589  1:GOALS-DEF   I got the broad liberal arts education that I
                         was seeking.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Improve the study abroad advising within the
                         department. For instance, it would be great if students
                         knew before they left what sorts of classes they could
                         likely get Spanish credit for.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Probably the people.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  of illness and to have more time to feel
                         ready for the "real world."
    
    
                 932124  3:BMAJ  I like the people I have class with and I do like
                         the professors and the ability to pracitice Spanish on a
                         consistent basis.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  because I am a double major and it was
                         impossible to meet the requirements of both majors in four
                         years without doing summer school or taking a very heavy
                         courseload.
    
    
                 987861  1:GOALS-DEF   I am highly satisfied with the level of
                         Spanish I have attained.
    
                         2:WMAJ  More departmental social gatherings would have been
                         excellent.  I rarely had a chance to use my spanish in a
                         social setting, apart from coworkers.
    
                         3:BMAJ  All of my teachers have had amazing memories, they
                         remember faces, names, and even handwritings.  They are a
                         fabulous faculty.
    
                         4:DODIFF  Study abroad is extremely expensive, and if I
                         didn't have to work to go to school, I would have done it.
                         Also, I would have liked to go to college elsewhere, but
                         comparatively it was my best choice.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  It's very expensive to pay for an extra
                         year when four will do it just fine.  If I were unsure as
                         to what I was in college for, I would probably stay longer.
                          But I am in college to be of better use to society.  And I
                         cannot be a good member of society if I am dicking around
                         in college for an extra year.
    
    
     
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      AS-SPPR    223905  5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  it is quite expensive to live in Boulder
                         and go to school.  The rent in the Boulder area is
                         ridiculous, and the CU Administration and the government
                         make questionable financial decisions (like which
                         building/stadium to remodel as opposed to funneling the
                         money toward financial aid and lack of funding for higher
                         education / TABOR) which result in tuition increases.
                         This, along with the fact that the government expects my
                         parents to be able to support a good chunk of my education
                         despite the fact that they are not, requires me to work
                         full time and overtime.  Therefore I am not able to come
                         close to following the four-year schedule.
    
    
                 226350  1:GOALS-SOME  I am not as proficient in Spanish as I had
                         hoped I would be, but I also think it is a program where
                         you get out of it what you put in, so it is more my fault
                         than the program.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Lesley Socash was the greatest part about my
                         Spanish major, she was an amazing advisor and I recommend
                         her to every Spanish major student.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  Because I am graduating with two majors
                         and a minor, so that adds time to my studies.  I also
                         studied abroad which added a little more time.
    
    
                 229266  2:WMAJ  I would like to see the professions program changed
                         and have more classes offered so that this option does not
                         take two years to complete.  I would also like to see the
                         college of arts and sciences and school of business have a
                         partnership so you don't have to run all over campus to
                         find an answer to your major program
    
                         3:BMAJ  It includes a minor in business
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  because I want to have a well-rounded
                         education and have back up plans in the event that one of
                         my career choices does not work out.  I have chosen to
                         persue a two degrees instead of one with an area of
                         emphasis.
    
    
                 235165  1:GOALS-SOME  My major did meet my educational goals, but
                         my overall academic experience has been very disappointing
                         concerning availability of activities, lack of funding for
                         education, too much emphasis on athletics here, poor
                         administration.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Co-requisits with Business programs while in SPAN
                         3030 and 3040 to better understand the concepts in Spanish
                         and English
    
                         3:BMAJ  ADVISING--our advisor is attentive and concerned
                         with our education and experience
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  of poor academic advising my first two
                         years.  The classes fill up very quickly leaving younger
                         students little to no options to fill requirements.  I now
                         have to take 9 hours of summer school and give up study
                         abroad to finish in 4 1/2 years.  With tuition increases
                         due to lack of funding, I couldn't afford to stick around
                         longer to do a study abroad.
    
    
                 345836  2:WMAJ  nothing.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The social interaction involved, which is vital to
                         any level of "Higher" education and to any profession.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T   I transfered in about 70  credits from
                         the junior college level. I would probably recommend taking
                         several courses at the junior college like, for instance
                         Front Range Community college because several classes here
                         have a reputation for being "weed out" courses. Not
                         necessarily all due to the curriculum either. Particularly
                         if any of our classmates are considering any engineeringg
                         professsion. There are several professors there that have
                         developed egos larger than the field of engineering itself.
                         I think the college of arts and sciences in a great college
                         here at the university. The faculty actually act as if they
                         are concerned about your success in their college, much
                         like the attributes of the community colleges that
                         understand some of us are over thiry years old and have
                         been out of school for over 12 years, and actually teach
                         beginning courses to be a foundation.
    
    
                 354139  1:GOALS-DEF   i wanted to gain as many tools possible that
                         would help me along in the future. My program of study gave
                         me many!
    
                         2:WMAJ  It seemed like I had to jump through many hoops to
                         graduate.   for example, I had to take an Aisian music
                         class that really had nothing to do with my major.
    
                         3:BMAJ  it prepared me well.  I cant wait to be done and
                         see what I can do with what ive learned
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I transfered into CU and I had to make
                         up a few Core classes that didnt transfer
    
    
                 354215  1:GOALS-SOME  Well, even after studying abroad, I feel like
                         I can speak spansh very well, understand it, translate it,
                         but I am still not completely fluent. I don't think that it
                         is so much a problem of my program, because learning a
                         language is very difficult, but I could have been
                         challenged more.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Well, up until this year I thought that my two
                         majors were great and they would help me get a good job,
                         but once I started looking for jobs, and especially with
                         the career fairs and internship fairs, no one is looking
                         for wither of my majors which is really disappointing to
                         me, so the thing I would change is to offer more
                         post-graduate job options, other than teaching. It seems
                         that if you are a spanish major then everyone just assumes
                         you will be a teacher.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I really enjoy my specific spanish classes.  I
                         learn so much, and they are really beneficial in more of a
                         post-graduate level than academic.  They get us geared for
                         the real world whereas most of my classes do not.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I started my major as a freshmen taking
                         junior level classes, and instead of taking lots of core
                         classes, I only focused on those that I needed and my
                         major classes, plus I had some AP credit from high school
                         and I did one year of summer school.
    
    
                 367171  1:GOALS-DEF   Although I have a very good internship, it is
                         unrelated to my field of study.  It gives me good overall
                         experience, but does not help me apply the skills I learn
                         in class. I have only been able to find volunteer positions
                         that apply my skills as opposed to actual internships or
                         jobs.  I also felt that some courses were too simplified,
                         particularly in the core areas and specifically in my BCOR
                         classes.  I know that core are meant to be an introduction,
                         but in a few of my classes I do not feel like I learned
                         enough to apply it in real life.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I think the Spanish department should require at
                         least a short study abroad for all students.  You can
                         pretty easily identify which students have been to a
                         Spanish-speaking country based on their skill level, and it
                         helps solidify skills learned in class.  I myself would not
                         feel comfortable speaking Spanish in public if I had never
                         gone abroad, and I think the cultural experience it offers
                         is important for all students, particularly in a field of
                         study related to cultural relations.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I think the one best thing is the faculty support
                         that students receive....both from instructors and from
                         advisors.
    
                         4:DODIFF  I would have done my study abroad a bit
                         differently.  I loved the experience I had, and I learned a
                         lot, but if I did it over again, I would either stay longer
                         or go on more than one program.  The leading factor that
                         determined the program and length of stay I chose was
                         finances, and I would have liked to extend my time abroad.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I received excellent advising in my
                         department.  All of my requirements were clearly explained
                         to me once I declared my major.  I met with my advisor
                         every semester before I registered for courses and was
                         continuously in contact with faculty in the department.
                         When I chose to study abroad, I received excellent advice
                         regarding what courses to take and how they would apply to
                         my degree.  I have never had big problems registering for
                         classes I need, but have occasionally had to take classes
                         at times I didn't prefer or have had to take my alternate
                         choice class.  In general I have been very satisfied with
                         my program.
    
    
                 401103  5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  i took classes during the summer, came
                         in with some AP credits
    
    
                 433317  1:GOALS-SOME  I learned how to translate better, I
                         definitely improved my Spanish speaking and writing skills,
                         and I gained a strong overall educational base in a wide
                         variety of fields.  However, I didn't get much experience
                         in using Spanish while at CU.  My biggest experience came
                         studying abroad, which did indeed help, but in Boulder, not
                         many opportunities existed.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Require an internship or volunteer experience.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Variety of Spanish offered, from grammar to
                         conversation to business classes, etc. etc.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I will graduate with two different
                         degrees, meaning I have to complete 150 credits (five
                         years) instead of the "normal" 120 credits (four years).  I
                         am currently on target to finish my two degrees (and one
                         minor) in those five years.
    
    
                 449494  1:GOALS-SOME  Too much information was presented in too
                         little time.  Because of this there was no time for
                         anything to sink in, and thus I don't remeber very much.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Slow things down so information can actually sink
                         in.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The history.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I transfered universities and changed my
                         major.
    
    
                 542806  1:GOALS-DEF   The spanish for the professions major is
                         probably one of the most useful majors a school could offer
                         these days. Sra. Haynes is an absolutely wonderful teacher,
                         and I am glad that I had the opportunity to have the same
                         teacher for several classes.
    
                         2:WMAJ  more opportunities for independent online study
    
                         3:BMAJ  Sra. Haynes, usefulness of my knowledge
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS    I am pursuing 2 degrees and also own a
                         business.
    
    
                 840950  1:GOALS-SOME  I feel the professors on this campus are too
                         liberal.  I would like to see more conservative staff in
                         the Arts and Sciences School.
    
                         2:WMAJ  You should create a Masters or PhD program that
                         includes both Spanish and the business world.  I am very
                         interested in Accounting and Finance and feel that Latin
                         and South America offer many opportunities for success.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Lesley Socash
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  a few more months and finish at the end
                         of the summer.  Thank God.
    
    
                 896985  1:GOALS-SOME  I feel that study abroad should be a
                         requirement for a foreign language major, and that the
                         program should assist with fundraising ideas to help
                         students have the opportunity to study abroad.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would suggest that experience outside of the
                         classroom is critical with learning a foreign language, and
                         I feel that the program should make this more available.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I loved the class size of all my spanish classes,
                         and I really enjoyed the professors
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I am planning on attending law school,
                         and I would like to finish my undergraduate studies as soon
                         as possible.
    
    
                 919686  1:GOALS-DEF   I have learned to speak Spanish, I have
                         learned to use my Spanish in a professional environment.  I
                         have another year of study left, so I'm hoping to continue
                         that learning next year, and plan on having an internship
                         this summer to learn how to use the language in a less
                         structured environment.
    
                         2:WMAJ  The rigidity of the courses.  The main courses are
                         only offered once a year, it would have been nice to have
                         been able to take them on my own time, not as decided by
                         the department.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The small classes.  No class has more than 30
                         people.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I worked very hard throughout my college
                         experience.  It's difficult to graduate in four years with
                         multiple majors, but I entered school with about 25 credits
                         and that made things easier for me, also.
    
    
                 951035  1:GOALS-SOME  When I first applied for this major there was
                         not an opportunity for a spanish minor which seemed
                         perplexing for a university of this size and caliber.  Once
                         in the program there were courses that advanced my
                         understanding and compentence but also courses that did not
                         serve me well.
    
    
                 968863  4:DODIFF  I would have choosen my two majors at the
                         beginning of my college career instead of changing it four
                         times before I finaly decided.
    
    
    
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      AS-TBFA    281264  1:GOALS-SOME  I was hoping for a classical education, latin
                         and the great works of Milton etc, required by all
                         students.  Instead, what I got was a few core requirements
                         that were absurd.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would solidify the curriculum so that it does not
                         change every year and implement discipilinary actions that
                         could be utilized in order to keep other students on track
                         and working as oppossed to slacking off and dragging the
                         rest of us down with them.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The sense of community between faculty, staff, etc.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  in order to complete a Bachelor of Fine
                         Arts degree in addition to completing all core requirements
                         is too much to fit into four years unless you are willing
                         to go insane or have no job.
    
    
                 288813  1:GOALS-DEF   Met my goals in that I am leaving here with
                         enough knowledge to either continue my education further,
                         or to find a employer who sees that I am experienced and
                         could do a good job.  Gave me the opportunity to explore my
                         major and the many different facets that could be included
                         in the theater design area.  I have had 4 real life theater
                         design experiences that I have learned a great deal from
                         and will continue to learn from.  I could not have asked
                         for more experiences, and I have been asked.  I also love
                         being in a program which is small enough for one on one
                         teacher student conversation.
    
                         2:WMAJ  More structure, I kind of felt it was you get
                         thrown in the pond and you either sink or swim.  obviously
                         i made it to shore, but I definitely doggy paddle quite a
                         lot, and became frustrated many times becasue of the high
                         level of stress putting on a production that people pay to
                         experience.  Although when I signed a BFA contract I knew
                         what I was getting into.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Small classes, lots of experiences, small teacher
                         to student ratio.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  i cannot afford more than four years.
                         Tuition is high, rent is high, excel and qwest are money
                         grubbing corporate martha stewarts.  I came in freshman
                         year saying i will get a BFA in four years and that is what
                         i am doing.  The only part of leaving CU at Boulder and not
                         staying another year are all of the beautiful women on
                         campus.  I am proud to say that I will leave in four years
                         without owing money to  anyone other than that forty five
                         dollars I owe my sister.  I worked hard and advised and
                         prepared myself enough that I made it possible to graduate
                         in four years.  I think I am one of the few in my major
                         (Design and Tech in Theater) who will have graduated in
                         four years, and still have received the experience I need
                         to be somewhat successful in the arts.  I'm not saying I
                         will have money when I get out, half of this is George
                         Bush's fault (one term president) but I will be confident
                         that i will be able to survive.  That is all I ask "to
                         survive" and meet many beautiful women.
    
    
                 323602  1:GOALS-SOME  Major:  Too competitive.  I'm paying for an
                         EDUCATION.  This should be a learning environment.  Should
                         have opportunity for practical application of what's
                         learned in class - the department should not have shows
                         that only give certain students the opportunity to do this
                         (and often, the same handful of students over and over).
                         Also NO advising/guidance whatsoever for help going into
                         the professional world.  I feel totally unprepared for my
                         chosen career. Also, the BFA mus. thtr. program is too
                         broad and not intensive enough.      CU overall:  too much
                         money goes to sports and science - lack of funding for the
                         arts makes such programs suffer.  Also, my advisor (Rick
                         Seydel) was horrible, didn't know anything about my major,
                         gave me incorrect information, and cost me an entire
                         semester's worth of credits I don't need.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would change the layout of the program.  I would
                         include more dance classes and the same studio acting
                         classes that are available to BFA performance majors.  I
                         would also allow the BFA mus. thtr. majors to study with a
                         professor in the music dept. (not TA) after two years, just
                         like every other voice major.  As it is now, being a BFA in
                         Musical Theater means you get less opportunities from both
                         sides (school of music & the theater dept.)instead of more.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The best thing about my major program is the
                         teachers.  Of all the classes I had that were major
                         requirements, I didn't ever get a bad teacher (except maybe
                         one).  All of the teachers were very knowledgable and
                         skilled.
    
                         4:DODIFF  If I had it to do over again, I would not come
                         here at all.  The BFA Mus. Thtr program really needs
                         improving.  Students are supposed to be part of BOTH the
                         dept. of theater and dance and the college of music, but
                         instead are part of NEITHER.  My experience here has been
                         very disappointing.  I suppose I might still come to CU and
                         just change my major to a BM with a concentration in music
                         theater, but most likely, I would attend a different school
                         altogether.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  Luckily, I have been able to transfer a
                         lot of required credits.  Also, I've taken summer school
                         and always had at least 15 credits a semester, if not more.
                          In fact, I'm taking 21 credits this semester, so I can
                         graduate!  I've worked very hard, and I'll be very glad to
                         move on.
    
    
                 411810  1:GOALS-SOME  The BFA Musical Theatre program needs
                         attention, in courses and advising.
    
                         2:WMAJ  More interaction with the candidates who are in the
                         program
    
                         3:BMAJ  The professors
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I transfered and got into a specialized
                         degree program
    
    
                 439428  1:GOALS-xxxx  The University has no Directing major, and
                         while it provides a decent general education, it severely
                         hampers my abiity to specialize and learn about the field I
                         am interested in.  As well, I often feel that not attending
                         my core classes (especially lower division) will merit me
                         the same grade as attending them.
    
    
                 764767  1:GOALS-DEF   Coming into college I had no idea what I
                         wanted to do with my life, so I guess my only educational
                         goal was to figure out what I wanted to do.  In that
                         respect, my program completly met my educational goals
                         becuase now I know what I want to do.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Stop making the students fight to keep it!  At
                         least once a semester I was asked in a class to come up
                         with all of the reasons that CU should have a BFA and a BA
                         program, instead of just a BA program.  True, it taught me
                         to fight like hell for what I want and love, but after a
                         while you start feeling like the red headed step-child that
                         everyone hates, when you repeatedly have to keep fighting
                         to keep the program that you love and devote your entire
                         life to.
    
                         3:BMAJ  It teaches you what it's like to devote your entire
                         life and being at an art.  It helps you discover just how
                         invested in theatre you really are and in turn that helps
                         you realize whether or not theatre is the right career
                         field for you.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I planned out my own college career
                         instead of relying only on the advice from my advisor.
                         Also, now that I know what I want to do with my life, I'm
                         tired of spending time doing stuff that doesn't interest
                         me, for example core classes, and want to spend more time
                         doing the stuff that I love.  Therefore, I have made sure
                         that I can get out of here as soon as possible!
    
    
                 796577  1:GOALS-SOME  My program was limited because I wan't a BFA
                         and was therefore unable to take many of the courses that I
                         believe would have benifited my education.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would have focused more intently on exactally
                         what I felt i needed to learn instead of taking what I felt
                         I was supposed to take.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Flexiabiltiy, but it is also the worst thing.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  To learn all of the imformation that is
                         required to be successful in todays society and to acheive
                         a level oa maturity ot effictivley use those skill, I
                         believe, takes more then four years.
    
    
                 916338  1:GOALS-SOME  I recived basicaly the trianing i need but
                         the faculty could provide a much better, more positive and
                         more constructive environment if they wouod be more
                         perfesional and play less personal games with passive
                         agressiveness and control issues
    
                         2:WMAJ  The involment of the Production manager(instructor)
                         Steven McDonald. His behavior has been consistently
                         inappropriate and disruptive to the learning environment.
                         Academically his classes are sub par and generally a waste
                         of time and resources, he is difficult to meet with,
                         immature in dealing with personal relationships with
                         students, has control/power issues, sexually harasses and
                         makes inappropriate comments and plays passive aggressive
                         games with people who are on his "bad List" . He fosters a
                         work and academic environment that feels hostile,
                         unsuportive of some students and largely unproductive. He
                         also has access to department funds and equipment and
                         utilizes both for his personal use. In general I feel he at
                         the least sets a poor example for students and at the worst
                         has bullied some students out of pursuing theatre and
                         caused others to play stupid politics games to keep on his
                         "good side" in order to get what they need for their degree
                         done.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The design faculty, Janice Benning, Bruce Bergner
                         and Ted stark are supportive of the students, are invauble
                         as advisors and are excited about helping students learn
                         and grow as artists and theatre professtionals.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  Because i transfered from another school
                         in my freshman year and my program of study (BFA) requires
                         more credits than a BA degree.
    
    
                 996850  1:GOALS-DEF   As a theatre major, I developed skills in all
                         aspects of theatre; from performance, to tech, to writing.
                         I was satisfied by the education attained in the theatre
                         department of this university.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would have liked for the university to have
                         adequetly funded the theatre department and give some sort
                         of incentive for veteran faculty members to remain teaching
                         there.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The dedication and talent of the BFA faculty and
                         the quality of the student work.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I transferred into this school from CSU
                         after my Freshmen year there.  I then picked up a major
                         that couldn't be completed in less than four years.
    
    
     
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      AS-THTR    134756  1:GOALS-SOME  I feel the program met my needs with in the
                         field, but i have decided to go in a different direction
                         after graduation.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I was fairly unsatisfied with the advising side of
                         the theatre major.  I actually changed to journalism
                         because I was so frustrated with the advice I got about
                         classes and was not even told until my senior year that
                         they discontinued the theatre minor.  I almost did not
                         graduate on time because of changes in the faculty and
                         class changes in this department.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I enjoyed almost all of the faculty I worked with.
                         They are passionate about what they do and are often very
                         inspiring.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I took a maymester course and a couple
                         semesters of 18 credits...but I had to do this because I
                         changed my major three times.
    
    
                 178331  1:GOALS-SOME  Didn't have specific areas of interest for
                         me.  Specifically analytical.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I studied abroad in a program not
                         connected to CU and credits weren't transfered as initially
                         thought
    
    
                 231931  1:GOALS-SOME  The program met my education goals very well.
                          I came to learn how to be a teacher and a performer and I
                         did.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Less practicum hours.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The directing class.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  because I am going through the teaching
                         program and I also had to work during college so I couldn't
                         take as many classes.
    
    
                 465808  1:GOALS-SOME  I was pleased to have the opportunity to
                         volunteer in the theatre as a technician and performer. My
                         volunteer experience allowed me to learn skill acquisition
                         through hands on experience; I was able to learn how all
                         the aspects of the theatre work together (i.e. lighting,
                         costumes, acting, etc.).
    
                         2:WMAJ  I wish more funding would go towards the arts.
                         Thousands of dollars are spent to promote football, and
                         other sports, while the arts still suffer financially. If
                         the university is worried about a return in profit, they
                         should try advertising for the theatre productions and art
                         shows on campus, and watch ticket sales sore. Then the
                         university will get their oh so desired return, while
                         programs that inspire orignial thought and creativity on
                         campus can make an impact on our community.
    
                         3:BMAJ  That students are taught all aspects of the
                         theatre, and how they function. I believe this knowledge
                         will give students the skills they need to land a job in a
                         professional theatre after graduating.
    
                         4:DODIFF  I would have liked to work for a double major.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  when I was in high school, I started
                         college early. I graduated high school in 2002, and will be
                         graduating college this Fall (2004).   xoxo    Tiff
    
    
                 771013  1:GOALS-SOME  having no real goals i don't know how to
                         answer. i just go for interest.    something to do.
    
                         2:WMAJ  the major
    
                         3:BMAJ  teachers aren't bad
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS    not allowed to work for some reason and
                         need to fill the days.
    
    
                 923340  5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I have a Bachelor's degree in Music
                         Performance already, that did take only four years to
                         complete, and am now pursuing theatre here at the
                         undergraduate level.
    
    
     
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      AS-WMST    641739  1:GOALS-SOME  I love the Women's Studies program, but I
                         wish there had been more course offered, a more diverse
                         teacher body, and more overall funding for my Major.  As
                         well, I think that a lot of what I learned should not be
                         delegated only to the Women's Studies dept.  It applies to
                         many aspects of our classes, and due to this major I found
                         myself much more equiped to deal with a lot of issues and
                         had more information than most of my class mates.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would get more proffessors, and a more diverse
                         group through out the entire department.    Also, I would
                         love to have harder classes.  By the time you reach the
                         end, if feals like a lot of repititon.  What about
                         diversifying the curicula- including theatre, inlcuding
                         econonmics, etc?
    
                         3:BMAJ  I love what I study.  I love most of the teachers I
                         have had.  I am glad I have been a part of this major.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I chose to study a year abroad, have a
                         double major and a minor, and had little academic advising
                         on how to best manage my time.  There is also a very poor
                         system for transfering credits from a year abroad, and I
                         did take a semseter off when I started.
    
    
    
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      BU-ACCT    196207  3:BMAJ  Concurrent Option!!!!!!!!
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I am concurrently reciving my Master's
                         in Accounting
    
    
                 198188  1:GOALS-DEF   1. Advisers always ready to help and to
                         recommend which classes to take,  which definitely will be
                         useful in pursuing a future career.    2. There are many
                         programs and opportunites for students on campus,which will
                         be very useful to take or to be a part of them, regardless
                         of his/her plans for his/her later career.    3. Career
                         offers. A huge chance for students not only to talk with
                         various firm's representatives and to know more about the
                         particular company in which he/she is interessted in, but
                         also to get a job offer.
    
                         2:WMAJ  To value one's interest in different fields of
                         education, namely to give the students the opportunity to
                         develop their own core curricula, regadless of the major.
    
                         3:BMAJ  A lot of useful experience, namely professors give
                         the real life examples during the lectures.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  Dear Anna,   I am going to take Graduate
                         school, because it will widen my outlook, not only about my
                         major, but also in different fields of education.    I
                         think that every person should be knowledgeable in every
                         subject that is of any interest to him/her, because no one
                         knows where he/she will end up working or what kind of job
                         he/she is going to pursue in the future.    Nowadays, it is
                         really hard to rely on somebody while running your own
                         business. No one wants to be responsible for one's mistakes
                         or unethical decisions. Therefore, it is a useful tool to
                         be well-informed in all the operations that occur in one's
                         business.    It will not harm anybody to take from one's
                         education as much as possible if he/she has an opportunity
                         to do so. By raduating from the graduate school one will
                         has an advantage in getting a more prestiges job.
                                Sincerely,   Ksenia      
    
    
                 220609  1:GOALS-DEF   I learned what I came here to learn and will
                         be able to use it when I am working.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I get my master's degree and only have to go to
                         school for one extra year.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I am in the concurrent degree program
                         and will be receiving my bachelor's degree and master's
                         degree at the end of five years.
    
    
                 227479  5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  im a motivated student wanting to get in
                         and on with law school.
    
    
                 236564  2:WMAJ  advising for undergraduate studies needs to be more
                         in depth.  I found that once I applied for the 5 year
                         concurrent Masters Degree program in accounting and I was
                         able to use Nancy Stec-Helstad for advisement I received
                         much more help.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I believe the best thing about my major is its
                         versatility within the business community.  I will
                         hopefully be able to select from a wide range of job types
                         once I graduate.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I planned my schedule so that I would
                         take a full course load each semester in order to graduate
                         in 4 years
    
    
                 283490  1:GOALS-DEF   I feel I got a very good education that has
                         prepared me for the future
    
                         3:BMAJ  Most of the teachers have real world experience, so
                         they teach us stuff we will actually use.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I've been accepted into the Accounting
                         masters program
    
    
                 291690  2:WMAJ  The budget cuts ultimately affected the students in
                         a negative way.  It is difficult to learn in an environment
                         with large classes.  In addition, the library seemed to
                         close a lot - on the first day of finals (fall sememster)
                         the library was open until 5:00pm, which is unacceptable.
                         The printing initiative was a huge inconvenience to me
                         also; my classes required quite a bit of research and as a
                         result, I have had to spend a lot of money to be able to
                         complete my assignments.  It just seemed like there were a
                         lot of cuts that impaired my ability to learn, and it
                         really was not fair to me.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I met a lot of interesting people.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I am pursuing a masters degree in
                         accounting.  The extra year is a good opportunity for me to
                         attain the higher education necessary in today's business
                         world.
    
    
                 350594  5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  every student here can complete their
                         degree in four years with a moderate academic track.  If
                         you take longer than four years, you aren't pushing
                         yourself to full potential each semester.
    
    
                 373523  2:WMAJ  Better advising then the current one person
                         contact.  A concrete published degree plan.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Small amount of students involved with a very
                         caring faculty.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I am in the master's five year program
                         for accounting.  I am still graduating in four years due to
                         minimal summer work and entering credits.  Full load taken
                         every semester while working.
    
    
                 385506  3:BMAJ  The amazing profesors in the accounting program,
                         particularly with their real world experiences.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I took the required courses in a timely
                         manor and didn't deviate from my plan of graduating in four
                         years
    
    
                 407348  2:WMAJ  course availability
    
                         3:BMAJ  very knowledgeable professors
    
    
                 436837  1:GOALS-DEF   Wanted a solid business backgroung,
                         accomplished that
    
                         2:WMAJ  More information on the 5-year accounting program.
                         very limited internet resources.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Proffessors all had real world experience
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I want to keep my cost for college as
                         low as possible.
    
    
                 456698  2:WMAJ  The accessibilty of the professors and interaction
                         with them.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The quality of professors experience and
                         qualifications
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I have worked pert-time to full-time
                         while going to school.
    
    
                 459940  1:GOALS-SOME  Some accounting classes spent too much time
                         focusing on nonaccounting issues and ethics, you can't
                         teach someone to be ethical.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I am in the concurrent degree program
                         for accounting
    
    
                 474567  2:WMAJ  This has more to with what I would change about the
                         school, and that is that the Library in the business school
                         is one of the worst on campus. I also believe that tuition
                         is too high considering how hard it is to get into classes,
                         and how large the classes are, we get very little
                         individual attention. I believe the school should
                         concentrate on paying for top professors for the smaller
                         classes, and for the large classes; hire grad students or
                         other less experienced teachers. The large classes are
                         usually introductory classes which are basically taught
                         straight from the textbooks.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  When I needed to switch majors, I
                         couldn't get into the required classes that I needed to
                         change. I had to wait list at least once, just to get into
                         the classes, this meant that I took at least a semester of
                         classes that didn't count as anything. I also am taking
                         more time because I didn't want to spend more time in a
                         school that cost more money.
    
    
                 486642  2:WMAJ  Make sure people are aware of the CPA requiremtns
                         to graduate.  It the the accounting major should require 27
                         hours of accounting.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The professors.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I planned well even after changing
                         majors and schools.  I had to complete my education in four
                         years becuase that is all I could afford.
    
    
                 538474  1:GOALS-SOME  After all my course work, I feel I am only a
                         little familiar with what I have supposedly learned.  Also,
                         I still feel that class sizes are too big for effective
                         interaction.
    
                         4:DODIFF  Lived in dorms and in apartments rather than with
                         family.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I feel that your educational experience
                         should be thorough, and if that means taking a lighter load
                         each semester to learn more effectively then I am happy to
                         do so.
    
    
                 593733  1:GOALS-SOME  Not all of my professors have been great,
                         only 2 classes of all my accounting professors have been
                         bad, but they were really bad.  However, these professors
                         were still very accessible and easy to talk with outside of
                         class.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Having more courses offered both semesters.  It was
                         hard for me to take the extra accounting courses I wanted
                         to take because many were only offered in the fall or
                         spring semester.  I also wish that they would bring in more
                         professionals to talk to us in the classroom, instead of
                         only through clubs or career services.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The professors and their level of genuine concern
                         about our academics and how we are doing.  Most of my
                         accounting professors have been very easy to talk with
                         about either the class I am in or about future
                         possibilities in the real world.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I studied abroad in Spain for a semester
                         and also have two minors.  I also need 27 hours of
                         accounting to qualify to take the CPA and therefore will
                         need to stay an extra semester in order to fulfill these
                         requirements.
    
    
                 594118  5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  sometimes it's hard to decide what to
                         major in and it's alright to take an extra semester to be
                         sure you've made the right choice.
    
    
                 606858  1:GOALS-SOME  Did- Basic understanding    Did not-
                         'automatic' knowledge (i.e. not enough problems to memorize
                         for life)
    
                         2:WMAJ  More classes (instead of meeting just twice a week,
                         meet three or four times a week for a little less time in
                         order to really learn the material through repititon.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The passion of the professors.
    
                         4:DODIFF  I wish study abroad had more long term programs
                         that taught business students foreign languages (from the
                         beginning) while giving them hands on business/class
                         experiences.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  that is what is expected of me.
    
    
                 607980  1:GOALS-DEF   The Leeds School of Business has given me
                         100% of the experience, confidence, and knowledge to
                         dominate in the current work world.  I hope this school
                         continues to be the great institution it is today.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would reward Fredrick, Stec-Helstad, Jacobs,
                         Marlatt, Burns, Rock, McFee and Selto for being such
                         all-stars.   Also I would get some new blood to replace a
                         retiring older professor.    I have a second emphasis
                         (operations).  Luftig and Vossen are absolutly amazing and
                         should both get $100,000 extra for just being here.
    
                         3:BMAJ  See above.  The quality of Professors is the best
                         thing in this program.  They go way above what they are
                         required to helping with everything from employment help to
                         CPA review.  They are the driving force behind my future.
                         I thank everyone in the Leeds School.
    
                         4:DODIFF  I would take ACCT 5420 Pass/Fail like my employer
                         suggested.  Too bad I was lied to by advising and told that
                         was not possible.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I believe the more hours you take per
                         semester, the less you retain later.  When I (dreamed
                         about) taking 21 hours I learned close to 50% of the
                         material.  When I (dreamed about) taking 18 hours (several
                         times over) I learned around 80% but when I (dreamed about)
                         taking 12-15 hours I learned 95% and was able to use it
                         regularly.  My dream consisted of working all five years
                         and my dream concluded with a 3.4 GPA and a job making over
                         $40,000 out of college plus a great bonus.  Thank goodness
                         my dreams always come true.
    
    
                 636337  2:WMAJ  Not sure.
    
                         3:BMAJ  That it offers a concurrent degree program.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I decided to do a concurrent degree
                         program so I can receive my master's degree in addition to
                         my bachelor's degree.
    
    
                 657403  1:GOALS-SOME  It didn't offer enough hands on experience. I
                         can sit and read a textbook all day, but not learn as much
                         as if I were in the real setting.
    
                         2:WMAJ  More emphasis on getting internships.
    
                         3:BMAJ  David Frederick, best prof. I've ever had
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I worked extremely hard to finish in 4
                         years.
    
    
                 663297  1:GOALS-SOME  I would have liked more opportunities to grow
                         in interpersonal/communication skills, especially with
                         faculty and others older.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would change the course curriculum for a BS in
                         Accounting so that you will be able to sit for the CPA
                         exam.  I needed 8 more credits in accounting courses to sit
                         for the exam and I did not know until my last semester.
    
                         3:BMAJ  the faculty and the option to do the 5 year
                         concurrent degree program
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I see no need to stay longer.
                         Initially, I was going to be apart of the 5 year concurrent
                         degree program for accounting, but since I'm not entering
                         into an accounting career after I graduate, I do not need
                         to stay another year to sit for the CPA exam.
    
    
                 676632  1:GOALS-SOME  did not meet my educational goals in the
                         sense that i am not eligible to sit for the CPA exam upon
                         graduation.  i have to take night school next year to be
                         eligible.  you should adjust your accounting program so
                         that students are eligible to sit for the CPA upon
                         graduation.
    
                         2:WMAJ  make sure that all students are eligible to sit for
                         the CPA exam upon graduation
    
                         3:BMAJ  the new informational sessions offered by Nancy and
                         Cathleen - those sessions are going to make a world of
                         difference for a lot of accounting students in the future
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I think that receiving an undergraduate
                         degree in four years is an attainable goal.  I do not think
                         that longer than four years is necessary.
    
    
                 688603  2:WMAJ  Smaller class sizes
    
                         3:BMAJ  Abundance of job opportunities
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I am getting my MS at the same time as
                         my BS.
    
    
                 694543  2:WMAJ  More accounting classes offered and more practical.
                         It's too hard to get into classes right now.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  I want to be done as soon as possible so
                         that I may enter the workforce and start applying the
                         things I have learned at school.    
    
    
                 701451  1:GOALS-SOME  There was not a large opportunity to do an
                         internship while in school without having to hold down a
                         full time job, also the positions were limited in
                         availibility and scope.
    
                         2:WMAJ  More opportunity to get real world experience and
                         hands on work in application programs
    
                         3:BMAJ  Small class size and large elective availability
    
                         4:DODIFF  I would have done something different than go to
                         summer school and rush through in three years.  I would
                         also study abroad in Italy.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I actually am taking three years to
                         graduate because I came in with AP credits and prior
                         college lanaguage classes and I completed a few summer
                         sessions.
    
    
                 703653  1:GOALS-DEF   90% of the Accounting Faculty are EXCELLENT.
                         They are terrific people, and very good teachers.  My goal
                         is simply to be prepared for the CPA exam and understand
                         enough accounting to be comfortable starting my own
                         business; I'm confident that my area of study met those
                         goals.  My reservations about CU are unrelated to the
                         Accounting department - it has been the one aspect of my
                         career here that I'm completely satisfied with.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I'm worried that the program might be worsening.
                         The newest teacher hired into the program is very poor
                         compared to the person whose job he filled, and in the two
                         semesters he has taught here it's become common knowledge
                         that his classes are a joke.  I'd make sure that whomever
                         is doing the hiring makes better choices from now on - to
                         keep the program excellent.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The faculty actually get to know the students, and
                         they care what we're doing after college.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  It's more realistic if you factor in the
                         internships, clubs, and extra classes you'll need to take
                         just to get a good job when you graduate from CU.  I've
                         noticed most people who do 4 years or less are simply one
                         of the pack, they rarely stand out from it.
    
    
                 711482  2:WMAJ  Class size is often way too large in general
                         throughout entire campus
    
                         3:BMAJ  Professors seem to care about you and your
                         oppotunities for the rest of your life
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I will be graduating with my masters and
                         by bachelor degree in a total of 5 years
    
    
                 719549  5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  because I went abroad and have chosen to
                         persue a double emphasis in the business school as well as
                         take classes in entrapenurial business.  I could gradute
                         this summer but I am taking my time and have chosen to
                         graduate next december     
    
    
                 744410  1:GOALS-SOME  Interpersonal skills play a major role in
                         professional setting.  I've yet to encounter any CU sponsor
                         activity that promote such skill development.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Accounting concurrent program should not be
                         strictly control by Stec-Helsted only.  The large amount of
                         students who are in the programs combined with their
                         counselling need, Stec-Helsted is simply unable to handle
                         the tremendous amount of demand.  The work load should be
                         spread to other professors as well.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Few truly devoted professors who really care for
                         their students have given me a very different and fulfilled
                         learning experience.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I'm in the concurrent program that
                         requires a semester longer.
    
    
                 753614  1:GOALS-NO    The program was to theoritical.  I never knew
                         what I was going to be using in the real world, so I would
                         just cram for test and then forget the material.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Make it cost less, the business school is too
                         expensive.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Most the classes are in the business school which
                         is close to where i park.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I am in a program that alows me to get a
                         masters and batchlors in 5 years
    
    
                 818997  2:WMAJ  put some internship program with credit to help
                         students to experience some real world.
    
                         3:BMAJ  faculty's quality
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  i take classes in summer also to
                         graduate early.
    
    
                 857179  2:WMAJ  More informational sessions about the Masters
                         Program and better advising from the advising office.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The professors are very knowledgeable and very
                         helpful.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I was a transfer student and I did not
                         have all of the MAPS Requirements when I came to CU.
    
    
                 857365  1:GOALS-DEF   It helped me to obtain an accounting related
                         internship for most part of my junior year and I am hoping
                         to acquire a full-time position immediately after
                         graduation.  My education at CU did and is helping me to
                         find a job.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Smaller classes.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The teachers were awesome.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I never failed any courses here at CU.
                         Also, what is critical in a public school is that you as a
                         student must make the initiative of seeking guidance from
                         an academic advisor because they won't come to you if
                         you're off track.  Because I did well in all of my classes
                         and sought critical guidance, I am able to graduate in four
                         years.
    
    
                 880889  1:GOALS-DEF   The one area where I fell behind my peers
                         during my Big 4 accounting firm internship was in computing
                         skills.  BCOR 1000 alone is simply not enough to prepare an
                         accounting student for the real working world.  While I am
                         aware that CU offers an Information Systems Accounting
                         course, it did not fit into my schedule and I strongly feel
                         it should be made mandatory or at lease strongly
                         recommended.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Again, I would have taken another computing course
                         in addition to BCOR 1000 in order to improve my computing
                         skills, especially in Excel.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The ability to finish two degrees in 5 years and
                         sit for the CPA exam.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  CU offers a great concurrent degree
                         program in accounting.  I'll be graduating with both a
                         Masters and a Bachelors in only five years!  Best of all,
                         this educational track is enabling me to sit for the CPA
                         examination before I even start working.
    
    
                 917784  1:GOALS-DEF   I feel that I have had excellent accounting
                         professors and therefore have solid accounting skills.
    
                         2:WMAJ  The fact that you can't double major in Finance and
                         ACcounting...I think you should be able to!
    
                         3:BMAJ  The quality of the upper division faculty.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I have switched my major four times!  I
                         started off in Engineering, didn't like it, switched to
                         Architecture, then Math, and then Accounting.  I also spent
                         a semester in New Zealand and lost some credits in the
                         transfer.
    
    
                 933488  2:WMAJ  Make the different courses content aware.  Many
                         students have no idea what a course will be like
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  stupid teachers that grade way too
                         difficult
    
    
                 961874  2:WMAJ  more internship opp.
    
                         4:DODIFF  take more credit hrs per semester
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  double major
    
    
                 965776  1:GOALS-SOME  We need to have a cours on how to use various
                         types of accounting software such as quickbooks, peachtree,
                         taxpro, etc.  The Accounting Infor Systems class DOES NOT
                         COVER these things and when we get out into internships and
                         jobs, employers are frustrated when we don't know their
                         software.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Every time we go to Nancy Stec-Helstad for advising
                         on what to take and when to take it, it is likely that we
                         will get a different answer.  Many people have become
                         frustrated over this and were told two different things
                         that ultimately affected their graduation date.  Since she
                         is the only one who can register us for our master's
                         courses, everyone has to go through her and it seems like
                         she either doesn't care, or is just too busy to really get
                         to know people and their goals for their coursework at CU.
                         I think an advisor, especially at the Graduate level should
                         be more connected to her students and make sure that her
                         contradictory advise doesn't delay their graduation!
    
                         3:BMAJ  The option to participate in the concurrent degree
                         program is awesome!  It also helps to boost the reputation
                         of the business school.
    
                         4:DODIFF  I would study in Spain for a semester
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I am in the 5 year concurrent degree
                         program.
    
    
                 989946  1:GOALS-SOME  CU Boulder is not specialized in my field of
                         tax accounting in the same respects as DU. My job
                         opportunities for going in to a Big Four firm to be on the
                         tax side are limited because that school has a better tax
                         program. I understand that the university at Boulder cannot
                         specialize in everything so it is really not the program
                         that did not meet my goals it is that I was unaware of the
                         lack of credit given to the program when compared to DU.
                         This is my fault for not realizing in time before I had
                         completed my studies and gone in search for a job, if the
                         program does want to be better however, maybe the program
                         model should be closer structured to that of specialzed
                         schools.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Allow the 5-Year students to have both degree's
                         saying "accounting"  I have been informed that even though
                         I am taking exactly the same classes as the MBA students in
                         the actual graduate program, their degree will say MS in
                         accountancy and mine will say MS in Business
                         Administration. This makes me extremely unhappy with CU
                         Boulder.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Offering great services from Career Services and
                         the huge amounts of career fairs for the business school
                         with a big emphasis on accounting. My absolutely number 1
                         best thing.... all my professors are extremly educated and
                         experienced in the field of accounting. I have had many
                         other classes that are non-accounting where the teachers
                         were less than good. With these teachers I almost want to
                         ask for a refund of my tuition.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I decided to transfer from another
                         school and lost some of my credits. On top of that I joined
                         the 5-year Master's Program at the Business school to get a
                         MS in Accounting.
    
    
                 999241  2:WMAJ  change income taxation professor
    
    
     
    
    Senior Survey 2004: Open-Ended Comments by College/Discipline - Major Group
      Group      IDnum   Comments ordered by Student ID - Question Response
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      BU-FNCE    143766  2:WMAJ  more networking with non-colorado firms
    
                         3:BMAJ  I found the instructors to be helpful and very
                         knowledgable
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I want to go out and make some money,
                         and have taken all my classes
    
    
                 144737  1:GOALS-SOME  The way that my education did not meet my
                         goals is in the value of my degree. I am not an educator
                         and can therefore not make recommendations on programs, but
                         I do know that the value of my degree is high enough to get
                         me an entry level possition at a large company but
                         regardless of my GPA, investment banking firms spit on my
                         resume when they see I went to CU. It is my goal to improve
                         the credibility of the Leeds School of Business in the
                         future, but until then, I hope that whoever reads this
                         realizes and takes comfort in the fact that there are some
                         of us here that care.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Finance is one of the few majors in this university
                         as a whole which is not an absolute joke. Almost every
                         class I have taken outside the business school has been a
                         pathetic waste of money. Many professors on this campus do
                         not deserve any respect for their teaching skills and
                         knowledge. I praise the professors and admisitrators in my
                         degree for their harwork and integrity. It is unfortunate
                         that the weight of my degree does not accuratly reflect my
                         education. I hope that the overall reputation can increase
                         in the future.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The one best thing is the fact that I am
                         challenged. Finance has not been easy which makes me feel
                         like I learned something and my money was well spent.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  it is not a challenge to leave in four
                         years. Boulder and CU is expensive, and I could live my
                         life in a similar way but get paid instead of paying. My
                         classes and workload overall makes wonder why it takes some
                         people so long. I could have graduated in 3 and 1/2 if I
                         chose to. I hope to see you soon because it has been too
                         long. How is your mom? Are you still dating
                         Jesica?   Sincerely,   Alfonse
    
    
                 179486  1:GOALS-SOME  Did not have enough exposure to enough
                         hands-on in the field activities, would have like to seen a
                         Profiles-like program for upper-class who had speakers at
                         exec. positions that are applicable to our majors come in.
                         This would have been more helpful at an older level where
                         we know what we are looking for.
    
    
                 200439  5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I took some time off after high school.
    
    
                 210757  1:GOALS-SOME  I would look for more hands on, career
                         oriented work that would help seniors enter the work place
                         confident in their skills.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I am taking a 5 year double degree
                         program
    
    
                 232141  1:GOALS-DEF   I thought that the finance program was very
                         well structured with basic knowledge of all areas of
                         finance from corporate finance to personal investing.  I
                         would have liked the added push for more intense math
                         oriented classes becuase I fell that my math ability is
                         what I lack most.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would have the professor stress what is really
                         important in each profession and leave material out that is
                         unlikely to be seen outside the classroom.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The all around knowledge about the economy and how
                         it effects the world, our country, and evidently myself.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I feel that if it has taken you more
                         than four years you have slacked off or either you weren't
                         paying for school yourself.
    
    
                 242417  1:GOALS-SOME  I signed up for classed that I thought would
                         cover material that they did not cover and the lack of
                         options available left me with classes that I did not want
                         to be enrolled in. I did not get to cover material I had
                         wanted to cover. There is not enough emphasis on computer
                         literacy and training in computer programs related to the
                         field.
    
                         2:WMAJ  CANCEL the financial markets and institutions
                         course, or get someone experienced to teach it! I could
                         have gained so much from that class, yet I wasted time,
                         money, and sacrificed valuable points on my GPA. Do not
                         make profiles a core class as there is very little to gain
                         from the experience.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I feel that it is socially responsible
                         not to spend my parents' money on an education for more
                         time than is actually necessary. I want to be independent
                         and progress academically as quickly as possible.
    
    
                 307122  5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  this is a party school. Enjoy your life.
    
    
                 311148  1:GOALS-SOME  I still do not know what will be expected of
                         me in a job after I graduate. I can only hope my selection
                         of courses will be what is wanted by my future employer(s).
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would add more interaction between students and
                         people who work in the field. Perhaps an ungraded seminar
                         or optional talks by professionals, like "Profiles" for
                         finance and accounting majors. I would also like to have
                         taken some hands on classses in using spread sheets and
                         data bases. All of the computer classes seem to have the
                         wrong emphasis.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I like that most of the professors/instructors have
                         worked in the field they are teaching. This is important
                         for business majors.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS    I have returned to school after deciding
                         to change careers. The numbers of semesters I will have
                         attended by the time I graduate will add up to more than
                         four years, but since I returned in Fall 2002, I will have
                         taken three year to graduate.
    
    
                 408270  1:GOALS-SOME  Not enough hands-on applications or variation
                         in teaching styles (too much lecture, needed more
                         discussion)
    
                         2:WMAJ  A more diverse group of students
    
                         3:BMAJ  I thought it was what I wanted to do
                         professionally, and I was right.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  Mom and Dad said so.  They're the ones
                         writing the check, so I do what they say.
    
    
                 408901  2:WMAJ  More guest speakers from the industry.  More case
                         studies of real world events.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Challenging, great professors, great classmates.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  I worked extremely hard to do so and
                         staying an extra year would have been less stressful, but
                         more costly.
    
    
                 415714  1:GOALS-SOME  I would have liked to have found a way that
                         was through the school to get involved with internships
                         before I graduated.  If there were ways, they were not
                         pushed or clarified to me.  I felt like I had to go and do
                         it completely on my own.  So much more is leared through
                         experience that it should be incorporated into the
                         curriculum.
    
                         2:WMAJ  A wider variety of courses with more oral
                         communication skills stressed.  It seems like there are few
                         classes to choose from.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I feel like a got a good background on the
                         technical aspects of finance.  Going into the working world
                         I will be ahead of many people who come in with less
                         specific majors.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I have been pressured by my parents and
                         financially to finish in four years.  Finishing in four
                         years is fairly easy to do as long as you know what you
                         want your major to be.
    
    
                 449166  1:GOALS-SOME  The only problem I have with my educational
                         goals, is learning material that i will, in fact, use in my
                         future.  A lot of finance material is equations and what
                         not, but I worked at a company this summer where I learned
                         a lot.  I feel there are better ways to teach students real
                         life situations/information, etc.
    
    
                 481049  1:GOALS-SOME  I would have liked more emphasis on writing
                         skills. While I believe my writing skills are adequate, I
                         have seen the poor quality of writing of many of my peers.
    
                         2:WMAJ  It would have been nice to take more Finance
                         related coursework. I often could not get into classes that
                         I would have like to get in. I had to settle for several
                         MKTG and MGMT classes that did not interest me.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Business classes do not meet on friday's.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I attended summer school for the last
                         two summers. I completed over 15 hours during that time
                         becuase I switched majors and had to play catch up.
    
    
                 557935  5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  i am smarter than the university
    
    
                 605805  1:GOALS-SOME  it wasn't challenging enough
    
    
                 607482  1:GOALS-DEF   It was a diffacult and arduous experience and
                         I feel that I have certainly gained a significant amount of
                         knowledge while at CU.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would hire more professors with real world
                         experience rather than someone who has only been in
                         academic situations
    
                         3:BMAJ  My major is very broad and can be used in a number
                         of different fields, as well as being useful for my
                         individual finances.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I am going to an extra bonus semester of
                         college since I have not quite met my degree requirements
                         and I want to go to an extra season of football.
    
    
                 609767  1:GOALS-SOME  Good selection of courses. There weren't any
                         rigid course requirements, which allowed for flexibility
                         and study abroad.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Add a couple new courses.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I like the material
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I have a lot of Advanced Placement
                         credits and won't fail any classes.
    
    
                 625259  1:GOALS-SOME  The advising center doesn't seem to be up to
                         date on all that is going on with the different B-school
                         programs.  I hear classes that are seminars through friends
                         or clubs, but not advising.  I think they need to update
                         themselves on what is going on.  Plus, career services
                         offers no help in what classes to take to prepare you for a
                         career you're interested in.
    
                         2:WMAJ  The semesters that courses are offered really
                         dictate your schedule.  Only FNCE 4030 is offered in the
                         fall and only FNCE 4040 is offered in the spring.  I would
                         have rather taken these classes together.  There are also
                         some seminar classes, all with the same course name FNCE
                         4820, that are only offered either fall or spring, not
                         both.  I would like to see a better course selection
                         year-round.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Assuming I get into it, FNCE 4820 that focuses on
                         Investment Banking sounds like the greatest thing they have
                         to offer.  This is a career I'm really interested in and it
                         is a great opportunity to find out if I'm going to like it
                         or not, as well as make connections and have my resume sent
                         around to investment banking firms.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I changed majors.  I went from Electical
                         Engineering into Business Finance.  The intra-university
                         transfer into the Business school was a real pain in the
                         butt.  They take no consideration of your background, your
                         class standing, or steps you have taken to help yourself.
                         It is completely cut and dry, either you have a 3.0 or not,
                         which I think is crap.  Also, engineering doesn't require
                         the A&S core classes, so I'm behind on all of those as
                         well.  Now that I'm in the B-school though, I'm trying to
                         experience as much as possible.  I'm a PTA for Profiles in
                         Business and Society, I'm also involved in two different
                         business organizations, and I want to be on the Dean's
                         Cabinet.  Another reason I'm taking longer than 4 years is
                         because I want to give myself the opportunity for
                         internships through the summer and during the school year.
                         If all goes well, I should be out of here by May 2006 with
                         a great job.
    
    
                 627677  1:GOALS-DEF   The only part of the University that I had a
                         bad experience with was the Business School advising
                         center. Everytime I go in there, they are very rude and not
                         very helpful. I think the advising office should take a
                         step back and look how they are treating students. They
                         should focus on customer service just like every other
                         business.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I transferred from the University of
                         Northern Colorado to CU Boulder, but the transfer was worth
                         everything. I will now graduate from a better institute.
    
    
                 645158  2:WMAJ  More real world information. Finance is an applied
                         study and there is too much foccus on classroom learning.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The knowledge and the ability to get a job.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I was unsure exactly what degree I would
                         foccus on.
    
    
                 675531  1:GOALS-SOME  I have found that, for the most part, the
                         Business school has a lot of slackers.  What is more
                         concerning than this fact, is that the teachers and
                         administration don't do anything about it.  The classes are
                         far too easy and students are the only way that teachers
                         use to find out if the students are learning is through
                         tests.  Although tests are a good way of judging what the
                         students are learning, in my opinion, CU has not found a
                         good way to test whether or not the students are applying
                         their knowledge to real world experiences.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Let hire some profs who actually are interested in
                         the subject that they are teaching!!!  They seem to know
                         what they are talking about, but they have no passion for
                         it.  For the most part, the teachers that I had all talked
                         about finance as if it were some abstract issue that they
                         understood, but could care less about.  I am driven by
                         people who are driven.  I think that CU lacks teachers who
                         truly inspire students to go further in life and career.
                         Hire some people who hold the attributes and ability to
                         inspire their students.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I came from out of state, Minnesota to
                         be exact.  CU has a program that they call MAPS
                         deficiencies.  What this means is that when you either
                         applied to CU as a senior in high school or graduated from
                         high school, or both, you hadn't finished all of the
                         requirements that CU has for its incoming freshmen, as goes
                         high school preparation, i.e. english, science, social
                         studies, etc.  For Minnesota schools, I had enough acedemic
                         requirements, but for CU I didn't.  Because I started
                         taking foreign language in 7th grade and finished in 9th
                         grade, CU only recognized one year of high school foreign
                         language.  This being the case, even though I was at a far
                         high level than their two year requirement!!!!  I also had
                         MAPS in geography, this being because they didn't count
                         Advanced Placement European History as a high school
                         geography course, even though it fullfills the requirement
                         in Minneosota Colleges.  Because of these deficiencies, as
                         they call them, I am going to be at CU longer than two
                         years.     
    
    
                 693519  1:GOALS-DEF   I was able to gain a sophisticated
                         understanding of finance (particularly financial markets,
                         derivatives, fixed-income, investment banking) that most
                         people my age don't have.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would have a more in depth fixed-income class.
                         I've taken the FNCE 4820 fixed-income siminar and it didn't
                         get into anything complex like convexity or duration.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I think our derivatives class is one of the best
                         anywhere
    
                         4:DODIFF  I would have liked the opportunity to study
                         abroad, but my dedication to the greek community forced me
                         to stay here all four years.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  because I've worked hard, and I think
                         everyone who doesn't is a reject.
    
    
                 698178  1:GOALS-DEF   study abroad helped greatly, internship
                         openings found through classes, in-depth understanding of
                         market and current issues addressed
    
                         2:WMAJ  Most of my opportunities through CU (internships,
                         study abroad, writing/speaking work) did not come through
                         the my major program.  Instead it came through other areas
                         on campus or through own instigation (President's
                         Leadership Class,etc).  I would suggest you continue to
                         look through ways to bring this into the program.  Had I
                         not found these things on my own, I think my educational
                         experience would have suffered.  I'd like to see more
                         effort placed into teaching students the importance of
                         networking (how to establish relationships with faculty in
                         a 200+ person class, how to establish business mentors in
                         the professional community, etc)
    
                         3:BMAJ  I look back and two things really stand out for me:
                          the Profiles Program (I was a PTA) and the Applied
                         Business Finance Course with Nelson.  By far the two most
                         important things that stirred the most growth and
                         opportunities.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I stuck with my initial major, enrolled
                         in 7 credits of summer school, and often took heavy loads
                         throughout the semester (never under 15 credits).
    
    
                 721581  1:GOALS-SOME  I think a more practical current method of
                         using text books in conjunction with current books, such as
                         the ones Warren Buffet suggested, and analyzing real world
                         issues with a text book to break the cases down. I think
                         doing more individual case studies with lots of focus in
                         certain areas from the text would be nice.
    
                         2:WMAJ  All books should be on reserve.   You should be
                         able to double emphasis if you complete all recommended
                         classes if you are able to schedule your courses without
                         guarantees and you meet the requirements.
    
                         3:BMAJ  It has lots of interesting upper level classes.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I switched my major 3 times and a lot of
                         my credits were wasted because they didn't meet very
                         specific requirements it was difficult to understand why so
                         few exceptions are allowable.
    
    
                 739439  1:GOALS-SOME  I would have like a well rounded education
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  my parents told me they would only pay
                         for four years
    
    
                 756199  2:WMAJ  To make sure students that graduate understand and
                         are able to apply the financial principals learned in
                         class. There are many important concepts that I just
                         learned for the test and forgot immediately after. When
                         applying for jobs these skills are necessary and I wish
                         they had been more ingrained into my head.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The variety of courses. I enjoyed learning about
                         everything from financial markets to firm valuation and
                         everything in between. I also think that the London Finance
                         Seminar was one of the most valuable experiences I have had
                         both for my education and myself.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  That is the amount of money I am
                         prepared to spend and I plan on staying on track with my
                         major.
    
    
                 818677  1:GOALS-SOME  Some teachers simply didn't want to be here.
                         Some failed in real life, so became teachers, and now
                         practice those findings they failed upon.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Recommendations of courses and teachers who teach
                         each course.  Requirements before signing up for each
                         program to see what you will learn and how it will pertain
                         to your future.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Teachers are very competent with real world
                         experiences.  Most can explain situations in multiple
                         different manners so people with different thought
                         processes can all understand.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I didn't need more time
    
    
                 830636  2:WMAJ  class sizes smaller
    
                         3:BMAJ  teacher interaction
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  i studied abroad, took a semester off
                         (only 7 credits) and changed my major
    
    
                 846740  1:GOALS-SOME  I think some of the professors lacked real
                         world experience (grad students)
    
    
                 899458  1:GOALS-SOME  It gave a broad overview of the field of
                         Finance and then allowed for more specific learning.
    
                         2:WMAJ  To have smaller classes with more long term
                         investment projects that last multiple semesters.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Everything that I leanred that I didn't have any
                         clue about before.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  of how I started my post secondary
                         eduction.
    
    
                 903158  5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  It costs too much to study for longer.
    
    
                 904168  1:GOALS-SOME  I found some professors to be disappointing.
                         For example,Finance 3020, taught by Sousan Urroz-Korrori,
                         was a disappointing course all around.  Because the course
                         is a requirement for all finance majors, I thought I would
                         learn more.  The most disappointing aspect was the
                         professor.  She was very knowledgeable and well rounded,
                         but seemed to have no regard for student's requests or
                         concerns.  She gave A's to two out of 100 students.  Many
                         other professors did much more to facilitate learning and
                         the overall educational experience.  I have cautioned many
                         people from taking her classes.
    
                         2:WMAJ  The one thing I would change would be to remove
                         Sousan Urroz-Korrori from the University.  Although I had
                         specific problems with her, I know many of my peers have
                         dealt with the same or similar problems.  A friend of mine
                         change her major from Finance to Management after Ms.
                         Korrori's class.  The most education I took from that
                         course was from a group reserach project.  She was
                         unwilling to listen to students concerns/requests and kept
                         a very ambiguous grading policy.  She actually commented to
                         me that she didn't know why students thought they needed to
                         be so aware of their grades.  She said when she was in
                         school, the students just trusted the professors.  This
                         incident amoung countless other things put a very negative
                         impact on my experience in the Finance department.  And
                         after speaking to the chair of the department I only felt
                         more frustrated.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I must also comment that some professort were
                         particularly good.  Chris Yung did an excellent job of
                         teaching Finance 3010.  He prepared the students well of
                         future courses and taught real world ideas and shared
                         experiences.  He listened and seemed to be teaching for all
                         the right reasons.
    
                         4:DODIFF  Although I don't think I could have afforded to
                         study abroad, I think it would be a great experience.
                         There are many different areas I am interested in and
                         sometimes I wonder if I should have pursued a more
                         scientifically based area of study.  There are some
                         problems I've come across with professors and members of
                         the business department that have given me concerns about
                         the ethic standing of people in the business field.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  the financial consequences of spending
                         four years in college are too high for me.  ALthough I love
                         the educational experience, not all students have parental
                         support and the opportunities to have a ton of fun during
                         their university years.  I hope to someday further my
                         education, but at this point in time, I feel I can teach
                         myself about subjects I want to furter explore.
    
    
                 937010  2:WMAJ  More classes that focus on applying what we were
                         taught.  Upper division classes seemed to be trying to cram
                         way too much information into a short period of time,
                         without ever giving students a chance to see if they could
                         apply what we they had been taught.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I'm in the concurrent degree program and
                         will be staying an additional year to get my masters in
                         accounting
    
    
                 945142  1:GOALS-SOME  The business curriculum is skewed way too far
                         towards only business.  Business students should be
                         required to take many more arts and sciences core
                         curriculum classes.  The world is much more than business
                         and business electives.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Nothing - the Finance major program here is
                         excellent.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Bob Donchez - Finance professor
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  even though I recieved crappy advising,
                         I still busted my butt and took summer school to make sure
                         I got through in 4.  Any more than that and I would in the
                         poor house because of the obscene out of state tuition.
    
    
     
    Senior Survey 2004: Open-Ended Comments by College/Discipline - Major Group
      Group      IDnum   Comments ordered by Student ID - Question Response
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      BU-MGMT    115453  5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  less than four years because i worked
                         really hard both in high school and here at cu to get the
                         credits that i needed.
    
    
                 126738  1:GOALS-SOME  meet my goals because i will get my
                         degree.    did not meet my goals because, i have aprove
                         classes without take my books not even an hour in home. i
                         have pass classes with knowledge acquiered in a prior
                         university. i did not share artificial gauss curve in exams
    
                         2:WMAJ  I will go to a university where the school set the
                         standard not students. curving system allow low performance
                         students not only to slow down the class but also graduate
                         and go to the labor market bringing the name of the
                         university with their poor knowledge.
    
                         3:BMAJ  the library, you can learn additional subject not
                         seing on classes by your own.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  i transfered from a university where
                         Business was 6 years, i did 5 and i have to finish the
                         remnaining time in CU Boulder.
    
    
                 143750  1:GOALS-DEF   Although I was able to obtain two internships
                         on my own, the Business School made it extremely difficult
                         to receive any type of credit for them.  They should
                         encourage internships and allow students to receive credits.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Allow an internship to receive credits towards
                         degree.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The community feeling.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I am majoring in Management and it is
                         set up to take all the necessary credits in four years.
    
    
                 167067  1:GOALS-DEF   I feel that some of the people teaching the
                         classes were not real teachers and this made it difficult
                         to learn from them.  Most of them were just there for money
                         and not to help the students.  The real teachers did an
                         excellant job and I found their knowledge very helpful.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I felt that a lot of the HR classes were redundant,
                         I found that many teachers don't know what is taught in
                         other classes and spent way too much time repeating things
                         I had already learned.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Group projects.  Not only did it allow me to meet
                         people from school, since I never lived on campus, but it
                         also has allowed me to Network and I now know many people
                         who I can work with in my future.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I worked full time while I was in
                         college and was unable to take extra classes to graduate at
                         year 4.  I found it a great experiance and I feel I am
                         probably more prepared for the "real world" than other
                         students who did not have to manage so many hours at work
                         and school.
    
    
                 195074  1:GOALS-SOME  There could have been more interaction both
                         in class and with professors in lower division classes.
                         The big lecture halls made it very hard to differentiate
                         myself from fellow students and made the transition to
                         upper division classes much harder.  Also the material was
                         not very challenging most of the time.
    
                         2:WMAJ  The interaction with faculty and in class
                         discussions.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The comradory with my fellow students.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  The school is increasingly and
                         exponentially too expensive for the type of education you
                         receive.  Also, the rest of my family graduated from their
                         respective colleges in four years and it is expected of me
                         to accomplish the same.
    
    
                 212420  2:WMAJ  in a nicer (newer) environment
    
                         3:BMAJ  instructors/professors
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  that is how long i wanted it to take.
    
    
                 256070  1:GOALS-SOME  The HR management courses were all very
                         similar. In comparison to marketing, HRMGMT courses seemed
                         to repeat the same material for all 3 required classes.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Add more information surrounding HR MGMT. I learned
                         the same material 3 times in 3 different classes. Perhaps
                         add more emphasis on ethics in these classes or dealing
                         with employees.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The classes were relatively easy to comprehend and
                         the subject matter was interesting on how to deal with
                         legal, economical, and financial issues.   One last thing
                         which is sort of related to my major BCOR 4000 in MGMT,
                         Larry Plummer is the best professor at this university.
                         After 4 years I finally had the best class and professor at
                         CU and he is by far the most talented individual and
                         willing to give his time to help students. Future
                         professors should be modeled after his work ethic.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  the course load to graduate in four
                         years is not tough. If you follow through and continously
                         study there should be no excuses (besides financial) not to
                         graduate in 4 years. Be effeicent and plan your time well
                         and college should take an even 4.
    
    
                 262547  1:GOALS-SOME  Good overall experience in all aspects of
                         Business
    
                         2:WMAJ  needs to be more exciting?? how?? I dont know??
    
                         3:BMAJ  Good overall experience in all aspects of business
    
                         4:DODIFF  Get out of the busness school
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I am not ready to graduate
    
    
                 342076  1:GOALS-SOME  There wasn't as much real world application
                         as I would have liked to have seen in a program with as
                         many real world connections as the Leeds School.
    
                         2:WMAJ  There should be more real world application, since
                         it seems that good number of classes teach many of the same
                         concepts.  The time could be spent more efficiently with
                         some real world applications.
    
                         3:BMAJ  It has improved my social/communication skills.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  this school is insanely expensive and
                         taking more than four years would be crazy.
    
    
                 354055  1:GOALS-xxxx  The CU programs are geared more to putting
                         people out in the business world to get jobs. However,
                         business courses do not impress success upon its students.
                         Rather it simply provides a means for individuals to only
                         try hard enough to graduate. That mentality follows
                         students and ultimately leads to thier short comings in
                         their future professions.    
    
    
                 362230  1:GOALS-SOME  I did not focus much at all on my operations
                         management emphasis. Instead I chose to pursue the real
                         estate certificate and that is where I was able to gain
                         experience through internships, the real estate club,
                         TA-ing. I was also involved with the LBSG and Dean's
                         Cabinet, this had nothing to do with faculty encouragement
                         or management teachings, it was my choice to become so
                         involved with CU's Business School.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would have like to learn more about Business
                         career options as a freshman in order to chose an emphasis.
                         I blindly chose operations management. Also I think that
                         some of the certificate programs need to be re-evaluated.
                         The real estate certificate is 21 credits, which is just as
                         much as an emphasis.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I love the real estate center; they have made my CU
                         career worth while. I don't even know where the management
                         services are in the Business school. Katie Mrazik in the
                         real estate center has basically been my academic advisor
                         instead of the counselors in the academic advising office.
                         I think that the counseling services in the Business school
                         are severely lacking in their level of quality.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I am going to take four years because
                         that is all my parents will pay for and I can't afford out
                         of state tuition on my own!!
    
    
                 363777  5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I took the oppurtunity to do other
                         things I was interested in such as doing three majors,
                         study abroad, and working.
    
    
                 392415  1:GOALS-SOME  not much help getting into mgmt type
                         positions-internships or @ career fair
    
                         2:WMAJ  The amount of people in the program and how easy it
                         is compared to other majors in the business school.  Plus I
                         don't know if I'm really ready for a job in MGMT even
                         though I am getting a degree in it here shortly.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The professors and their desire to teach, it seemed
                         like they really enjoyed the subject matter.  They
                         encouraged me to look deeper into some of the issues.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  why rush, your only in college once!!!
    
    
                 397655  1:GOALS-NO    I have no interest in corporate business, and
                         not including the entrepreneurship classes, every single
                         business class offered was geared soley towards corporate
                         business.
    
                         2:WMAJ  The classes overlap, and they are so specialized in
                         topic that they seem to be a waste of time beyond 6-8 weeks
                         of instruction.
    
                         3:BMAJ  It's easier than my former major, Finance.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I have to take one summer school class
                         after my 8 semesters in order to gradumatate.
    
    
                 413620  5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  double degree    
    
    
                 440268  3:BMAJ  The faculty is amazing - very knowledgable and
                         pasisonate.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I did not take advantage of advising
    
    
                 474075  1:GOALS-DEF   i met my goals by getting my degree.  i think
                         that the school should work more one on one with the
                         students.
    
                         2:WMAJ  The use of expensive books that do not provide
                         furthure insight into the program.  Do you think that it is
                         strange that i graduated in four years with a 3.2 GPA and
                         only bought 3 books my senior year?
    
                         3:BMAJ  Eric Wiseman
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  i had transfer credits from high school,
                         and had to financially
    
    
                 546125  1:GOALS-SOME  Overall, CU-Boulder gave me a solid
                         background.  However, as with any educational experience, I
                         found most of my education to be somewhat inapplicable in
                         job experiences.
    
                         2:WMAJ  More classes with real experience, not classes like
                         Critical Leadership
    
                         3:BMAJ  Environmental Operations with Tom Dean...I would
                         suggest that to ANY business major
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  ...I am ready to step out into the real
                         world and start the next phase of my life.
    
    
                 557677  1:GOALS-SOME  This school has provided me with a general
                         overview of a college education.  I felt I spent too much
                         time outside of my major and the business school to get a
                         solid business education.  Furthermore, most of the classes
                         in the upperdivision did not do as much hands on or real
                         world application of the course material.  Read the
                         textbook and spit it back out on a test.  There was little
                         application of class material to real world issues.
    
                         2:WMAJ  make a clear definition between operations
                         management track and systems track.  Too many classes have
                         been confused and even my counselor does not know if I will
                         come out with a degree in systems or management.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The professors are the best in the school.  They
                         are the only group of teachers I have had that give you
                         practical knoweledge and skills to apply in the business
                         world.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  four years and a summer session because
                         prereqresites for some of the classes I needed to take were
                         not available.
    
    
                 570363  1:GOALS-SOME  My program is very broad in focus, perhaps
                         learning a little more hard skills would be beneficial.  I
                         believe public debate and speaking skills are very
                         important in business and i would have liked this to be
                         focused on more.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I think the recent addition of systems is an
                         excellent idea.  However, it came a little late for me
                         which is unfortunate.  I would like my program to focus
                         more on computer related management tools and international
                         management.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The opportunity to work almost anywhere in any
                         field.  This is the reason i picked my major.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  Not because i can't graduate this year
                         but because I enjoy college and would like to take a few
                         extra classes to further my degree.
    
    
                 583072  2:WMAJ  More diversity in the teaching staff
    
                         3:BMAJ  Professor Wiseman and Payne, they were very
                         dedicated and passionate in their profession.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  I want to
    
    
                 594995  2:WMAJ  There is too much overlap in management classes, I
                         would work on eliminating this.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The professors that have real life experience and
                         are working in the real world have a lot to offer a
                         business student.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I planned ahead and checked with my
                         advisor to make sure that I was on the right track to
                         graduate on time.
    
    
                 615224  1:GOALS-SOME  The program allowed me to take a broad look
                         at the management field.  However, I felt that not enough
                         connections were made between the content in class and real
                         world examples.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I transferred twice in my college
                         career.  As a result, not all of the credit from previous
                         colleges was counted by the Leeds School of Business
                         advisors.  I should have been done in four, but they wanted
                         more of my money and time.
    
    
                 619550  4:DODIFF  If I had planned better, I would have loved to
                         study abroad.  I think it is a good experience, and it
                         helps a person to grow and understand a different culture.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I could not transfer into the Business
                         School even though my business GPA was high, my overall GPA
                         did not meet the requirements.
    
    
                 630909  2:WMAJ  I would get better teachers.  Tracy Jennings
                         (MGMT3010) is a wonderful person, but she is a terrible
                         teacher.  There are a lot of bad professors in the business
                         school who only care about their outside job.  They don't
                         put in the time and effort.  Another suggestion is to keep
                         professors focused on the course matter.  Sanjai Bhagat
                         does not teach Entrepreneurship he only teaches Finance in
                         my Entrepreneurial Finance class.  He wants us to go out
                         and use Finance skill to get a job for a big company.  This
                         not ENTREPRENEURSHIP. So the one things I would change
                         would be to get better professors.  If they are rated
                         poorly on their FCQs PLEASE LISTEN!
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  because It costs so much money to go
                         extend my time in school to double major.
    
    
                 682899  1:GOALS-SOME  I feel like they are taking away the
                         operations management major and changing into systems
                         classes.  There was not a variety of classes offered and
                         the degree requirement changed on me every year.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Make more classes available and stop chaning the
                         requirements becuase it gets really confusing.  It would
                         also help if you always saw the same advisor.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Everything is easy to find in the Business school.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  I am going to go to school in Denver and
                         I wanted to get my degree before I went to a different
                         school again.
    
    
                 719324  1:GOALS-SOME  Felt as if there is not enough hands-on, real
                         life experience, too much text book...the most influential
                         courses were those that allowed us to apply to real life
                         situations...
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would change the high amount of people in entry
                         level courses, and request smaller classrooms with more
                         personalized faculty attention
    
                         3:BMAJ  It is fun, the other students are what makes it all
                         the worth while
    
                         4:DODIFF  Recommend, everyone study abroad, wonderful
                         expierence
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  of many reasons, A) That is what I can
                         financially afford, B) There is no reason it should take
                         you longer, as long as you are motivated, well organized,
                         and plan ahead!!
    
    
                 731431  2:WMAJ  Change course curriculum so there isn't so much
                         overlap between courses.  For example, there were 3
                         Management courses I took that were supposed to be very
                         different in content, but it turned out that for the first
                         5 weeks or so, all 3 classes taught the exact same
                         material.  Seemed like a big waste of money and time to
                         learn the same thing in 3 classes.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The one best things is that there are some AMAZING
                         professors in the Business School, who have very
                         eye-opening experiences (both life experiences and
                         work/business experiences).  It's from these few professors
                         that I actually feel like I learn something, and that I've
                         actually gotten something worthwhile for the money and time
                         I've put into getting an education at CU.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I want to pursue a double degree, with a
                         5 year BA/MA concurrent degree for one of the 2 degrees.
                         However, CU is not very lenient about the courses required,
                         and because there is very little overlap between the two
                         degrees, I will have to take a bunch of classes (which I
                         might add are not value adding to my educational
                         experience) to fulfill credits requirements.  Of course,
                         there is the rule that I cannot do a BA/MA concurrent
                         program unless I drop my other degree, which means I had to
                         petition and request that I be allowed to keep both degrees
                         (seems ridiculous to drop one degree that I had already
                         almost completed).  Though the school has allowed me to do
                         so, I must still complete all the coursework (that is, for
                         both degrees, one under a BA/MA program...essentially 3
                         degrees) within 5 years.  No one can tell me what happens
                         if I don't meet the 5 year deadline, but as of now, I plan
                         to take longer than 4 years, but no longer than 5.
    
    
                 741202  1:GOALS-SOME  I believe that there is a gap between the
                         business and organizational skills taught in the business
                         program, and those expected by potential employers.  I am
                         currently in an internship and have worked throughout my
                         college experience.  I believe that the business school
                         does a superb job of presenting concepts and theories,
                         formulating analyses, and beginning to think critically -
                         but does not emphasize or give students the ability to
                         enhance those skills required in the work place.
                         Undergraduate students entering the business world are not
                         prepared for concise, and multifaceted communications
                         skills.
    
                         2:WMAJ  More hands-on experience.  Currently I am
                         conducting a needs assessment in my Business and Society
                         Writing class.  My team is proposing a more rigid
                         communications program which may include a work placement
                         program.  I am graduating with a degree in operations
                         management - maybe a greater opportunity to network within
                         this field while you are an undergraduate student.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I love what I'm studying.  The professors I have
                         had are extremely knowledgeable in this field, and have
                         made the learning experience fun and interesting.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I transferred from a different school
                         and changed my major in the process.  Further, I had
                         difficulty registering for the core business classes in my
                         first couple semesters at CU.
    
    
                 744150  1:GOALS-SOME  I just do not feel prepared for a real world
                         experience
    
                         2:WMAJ  Knowing students and not stats.  For instance,
                         y'all should know that I have not taken any business upper
                         division classes.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I am a double major.
    
    
                 816011  1:GOALS-SOME  I am happy with my education at CU Boulder. I
                         was very dissappointed in the university my first semester
                         after transfer i was waitlisted for all 5 classes and only
                         got into 3 of them... leaving me behind for the rest of my
                         college education.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Less group work, I've done little group work in my
                         previous years here, suddenly this semester i am into my
                         major and slammed with outside of class group work.. the
                         outside of class meetings are almost too much.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I like the smaller class sizes then my earlier
                         BCOR's & Gen Ed's. The professors are willing to help and
                         easily accessible.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  at CU it is hard to get all of the
                         courses that you need in the spring and fall unless you are
                         an upper classman. I ended up being waitlisted for many of
                         my courses and did not get into many of them. So I am
                         graduating in 4.5 years, with a full Summer schedule (15
                         credits) my senior year.
    
    
                 873720  1:GOALS-SOME  lack of development of communication skills
                         overall. not enough hands on experience. Too many scantron
                         tests. Classes for core are too large.
    
                         2:WMAJ  GET RID OF MATH MODS!     scale down the size of
                         BCOR classes.    Fire Steven Engel, he does not respect his
                         students.    
    
                         3:BMAJ  The overall excellence of professors
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I only took minimal classes each
                         semester and required one extra semester to complete, it is
                         well worth my time!
    
    
                 927176  1:GOALS-SOME  There are some professors who are just there
                         and do not seem to care about the content of their class-in
                         particular I had one very bad experience.  However, most
                         professors within my field have been passionate about what
                         they do.  Those that are passionate about their job have
                         exceeded my expectations of educational goals.
    
                         2:WMAJ  1.  It is very difficult to register for classes
                         that are needed to keep one on track to graduate in four
                         years.  2.  Fewer group projects-we are all so busy with
                         work, school, and outside activities that it is often very
                         difficult to find time for all group members to meet and
                         then one person does more than their fair share of work.
                         3.  Professors who are sincere about the class topic they
                         are teaching.
    
                         3:BMAJ  A couple of professors who have believed in me.
                         The smaller class interaction allows one to more one on one
                         time with these professors.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I entered CU with an Undecided major in
                         the College of Arts and Sciences.  Not only did it take a
                         year+ to meet the requirements to transfer into the
                         business school, but I was denied admission until the first
                         semester of my fourth year.  I will only graduate one
                         semester after four years, because of a study abroad
                         program I was accepted to this summer that adds 6 hours of
                         business electives to my remaining slots.
    
    
                 934942  1:GOALS-SOME  I don't think the elements of my education
                         we're put together.  Everything feels very segmented and
                         not a congruent learning experience.  I do feel I have
                         learned a great deal here but I do not feel prepared to go
                         into the workforce and hit the ground running.  I also
                         think we spent a lot of time learning principles but those
                         principles were not explained as to what part they will
                         play in the "real" world.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Academic advising.  I was given a solid piece of
                         advice on my orientation day- track your own credits and
                         requirements.      I am a double degree student and have
                         intened to be such since my arrival at CU five years ago.
                         I went in before my freshman year to make out my five year
                         plan and was told it didn't matter because I wasn't
                         graduating.  I've felt unsupported by that department every
                         other time I've gone in there.  My senior audit was wrong
                         and didn't account for the double degree credit requirement
                         when I went to check on it and make sure I was correct I
                         was told it was in fact wrong and it was okay becuase there
                         were only a handful of us double degree students.  Ater
                         showing an advisor my planned schedule for this semester
                         (my last semester) I was told I could take any of those
                         classes pass fail so I took one pass fail, only to find out
                         later it was classified as a business elective and I needed
                         a grade to graduate.  Considering the advising department
                         is there only to advise and make sure students accomplish
                         their degree I have found it to be the reason I am off
                         track in more than one occasion.  The people have always
                         been very nice just not particularly effective.  I feel
                         really bad that my review of that particular branch is this
                         negative but it has been consistantly negative for five
                         years.  So I think it needs to be said.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The ethics class offered by Luftig was amazing.  I
                         learned a lot and view things differently.  It's one of the
                         only classes I've taken in five years that made me think
                         about it outseide of the classroom or outside of testing.
                         I think a class of that format and calibur should be
                         required for all CU students.
    
                         4:DODIFF  I came in with an idea that I would do both
                         psychology and business and have stuck to that.  I have
                         been very strict in the classes I've taken as all of them
                         fall into a required slot.  I would have liked to sample
                         more majors and perhaps pick something more fitting for my
                         values and what I'd like to do with my life.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I am working towards two separate
                         degrees.  I will graduate in May with a BS in Business
                         administration with an emphasis in HR Management and a BA
                         in psychology. Hope you are well and talk to you soon.
    
    
                 949832  1:GOALS-NO    I feel like all I have done junior and senior
                         year in the Management program is work on tedious group
                         projects.  There is not much individually challenging
                         coursework or opportunity for academic growth.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Joseph Rosse and Management 4020: Hiring &
                         Retaining Critical Human Resources.  This class was a
                         complete nightmare.  We spent all classtime looking at
                         powerpoint presentations with information from his books
                         that we were already assigned to read and the out of class
                         time working on a horendous, semester-long project.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The entrepreneurship program (except for
                         Entrepreneurial Environments which could be condensed to
                         two classes)
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  that is all the time I needed to
                         complete the requirements.
    
    
     
    Senior Survey 2004: Open-Ended Comments by College/Discipline - Major Group
      Group      IDnum   Comments ordered by Student ID - Question Response
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      BU-MKTG    118681  1:GOALS-DEF   It was challenging all for 4 years, but not
                         unbearably overwhelming.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Ability to have both completed areas of emphasis
                         printed on my diploma.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Well-structured.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I'm ready to get in the workforce and be
                         financially independent.
    
    
                 199460  1:GOALS-DEF   I wanted to cover the basics for sales and
                         marketing and I felt that CU did that
    
                         2:WMAJ  I felt that some of the teachers that were almost
                         mandatory were terrible.  It seemed like they did not enjoy
                         teacking and made me wonder why they were even here.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I like the diversity of the classes.  I took a few
                         classes that I really enjoyed and feel will benefit me in
                         the world of work.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I am on financial aid and that I would
                         like to leave school as soon as possible to save money
    
    
                 237043  2:WMAJ  I would make the undergraduate classes
                         smaller-especially the profiles course where students watch
                         the lecture on a TV monitor.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The upper division classes and the focus on working
                         in groups and class interaction.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  I do not have the money to continue my
                         education, I have also completed all of my degree
                         requirements.  While I would love to stay because I love
                         the school, there is no logical reason for me to continue
                         spending the money.
    
    
                 289301  1:GOALS-DEF   When i came to boulder i didn't know what i
                         wanted to get into. After i chose Marketing, however, i
                         have learned a substantial amount about marketing and feel
                         that i have a solid background in it.  the program also
                         offered courses of interest including the international
                         courses.
    
                         2:WMAJ  change a professor or two: Engel    maybe offer
                         more options in marketing - because i will have taken every
                         marketing course offered by the time i graduate
    
                         3:BMAJ  i think the capstone class is beneficial and
                         depending on the professor it has the potential to be
                         really great - I had Liz Hafer and it has been a great
                         experience for hands on learning and application of the
                         knowledge.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I have decided to get 2 degrees, which
                         requires me to take 5 years of school.  I am getting my
                         degrees in Spanish and in Marketing.  I feel this is the
                         best option because Spanish is becoming so important in the
                         field of business.
    
    
                 314392  1:GOALS-DEF   Did, to a degree, but the general ed. that is
                         received during a 4 yr degree is a great general start,
                         however, grad. school is where students and professors are
                         more serious.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Marketing, for the most part was a "by the book"
                         currilculum in my classes.  More "real-life" experiences
                         would be beneficial.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I have a much more insightful understanding of the
                         media and popular culture and it's influence on people and
                         their beliefs.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I have to personally finance my
                         education and living expenses and need a full-time job to
                         do so.
    
    
                 318751  1:GOALS-SOME  I got the basic knowlege of marketing and
                         what it consists of. From marketing research/analysis,
                         product mktg, international mktg, sales, and applying what
                         I learned to real life situations (case studies).
    
                         2:WMAJ  Hire better Marketing Professors!    Have speakers
                         come into our classroom who actually work in the field of
                         marketing!    Group presentations get OLD!!! Make Students
                         (individually) go out into the field (real world) and write
                         about what they learned or accomplished, i.e. sales
                         project, marketing project, etc! ((For the most part, there
                         are many students who don't do there share of the work in
                         group projects, but still end up passing the course))
                         Therefore, offer more individual assignments, i.e. REAL
                         3000 offers students an individual project they have to
                         turn in **This is a great idea and you actually learn about
                         real estate info!!****It's very beneficial for us in the
                         future!!! Other courses should focus on this type of
                         project.     
    
                         3:BMAJ  All the different types of marketing classes you
                         can choose from.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  it took me awhile to decide on my major
                         and figure out what I was really interested in. I also had
                         no sense of direction my freshman year and was put on
                         probabation. After taking a year off, I realized that I had
                         to finish my degree in Business Admin. in order to get a
                         decent job that would pay better than those offered to H.S.
                         graduates.  It doesn't matter how long you take.  Make sure
                         you're interested in the classes you take so that they're
                         worth taking.  You can spend each semester taking classes
                         you don't like and feel like you're wasting your time and
                         MONEY.  Therefore,  Really find out what subjects your're
                         good in, as well as interested in too and do your best in
                         them. The more you learn about a topic (mktg, mgmt, fine.,
                         or acct), the more you can apply it to a real job.
    
    
                 342403  2:WMAJ  better b school advisors.    some great teachers in
                         b school...also some weak teachers
    
                         3:BMAJ  fellow students, content
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  it is easy to graduate in 4 years
    
    
                 346518  1:GOALS-SOME  I felt that some courses were much more
                         beneficial to my learning.  Like the Advertising and
                         Promotions Management class where we actually tried to
                         position a product.  Where as the class like Marketing
                         Research was more like a statistics class than learning
                         about how to be a moderator.  I also really enjoyed
                         teachers such as Mr. Macaluso and Dr. Lopresti who came
                         from real jobs (in UPS and Sun respectively).  I felt like
                         they gave a much better perspective on what the real world
                         is like and hence better prepared us.  I believe there
                         should be more of an emphasis on hands on work, learning by
                         doing instead of learning how others do it from a book.
    
                         2:WMAJ  The way certain classes are taught like the
                         Marketing Research class.  I plan to go into marketing
                         research and have already had some experience.  The class,
                         however, was a real turn-off as it was mainly a stats
                         class. I feel like more hands-on experience would be much
                         more beneficial
    
                         3:BMAJ  The courses where we got to DO things and the
                         ability to get close to our professors.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I came in to CU with 30 credits from IB
                         and I've taken 16 credits or more for the first 2 years.
    
    
                 366843  1:GOALS-DEF   Broad knowledge base in many areas.
                         Preperation for leadership interaction after school.
    
                         2:WMAJ  better professor at the BCOR MTKG level (engel)
    
                         3:BMAJ  teamwork and group interactions, leadership
                         preperation
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I continued a continous course load each
                         semester, applying myself as fully as possible.
    
    
                 375203  1:GOALS-SOME  i don't really feel prepared for a job in
                         Marketing, but I feel as though everyone feels this
                         way...regardless of their education
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I studied hard and applied myself.  I
                         was able to balance my time effectively, both socially and
                         scholastically.  I am also only receiving one Degree, as
                         opposed to multiple.
    
    
                 434630  1:GOALS-SOME  I find that the information given to me in my
                         marketing classes is very theoretical and broad.  Most
                         students go into these classes with the expectation of
                         learning material for the multiple choice questions and
                         then forgetting it all.  There seems to be very little
                         practical application to the knowledge being learned, and
                         very little incentive or motivation to really learn and
                         apply the material.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Focus more on sales and interpersonal skills.
                         Build critical thinking into the course material more than
                         just knowledge to be memorized.  I haven't been challenged
                         to think critically my entire time here.
    
                         3:BMAJ  My classmates.  They are all outstanding people and
                         would excel in an environment where critical thinking is a
                         large part of the program.
    
                         4:DODIFF  I would spend more time finding a major that
                         would actually teach me a useful skill.  Marketing seems to
                         be much too abstract to apply in a practical way.  I would
                         also have spent more time in a language program.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I didn't switch my major and I took a
                         large credit load my first two years of college.
    
    
                 454178  1:GOALS-SOME  I felt that while I was learning a lot of
                         applicable things, there is a lot more to marketing than
                         selling and the program seems to emphasize selling.  I
                         think that there are a lot of opportunities that students
                         miss at CU because when they are looking for internships
                         especially in todays market it is often very difficult to
                         find paid positions and the Leeds school seems to punnish
                         students with that.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would change the availablity of internships, I'm
                         not really sure if this has to deal with the program or the
                         school, but I have to say that I'm very irritated that I
                         work around 30-40 hours a week for an internship that has
                         helped my studies emensely and I only recieve 1 credit that
                         doesn't count towards graduation, I honestly think that is
                         stupid.  If they are going to encourage that we go out and
                         get internships then they should support the internship no
                         matter what the reward for the internship.   I would also
                         like to see if there is a way to have more opportunities
                         where the class rooms work with companies on projects,  I
                         think this allows students the opportunity to finally put
                         everything they've learned into practice.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I think that the professors are great, they have a
                         lot of experience and allow students to pick their brains
                         about anything.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  actually I'm taking 3.5 because I was
                         able to come into school having a lot of general
                         requirements done thereby allowing me to graduate early.
                         Also I've had several job offers which persuade me to
                         graduate early.
    
    
                 471085  1:GOALS-SOME  The limited availability of certain classes
                         has not allowed me to experience different courses.  These
                         classes are often very full with ridiculous amount of
                         students.  This is also a recurring problem in that every
                         semester, the same courses are very filled.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would have used my business elective credits to
                         fulfill a minor degree.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The information I receive is very consistent with
                         each course.
    
                         4:DODIFF  Sign on to my second major sooner than I did.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I feel that my major has not explored
                         all the aspects that I feel will be crucial to my career
                         development.  I have found my second major to be very
                         imperative since I utilized the majority of those skills to
                         fulfill my marketing classes any way.
    
    
                 530223  1:GOALS-SOME  My educational goal was to get a profound
                         understanding of marketing to be able to apply it in the
                         business world.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Less team projects and more individual projects.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The knowledge I obtained from my Marketing major
                         will be very useful in any profession.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  Four years because I feel that I am
                         ready to get out of school and start applying my
                         theoretical knowledge in the real world.  Four years is
                         enough to get a good well-round education if you are
                         working hard.
    
    
                 538049  1:GOALS-SOME  Some professors were not suited to be
                         teaching and subjects could have been better without these
                         professors.  I would desire more hands on experience.  A
                         wider variety of marketing classes would be good.  More
                         encouragement for pursuit of experience in lower division
                         would be good to have.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would eliminate bad professors that will
                         ultimately frusterate the students and cause them to
                         question if they like a certain major.  Professors should
                         have real world experience to be effective in their
                         teachings.  Some professors that I have found ineffective
                         are Ned Cooney and Bob Taylor.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Certain professors are extremely effective and
                         encouraged me to pursue further interest in a topic.  Off
                         of the top of my head some effective professors were Moyes,
                         McFee, and Pat Long.  The real world type experience that
                         these professors provided was great.  Some of my most
                         memorable/ impressionable experiences were guest speakers
                         that were generally CEO's of successful companies.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I went into college having no idea what
                         I wanted to do.  I didn't realize at the time that I would
                         have to make a decision eventually and I should have taken
                         more advantage of activities on campus that might have
                         helped to guide me.  It would have also been better if I
                         had considered planning more.
    
    
                 546403  2:WMAJ  I didn't take some marketing classes due the bad
                         reputation of Ingle.  I wish the University would actually
                         do something about it, because I took summer classes at CU
                         Denver to avoid him.  I also missed other classes, because
                         I did not want to be his subject.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The Honda Element project in Meg Cambell's class.
                         Great hand-ons experience.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  Get in and get out, while having as much
                         fun as possible and learning in the process
    
    
                 564165  4:DODIFF  i would like to major in computer graphics, which
                         is not available at CU, or in Real Estate as a major, again
                         not available, or I would like to get a minor in Art, not
                         available, or in psychology, again, not available. see my
                         issue?
    
    
                 652032  1:GOALS-DEF   As a marketing major it be useful to be able
                         to take some graphic design as well as other media courses
                         to make students more marketable in the future to employers.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I decieded to become a marketing major
                         when I applied to CU. I recieved 28 credits from high
                         school through IB which gave me flexibility to take a
                         lighter course load and also work. Mainly staying on track
                         with my plan made it very easy to graduate on time.
    
    
                 719981  1:GOALS-SOME  There is a lit of emphasis on case studies,
                         especially in upper division classes, however, I do not
                         feel that a case study is always the best way to learn.
                         One of the best classes that I took was Advertising and
                         Promotion in which we worked on an advertising campaign for
                         the Honda Element, and currently my MKTG 4800 class in
                         which we are working on a marketing strategy for a real
                         company.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Just more hands on experience with real life
                         situations
    
                         4:DODIFF  I would take advantage of a study abroad office,
                         and I would take classes that interest me or ones that I
                         know that I would enjoy.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  I don't want to have more financial aid
                         than I already do, and because I am ready to start my career
    
    
                 733607  2:WMAJ  better advising
    
                         3:BMAJ  awesome professors
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  it's always been a goal of mine.
    
    
                 734460  1:GOALS-SOME  I was looking for more teachers/upper div.
                         classes to have internship opportunities - even career
                         services lacks a good amount of internships.  They are all
                         quickly swallowed by the many grads and undergrads.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Have more classes that get your foot in the door to
                         different companies around the Boulder area.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The diversity of classes available.
    
                         4:DODIFF  I would have liked to study abroad, but most of
                         the last minute options i quickly tried to look at were too
                         expensive.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I came into college with some credit
                         already and have been sure to take the right amount of
                         credits each semester in order to graduate.
    
    
                 747901  1:GOALS-SOME  Boulder didn't offer any options in Marine
                         Biology.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I don't believe the cost of staying an
                         extra year is worthwhile, and I would rather gain real
                         world work experience than spend any more time in classes
                         which often do not pertain to realistic workplace
                         situations.
    
    
                 756648  1:GOALS-SOME  I felt that the core classes in business were
                         horrible. No one can learn calculus well through math mods
                         === WHAT A JOKE!!! Also, BCOR 1000 is another JOKE.
                         Students would probably understand accounting better if the
                         school offered a better foundation in mathematics.  The
                         business school charges outrageous tuition, yet cannot hire
                         enough faculty to truly TEACH students!!!
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would change the core.  I feel that core is
                         integral to the development of a business mind.  CU fails
                         in its core business program.  Math mods are awful.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I have been lucky to have supportive faculty who
                         take the time to help me if I simply take the time to ask.
    
                         4:DODIFF  I would definitely try to study abroad if I had
                         my academic experience to do over again.  Yet, it is so
                         difficult to afford, I do not know how I would finance the
                         trip.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  CJ, don't worry about taking longer than
                         four years, it's common and okay.  I use to feel left
                         behind because I will graduate later, yet now I think of
                         extra time as extra time for learning, internships, and
                         self-development.  We all finish college at our own pace.
    
    
                 820487  1:GOALS-SOME  hard to explain...
    
                         3:BMAJ  Covered all aspects of marketing thoroughly
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  that is truly all you need to take the
                         courses you need to graduate on time.
    
    
                 915759  1:GOALS-DEF   I took several great marketing classes that I
                         use in my jobs and internships everyday. I really
                         appreciate the knowledge that professors have to share with
                         use and the methods inwhich they deliver their lessons.
    
                         2:WMAJ  More Marketing options. There were not enough
                         courses to chhose from in this major. A course in sports
                         marketing would be nice. Also more unison with the
                         Journalism school would help us take advantage of courses
                         offered on campus.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The professsors have great experience and
                         knowledge. They are the best.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I am mojoring in Marketing and
                         receiveing my international business certificate. I am
                         also only takin 12 credits in some semesters.
    
    
                 925183  1:GOALS-SOME  Creativity is essential to a students
                         education.  This is why I chose marketing over Finance.
                         Even the Marketing program was too structured for the
                         corporate world.  I never had the opportunity to take a
                         creative marketing class except for through the Journalism
                         school.  The Marketing courses were not creative enough,
                         possible offering a guerilla marketing course would have
                         fulfilled this necessity.  Also, I expected more guest
                         lectures in my marketing classes as well as help or even
                         notification of job/internship opportunities with in the
                         field of marketing.  The Real Estate center is a primier
                         example of a program that directs students into the job
                         world.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Emphasize creativity and smaller class (Core class
                         are too large).
    
                         3:BMAJ  The certificate and business electives offered
                         through the Leeds School of Business. The professors that
                         teach at the graduate level as well.
    
                         4:DODIFF  Take more electives from different shcools within
                         CU.  Focus on one subject within each semester and stay
                         away from taking unrelated courses within the same semester.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  It is about your experience at the
                         University.  If you want to take your time, you should.
                         This will help you find what you are truly interested in.
                         Don't be afraid to take time off.  There is so much to
                         offer, within four years, you will have barely experienced
                         half.  The lower division courses are horrible, so bare
                         through it and take your time.
    
    
                 954939  2:WMAJ  More class interaction and less group work.  It is
                         too hard to coordinate with people who work full time, go
                         to school full time and have other things in their lives.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The range of experience from professors.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  actually 3 years because I came in ahead
                         of the game and want to finish early instead of lagging
                         around and wasting time.
    
    
     
    Senior Survey 2004: Open-Ended Comments by College/Discipline - Major Group
      Group      IDnum   Comments ordered by Student ID - Question Response
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      BU-SYST    126535  1:GOALS-SOME  too much time on arts and sciences, stupid
                         MAPS requirements
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  the process of switching majors is
                         completely backwards and wasted years of my time at school.
    
    
                 170031  1:GOALS-NO    Course structure was not structured. Every
                         class used a different programming language - thus we never
                         built proficiency in any one language. SYST 3020 (Database)
                         was taught by an instructor who didn't know anything about
                         databases (Jim Marlatt - Fall '03). After talking to many
                         adminsitrators about my concerns, nothing was changed and I
                         was blown off. The same professor still teaches the class
                         and I continue to hear the same complaints about the
                         quality of the course. Most of my classes end up with
                         teachers who aren't interested in students and therefore
                         they teach very little relevant information that an
                         information systems student would use in the real world. I
                         would love to talk with somebody who cares about
                         this...everyone I talk to does not care about undergraduate
                         thought. 303.641.5094 - Ryan Roth
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would request faculty that desired to teach
                         classes with passion. I would request faculty that taught
                         more abstract principles - but could actually tie them real
                         world events (Kai Larsen is great at this).
    
                         3:BMAJ  My fellow students are passionate about
                         technology/information systems. Together we learn valuable
                         things and work on valuable projects outside of class.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  If I were to remain at the Leeds School
                         of Business any longer - I feel that I may forget the
                         valuable information that I learned in high school. If I
                         could get out of here quicker, I would. Everything at CU is
                         wonderful except the education. For me, that is frustrating.
    
    
                 202466  2:WMAJ  Eliminate programming classes from the cirriculum.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The fact that I will earn a business degree that I
                         can use in any business-related field.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I chose to abstain from summer classes
                         and fell 6 credits short.
    
    
                 290947  1:GOALS-SOME  I really wanted to get into the digital
                         aspect of broadcasting--for example, HDTV, webcasting, and
                         streaming video.  I kept hearing that the ATLUS program
                         MIGHT be able to help, but then when I followed through, I
                         found it was basically a digital arts class.  Kai Larson's
                         networking class covered some of the aspects, and I
                         could've extended my time and gone through the HUGE
                         headache of trying to get some of the journalism classes
                         written into my degree program, but that was about the only
                         options offered.  Digital broadcasting is going to be a
                         huge part of telecommunications, especially with the advent
                         of HDTV.  I was really surprised to see my options for
                         learning the technology so limited.
    
                         2:WMAJ  That there are more options for students interested
                         in learning technology and how it affects business.  I
                         would like to see more topics available, rather than
                         programming, network admin, or ops management.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The faculty.  CU faculty are by far the best thing
                         going for CU.  They do their best to work within the
                         constraints CU puts them in, but they still manage to do a
                         fabulous job.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I have a hard time staying in the
                         program long enough to finish.  I have found that as I work
                         and go to school, my needs change and I realize more about
                         myself.  Getting a college education does not mean that is
                         what you're going to "be" for the rest of your life, but
                         there is definately alot to be said for focusing one's
                         interests and tailoring a college education around things
                         that stimulate you.
    
    
                 304528  2:WMAJ  I would have changed my major altogether.  I
                         believe some of the professors in my major were incompetant.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I am not sure what I want to major in,
                         when I enter college.
    
    
                 309143  1:GOALS-SOME  Needs more hands on and more technical.
    
    
                 402859  1:GOALS-SOME  I like the fact that Systems split into two
                         tracks...this helped out those of us who didn't want to go
                         in to the technical/programming side of systems.
    
                         2:WMAJ  More practical application rather than just
                         "checking the box"
    
                         3:BMAJ  Having instructors that come from the IT world with
                         real-world experience
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  while college prepares you for
                         interaction in the world of professionals, the best
                         experience is gained from actually living it.
    
    
                 422956  1:GOALS-SOME  Overall good. I was enrolled in the INFS
                         program when they decided to make it two tracks, operations
                         and IS. Had this come along when I started the program, I
                         wouldhave been more satisified--I would have taken more of
                         the other tracks, etc. While most of my IS classes were
                         very realavant I feel there were ocassional extreneous
                         situations where I feel my satisfaction was not met at all.
                         One time at the last minute, the professor who was supposed
                         to teach a class was swapped due to some actions on his
                         behalf. The replacement however, had no experience teaching
                         it. I feel I gained very little out of that class. Most of
                         the learning was done on my own, which was fine, but the
                         class itself was rendered useless. It was not the
                         replacement professors fault--he did not have the
                         qualifications to teach this class.
    
                         2:WMAJ  My Database class would have been better (see my
                         earlier comment about the prof being thrown in). More class
                         based interaction with outside firms (not simply group
                         projects where it is up to us to seek outside firms).
                         Visits to IBM, Sun, speakers. Also, mandate another INFS
                         programming course.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The variety of courses you can take to fulfull the
                         requirements and also usually lots of hands on work.
    
                         4:DODIFF  In stead of spending so much time taking foreign
                         language courses, I would have used that time and credits
                         to persue another passon and a second degree/major.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I really wantedo to go into business and
                         computers but initally couldn't get into the Business
                         School, but eventually got in. That is not real problem
                         however. The TRUE reason is because I had to take a total
                         of 18 hours, paying out of state tuition, to take Spanish.
                         I had taken some years in H.S. but apparently this was not
                         enough. They did not care that I didn't plan on using it,
                         did not enjoy taking it, could not get out of it, or had no
                         plans or desires to speak it. It is really hard to learn
                         something when you don't want to be there and don't see the
                         need. That is a entire semester, probably about $12,000 or
                         so not including living expenses that I was here for that
                         got little out of it. I still speak at the same level I did
                         in H.S. It's all I care to speak.
    
    
                 423928  1:GOALS-SOME  This overall degree requires too few classes
                         within the information systems emphasis itself. Too broad,
                         expose students to many different areas of information
                         systems, but makes it difficult to gain knowledge and
                         specilize in one area. Too much emphasis in
                         management/operations and not technical aspects. Group work
                         is a bit too much-- does help interpersonal skills in real
                         life, but lessen ability of all students to learn to full
                         extent (some group members learning more than others, etc).
                         18 hours Business electives should be less, with more hours
                         required for 15 hours emphasis.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Get rid of Systems Operations track and leave that
                         under the Management major, while give more specialized
                         tracks in the information systems emphasis
                         (Analysis/design, networking, web, etc), so students can
                         get more in-depth knowledge and be able to apply for jobs
                         that need those specific requirements.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  Change of majors three times required
                         switching between colleges within CU boulder. The Business
                         school held too many requirements for intra-university
                         transfers to get in, which took a long time for my
                         admission to be official. Wasted a lot of credits taking
                         unneeded electives while waiting to get in. Had to delay
                         taking upper division courses in my "new" major until fully
                         enrolled in the college itself.
    
    
                 425121  1:GOALS-SOME  BCOR was a waste of time, the entire series
                         should be elimiated. All the 3000 level classes review the
                         same material anyway. Plus the class sizes are rediculously
                         large for a learning environment. I enjoyed most of my
                         upper division classes in accounting, finance and
                         information systems and found them to be rewarding as well
                         as educational. BCOR was by far the worst educational
                         experince of my life and a waste of time. My academic
                         performance should not be based upon a long, pointless
                         multiple choice test over a wood plank in the Coors event
                         center. I cannot begin to stress how dissapointed I am with
                         the BCOR curriculum. The solution is to make it all
                         available online like BCOR 1000 so we don't have to go sit
                         in a huge room where I cannot even see the board. I think
                         you would find a majority of students interested in this
                         option.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I think that every major should be required to take
                         the systems database class and the design class.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The best thing is that I was able to apply my
                         knowledge of systems to other areas of emphasis like
                         accounting and finance.
    
    
                 484856  2:WMAJ  More time in real life situations.
    
                         3:BMAJ  learned a lot from upperclass teachers.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  That's the amont of time I need to
                         complete all of my coursework.
    
    
                 508696  1:GOALS-SOME  I feel that there should be more hands on
                         experience or internships
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I transfered and took some time off
                         during that period
    
    
                 544227  1:GOALS-SOME  I learned a lot in IS, but probably not
                         enough to get a good job right out of college even with a
                         bachellor's degree, but the overall background in other
                         aspects of business is valuable.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Restructure the programming courses, they're
                         entirely too difficult as is.  C# and VB are not for
                         beginners as they say they are, too much is required in
                         those courses.  I never did good at all, Romine just graded
                         easy cause he was sympathetic.  What good does that do when
                         you get nothing out of the course?
    
                         3:BMAJ  The instructors.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I didn't have to work full time to pay
                         for college, I went to school full time all semesters.
    
    
                 571451  1:GOALS-NO    The information systems degree, while having
                         the potential to be an excellent degree, was not acceptable
                         at all.  I am not sure why it was discontinuted, but if it
                         was for this reason it is understandable.  I DO feel that
                         I.S. in Business is a VERY valuable degree if implemented
                         properly.  I feel that my education was less than
                         satisfactory in my degree area since the classes that I
                         experienced were poorly taught.  Jim Marlatt cannot and
                         should not be teaching database and possibly other classes.
                          It amazes me that he would even be considered for teaching
                         database.  Matt Romine, while he excells at giving great
                         real world projects and is a very smart individual, cannot
                         stay on one thought for very long and therefore is not an
                         effective teacher.  Professor Jintae cannot even answer a
                         question unless it is asked three or four times, and when
                         he finally understands the questions he cannot convey the
                         answer in any type of understandable manner.  I only had
                         one class from Jintae, 3510, and it was possibly the worst
                         class I have had at CU, right behind database.
    
                         2:WMAJ  if I could change one thing, it would be to bring
                         in teachers that can teach.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The best thing about my major is that it is over
                         and now I can learn from people who know more than me.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I took a semester off and transferred
                         schools.  I only was delayed a semester so I don't feel it
                         impacted me much.  talk to you soon CJ!
    
    
                 583277  1:GOALS-SOME  I think that the Math Modules program is a
                         joke.  I went to my previous college to transfer in credits
                         that I was so unhappy having to teach myself.  There is no
                         reason I should have to just sit in the tutoring center to
                         do my homework, or pause a lecture tape to take notes.  I
                         was also really unhappy that there were only 5 credit hour
                         classes with an instructor that would satisfy those math
                         requirements.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Have some alternative professors for the classes in
                         the Systems track... especially the programming classes.  I
                         like the staff as a whole, but I don't like the way we are
                         taught to program.
    
                         3:BMAJ  There is enough theory taught so that the degree
                         won't go obsolete... but it'd be nice to have some more
                         hands on labs or something.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I transferred in to CU from the
                         Metropolitan State College of Denver.  All of my classes
                         (except for one) transferred in, but I would have taken a
                         little longer than 4 years because I wasn't taking a full
                         load due to a part time job.     When I got to CU, I
                         couldn't complete the Math Modules classes due to a
                         conflict with the way the Finite Math and Calculus classes
                         are taught here.  In fact, they aren't actually taught at
                         all, and you're forced to teach yourself the classes with a
                         beat and demagnetized VHS tape collection, and if you don't
                         understand, you need to go to the tutoring center, which
                         will become a crutch to learning the stuff.  So, I had
                         gotten a few false starts with the calculus, lost my
                         tuition over it, and had to go back to Metro State to have
                         someone teach it there.  Unfortunately, there were no
                         substitute classes that wouldn't result in a 5 day class
                         week and 2 extra credit hours that wouldn't count for
                         anything.   Anyway, if you choose CU Boulder, I'd probably
                         avoid anything math-intensive unless it doesn't involve the
                         Modules, and see if you can save up some cash before coming
                         here, becuase the town is hella expensive, and the upper
                         division systems and business classes are available at the
                         strangest times, so it's hard to have a pert time
                         job.   Ian M.
    
    
                 600097  1:GOALS-xxxx  It meet my educational goal and help me in
                         getting in master program right away.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Some Teachers
    
                         3:BMAJ  Give overview of all aspect of stuies lines so we
                         can follow in any one of the lines for our future master or
                         Ph.D studies.
    
    
                 600416  1:GOALS-SOME  i feel that the program at CU for IS students
                         met my goals somewhwat; I wish there would have been a
                         stronger emphasis in analytical thought and a little more
                         structure in programming courses.  I feel that there is a
                         growing need for the understanding and proficiency in
                         object oriented programming, and the Business School does
                         not offer enough courses on the topic.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would like to offer a more rigorous programming
                         track for IS majors so that we are better equipped to
                         compete against CS and Engineering majors upon graduation.
                         I feel that a stronger technical background paired with
                         business skills is the ideal product of the IS program.  I
                         want to have more structure and more OOP experience.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The best thing about my major program is the
                         ability to combine the technical and business skillsets.
                         The fact that I have a BCOR foundation is extremely
                         valuable.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  i can't afford to continue to pay the
                         high tuition and housing costs associated with this
                         university.  While I wish I could extend my educational
                         experience at CU, it is not financially possible, and my
                         financial position is such that I do not qualify for
                         financial aid, but am still having a lot of difficulty
                         meeting my minimum standard of living.
    
    
                 618668  1:GOALS-DEF   I felt that the lack of advising, or personal
                         attention by advisiors was most lacking in the overall
                         experience.  During my several office visits, the advisiors
                         were only able to pull my records on the computer, and tell
                         me what classes I needed.  I know how to use a computer, I
                         can do that.  What I wanted was some advice, or opinions.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would more fully integrate classes.  It seems
                         like all of the professors work independently from each
                         other, and I think that the major would benefit from
                         integration and a more focused approach where each class
                         links in woth all the others.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I feel that the content is very up to date, and is
                         leading edge.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I paid attention to my business, and
                         didn't waste my early years.
    
    
                 619274  1:GOALS-SOME  NOt focused, Too broad in the approach
    
                         2:WMAJ  More emphasis on skills and knowledge that are in
                         demand in the industry today
    
                         3:BMAJ  It is continously evolving and hopefully would
                         improve
    
    
                 658283  1:GOALS-SOME  Instructors. Get rid of them. We need more
                         full time and better paid associate and assistant
                         professors. While some instructors are great, some are
                         completely worthless and the students end up teaching the
                         class (those who are knowledgable). We need a more
                         structured selection process for instructors. At least hire
                         people who have taught before. I'd even take someone who
                         taught at a vocational school. I've taken a few classes
                         with instructors who have a great schedule and plan for the
                         class, but end up letting the students take control of the
                         class and teaching it. Either that, or they are not as
                         knowledgable in the subject as they should be.     I was
                         also disappointed in the curriculum of the Systems major.
                         Granted, it is better now with the consolidation of the
                         Operations and Information Systems Tracks, the Systems IS
                         track should focus more on analysis and design AS WELL as
                         programming. I've heard rumors of eliminating programming
                         altogether. That would be a great disservice to IS
                         students, current and new. In order to be successful in the
                         IS field, whether it be in managing IT audits to being a
                         Business Analyst, one needs a logic background.     I did
                         Operations Management as well. Great track, perhaps better
                         structured than IS. It put strategy and business process
                         design into context, whereas the instruction given in my IS
                         track was sub par. The only reason I benefitted even
                         remotely from my IS track is that I had already known every
                         piece of the curriculum before even coming to CU.
                         Otherwise, that track would be essentially worthless. The
                         IS track should follow a route similar to this:     1.
                         Systems Thinking  2. Intro to Programming (C#, VB.NET,
                         Java)  3. Intro to Relational Database Design  4. Intro to
                         Systems Analysis & Design  5. A Course on Business
                         Information and Decision Making Systems (Data Warehousing)
                         6. Upper Division Systems Analysis & Design  7. Systems
                         Design  / Usability  8. Systems Integration  9. Advanced
                         Programming Methodologies  10. Software Project Management
                         11. Business Process and Software Integration  12. Capstone
                         Senior Project
    
                         2:WMAJ  Curriculum. I'd change it as mentioned previously
                         on page 10 or so. I would follow that curriculum and offer
                         more courses that are realistic of the positions out there
                         in Operations Management and IS such as procurement
                         management, supply chain management, business analysis,
                         systems integration, project management (software),
                         consultancy, development. I understand the program has to
                         have an academic focus, but business is not all about
                         theory, it's about applying your business accumen and
                         solving complex problems. I would like to see more
                         opportunities to get professional certifications while in
                         school to be more marketable in the subsequent job search
                         such as Project Management Certification, APICS
                         certification, Programming and Development Certifications,
                         etc. More corporate relations within the IS department.
                         Senior projects and awards.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Some of the projects we've worked on are quite
                         unique. Additionally, the curriculum's recent changes are
                         for the better, but they still need to approve upon them.
                         We need courses that focus on Business Intelligence and
                         Business Information and leveraging technology to create
                         those BI systems.
    
                         4:DODIFF  Not take classes which are a waste of time and
                         take the good classes I failed to take.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I'm actually going to try to take less
                         than four years and try for an advanced degree in four or
                         four and a half years. There are too many core courses here
                         at the university that are quite difficult while only being
                         intro-level. This hinders many students and many end up
                         having to repeat a course, even though they have no
                         interest in them. Additionally, due to the rigor of such
                         core courses, many students lose sight of the purpose of
                         the courses -- to introduce various topics within a
                         specific field to the student. Many students end up not
                         being interested in the classes and cram the night before
                         and subsequently fail. Then after they finally pass these
                         classes and move on to their major classes, they begin to
                         get straight As. But due to their rocky past in the core
                         courses, their GPA suffers and does not accurately depict
                         their performance in subjects they are interested in.
                         Finally, they suffer when entering the job market and are
                         beat out by good testers who aced core courses but who are
                         clueless in their field. Amazing.    Four years is much too
                         long to be in school, so take some co-op courses with your
                         local school to get transfer credit. Three years is just
                         right, unless you want to persue an advanced degree in
                         conjunction with your BA/BS. Make sure you try to choose
                         the easiest core courses. This will help keep your GPA up
                         and avoid having to retake classes because some professor
                         wants to make an intro-level course harder than more
                         specialized major courses.
    
    
                 677980  1:GOALS-SOME  Often times too theoretical with little
                         opportunity to apply the knowledge.  Sometimes an entire
                         class that was theoretical without even examples of
                         pratical applications of the theory.  SYST 3000 as a good
                         example.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Smaller classes (of course).  Profiles in Business
                         and Society should not be a required class.  I can see the
                         benefits that it provides for underclassmen/freshmen.  As a
                         senior, although the speakers are interesting, the class
                         provides little to no benefit for me.  All the activities
                         are geared towards underclassmen and yet they say it is a
                         great class for seniors.  In addition, the text book treats
                         students as though they were ignorant, and I quote from an
                         assignment, "List and describe a minimum of three recent
                         strategies your company has implemented.  Strategies are
                         what the company is planning to do in the future."  Is that
                         right?  I am glad someone finally told me what a strategy
                         was.  I have gone my entire life without knowing and
                         somehow got into college.  Either that doesn't speech
                         volumes about the course, or about the students that are
                         taking the course.  Either way, it makes me feel really
                         bad.  And that is just one example.  If you thumb through
                         the text book, it is rife with other eye opening examples.
                         I'll stop with that now.  Just watch out for all the red
                         tape in the school.  It is bad news.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Finally getting a class about business ethics.  And
                         Ken Kozar.  There is a teacher that really cares what
                         students have to think.  I have never known any other
                         teacher anywhere, that asked and thoughtfully read
                         comments, critiques and criticism about his class from each
                         of his 50+ students, each week.  Good job Ken.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I transferred from computer science in
                         the engineering school to information systems in the
                         business school.  The bureaucracy and red tape that
                         surrounds the business school and the advising office in
                         the business school is impenetrable.  Why should I have to
                         take pre calculus if I have already passed Calculus 1 and
                         2?  Why do so few of my credits transfer?  Why, if I take a
                         business school class before I am admitted to the school,
                         will I not get it counted towards my major when I am
                         accepted to the school?  Of course it should take me a
                         little longer to graduate but the tape is just so thick.
                         Anyhow CJ, that's just my opinion but watch out for it
                         because that is the general consensus surrounding that
                         college.
    
    
                 678126  1:GOALS-SOME  I consider myself significantly advanced in
                         my area of emphasis comparative to that of my peers and
                         their understanding of the curriculum for in my area of
                         emphasis, Systems. Unfortunately, the majority of the
                         students were at this introductory level and the
                         matriculation was consequently a review instead of a true
                         intellectual advancement.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Allow students to bypass and/or test out of the
                         courses which they already have a large basis of
                         understanding in.  This holds particularly true in computer
                         courses where the students can often times be more
                         familiar/advanced than the instructor teaching the course.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I did marketing and information systems, and found
                         the marketing curriculum to be a great way approaching a
                         situation with a marketers mindset.  It taught me to be
                         very analytical and look at the "angle" they were trying to
                         take in reaching consumers.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I am taking a concurrent MS/BS degree
                         program which is near impossible to finish short of 5 years.
    
    
                 682328  1:GOALS-NO    My goal coming in to Info Systems was to be
                         better prepared for the work environment by being confident
                         that I could effectively mangage in a high-tech workplace.
                         Coming out of the program, I feel that the lack of academic
                         vigor, incredible lack of quality faculty and generally
                         undevoted students have led me to waste a lot of my time at
                         the university.  Quite frankly, most of my high school
                         classes were more rigorus that at CU, and offered many
                         times over more opportunites for improving writing and
                         presentation skills.
    
                         2:WMAJ  GET EXPERIENCED FACULTY THAT CARE ABOUT WHAT THEIR
                         STUDENTS ARE TAKING WITH THEM AND AREN'T AFRAID TO
                         CHALLENGE THEM!  I still can't believe that in my whole
                         time in CU undergrad I was taught by exactly 3 faculty
                         members with a Ph.D. in my major, and far fewer than half
                         of my total classes.  The few that did have Ph.D.'s seemed
                         to have little experience in what they were teaching.
                         Faculty often didn't want to deal with grading papers or
                         complaining students, so they just gave everyone A's.
                         Honestly, if I had spent all the time I did at CU listening
                         to professors spoon-feeding answers to multiple choice
                         tests (which do NOTHING to help students learn, but are
                         really easy to grade so they are VERY overused) at the
                         library reading, I feel I would posess much more knowledge
                         than I do right now.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Dr. Kai Larsen, the best teaching professor I have
                         had in any undergrad class at CU.  He knows his stuff,
                         cares about what his students learn and is not afraid to
                         chalenge them.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I am enrolled in the Telecommunications
                         5-year Bachelors/Masters degree program.
    
    
                 751463  1:GOALS-xxxx  A lot of the BCOR I found to be useless and a
                         waste of my time.  The professors didn't take the class
                         seriously so neither did the students.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Inform the Business advisors more about the Systems
                         major and the correct sequence of classes.
    
                         3:BMAJ  A lot of real world projects.
    
    
                 753876  1:GOALS-SOME  No hands on learning in almost all classes.
                         For a Systems major this is critical.  Obviously CU is not
                         a technical institute (eg ITT), but more hands on would
                         have been beneficial.  Teachers have said that they are not
                         supported to do hands on and one teacher paid for a hands
                         on workshop for the class out of his own pocket.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Fewer changes in professors, especially in freshman
                         and sophomore levels.  These teachers are always changing
                         and it takes away from the learing opportunity.  In higher
                         level courses, the professsors often seem ocuppied with
                         other duties besides teaching (such as research and
                         publishing).  There should be more emphasis on teaching
                         undergraduate degrees than on research and publishing in
                         major journals.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I received my Associates Degree from a
                         two-year school.  While this was a great opportunity for
                         me, it has caused me to take longer than four years to get
                         my degree.  Another hangup for me was class availability at
                         CU.  There were a couple of semesters where I was unable to
                         apply for the courses I needed in order to move on in the
                         program.  I hope you are more succesful than I at finishing
                         your degree in four years.   Best Regards,    Student
    
    
                 765117  1:GOALS-SOME  I wish if CU would require more classes in
                         the Systems area of studies, which are a little more
                         detailed, and which help students be more competitive in
                         the job world. My experiences in some classes was having a
                         teacher who was not qualified to teach the class. Also, for
                         some classes CU didnt have any prerequisite listed as
                         something students should have knowledge or take before
                         taking the class, I would have benefited a lot from the
                         class if I knew what I was getting into before I signed up
                         b/c I would have prepaired myself. So, I highly think that
                         CU should not make us take unrelevant classes like history,
                         literature and etc... and offer and make us take more
                         classes related to IS.  Thanks for giving me the option to
                         say something.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would want CU to offer more classes related to IS
                         with teacher who are qualified to teach the course. In
                         addition those teacher are not pressured by the university
                         to give certain amount of A's, B's, and F's, b/c when that
                         happens usually some students end up with a grade that they
                         didnt deserve ---- it happened to me.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Some teachers are very cooperative and are very
                         helpfull and never let you down if you show your efforts.
                         --- I love that.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  I want to graduate and go to grad
                         school. Then I would like to go find a job and be a good
                         competitor that companies want.
    
    
                 772059  1:GOALS-NO    University emphasis not on education but on
                         a) extracurriculur activities, b) alumni/fundraising, and
                         c) athletics.  Leeds School of Business puts great emphasis
                         on finding quality employment after graduation, which is an
                         extremely helpful and important benefit they provide.
                         However, I felt the Systems major as a whole did not
                         provide enough programming and networking courses, but
                         spent more time on theories/concepts.
    
                         2:WMAJ  More emphasis on practical programming and
                         networking classes taught by professors who have people
                         skills, less on fulfilling unnecessary electives like
                         Shakespeare and cultural diversity classes.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Outstanding professors and Leeds school
                         administrators.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  CU has so many forced electives that it
                         takes you nearly 30 credit hours to simply get them all
                         done, an entire school year, which reflects their desire to
                         make money off of me as opposed to providing me with a
                         quality education.
    
    
                 785621  2:WMAJ  A unified curriculum!!  Everyone on the IS track is
                         absolutely sick of having to learn a different programming
                         lanugage for every single class.  I've had to learn VB,
                         Java, ColdFusion and C# over the span of two years, and it
                         feels like a huge waste of time when everyone in the class
                         has to relearn how to do everything that we could easily do
                         in one of the other languages.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Please put Dr Monarchi back into a full teaching
                         capacity as soon as possible.  He is by far the brightest
                         mind that I have ever worked with and is a great resource
                         for everyone in my class.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  even though a lot of my transfer credit
                         from my old university did not count for anything except
                         "general credit" I have gone through my major courses fast
                         enough to stay on track.
    
    
                 842660  1:GOALS-SOME  The systems program seems to miss the ball
                         when it comes to hands on lab expieriences in classes such
                         as networks. The fact that almost all of my skills and
                         knowledge in the field have been learned through
                         internships or outside expeirience is also quite
                         concerning, especially because these internships dont count
                         as credit towards my major.    I really do think that the
                         systems programs is quite pathetic, in my syst3510 class we
                         used cold fusion 4.5, a technology that is by far out of
                         date. In a class like that the teacher could just as easily
                         teach PHP or ASP.net in its place and students would then
                         have something worthwhile to put on their resumes or skill
                         lists.   I also feel that the lack of hands on lab
                         knowledge the the netoworking class (a little) is a true
                         downfall. Also as a systems major I have never seen UNIX or
                         Linux (till this semester) within the classroom.    I could
                         go on and on and have attempted to talk with the
                         deptpartment head a few times however have never heard
                         anything back.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Everything! Ideally, look at CS and IS (Systems)
                         and align the majors more approprietly. They are different,
                         yes, but there is a lot of overlap and no one seems to
                         recognize that.   Also, focus on getting Systems students
                         hired into the workplace. We graduate with some technical
                         skills but it is difficult to find a job if there are no
                         opportunities, MAKE SOME!!! I am moving home before I get a
                         job as well, becuase there are very few ways in which I can
                         apply from CU to jobs in SF, LA, San Diego, becuase our
                         career services focus on local Denver jobs only.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Group projects.
    
                         4:DODIFF  For the money I pay as an out of state student
                         this place is a complete rip off. I am pretty sick of
                         subsidizing in-state students because the state of Colorado
                         can't budget enough for the in state students to get a good
                         education while keeping the facilities up to date. For
                         nearly $30,000 a year I think I could have gone to many
                         places where my money spent would be reflected in my
                         education.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I was able to structure my classes in a
                         manner that allowed me to get out with a dual empahsis in
                         Finance and Systems and also with a certificate in
                         technology arts media. During that time I held executive
                         positions within my fraternity, IFC, and UCSU. Its all
                         about time management and organization!
    
    
                 866262  5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I did not want to graduate in 3 1/2
                         years so I added a second degree in another school at the
                         beginning of my junior year.  The additional A&S core
                         requirements for the second school are the only reason I am
                         going to be here longer.
    
    
                 925122  1:GOALS-SOME  Many of the classes were either extremely
                         useless, or the teachers had no idea what they were doing.
                         As I near graduation, I have realized that I have learned
                         almost nothing at CU.  Some of the upper division teachers
                         were great, but other teachers were either teaching
                         something they had no understanding of, or they had no
                         structure to the corse whatsoever!
    
                         2:WMAJ  PLEASE GET TEACHERS WHO UNDERSTAND THE MATERIAL AND
                         KNOW HOW TO TEACH IT!!!!
    
                         3:BMAJ  There was really nothing THAT good for me to be
                         able to brag about.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I lost a lot of credit when transfering
                         from Metro.
    
    
                 938191  1:GOALS-SOME  In Systems, there needs to be more of an
                         emphasis on learning the technologies that will allow for a
                         student to get a job.  While this was received to some
                         extent, to a large extent, the technology that I learned
                         would do very little in getting me a job.  The program
                         NEEDS to work more closely with industry to get input on
                         the curriculum.  This will bring to the attention of
                         faculty the trends in technology of which learning could be
                         the difference in me getting a job versus a student that
                         went to CSU in a similar program.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Please do something to get involved with
                         industry!!!  You have all of these great companies that
                         want to be involved with the Business School, yet
                         administration does little to take advantage of that for a
                         program such as the systems program.  For example, IBM is
                         right down the road.  It is one of the largest employers in
                         Boulder county and probably the leading technology firm in
                         the world.  In the systems program, we don't even use any
                         of their technology?  WHY??  I currently work there and
                         they would be happy to provide the resources that we need
                         to make this happen.  This is going to have to happen, or
                         else our degree will be worthless.  We Systems curriculum
                         needs to be focused around what the majority of companies
                         out there want.  When I went through it, many of the
                         classes did not have this.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I think that the faculty was great.  There was a
                         lot of industry experience that added to the overall
                         offering of the major.  They were a tight group that really
                         got to know the students well.
    
                         4:DODIFF  Challenge myself more with harder classes that
                         will give me more experience in the field that I want to
                         enter.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I chose to further my education and
                         complete a Masters of Science Degree along with my
                         Bachelors of Science degree in business because I felt that
                         my undergrad degree would not give me the technical
                         background that I needed to land a job right out of
                         college.  This will only tack on one year, which I felt was
                         definitely worth the extra time.
    
    
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      EB-EDEL    128862  1:GOALS-DEF   I've still got a year to go.  Some of the
                         professors are excellent and others are mediocre; I feel
                         that they say what the department wants but don't really
                         agree with it.  Also, I'm frustrated that we have no real
                         choice in our practicum placements.  They seem arbitrary to
                         individual pre-service teacher needs.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I'd want more say in my practicum placement and A
                         CHOICE ABOUT WHO IS MY MENTOR.  I think it's ridiculous to
                         call them that.  Mentors are someone who you choose to work
                         with, not who you are assigned to.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Shelby and Brian's class and the people enrolled in
                         the program.
    
                         4:DODIFF  As far as choosing a different major-- I'd stick
                         with E. Ed., but change Japanese to Linguistics.  I'm so
                         interested in Spanish and French as well and I just don't
                         have time for them now.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I'm a double major in Japanese and
                         Elementary Ed.  In order to study abroad and finish all my
                         Ed. requirements I have to go five years.  It's my opinion
                         though that the Ed. program was stronger when it was a post
                         bac. program and I'm sorry to have missed out on that.  I
                         feel extremely lucky to have been grandfathered into being
                         able to keep my majors with all those ridiculous cuts.      
    
    
                 497039  1:GOALS-DEF   I've learned most everything from the courses
                         I have taken and have applied it in the classroom.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I honestly can't think of a thing.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I believe the school of ed has taught us most
                         everything we need to know in order to become effective
                         teachers.  I'm very pleased.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I'm going to take longer because I
                         changed my major a few times.
    
    
                 530643  1:GOALS-SOME  I wish that we had more time to spend in the
                         classroom.  I feel like I learned the most from observing
                         and interacting with classroom teachers and I think that I
                         would feel more comfortable entering my student teaching
                         and the teaching profession if I had spent more time in the
                         classroom.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would like classes that address classroom
                         management and teaching students with special needs.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The faculty in the School of Education and the
                         feeling of community.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I have to go an extra semester for
                         student teaching.  I wish that I had been advised more
                         about about how to obtain a teaching certification in 4
                         years.
    
    
                 612833  1:GOALS-SOME  i feel prepared to go out and be a teacher.
                         i feel like i have the knowledge and practice to be
                         comfortable in a classroom and how to deal with prevalent
                         issues.  i would have liked to focus on schools outside of
                         the US too, such as teaching in international schools, but
                         i know that that is not a part of the program
    
                         3:BMAJ  the professors are great, the best.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I am going to take longer than four
                         years because I am enrolled in the School of Education.  I
                         studied abroad my junior year and thus started education
                         classes a year late.
    
    
                 651137  1:GOALS-NO    A lot of my educational goals were lost or I
                         just gave up.  The financial aid put a stress beyond just
                         getting my education and there is NO ONE at CU that is
                         understanding and easy to work with.  It seems as though
                         everyone hates their job and they treat you as if your just
                         another student with the same excuses.  NO ONE ever stopped
                         to think that maybe they are not excuses, maybe this is
                         what happens to MANY students.   TO CU I was just another
                         number...at no time did I feel like an individual student.
                         I gave up in about my sophomore year and just got through
                         it instead of making it some great experience.  In the 5
                         semesters I was there, I switched primary major adivsors 3
                         times and when I tried to go to my secondary major advisor
                         she was useless...I had no one to help guide me to reach my
                         academic goals.  In fact I was so frustrated that I learned
                         to hate teaching (which I have always loved) and ended up
                         quiting my senior year just because of the faculty.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  I wanted to get it done as soon as
                         possible.  I worked hard and went to school full time so
                         that I can graduate in four years.  My goal comming out of
                         high school was to take four years or less.
    
    
                 695367  1:GOALS-SOME  I would have liked to have had more hands on
                         experience in the classroom.  I feel that practicum
                         experience is the best way to learn and that more time in
                         the classroom would have been beneficial.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would give more credits for practicum work.  I
                         feel that time in the classroom setting is the most useful
                         and practical for aspiring teachers.  It would be
                         beneficial for undergraduates to have more classes in
                         education in which they are in the actual classroom.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Most of the instructors are dedicated to providing
                         you with a quality educational experience and want the best
                         for you.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I am pursing my teaching licensure which
                         takes more time.  In addition, I am only taking 12-14
                         credits a semester in order to give 100% in my classes
                         which puts me behind other students.  However, I feel that
                         this is okay.     Erin Maxwell
    
    
                 931860  1:GOALS-SOME  I am in my last semester of classes in
                         Education and I am somewhat disappointed in the quality of
                         instruction.  Some of the professors seem disorganized,
                         unsure about what they are trying to teach us, and give us
                         too much busy work at the expense of working on projects
                         that would be fulfilling and provide the necessary training
                         for our careers as teachers.  There also seems to be a lack
                         of respect for the opinions and concerns of the students.
                         Earlier classes were extremely beneficial and educational,
                         with excellent professors who modeled teaching methods in a
                         way that was encouraging and enlightening.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would make it more practical.  We learn all these
                         theories of pedagogy and then we learn that because of
                         preparation for CSAP exams and mandated curriculums, we may
                         not be able to construct our classroom environment or use
                         the teaching methods that we are learning at CU.  We need
                         more guidelines on how to incorporate the wonderful new
                         theories we are learning into a real world classroom.
                         Also, it would be great to have more instruction in the
                         basic, practical aspects of teaching such as where to buy
                         supplies, how to set up a classroom, how to maintain
                         classroom management, etc.  Perhaps we will learn all this
                         information during student teaching.  I certainly hope so.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The community we are developing in the School of
                         Education with our classmates and faculty.  They will be
                         wonderful sources of support and ideas for solving problems
                         in our future career as teachers.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I am a nontraditional student returning
                         to college after many years.  I originally thought I would
                         be graduating at the end of the Fall 2004 semester, but my
                         history advisor was uninformed about the requirements.  I
                         recently found out from the interim advisor that there are
                         two more required history classes, which I will be taking
                         as correspondence courses this summer.  I will now graduate
                         May 2005.
    
    
                 934248  2:WMAJ  Some of the teachers don't seem confident while
                         they are teaching and this I felt was a problem at times.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I absolutly loved my Children's Lit and Social
                         Studies block class.  Shelby and Brian were such awesome
                         teachers.  I learned so much from both of them that I will
                         take with me after I graduate!  I loved that they cared
                         about what we really did and didn't just go through the
                         motions of teaching.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  because each year schoool tuition rises
                         and I don't want to have to keep paying more and more
                         money.  Also, I came to school to come to school and since
                         I knew this ahead time this has helped me stay on track to
                         graduate when I would like to.
    
    
     
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      EB-EDEN    108023  1:GOALS-DEF   I had the opportunity to work with tremendous
                         professors who allowed my the flexibility to learn my own
                         way. Many of the classes will benefit my future endeavors
                         by incorporating multiple teaching strategies.
    
                         2:WMAJ  A greater emphasis towards smaller class sizes,
                         athough they were pretty satisfactory.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Great professors!
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  of my desire to take my academic skills
                         - acquired at CU - and use them in the work force. Also, I
                         am frustrated with the current environment at CU - i.e. No.
                         1 party school - and would like to graduate while my degree
                         still has some stature behind it.
    
    
                 325397  1:GOALS-DEF   I've had the opportunity to synthesize and
                         apply (make practical use of) much of my English Literature
                         education through my Education and Teacher Education
                         program - so, I've really been lukcy in the sense that my
                         endeavors have been so complimentary.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I was really frustrated with some of the course
                         offerings. For example, I never was able to take Bible as
                         Literature because it was usually offered every other
                         semester and I was working with two majors - very tricky
                         scheduling. I regret never being able to take this class
                         not only becuase I consider the topic to be very
                         interesting subject matter, but because I appreciate Tom
                         Lyons (faculty) as an intelectual in the department.
    
                         3:BMAJ  While there were some courses I wasn't able to
                         take, the ones I did take were quite wonderful.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  while I value the academic integrity set
                         forth by each individual college (arts and sciences, etc) I
                         also want to use this time in my life to pursue some
                         personal education and learning goals.
    
    
                 471766  4:DODIFF  Worked harder to find scholarship money to Study
                         Abroad with.  The Study Abroad office should send out
                         informational e-mails, or have a means of contacting
                         students.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I was able to complete my required hours
                         in English and gain my teaching certificate during this
                         time.
    
    
                 474696  1:GOALS-SOME  lack of course availability, rigid CORE
                         requirements disable students from learning what they
                         really want/need to learn, large class size, and fairly
                         easy courses.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I think English Literature should be offered as a
                         Minor option, and I would offer more course sections of
                         mandatory classes, and have smaller classes.  I would also
                         place more of an emphasis on multicultural literature, or
                         at least hire more diverse teachers.  I feel like most
                         professors in the English department are white and male.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I had some great teachers, namely Dr. Katheryn Rios
                         and Mark Winokur.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I chose to get my secondary teaching
                         liscence my Junior year.  So even though I will be done
                         taking University classes within four years, I will take an
                         extra semester to complete my student teaching requirement
                         so that I have a certificate to teach.  But, my
                         undergraduate degree in English Literature took only four
                         years.
    
    
                 506664  1:GOALS-DEF   I am an English major and am also in the
                         school of ed.  The school of Ed. provided many practicums
                         to prepare me for teaching.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would like to have had more oppurtunities to
                         study ethnic literature.  I also think that English majors
                         should take more writing classes.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I really enjoyed my professors.  They knew their
                         content well and offered an array of interpretations of
                         works.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I am interested in becoming a teacher.
                         As an education student I have to take some education
                         classes and student teach a semester after all of my course
                         work is completed.  I'd rather take my time with school
                         instead of rushing.      Your Friend,   Nicole
    
    
                 586186  1:GOALS-DEF   my educational program (secondary education)
                         does not address the needs of low achieving students as
                         well as i would like, and it could use some re-arranging of
                         courses.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Education:  more thought about courses, more
                         organized department and classes.    Linguistics:  nothing!
    
                         3:BMAJ  Education:  The volunteer
                         programs/practicums    Linguistics:  David Rood    
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I have been a college student for the
                         last 7 years, have earned a degree in another field, and
                         focused on another major earlier in my career.  I am a very
                         dedicated student with a very wide spectrum education.  I
                         have now discovered my passions in linguistics and
                         secondary education.
    
    
                 631597  1:GOALS-DEF   As a future teacher I feel prepared to
                         present the material in a fun and confident manner.  As an
                         English major I feel my education was lacking in some areas.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I've had four English advisors in less than four
                         years, each one was ill-prepared, ill-advised, and
                         completely unaware of the program requirements.  CU should
                         make an effort to have an advisor that is willing to
                         educate themselves about the registration process and
                         different program requirements.  There is absolutely no
                         communication between the program advisors and they
                         sometimes would completely contradict each other.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Some professors went above and beyond the
                         requirements and made a personal effort to help a student
                         succeed in his/her classes.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I decided to take several years off
                         between high school and college to work, travel, and find a
                         career that I love.
    
    
                 878287  1:GOALS-SOME  I don't feel like a lot of teachers in the
                         English department care too much about the quality of
                         student writing.  Many times I recieved grades that were
                         higher than what I deserved.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  College is expensive and energy
                         intensive.  It is not a good idea to spend more time than
                         necessary on purpose because the temptation to quit will be
                         high.
    
    
                 881657  1:GOALS-SOME  I want to work with "at risk" secondary
                         students in a lower soci-economic area.  A more cultured
                         and diverse area.  I wasn't getting the exposure i needed.
                         And often had to ask for special circumstances.  Half of
                         the teachers were unsure of what to do with practicum
                         students.  They need to be more prepared and informed.  i
                         also wished to incorporate drama, creative writing and
                         literature into a solid curriculum that would further
                         envoke my students and submerse them from different angles
                         into language arts.  however CU doesn't specifically have a
                         system set up for the creative writing/secondary ed,
                         nevermind any drama courses helping to analyze and create
                         dramatic presentations.  Its really too bad.
    
                         2:WMAJ  i would have a more rounded upper divison secondary
                         ed/english program.  and i mean specific.  Advisors should
                         work with individuals to create a specific learning
                         strategy for thier individual pedagogy.  i don't believe
                         that a Creative writing student should have to take an
                         upper division writing class.  that is all we do is write.
                         I do believe that students should be able to seek out more
                         philosophy, humanities, sociology and fine arts courses to
                         round out and create a more dynamic teaching ability.
    
                         3:BMAJ  the community that has developed between my peers
                         and i.  There is a certain closeness between english
                         majors, and creative writing majors and education majors.
                         it is a great support network that the teachers have helped
                         to build.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  i am a non traditional student.  i am
                         older and dealing with a pretty hectic outside life that
                         includes children.  i am on my 6th year of college and i
                         enjoy taking my time and really learning the material.
    
    
     
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      EB-EDLT    919116  1:GOALS-SOME  I have had great success in learning about
                         classical studies and what you do in classical studies from
                         the Classics department.  However, I have been given little
                         or no opportunities to work in high school Latin
                         classrooms, which pertains very much to my future career in
                         teaching Latin in secondary schools.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would like less emphasis put on partying and more
                         emphasis put on discussing pertinant issues in our field of
                         study (as far as the students are concerned).
    
                         3:BMAJ  The professors are always willing to speak to and
                         help students, plus it's the best subject matter one can
                         encounter.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  if I need to take longer to find what I
                         want to do with my life, then that is how long I will take.
                          But if I find what I want to do and am able to graduate in
                         four years or less, then that is how long that I will take.
    
    
     
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      EB-EDMA    346737  2:WMAJ  The teachers.  In applied math they are HORRIBLE!
    
                         3:BMAJ  I enjoed it for the first year and a half
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I didn't decide on Math until later in
                         my studies.
    
    
     
    
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      EB-EDMU    330436  1:GOALS-DEF   Lots of opportunities to interact with
                         students and really try my hand at the career I've chosen
                         for myself.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I transferred from a different college
                         and I lost some credits in the transfer.  i had to make up
                         those lost credits.
    
    
     
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      EB-EDSP    567961  1:GOALS-SOME  I am training to become a spanish teacher and
                         while I have had some good teachers, I am suprised at my
                         difficulty in speaking professional spanish after getting
                         A's in most of my grammer courses. What is more
                         discouraging is that I feel like I'm one of the most
                         advanced students in my classes. I think that the teachers
                         need to ask a lot more of its students. We need to be
                         professionals when we graduate.    Additionally, I'm
                         disappointed in CU's system because it fails to take a
                         systems theory view of worlds problems and how to solve
                         them. An old mind would say, "Things haven't worked before
                         but lets try doing the same old things again anyway." A new
                         mind says, "Things haven't worked before so let's stop
                         doing those things and look for substantially new ways of
                         thinking."    CU has an old mind. Yes, there are certain
                         professors who are questioning and researching good things,
                         but they aren't solving the worlds problems, nor educating
                         their students to do so at any substantial rate.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would have the teachers offer more intensive
                         language courses. Although we were proficient in our
                         language, we were excellent. We need to speak
                         professionally when we graduate.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I loved exploring Spanish Literature. It was very
                         worth while and it was an education that I wouldn't have
                         been able to find anywhere else
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  Because there is a lot more to learn
                         than college has to offer. It's good to go out into the
                         world and see it before, during, and after college. That
                         way you stay motivated during the years and can make
                         connections from your classes to the real world.
    
    
                 908820  1:GOALS-DEF   Spanish Culture class only focused on Spain
                         and was mostly about history.  Other history and cultures
                         are important and I would have liked to have a class based
                         on other Spanish cultures such as Latin and Central America.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Less literature classes and more grammar and
                         speaking classes
    
                         3:BMAJ  I have only had two teachers which I was unhappy
                         with.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  even though I do not know my major going
                         into college I will take classes that will still count
                         towards useful credits so that I do not have to worry about
                         those credits later when I am working towards my major.
    
    
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      EB-EDSS    543532  1:GOALS-DEF   I feel that I have been well prepared to go
                         into the field of historical studies.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would have one single advisor.  I have had four
                         different advisors at CU and only one of them was of any
                         help.  The others were indifferent to my concerns and some
                         even mislead me as to what I was required to take, forcing
                         me to stay and extra semester at CU.  I was very displeased
                         with my advising experience.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I love all of the professors in the History and
                         Education dept's.  They were all very well informed in the
                         subject they were teaching, and made class fun and
                         interesting.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I have chosen to also major in education
                         which takes an extra year.  I also feel that it is
                         beneficial to take less credits, giving more time to fully
                         understand the material, and giving a better chance to
                         complete the class, and come out of it with a greater
                         understanding of the subject at hand
    
    
                 630998  5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I decided my major to far into my
                         schooling and all classes I needed didn't work at the
                         appropriate times.
    
    
                 986288  1:GOALS-SOME  I am in education and classes can prepare you
                         only so much.  Teaching requires experience to improve.
                         The education classes teach many methods and variations
                         that can be used when teaching but some of the curriculum
                         is busy work because the professors have not spent enough
                         time in a classroom below the college level and are trying
                         to standardize the field.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would change how it is subject to politicians'
                         actions.  Teaching is too often effected by these people
                         who have never been in the classroom.  I understand we are
                         a public institution but this is an area that should be
                         left to those who know it.  For example, the tests required
                         to student teach (PLACE, PRAXIS) are changed too often and
                         inconveniently.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The practica that give one a very substantial
                         amount of experience before they enter the teaching field.
                         It's one of the few programs tht dies that on campus.
    
                         4:DODIFF  I would have studied more to learn and less to
                         get a grade, I've found that grades generally turn out
                         better when I take that approach anyway.  Stress over
                         grades is unnecessary and can wreck one's experience.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I am here to become educated, become a
                         person and solidify my views.  What I'm not here to do is
                         get out when others think I should or get a job(probably in
                         a cubicle) with a decent paycheck right away.  My advice to
                         you would be to pursue knowledge and not what others tell
                         you to.  You'll know when to stay and when to go, just as I
                         did.
    
    
     
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      EB-PRBA    587601  1:GOALS-SOME  at times advising was somewhat confusing,
                         seemed to be too many students for small amount of time
    
                         2:WMAJ  less amount of practicums
    
                         3:BMAJ  the great instructors
    
                         4:DODIFF  take a semester and study abroad and add another
                         major.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  i have to finish the required school of
                         education requirements, psychology requirements and the
                         maps deficenies. My advisor for psychology was not very
                         helpful at first for planning my schedule.
    
     
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      EB-PRED    183886  1:GOALS-SOME  I never felt very challenged or that there
                         was  diversity in my education
    
                         2:WMAJ  Not so  specialized and technical
    
                         3:BMAJ  Broaden the program, well-rounded teachers are a
                         good thing
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I am going to get a teaching certificate
                         in addition to my bachelor's degree, which takes a little
                         longer.
    
    
                 296082  1:GOALS-SOME  I expected more... I know this is a liberal
                         arts college, and maybe that was my mistake. I wish the
                         education and learning had been more classical. I know this
                         is vague, but although I'm listed in this experiment at
                         Pre-Education, I am actually an English major. I've taken
                         some Education classes, and was pleased with them. However,
                         as far as English, I wanted more concentration on writing
                         mechanics, some classical readings rather than the
                         teacher's/professor's (or the too often grad student's)
                         interpretations, and inconsistency.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I wish I had had more feedback about the courses
                         before I enrolled, or some guidance as to what would be
                         good for my strengths and interests for the future, not
                         just taken the available class. I would have spent more
                         time getting to know the educators in my program and spent
                         more time with them so that they would know me better to
                         grade me more fairly. With a school this big, I've never
                         liked being given a grade blind, by number. I think that
                         getting to know a student, you can understand their
                         background, strengths and weaknesses, and all of that can
                         often be considered when assessing a grade.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The variety of classes available so that students
                         (with proper research) can find courses that play more to
                         particular interests and strenghts.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  that is all that my dad said he would
                         paid for. That's what he told my sisters too. Loran never
                         graduated, so whatever courses she takes now will be her
                         bill. Patricia actually graduated a semester early (yes,
                         it's possible!) I'm going to graduate in FOUR years because
                         I'd like to go to Graduate school after this, and I don't
                         want to put off my dream of teaching for too long. Good
                         luck to you my friend!
    
    
                 420693  1:GOALS-DEF   I wish course availability was better.  There
                         were some courses I really wanted to take that were in
                         another major that I could not take.
    
                         2:WMAJ  course availability
    
                         3:BMAJ  some of the professors and the research
                         opportunities
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  four years because its so expensive, but
                         I wish I could stay longer!
    
    
     
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      EN-AMEN    477027  2:WMAJ  More opportunities to take courses in liberal arts.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The ability to take courses outside of engineering.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I came into college and took courses
                         that would apply to several fields, so when I changed
                         majors it did not hurt me.  I also made the most of
                         advanced placement opportunities I had in high school.
    
    
     
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      EN-AREN    410958  1:GOALS-DEF   Got degree in a useable field
    
                         3:BMAJ  Faculty
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  it is too expensive to stay any longer
                         than that and I am able to do it in four years
    
    
                 415782  1:GOALS-DEF   breadth of topics, knowledge of professors
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  i'm in a co-current degree program, and
                         i will have finished a bachelors and a masters in five years
    
    
                 502387  1:GOALS-DEF   When I started school, I was doing it because
                         I wanted to have a career in the engineering profession.
                         My experiences with CU engineering has opened my eyes and
                         broadend my purpose.  So my answer is yes, my program meet
                         my goals and even further.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would encourage students to learn a second
                         language, maybe let it appy towards humanities credit.
                         Also I would allow students to take other skills courses
                         such as writing and debate.  I believe these are all skills
                         that engineers lack and would be very helpful in their
                         carrers!
    
                         3:BMAJ  The faculty are awesome.  I feel that I can go to
                         most of my professors if I have a problem, and they will do
                         what they can to help.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I have chosen not to take the recomended
                         course load for some semesters.  I belive that it is
                         important that if you can, to give yourself time for
                         extra-curricular activities, and invest you time and energy
                         in things that are not related to your one area of study.
                         I also think that if I had taken the recomended loads every
                         semester, I would not have developed the deep understanding
                         in my courses.
    
    
                 509307  1:GOALS-DEF   It basically provided many different options.
                          Whether or not I chose to benefit from those options was
                         up to me.  So the opportunity was there; it was my decision
                         whether to take it or not. (that's good)
    
                         2:WMAJ  I think it's fine the way it is.  Really.
    
                         3:BMAJ  My program allows for real-world experience in
                         exactly what a student studies while in the program.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I first went to another university
                         before transferring here, then spent some time in the
                         mountains, then decided to participate in the BS/MS
                         Concurrent Degree program with takes 5 years.
    
    
                 541561  1:GOALS-SOME  Architectural Engineering met some of my
                         goals including learning about some topics that I'm
                         interested in and teaching me skills required for a
                         technical.  The expectations were typically high and the
                         work was challenging.  However, there are more topics that
                         I'm interested in which I was not really given the option
                         to study in undergraduate architectural engineering.  I
                         have a second major to help me meet some of educational
                         goals.  The curriculum in architectural engineering is
                         already quite full of important courses for learning about
                         the different aspects of the profession.  The continuous
                         refinment of the curriculum is an improvement to each
                         incoming class.  I think.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I think that the architectural engineering program
                         could benefit from adding a five year option were you could
                         gain alittle bit of experience in topics such as
                         architectural design, sustainability and other areas of
                         interest not currently included in the curriculum.
    
                         3:BMAJ  It is a well respected program and highly rated
                         among other architectural engineering programs.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  not only do I have a double major, but
                         each major is in a different school.  As a result, there is
                         little overlap between my classes for each of these majors.
                          Additionally, I received little academic advice as to the
                         best way to pursue an education in the subjects that I'm
                         interested in.  I've had to figure out most things for
                         myself.
    
    
                 578473  1:GOALS-SOME  There was not enough time in four years to
                         take classes outside of the major that I was interested in.
    
                         2:WMAJ  More time to take other classes.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Some of the teachers are great.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I was in another program that required
                         mandatory classes.
    
    
                 741686  1:GOALS-DEF   My education at CU surpassed my goals by
                         allowing a lot of hands on experience and many ways to get
                         help if it was needed.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Take some unneeded classes out of the curriculum to
                         allow more time to take other classes that interest me or
                         will allow me top excel in my degree field.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The quality and availability of instructors, and
                         also the amount of time spent with others in my major doing
                         work, getting help, etc.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I am enrolled in the BS/MS program so
                         that I can obtain a Master's degree in Architectural
                         Engineering. I feel this was a great opportunity to go
                         ahead and do this so I do not have to come back to school
                         later in life.
    
    
                 972206  1:GOALS-DEF   I got a degree
    
                         2:WMAJ  Give the students an opportunity to expand their
                         creativity at the same time as get an engineering degree.
                         Should be able to take art classes etc.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The facilities and faculty (some)
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  it will give me the chance to develop my
                         snowboard interests at the same time as going to college.
    
    
     
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      EN-ASEN    101148  3:BMAJ  Faculty
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I want to graduate and be done with
                         school.
    
    
                 102189  1:GOALS-DEF   I feel i will be well preperd to enter the
                         work force    
    
                         2:WMAJ  More Felexability for students; Higher accademic
                         expictations
    
                         3:BMAJ  One of the best programs in the country
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  Because I want to enter the work force
    
    
                 109328  1:GOALS-SOME  To be honest, my educational goals were quite
                         vague going into the ASEN program.  I was shooting in the
                         dark as far as determining a direction, and then just stuck
                         with it by default.  Hence, my experience in the ASEN
                         department was more based on what happened to me than what
                         I made happen.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  if I have the financial resources, the
                         quasi-epicurean lifestyle that the college existence allows
                         provides for extreme personal growth.
    
    
                 227934  5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I plan to recieve a master's degree.
    
    
                 240978  2:WMAJ  Less technical writing.  I estimate having spent
                         about half my time in my core courses writing lab reports
                         full of, in the exact words of a TA, "Pointless and asinine
                         requirements."  While I understand that the purpose of this
                         is to get a student used to "The pointless and asinine
                         requirements you'll be facing in a job," I do not believe
                         that this should be a major focus of the educational
                         curriculum.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The best thing about aerospace engineering is the
                         range and detail of topics covered.  I feel as though I
                         have learnt the better part of what is necessary to
                         generate and produce a new vehicle design in the field,
                         which is quite a lot.  What's more, I've had experience
                         applying this knowledge in both theory and practice.  In
                         all, it's a great program, if a little rushed.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  The suggested four-year curriculum for
                         an aerospace engineering is just too darn tough.  17 and 18
                         hour semesters jam-packed with some of the hardest courses
                         in the university is a recipie for suicide.  What's more, I
                         have declared two minors, and I do not believe a four-year
                         graduation plan to be physically possible at this point.
    
    
                 243659  5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I am going to go into the BS/MS program
                         in Aerospace Engineering.
    
    
                 244724  1:GOALS-DEF   I've learned how to progress through the
                         engineering process from concept to a finished product.
                         I've also learned how to work effectively with other
                         engineers and make a project succeed.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Reduce the difficulty of the APPM math courses.
                         They are so prohibitively difficult that taking them
                         concurrently with ASEN classes is nearly impossible to do
                         successfully because of the time restraints involved.  As
                         far as the Aero courses themselves are concerned, it would
                         make more sense to get into electronics useage and design
                         earlier than 2nd semester Junior year, as this is a very
                         critical area for most ASEN projects.  Also, we don't have
                         the opportunity to work with other engineering degree
                         programs on our capstone projects, which is very
                         unrealistic.  THis is primarily a problem with the other
                         departments, who seem uneager to share with Aerospace.  In
                         any case, many of the aerospace projects could surely
                         benefit from the presence of other engineering majors.  In
                         addtion, when we graduate and hit real jobs in industry, we
                         will be expected to work with computer science people,
                         chemical engineers, civils, and what have you.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The emphasis on hands-on design and building is
                         great.  The senior projects class is very nice, especially
                         in that we are allowed to seek sponsorship from industry
                         supporters, which allows us to go as crazy as we feel like
                         doing the work for.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  engineering, especially aerospace
                         engineering, is a very difficult and involved program.
                         While it would be possible to finish it in 4 academic
                         years, one would need to take a very heavy courseload,
                         which in my opinion is not conducive to either good
                         performance or a good time during college.  Therefore, to
                         help my grades and my sanity, I'm taking 5 years to finish.
    
    
                 248680  1:GOALS-DEF   Covers a broad range of studies within
                         aerospace, which is what was most important.  However,
                         there's not much outside of that.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I know its an aerospace program, but I would like
                         more emphasis on aeronautics and less on space.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Some professors (Argrow, Gerren), and advising
                         (Kalahar).
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I came into college with 26 credit
                         hours.  Otherwise, I'd be here longer.
    
    
                 260564  2:WMAJ  not so much work
    
                         3:BMAJ  hands on activities
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I was thinking about changing my major.
    
    
                 262536  1:GOALS-DEF   Senior Projects, and working in a Machine
                         Shope
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would have choose a different major if I wanted
                         to learn what I love instead of choosing a major for the
                         amount of money I make when I graduate.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The hands on experience
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  Do not want tremendous debt to pay back
                         when I graduate.
    
    
                 317000  5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I am double majoring
    
    
                 321825  5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  AFROTC required me to take an extra
                         semester.
    
    
                 337704  1:GOALS-xxxx  My goals are to get a job, it seems that for
                         those of us with a GPA < 3.0 it is very difficult to get
                         internships which would help us get jobs.  More emphasis
                         should be place on finding internships.
    
                         4:DODIFF  I feel like I have been here forever.  I would
                         like to get out in the real world and make some money.
                         Instead I am stuck here though not having any
                         responcibilities besides classes is nice.
    
    
                 340551  1:GOALS-SOME  When a topic needs to be taught, please
                         layout what we need to understand, then teach it. Rather
                         than beating around the bush with theory and conceptual
                         things. Teach students what they need to know and why. Not
                         what we don't need to know.
    
                         2:WMAJ  The way professors teach students
    
                         3:BMAJ  Hands on experience
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  I want to get on with my life.
    
    
                 344711  1:GOALS-DEF   Did not weed out enough of the non hard
                         working students.  They were carried through.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Smaller classes.  Taking people that don't belong
                         out.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Faculty.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I want a job before i get too old.  And
                         i want to go to graduate school.
    
    
                 350422  1:GOALS-DEF   I have a very good understanding of the
                         aerospace science.  The aerospace department is very strong
                         and has supported me through everything.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Lower the enrollment or alter the curriculum to
                         accommodate the recently higher enrollment.  I feel the
                         current students in the sophomore and junior aerospace
                         classes are not getting the same quality education as I did
                         because there are just too many.  The department needs more
                         funding to support the necessary graduate teaching
                         assistants, which would help with the extra students.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I can't name just one!  I love the department,
                         faculty, staff, curriculum, resources, opportunities... I
                         could go on and on.  Go aerospace!
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I am getting a congruent degree in
                         Aerospace.  So basically I get a BS and an MS degree in
                         five years!
    
    
                 415498  1:GOALS-DEF   There was a variety of opportunities to get
                         hands on experience in course work, student projects, and
                         internships.  I was blown away by all of the different
                         opportunities that were available to me as an
                         undergraduate.  Most of these opportunities were provided
                         by CU sponsored projects such as Colorado Space Grant and
                         Senior Design Projects.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would add more opportunities to use knowledge and
                         methods used in completed courses in upper division classes
                         so that knowledge learned will not be forgotten as quickly.
                            More mentoring on career path planning and preparation
                         would be very useful.  This could be advising students on
                         which classes to take to compliment their career goals and
                         how to prepare for beginning a career.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The knowledge base of all of the aerospace
                         engineering professors was very good.  Help was easy to
                         find most of the time and all of the professors were very
                         helpful and approachable.    The university also provided a
                         large amount of opportunities to learn and get practical
                         experience outside of class at different organizations such
                         as Colorado Space Grant Consortium.  Senior Design was also
                         an awesome opportunity to get practical experience with
                         engineering projects.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  my sophomore core classes were very
                         difficult and I didn't want to take too many credits in
                         order to have a good chance at getting good grades my
                         sophomore classes.  Because I didn't take enough credits my
                         sophomore year I will take one extra semester to graduate.
    
    
                 423865  1:GOALS-SOME  I feel that I learned as much as I could with
                         out doing it for real, and that  is satisfying.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Make the courses more difficult.  Too many people
                         get through that should get the degree.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Learned a lot of cool stuff.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  Aerospace has a rigid course schedule
                         that allows you to finish all of your requirements as well
                         as take some other courses and graduate in 4 years.
    
    
                 462671  1:GOALS-SOME  More paid hands on experience would be
                         better. Even with financila aid, I can't work for free.
    
                         2:WMAJ  More hands on experience in class.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Great professors, well respected program.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I took time off due to the pressures of
                         school and not attaining high enough grades the first time.
                         Now I have about a 3.6 GPA and I attribute that to being
                         wiser and more prepared.
    
    
                 463763  2:WMAJ  The time required for some classes. If that much
                         time is required to succeed in the class, the number of
                         credit hours received should be increased. I feel as an
                         aerospace engineering student I have put in 5 times as much
                         time as non-engineering majors (and I know I do because my
                         roommate and friends are not engineers) and don't receive
                         more credit for it but I do know that I'll get a job and
                         they won't and that I've actually accomplished something in
                         college besides an easy ride.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Senior projects is a great experience and I feel
                         that the almost all of my curriculm is towards my major and
                         not a bunch of bunk classes (like CORE for A&S). My field
                         has been covered by a lot of different subject matter. The
                         professors have been readily available, especially senior
                         year.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  my parents are paying out-of-state
                         tuition and I want to get out into the work force as soon
                         as possible. My major has required grueling work that most
                         I have enjoyed but I'm ready to move on from school.
    
    
                 524326  1:GOALS-SOME  The Aerospace curriculum is very intensive
                         and hands-on.  The objectives are tailored to the
                         engineering professional environment, including technical
                         ability, cooperation, and project management.  The
                         curriculum is almost too practical though, in that some
                         areas of fundamental understanding are glossed over and
                         concepts are not always understood from first principles.
                         Overall, the curriculum is incredibly applicable and has
                         thoroughly prepared me for the future.
    
                         2:WMAJ  A little more theory for certain fundamental
                         concepts would be nice.  The propulsion and materials
                         classes NEED to be improved.  I feel that these were by far
                         the two weakest classes in the curriculum.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The rigorous curriculum including all the hands-on,
                         team oriented work, especiallly the senior projects program.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I came in with some AP credit and have
                         been able to stick to the specified aerospace curriculum,
                         which is very regimental and is allowing me to finish in
                         four years.
    
    
                 537425  1:GOALS-SOME  It gave me a broad outline of many possible
                         experiences I could transfer over to related jobs in my
                         field.  It doesn't seem to have the "WOW, you graduated CU
                         with an aerospace engineering degree?  You're hired" aspect
                         I expected
    
                         2:WMAJ  Allow more open time slots for required classes.
                         Give students more of an option to create an optimal
                         schedule for themselves instead of forcing them to come at
                         one set time.  If they would provide more choices of when
                         to take classes, students would be able to set both their
                         school and work schedule to create a more effecient weekly
                         schedule.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I know that when I graduate, my degree will raise
                         eyebrows whenever I turn in an application.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I'm also obtaining a minor in
                         "Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences" and I want to enjoy
                         my college experience as much as possible.
    
    
                 608908  1:GOALS-SOME  I spent the last 5 semesters of college
                         studying Aerospace Engineering.  It is time that I consider
                         fairly well spent, but I do not think I will continue to
                         study ASEN.  I found the program to have excellent
                         academics in the areas of Math, Science, and Computing; but
                         I did not care for the atmosphere of the program.  I now
                         plan to study Astrophysics in A&S.  Seems someone in ASEN
                         might have noticed I had left by now.
    
                         2:WMAJ  smaller program. More interaction with profs, like
                         in research.
    
                         3:BMAJ  math science comp sci basics are great.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I have decided to change majors.
    
    
                 650171  1:GOALS-SOME  Not a broad enough education, make more
                         requirements of things that are outside of the technical
                         aspects of the major.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Better advising, although the school is large this
                         is one area where students are left out.  Also group
                         projects are good but perhaps too heavily relied upon in
                         terms of grading.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Lots of resources and many areas of study within
                         the major.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I have completed everything in that
                         time.  It was not difficult to do so but I may stick around
                         a little longer to take some more classes.
    
    
                 679921  1:GOALS-DEF   It provided me with a educational foundation
                         that will be very useful for work in engineering fields.
                         My work ethic and time management skill have improved
                         drastically.  I feel very comfortable working in groups,
                         and my oral communication skills are satisfactory.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Teachers that are more motivated and beeter at
                         teaching.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The different subject matter is broad yet the
                         respective material is relatively in-depth
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I am getting a minor in economics as
                         well as a degree in Aerospace engineering.
    
    
                 719641  4:DODIFF  I would take more fun classes across campus (such
                         as those dance classes for non-majors)
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I worked hard at every class.  I took 16
                         to 20 credit hours each semester and even took a couple
                         credit hours each summer.
    
    
                 757005  1:GOALS-xxxx  The only way it did not meet my goals was
                         pratical experience.  Labs in the Aerospace classes try to
                         adress this issue, but I still feel I learned way more
                         practical knowledge from my work at a Astrphysics hardware
                         lab.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Too much emphasis on labs that are mostly busy
                         work.  More interaction between the classes and with grad
                         students.
    
    
                 758503  1:GOALS-DEF   My educational goals were met by submitting a
                         lot of hard work. I was forced to learn the very difficult
                         theories behind my major and found my aerospace professors
                         to be the best at CU. The professors in this department are
                         the best I've had. The WRTG and GEOG departments have been
                         subpar on the level CU is.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would not emphasive coding in MATLAB as much as
                         they do. If they believe it is that important they should
                         require more specific MATLAB classes before the programming
                         comences in the department.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I like the professors. Most of them do a great job
                         of teaching some of what I believe is the hardest
                         information ever, except for K.C. Park. He was the worst
                         professor I have ever had. He repeatedly called the class
                         "lazy" when we were spending so much time on work that I
                         was not able to sleep one night a week to get caught up.
    
                         4:DODIFF  I would have liked to take study abroad. CU has
                         great programs. I would have liked to have all the classes
                         that I needed to take laid out in front of me so I know
                         exactly what I need. For the first two years I just knew
                         what I needed to transfer into engineering and did not know
                         I could have pettitioned to get into ASEN classes.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I received bad advising help when I was
                         an open option freshman. I knew I wanted to transfer to
                         engineering the first day of orientation, but they told me
                         to take 8am spanish 2 everyday. They never told me that I
                         did not need any more spanish in the engineering school.
                         They also never told me that I could have taken Spanish 3,
                         which is only 3 credits, even though I tested into spanish
                         2. I would not have received a sub 2.0 GPA my first
                         semester and my college life would have been much easier.
                         The open optino advisors should recommend that you speak
                         with an advisor from the school you which to transfer to.
                         Mr. Kalahar has been a great help to me.
    
    
                 767748  1:GOALS-DEF   I learned the skills I will need in industry.
                         Courses were well worth the time and effort because they
                         were in depth and interesting.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Less emphasis on group work. There are a number of
                         lazy and incompetent people who are graduating with a
                         degree in Aerospace engineering. This devalues my education
                         and makes me question what these people will be doing in
                         industry.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Highly structured and a wonderful faculty to meet
                         these standards.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  The structured ciriculum of the
                         Aerospace department gave me semester goals to meet and I
                         was able to accomplish all that I needed to at CU.
    
    
                 793019  1:GOALS-SOME  I think that some of the professors in
                         aerospace really have no experience teaching, and even
                         though they are very intelligent they still cannot teach. I
                         would recommendation to them that they should take
                         education classes. There was too much theory and not enough
                         examples. The basics are very important, but when they are
                         not taught well then we get a weak background, and that
                         weakens us in the upper division courses as well. I would
                         recommend more experienced teachers, with at least some
                         educational background. I did like the fact that there was
                         a lot of hands on work and experiments.     
    
                         2:WMAJ  Get proffessors with better educational experience.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Hands on activity
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  I can do make it in four years and maybe
                         go on to get a masters.
    
    
                 804558  2:WMAJ  More emphasis on combing the basics of all the
                         sciences studied.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Hands on experience with aspects of Aerospace.
    
                         4:DODIFF  I would try to also take a minor.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  I took all the required credit hours
                         even though it gave me a high course load.
    
    
                 812849  1:GOALS-DEF   After completeing my undergrad degree, I felt
                         very confident about entering industry. However, as I chose
                         to complete grad school first. I do not feel that the
                         aerospace undergraduate curriculm provides the necessary,
                         rigorous mathematical background expected in graduate
                         courses.
    
                         2:WMAJ  More faculty interested in teaching the material,
                         instead of going through the motions.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The inertchanging groups in sophomore year. I met
                         so many people in my department and made so many friends
                         that the long hours of homework and lab rolled into social
                         time.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I completed my BS/MS. I completed my
                         Bachelors degree in 4 years and my Masters degree in 1
                         year, so I will graduate university with my masters in a
                         total of 5 years.
    
    
                 860539  1:GOALS-SOME  There is a very strong emphasis on aircraft
                         and very little given toward space - I am more interested
                         in space.  The program is also not condussive toward
                         interships or coops.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Switch the corriculum around so it is better suited
                         to what students need to know.  Switch the order of dif eq
                         and calc 3, put the writing course earlier in the academic
                         plan (freshmen year), and put a strong emphasis on space
                         earlier in the corriculum.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The hands on learning and labs.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I am considering getting a masters
                         through the MS/BS program.
    
    
                 866478  2:WMAJ  less humanity credits
    
                         3:BMAJ  the variety of different courses
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  longer than four years because I
                         transfered in and had to take certain classes to get a
                         bachelors in my major
    
    
                 891097  5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I transfered and changed majors
    
    
                 942410  1:GOALS-DEF   ASEN program provided a basic engineering
                         foundation and skillset from which I can continue to
                         develop on my own.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  Procrastination is a killer... and so is
                         a full time job.
    
    
                 953032  1:GOALS-DEF   it allowed me to learn how airplanes fly, and
                         gave me confidence that i can learn anything put in front
                         of me.
    
                         2:WMAJ  i would have more females in the major, or place
                         the engineering building closer to the middle of campus.
    
                         3:BMAJ  i know that my professors know what they are
                         talking about, and they dont just make things up based on
                         opinion.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  i wasted time taking classes that did
                         not challenge me for two years.  i was not interested in
                         arts and sciences, and it did not provoke thought the way
                         that the engineering school does.  also, once i decided to
                         be an engineer, i had a specific line of courses in order
                         to graduate.  therefore, i am graduating in five years.
    
    
                 979521  5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I want to take my time and take some
                         extra classes
    
    
    
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      EN-CHEN    108786  1:GOALS-DEF   The Co-op program started after my sophomore
                         year was excellent.  The department also offers many
                         research opportunities within the department.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would offer more information about fellowships
                         available for graduate school and other scholarships to
                         earn or research money to be paid for research during my
                         time here.  Also more flexibility in the core classes for
                         the degree.  Currently, they are only offered once a year,
                         so if you miss the time it is offered, as I did when I was
                         working at my CO-op position, you have to wait a full year
                         to take it, thus delaying graduation by a year.  Also, I'd
                         offer more electives in Biochemical engineering.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The atmosphere is very cordial.  Most of the
                         professors are very friendly and leave their doors open to
                         talk/ask questions to.  Also the emphasis on team work and
                         verbal communication skills is excellent.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I have worked as a Co-op employee at a
                         local Biotech company for four different semesters full
                         time.  This was a great experience as I was able to apply
                         my knowledge to practical applications.
    
    
                 109484  1:GOALS-DEF   I have had the opportunity to apply a
                         multitude of skills learned during my undergraduate
                         education to real work problems with a great deal of
                         success.
    
                         2:WMAJ  A stronger emphasis on internship and co-op
                         experience for academic credit. The opportunity to apply
                         that which I had learned in class completely changed the
                         way I approached my undergraduate education.
    
                         3:BMAJ  High expectations. The entire department was really
                         focused on making sure we got the most out of the program
                         as possible. I acheived more than I ever thought I could.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I have participated in over three years
                         of co-op, internship, and research opportunities during my
                         undergraduate education, in addition to completing a double
                         major (chemical engineering and biochemistry).
    
    
                 129625  1:GOALS-DEF   Effectively taught all the skills that
                         employers require of us.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Get rid on the professors that everyone knows xxxx
                         but will do nothing to remove them because they have tenure.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The several professors, such as Weimer and Clough,
                         that really care about the program and do everything to
                         make sure it works properly
    
                         4:DODIFF  My brother did study abroad and REALLY enjoyed
                         it.  I'd want to see Europe.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I want to do sports and travel aside
                         from school work.    
    
    
                 157086  2:WMAJ  make more bio-related courses available
    
                         3:BMAJ  professor interaction
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I am very hard working
    
    
                 166973  1:GOALS-SOME  It met my educational goals in the fact that
                         I took the requirements and that is it. there was really
                         nothing to make me strive for more or want to learn more
                         about individual subjects.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I feel there should be more of a variety of times
                         to take certain courses instead of only one time.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I really enjoy the professors and there interaction
                         with the students.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I was advised wrong in my freshman year
                         here at CU and got stuck with an extra year.
    
    
                 193326  1:GOALS-SOME  I wanted to study biochemical engineering and
                         now CU has that degree.  I wish they had it when I started.
                          I could have graduated with a degree in chemical and
                         biological engineering.  I wanted the chance to work with
                         faculty but faculty don't let anyone aware that they are
                         willing to have students work in their labs.  Now more than
                         ever, research experience of any kind is key to getting an
                         internship and an internship is key to getting hired.  Thus
                         if no one lets you know of the research experience
                         opportunities then it's very hard to get a job in the
                         future.  This is a problem within the department.     In
                         addition, one professor, Robert Sani, should not be
                         teaching.  He is very inteligent but none of his students
                         learn anything unless they learn it on their own.  He
                         should not be teaching students.  Students pass the class
                         and remember nothing from the class. This is a problem in
                         future classes when the knowledge is expected to be
                         retained.  I am very dissatisfied with this particular
                         professor.  Unfortunatly, I have had this professor for two
                         of the main, important classes in chemical engineering.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would have the better teachers teach our classes.
                          There are professors that I have had only once, but were
                         great teachers and I feel that I missed out on other
                         classes that could have been taught by them.  I also feel
                         that some of us were deprived in some of our classes by the
                         teachers that we did end up having.  These teachers, Robert
                         Sani, and Fred Ramierez, should not be teaching.  They are
                         super smart people, but they don't do very well at
                         connecting with the students on their level of learning.
                         Robert Sani even told us that we were deprived for having
                         him for a class.  This is not a very good thing to tell
                         your students.  I feel that some teachers who are in the
                         department don't get enough opportunity to teach us and we
                         don't get enough opportunity to have the good and great
                         teachers and are left with the teacher who is cohersed into
                         teaching a class.  This is definatly not fair to the
                         students and should be dealt with.  Janet Degrazia, Ted
                         Randolph, and David Clough should be teaching more and
                         unfortunatly we haven't had them but once in my college
                         career.  I changed my major because of Janet and after
                         having her the next semester I had Robert Sani which made
                         me question my choice to change majors.  This is definatly
                         not how things should be going.
    
                         3:BMAJ  That it is small.  It is a small department.  I
                         like that I know almost everyone in my class, although it
                         is hard to acttually get to know them.  That is mostly my
                         fault, but i wish there was a little more forced
                         interaction between the students.
    
                         4:DODIFF  Would have chosen Chemical Engineering and
                         graduated in 4 years instead of 5.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I changed my major from Molecular
                         Biology to Chemical Engineering.  Transferring from Arts
                         and Sciences to Engineering caused some of my classes to
                         count as elective and thus took me longer to graduate.
    
    
                 204516  1:GOALS-DEF   I feel that I have been adquately prepared
                         for a profession in my major.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The Departments's focus on interaction with
                         undergraduates, in both teaching and providing research
                         opportunities.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I am getting a double degree in Chemical
                         Engineering and MCD Biology.
    
    
                 218665  5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  i am on a 5 year full athletic
                         scholarship.
    
    
                 221998  1:GOALS-SOME  I would have liked to take more classes
                         outside of my major.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Time to take courses outside of my major.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The faculty of the Chemical Engineering department
                         is wonderful!
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I am involved in the co-op program.
    
    
                 224547  1:GOALS-DEF   I got everything that I expected out of my
                         education here.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Let lower classmen take more part in research and
                         hands-on experiences.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The best thing about the ChemE program is the
                         faculty's willingness to take time out of their schedule to
                         help and advise outside office hours and advising times.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I'm right on time.  I know my major.
    
    
                 253384  2:WMAJ  What's up with the biomedical thing?  I came for
                         CHEN, not CBEN!
    
                         3:BMAJ  Prof. David Clough.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I got screwed in class scheduling
                         because they changed a pre-req without grandfathering me
                         in.  I had to take one year longer to graduate!
    
    
                 275049  1:GOALS-SOME  no comments.
    
                         2:WMAJ  have required classes offered during the "off" term
                         as well as during the summer.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Faculty is very concerned with students and their
                         progress in the major.
    
                         4:DODIFF  none.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  When I first began college I decided on
                         a major, but later realized that was not not what I wanted
                         to do.  I changed my major a few times and it took me a
                         while to finally decide on my current major.  Also, I have
                         moved around a lot and transferred to several schools.
                         Because of certain school requirements, obtaining my degree
                         took longer than four years.
    
    
                 282048  1:GOALS-SOME  I think that my major, chemical engineering,
                         was too specialized.  I learned quite a bit about chemical
                         engineering but nothing about other disciplines of
                         engineering nor other majors in general.  This has made it
                         more difficult to really decide what i am best at and what
                         i want to do for a living.  i have received a very good but
                         narrow education.
    
                         2:WMAJ  too many classes, not enough variety.  It helped me
                         to learn a lot about chemical engineering and very little
                         about much else.  It is a good think i lived with non
                         engineering majors, or i wouldn't know what was going on in
                         the world.  I feel as though, it hasn't helped me learn
                         about any other discipline (including within the
                         engineering school).  I don't know how prepared i feel for
                         the real world since i don't know anything but this
                         specific narrow field.  I felt like i wasn't even told
                         exactly what a chemical engineer does for a living.  the
                         only knowledge i've received about life after college is
                         what i've learned from other students, my parents etc.  I
                         also think that a class should be offered and maybe
                         required that deals with real life issues that we face
                         after college.  By this i mean, everything from how to find
                         a job, what everyone (even other than engineering) does, to
                         how to manage finances after college (investment plans,
                         taxes) what to look for in a job offer.  these are
                         questions that i think everyone has and we would be a lot
                         more prepared for the real world if we didn't only learn
                         basic concepts of chemical engineering.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The majority of teachers are extremely smart and
                         seem to really care about the students.  They will talk to
                         us almost like they are our friends.  They know our names
                         and most of them are always willing to help.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I have to take two summer courses in
                         order to graduate in august 2004.  The reason for this is I
                         studied abroad and because i am engineering i couldn't take
                         all the classes i needed to while i was down there.
                         Engineering has a lot of required classes and they are all
                         sequencial, making it very difficult to stay on a four year
                         track with any variation at all.
    
    
                 307193  1:GOALS-DEF   I fell confident in my knowledge of the basic
                         priciples of Chemical Engineering.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Less busy work.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Good research opportunities.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I worked hard.
    
    
                 350599  1:GOALS-DEF   The program provided a broad range of
                         experiential learning and covered a thorough overview of
                         chemical engineering. The exposure to computer porgrams and
                         uses of programs has been extentensive.
    
                         2:WMAJ  There is so much work incorporated into
                         engineering. I understand the need to cram all of it into 4
                         years, but yikes!! I wish there were more time to enjoy
                         school and an increased ability to take classes for
                         enjoyment(this in particular might be due to the double
                         major, PLC, and study abroad I did, but still...)
    
                         3:BMAJ  It is small enough that you can have a relationship
                         with your professors. You can interact with professors and
                         staff, get to learn, listen, and  befirend them, and enjoy
                         who they are.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I studied abroad in Scotland and am
                         double majoring in Chemical and Environmental Engineering.
                         I would highly recomend studying aborad if you get teh
                         chance. About double majoring, the environmental major was
                         not an acreditted major when I started 5 years ago. Due to
                         the past circumstances, an option of getting a seconf
                         engineering major was possible with only requiring another
                         semester of courses. So, it seemed like a good idea. Be
                         warned though, chemical engineering is a real bitch of a
                         major and has seemed to lightly take over my academic life.
    
    
                 362896  1:GOALS-SOME  Overall solid program
    
                         2:WMAJ  Get rid of CHEM 4541 as a course requirement - not
                         a particularly useful course.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Opportunities for research
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I want to spend some time on a Study
                         Abroad program.
    
    
                 383355  2:WMAJ  More personal skills need to be taught such as
                         networking
    
                         3:BMAJ  learning oportunity
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I took full advantage of a CO-Op
                         experience at CU and was able to get real world experience
                         in the Chemical Engineering industry.
    
    
                 391854  1:GOALS-SOME  I would like to persue a career in business
                         with a chemical engineering background, but there are no
                         engineering courses that include business and economics.
                         There is also not technical business option in the school
                         of engineering.
    
                         2:WMAJ  An emphasis on economics and business as an option
                         besides doing a double major or a minor in one of those
                         fields.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Some of the professors are really good and they
                         care about their students, not just their research.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I did a co-op in Boulder to get work
                         experience, which added a full year.  It will also take me
                         an additional semester because the work load in chemical
                         engineering is far too heavy to squeeze into 4 years,
                         without seriously stressing one's self out.  The
                         engineering classes are very hard, and the work load very
                         heavy without having to take 16-18 credit hours per
                         semeter.  So I have tried to take 12 to 15 credit hours per
                         semester to reduce the work load slightly and retain my
                         sanity.
    
    
                 398419  1:GOALS-xxxx  Couldn't find internships for the life of me,
                         even though i tried.  Professors were great teachers.
    
                         2:WMAJ  More internship and advertised research
                         opportunities.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Counseling and availability of professors and TA's.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I'm right on schedule and am ambitious
                         for work.
    
    
                 467811  1:GOALS-SOME  I felt that my education was worth the time
                         and money spent to receive it, however it is still
                         difficult to get experience in a field which was also
                         important to me.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Experience is hard to get which makes getting a job
                         more difficult.  The department doesn't help much with this.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Profs are usually willing to drop everything and
                         help you out on hw or any problems you are having.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I worked really hard taking on average
                         17 credit hours per semester and took summer school once
                         just to make sure I would graduate in four years...any more
                         time would be too expensive.
    
    
                 494671  1:GOALS-SOME  I wanted a minor in Business. However, unless
                         one is a Business major, one cannot register for them until
                         about a week before classes start. When almost all of the
                         Business class are full, with a long waitlist every
                         semester.   In Chemical Engineering, there is one
                         professor, Robert Sani, who does a very poor job teaching.
                         However since he has lost his research grants, he teaches
                         way too many classes. I feel this has left a huge gab in my
                         education in the classes he has taught.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Better professors like Will Medlin and John
                         Falconer.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Computer applications.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  of the AP credit I earned in high school.
    
    
                 511469  1:GOALS-DEF   Taking advantage of undergraduate research
                         brought much of the theory I learned in classes together in
                         a pratical sense.
    
                         2:WMAJ  More emphasis on undergraduate teaching, and more
                         out-reach freshman year.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The advising comes from the professors, and they
                         are always available for help.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I failed out freshman year and went on
                         academic suspension.
    
    
                 522738  1:GOALS-SOME  I wanted to participate in research, and
                         there wasn't any opportunities for me and the faculty
                         weren't really willing to help.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Have more labs related to the option that we
                         choose. For example, someone with the Bio option should be
                         offered a lab in that option as well as the general
                         chemical engineering labs.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The broadness of the degree. You could go into
                         petrochemicals, sales, or even biotechnology or medical
                         school. Very wide range of choices after and during college.
    
                         4:DODIFF  I would have spent some time involved in the
                         theatre department if I had more time.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I was fortunate to enter as a sophomore
                         will 35 credits from AP/IB courses. These credits allowed
                         me to take lighter loads each semester and still fulfill
                         all requirements for my major. Also, I have worked
                         throughout all of my college, and I would not have survived
                         if I had to take 17-18 credits a semester to graduate in
                         four years.
    
    
                 552376  1:GOALS-SOME  Not much clarity was given as to the
                         relationship between what I learn and how it will be
                         applied when I graduate.  The university charging 10 cents
                         per printed page is idiotic given the importance of
                         computers in my field.
    
                         2:WMAJ  More real-world application.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Some of the professors are excellent.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  I worked extra hard to finish required
                         classes over the summer after my transfer from another
                         university.
    
    
                 572052  2:WMAJ  I would change some of the professors teaching the
                         undergraduate classes. As an a student with so much going
                         on, it is hard to learn as much as possible when you are
                         given a crappy teacher. I feel that we would get a better
                         education if certain professors didn't teach the classes.
    
                         3:BMAJ  It is very easy to interact with the chemical
                         engineering faculty. They are very willing to help even
                         during non-office hour times.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I was able to transfer in many AP credit
                         hours and I also knew what I wanted to do when I first came
                         to college.
    
    
                 623112  1:GOALS-SOME  Overall this program seemed comparable to
                         other ChE programs in the US, with the exception that a
                         little more time could be devoted to economics.  The two
                         semester long design course, with two design projects, is
                         an excellent idea.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Add an economics course.  We went through the stuff
                         too fast in design, and since it was largely unfamiliar
                         material, most of us are still pretty confused.  Also, if
                         it were possible it would be nice to have internships or
                         practical experience planned into being part of the
                         curriculum.  Also, advertising study abroad opportunities
                         after freshman year could allow students to see that study
                         abroad and engineering are not mutually exclusive.  As so
                         many companies are operating globally now, it would benefit
                         us to spend a little more time with our minds outside the
                         engineering center.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The advising, individual attention, and personal
                         support of the faculty for the students is excellent.  We
                         also appreciate the leftovers from lunch meetings being set
                         out for us.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  My academic program is well mapped out,
                         and despite some disturbances and unforseen circumstances
                         revolving around study abroad and class availabiltiy, my
                         professors were flexible enough to make the proper
                         arrangements for me so I could graduate on time.
    
    
                 631928  2:WMAJ  The amount of time spent on homework. The strict
                         prerequisite sequencing.
    
                         3:BMAJ  More prepared to work than other majors.
    
                         4:DODIFF  Better sequencing of courses and sticking to a
                         curriculum plan. Less time partying M-Thurs.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  LONGER than four years because I changed
                         my major and then switched back to my original major and
                         spent my first three years of undergrad unsure of what I
                         really wanted to do.
    
    
                 659358  1:GOALS-SOME  My internship was in a field different from
                         Chemical Engineering.
    
                         3:BMAJ  There is plenty of help if you need it.  Teachers
                         are always/usually willing/available for help.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I changed majors after my freshman year.
    
    
                 722637  1:GOALS-SOME  lack of choice and applicability to careers
                         of upper division electives in major
    
                         2:WMAJ  less homework.  I can learn material in 4 hours,
                         not 12!!!!!!!!!!!!  The amount of work is ridiculous and
                         makes people like myself hate engineering, not have time to
                         relax and interact with friends, and not have time to look
                         for internships and career opportunities.
    
                         3:BMAJ  It teaches you to be disciplined and achieve your
                         goals.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I am getting a double degree in Geology
                         and Chemical Engineering.  I am also getting a minor in
                         Chemistry.  All of the classes needed to complete these
                         degrees and minor take longer than 4 years.
    
    
                 730543  1:GOALS-DEF   The faculty in my department are very
                         well-qualified for teaching and leading research groups.  I
                         am extremely pleased with the way they have organized and
                         conducted the education process.  My educational goals were
                         additionally met by my position as an undergraduate
                         research assistant in a lab in my department.  Overall I
                         have no complaints with the methods in which my education
                         goals were met.  However, I must emphasize that to ensure
                         the fulfillment of my educational goals, much determination
                         and motivation was required, particularly since my major
                         requires a high level of discipline and time management.
    
                         2:WMAJ  If my department (Chemical and Biological
                         Engineering) offered the core classes (Heat Transfer,
                         Thermodynamics, Separations, etc.) both semesters I would
                         be able to graduate a year earlier than I am currently
                         expecting.  I know of several other people that have the
                         same complaint about this as I.  It would be very
                         beneficial to offer many, if not all, of these courses in
                         both the spring and fall semesters.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The best thing about my major is the faculty and
                         how they are willing to devote as much of their time as is
                         necessary to ensure that their students understand the
                         material, even if it means spending time with them after
                         regular hours (i.e. at night).
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  My first year of college I was an
                         English major and took all literature-oriented courses.
                         Sophomore year I transferred to a different school out of
                         state and changed my major, resulting in me essentially
                         starting over as a freshman.  Furthermore, I picked up a
                         second major, which added an extra year to my schooling.  I
                         will graduate with six years of education instead of four,
                         but only because I have the desire to obtain a much broader
                         education and learn as much as possible while I can.
    
    
                 742910  5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I had a problem with the dean of applied
                         math and she made it her mission in life to screw me over
                         for something that I didn't do and she knew it, even after
                         letters from group members said that I didn't do anything.
    
    
                 811358  2:WMAJ  The opportunities for the graduating seniors and
                         working in the field, although this is highly dependent on
                         the economy.  This goes hand in hand with a more thorough
                         education on the general arenas in which graduates can work
                         (ie, process development, research, etc.)
    
                         3:BMAJ  The faculty are extremely motivational and take a
                         genuine appreciation for their students.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I have endured many hardships and family
                         experiences in life that have made my life more rewarding
                         in all aspects by not forcing my education into four years.
    
    
                 817723  1:GOALS-SOME  There was not as many hands-on experiences
                         (labs) as there could be.  Also, it would be nice for the
                         department to help find career opertunities for students.
    
                         2:WMAJ  The scheduling for most every semester was very
                         early (8 o'clocks every semester.  I would have the
                         earliest class time be 9 o'clock so that students  are more
                         awake and can/ will participate.
    
                         3:BMAJ  It is hard and not everyone wants to be a Chemical
                         Engineer.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  longer than four years.  My degree
                         program has a very rigid structure and I started on my
                         ciriculum late.    Peace,  James
    
    
                 824545  1:GOALS-SOME  I think a lot of my lack of opportunity was
                         due to my own academic maladies... still though, there were
                         a number of technical elecctives that looked interesting
                         that were never offered.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Make exams worth less relative to homework
                         assignments and/or in-class workshops.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The size of the Chem. E community is small.
                         Everyone gets to know eachother very well, and the faculty
                         do care.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  the engineering curriculum is extremely
                         rigorous, and missing/not passing even one course will
                         likely throw off your graduation date for a year. The
                         guaranteed 4 year graduation statement is nice, but unless
                         you're willing to give up most of your social life, and
                         devote a majority of your time to locking yourself in the
                         engineering center or ITLL, you won't get out in 4 years.
    
    
                 834807  1:GOALS-SOME  I feel that I learned what I needed to learn
                         in order to be a successful engineer.  I was unable to
                         broaden my education through elective courses, because so
                         much of my four years was already laid out for me by the
                         department.  Many times I wanted to take elective courses,
                         but coudl not because they conflicted with my engineering
                         courses, and I could not move those since they are only
                         offered once a year( at one time).
    
                         2:WMAJ  more opportunity to take elective courses.  Also
                         less penalty for going abroad.  That causes students to be
                         delayed by an entire year since courses are only offered
                         one semester or the other.  That was my main reason for not
                         studying aborad.
    
                         3:BMAJ  a lot of team work, and development of
                         interpersonal skills.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I missed out on the opportunity to take
                         classes I would have enjoyed because I was forced into a
                         highly rigid curriculum by the engineering department.
                         Although I am happy I will be done in four, I wish I would
                         have been able to take other elective classes to expand my
                         education without sacrificing an entire year of engineering
                         courses.
    
    
                 839753  1:GOALS-SOME  It did not provide ways to integrate into
                         internships, assistantships, etc. as a transfer student.
                         It was difficult to get involved coming in after the fact.
                         I did not know what was available
    
                         2:WMAJ  Less emphasis on group work.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The accessibility of the professors, and the
                         closeness of the program.  It almost feels like I'm
                         attending a small university.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  because I need more time to decide what
                         I want to do.
    
    
                 840867  1:GOALS-SOME  More of the theoretical courses could use
                         more hands-on projects (ie. thermo, fluids, heat transfer,
                         separations), and all of these courses should have
                         recitations to help students understand the concepts.
    
                         2:WMAJ  To have all juniors (before they enter their last
                         year), have their courses taken/courses needed audited to
                         make sure they are on the right track for their last year.
                         I have a fear (although probably just paranoia) that when
                         the advisors do this in JUNE, a month AFTER I've already
                         walked in the graduation ceremony, that they will come
                         across something that should have been caught a year
                         earlier.
    
                         3:BMAJ  How involved the professors are with the students.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  For most people, it takes 5 years to
                         graduate in engineering.  If you try to do it in 4 you will
                         have to take high credit hour semesters and will most
                         likely end up with health problems relating to stress.
                         Also, if you take 5 years to graduate you have the
                         opportunity to have 2 summer internships, since most
                         companies don't want to hire interns until they have had at
                         least 3 years of college courses.
    
    
                 842776  2:WMAJ  More of an emphasis on biomedical applications and
                         more electives offered in this field.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The friendliness of the professors, it makes
                         learning easier.
    
                         4:DODIFF  Travel during my sophomore year to another
                         country for a semester abroad.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I will be going on to medical school and
                         I need to get started on that as soon as possible.
    
    
                 867729  2:WMAJ  Some of the professors are less helpful than others.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Some of the professors are very helpful, educated
                         and informative.
    
                         4:DODIFF  I would have liked to study abroad, but did not
                         see too much information about programs offered in
                         engineering.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I will participate in the Chemical
                         Engineering COOP Program.
    
    
                 878286  1:GOALS-SOME  did meet: broad knowledge of background and
                         newer topics (i.e. bio)
    
                         2:WMAJ  did not like some of the faculty- teaching styles,
                         old, uninterested
    
                         3:BMAJ  faculty interaction and level of organization
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  i worked hard every semester to graduate
                         on time.
    
    
                 886379  1:GOALS-DEF   I became an independent thinker and learned
                         to analyze problems much further.  It did not meet my
                         educational goals in particular classes due to some poor
                         instructors.
    
                         2:WMAJ  That there would not be soo many labs and that I
                         would have begun my first year of college at CU.
    
                         3:BMAJ  My fellow students and the teachers dedication.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  I can be done in that time and I don't
                         want to spend extra money.
    
    
                 888636  2:WMAJ  The professors that consistently get low marks on
                         FCQs would have fewer teaching responsibilities.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I have chosen to pursue numerous
                         internship opportunities throughout the school year.
                         Additionally because I did not speak to an advisor before
                         starting school at a different campus and then transfering
                         to Boulder I lost a great deal of credits.  I would
                         recommend to you that if you are thinking of ending your
                         college career at a different location than where you
                         started, go talk to an advisor and understand what classes
                         will transfer and what is the recommended schedule of
                         classes.
    
    
                 896768  1:GOALS-DEF   I participated in the ChemE co-op program,
                         and had the opportunity to gain work experience, network
                         for potential future employment, and learn technical
                         writing (from work) at a level that is not currently taught
                         in the ChemE program.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Math and writing required classes (especially
                         technical writing) would be taught withing the College of
                         Engineering, in small classes, by real professors.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The Chemical Engineering Department has an
                         outstanding faculty.  Almost all of the professors invest a
                         great deal of effort in their relationships with the
                         students, and know all of them on a first name basis.  They
                         are very concerned about the wellfare and futures of their
                         students.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I dropped out of school to raise
                         children several years ago.  I have returned to college
                         (and am attending CU this time) to finish my degree.  Many
                         of the degree core requirements are different from the
                         university I attended before (ASU) so I am completing
                         several requirements that were not required at ASU.
    
    
                 958521  1:GOALS-SOME  I think that the freshman year is very
                         overwhelming and should be structured differently. It seems
                         as though the engineering program is designed around the
                         'weed out' plan. So many professors administer tests that
                         the entire class fails and they laugh. This is not the way
                         to teach. Also, test count for too much of the final grade.
                         I have found that generally the people with lower grades
                         know the information better than those with higher grades.
                         This is because those students focus on memorizing rather
                         than understanding. I think this applies to most majors at
                         this university and not just engineering.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Offer summer positions to us not students from
                         other schools!
    
                         3:BMAJ  We are a small program, which makes it very
                         personal.
    
                         4:DODIFF  I would complete a double major.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  4.5 years because I decided to complete
                         2 minors before leaving.
    
    
     
    Senior Survey 2004: Open-Ended Comments by College/Discipline - Major Group
      Group      IDnum   Comments ordered by Student ID - Question Response
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      EN-CSEN    104760  1:GOALS-SOME    none..
    
                         2:WMAJ  better faculty
    
                         3:BMAJ  interesting courses
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  im in the combined masters bachelors
                         program in computer science.
    
    
                 126380  2:WMAJ  I would really like the CS major to be more open
                         and allow students to choose a curriculum matching their
                         area of interest, be it Windows application development,
                         e-commerce applications, games, user interfaces, embedded
                         systems, or whatever. Believe it or not, everybody in the
                         CS world doesn't go on to write command-line C and java
                         programs for the rest of their lives. Other than senior
                         project, you'd never know this from the curriculum. It's
                         sad how little "real world" programming is done. Also,
                         there is a serious lack of emphasis on architecture and
                         software engineering. Most companies do not have trouble
                         churning out code - they have problems designing software
                         to be reliable, maintainable, and scalable. Just look at
                         Windows. Do you think the developers at Microsoft need more
                         people who can program hash tables in the middle of the
                         night, or people who have insight into how to roll out a
                         stable release, integrate with other operating systems,
                         understand customer needs, and work well as a team? Think
                         again about where the CS curriculum emphasis is versus the
                         real-world software development needs. Finally, the
                         advising is truly horrible. Nobody had a clue what my major
                         requirements were or what I should take, much less any
                         actual suggestions or insight into the courses. I'd just be
                         referred to the website or a printout of the major
                         requirements.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Many of the instructors are truly wonderful to work
                         with. There are several exceptions where everyone knows the
                         instructor hates teaching and is just doing it to get a
                         pass for more research (hint: those who don't do their own
                         homework or grade their own tests and consider
                         "preparation" bringing a piece of chalk to the lecture).
                         However, most make coming to class a really good time, even
                         if the material isn't always glamorous or relavent.
    
    
                 126617  1:GOALS-SOME  not enough real world experience, real world
                         applications, i think they need to implement real world
                         applications of the theoretical material
    
                         2:WMAJ  more real world applications. more software
                         projects, from start to finish.
    
                         3:BMAJ  senior project
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  i changed my major a few times, and am
                         also a transfer student.
    
    
                 164754  1:GOALS-SOME  There are many skills, that I think would be
                         of benefit to me that had little coverage or were never
                         covered at all (such as GUI programming and design, Windows
                         programming, software docuementation, etc.)  I feel as
                         though I am coming away with a basic foundation upon which
                         to build, but there were classes that I didn't really feel
                         related to my interests or had any relevance to the work I
                         will be doing.  It would be nice to have more computer
                         science electives.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would have more choice in the specialization of
                         what topics to study within Computer Science.
    
                         3:BMAJ  It provides me with a skill set that is applicable
                         to the field I will be working in, and a strong analytical
                         foundation from which to approach problems.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I had a substantial amount of A.P.
                         credit which helped me with my credits.  However, I didn't
                         get to experience as many electives as I might have liked,
                         and I couldn't have graduated any ealier because of my
                         major's prerequisite structure.
    
    
                 232201  1:GOALS-DEF   I learned many things.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Better advising.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Some of the faculty is really good.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  I came in with lots of advanced
                         placement credit.
    
    
                 291236  1:GOALS-SOME  More practical experience
    
                         2:WMAJ  More group work.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Class choices
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I took the required classes (and I chose
                         a major and stuck to it).
    
    
                 305448  1:GOALS-SOME  Software engineering methods and Senior
                         project really helped give a taste of real world working.
                         Overall, most of the job requirements for recruiters was
                         met with the curriculum taught here.
    
                         2:WMAJ  teach Java instead of C++ or C
    
                         3:BMAJ  We don't hate the teachers like the Mechanical
                         Engineer's do.  In our department they are mostly competent.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I'm taking two majors and want to take
                         as much time as possible before I go into the real world.
    
    
                 348427  1:GOALS-SOME  First of all I think I didn't quite meet my
                         own goals and slipped through the cracks early on. However
                         when I did get serious I felt that I still had to learn a
                         lot of things on my own, such as languages like Java and
                         networking, and web development.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I took a year off after freshman year. I
                         was suspended for low GPA.
    
    
                 354440  1:GOALS-SOME  My program met my educational goals because
                         it has prepared me for a job in the real world and has
                         taught me how to learn the things I need to know for a job.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I want to get out of this crappy school.
                         The hippies in Boulder xxxx and I want to be done.
    
    
                 376770  5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  I want to finish it earlier so that I
                         can spend more time to take care of my kids.
    
    
                 393618  1:GOALS-SOME  Course expectations varied significantly from
                         one course to another.  Some topics were taught from a very
                         theoretical perspective while others were taught from a
                         much more applied perspective.  It would be nice if there
                         were some kind of a balance that was consistent throughout
                         the various classes (obviously some classes are much more
                         theoretical in nature than others, but among classes that
                         are similar, I think there needs to be a better
                         balance).   Too many professors just don't care if students
                         learn.  Their lectures are tremendously boring and don't do
                         a good job of showing how specific lectures relate to the
                         course.
    
                         2:WMAJ  The undergraduate advisor in CS is TERRIBLE!!  He
                         seriously seems to know less than I do, and I get all of my
                         information from the CS web page.   The graduate advisor is
                         much more knowledgable, but she just might be the meanest
                         person and the least concerned with helping students that
                         I've encountered.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Computer Science is cool.  I really love my major,
                         and I had a wide variety of elective class topics to choose
                         from (although realistically, based on the reputations of
                         the professors that taught the majority of these classes, I
                         only considered taking a couple of the many classes that
                         were offered).
    
                         4:DODIFF  I checked nothing on this whole page.  I think I
                         found a really good balance among all of the things to do
                         while in college, and I'm very happy how I spent my time.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  that's all it takes to finish an
                         undergraduate degree.  Even if you only take four years,
                         you'll have plenty of free electives to take classes in
                         other areas that interest you.  Although I will be staying
                         a fifth year to participate in the BS/MS program, but I
                         will graduate at the end of the 5 years with both my
                         bachelor and master's degrees.
    
    
                 398992  1:GOALS-NO    My educational goal was to learn the theories
                         and to be able to see it in use in the future. However, I
                         find that some of the courses are not practical, I did
                         learn the theories, however, I didn't see the relation of
                         it for my future career.
    
                         2:WMAJ  If I can change one thing about my major program, I
                         would make Computer as Components not a required class for
                         Computer Science majors. I dont see any correlation between
                         knowing how to write code in assembly language to coding in
                         C++, scripting, or the other programming that we do in the
                         upper division classes. I heard the instructor said that
                         know assembly language helps you code better, I personally
                         think that is bs.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The best thing about this major program is the
                         professors. Some of the professors are really good. They
                         know their materials and they were good teachers. I learned
                         alot from them.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  my academic advisor was not helpful. He
                         was a bad advisor. He does not communicate with the
                         students and he does not ADVISE the student..i.e. he
                         doesn't care if the students take 5 tough classes at once
                         even though he knows the 5 classes are hard classes. And
                         because of that, I'm got off track and now it takes me
                         longer than 4 years to graduate.
    
    
                 408486  1:GOALS-NO    Some of the higher-level courses were very
                         interesting, informative, and entertaining. The majority of
                         courses however were taught by professors that really don't
                         seem to understand what they're doing or what they should
                         be teaching.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Most of the professors
    
                         3:BMAJ  A good selection of upper-division courses on
                         topics like machine learning and computer vision
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I came in with a lot of credit from high
                         school and the IB program. I might have been able to
                         graduate in 3 years, but I started out as an EE major and
                         switched to CS recently. I don't regret that- there's a lot
                         of overlap, and I learned a lot in the EE courses. It's
                         looking now like I'll take 4 years total, but I'm still not
                         sure as I haven't been able to get a straight answer on
                         what exactly my IB credit counts for.
    
    
                 423400  1:GOALS-SOME  Most of the classes in CSCI department are
                         based on theory alone. This seems to be a college that
                         prepares students for graduate school. There are key
                         knowledge bases that graduating students are exected to
                         know when they graduate by employers. We were only exposed
                         to c++, where are all the other modern languages like java?
                            There are a number of courses that were a waste of time.
                         The courses do not expose students to knowledge that will
                         help in the field.    The core courses are supposed to
                         provide a well rounded education. I suppose that is what
                         they did. However, all the math that we were required to
                         take I believe to be a waste of time. All the natural
                         sciences, are up there as well. At such a low level as the
                         1200 level astronomy, I learned more from watching
                         discovery channel. Drop so much core requirements, and
                         offer students courses that will help them in their field
                         once they graduate. Especially for engineers.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Take out all the BS theory courses. I understant
                         they are necessary, but so many?!?! How about more
                         practical courses, and in the practicals, more practical
                         work and less memorizing definitions. THis is engineering
                         for crying out loud. Senior project is good, but other then
                         that...   Where are the other languages and real world
                         aplications. COM objects, Java, .NET?
    
                         3:BMAJ  Senior project.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I came here with a years worth of
                         credits tansfering in. I know of people who graduated in
                         2.5 years. People who take longer are idiots and party too
                         hard. Unless you have a completely unrelated minor, or
                         another major, there is absolutely no reason to take longer
                         then 4 years. You have to be an alcoholic or some how
                         otherwise distracted. THe univeristy provies every
                         oportunity to finsih in 4 years, and you are stupid if you
                         do not take them. You might not get every class you wanted
                         to take due to the requirements tree, and the times they
                         are offered, finishing your degree is not a problem.
    
    
                 461972  1:GOALS-NO    Curriculum was often outdated and assignments
                         were trite.  Many times the instructor put little effort
                         into the class and it showed.  Sometimes the instructor
                         wouldn't even show up to class at all.
    
                         2:WMAJ  The curriculum.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Clayton Lewis.
    
                         4:DODIFF  It's quite simple.  The other places that I have
                         attended had better curriculum.  I would have gone there
                         instead.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  of poor academic advising.  It's gotten
                         significantly better over the last year but it's a couple
                         of years too late for me.
    
    
                 482578  1:GOALS-DEF   Learned a lot about programming and systems.
                         Too much theoretical stuff, not enough programming
    
                         2:WMAJ  Less theory and more practical application
    
                         3:BMAJ  Teachers/students are all smart and hard working
                         making a great environment to be learning in
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I transfered schools two times!
    
    
                 519530  2:WMAJ  There are too many courses which aim to teach
                         practical experience required for a computer scientist -
                         eg. UNIX familiarity (in the software engineering course).
                         However, many of us already have a large amount of
                         experience in this area, and bundling these topics into
                         required courses makes otherwise useful courses (such as
                         software engineering) into drudgery.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Higher division courses with capable professors
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I'm doing a double major.
    
    
                 551398  1:GOALS-SOME  Advising seems absent.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I wasn't very proactive about counselling, but I've
                         only met with an advisor for my major once!  I would have
                         appreciated regularly scheduled meetings, or some interest
                         by the department in my progress.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Some of my upper division classes were the right
                         size: small.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  it's important to me to take more time
                         to learn better, and to develop responsibilities and
                         experiences not directly related to the university.
    
    
                 554586  1:GOALS-SOME  To some extent, I felt somewhat 'swept away'
                         with the current of students who seemed to completely
                         understand every concept being presented.  I didn't feel
                         completely supported in asking 'stupid' questions or
                         learning concepts that most other students seemed to
                         already be comfortable with.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I feel that the Computer Science program simply has
                         no heart.  This is what will ultimately result in me
                         leaving this major for another.  Perhaps if things were run
                         more according to the ideas of Professor Clayton Lewis, I
                         would be happier with the program as a whole.  I liked his
                         tendency to break from traditional methods of education.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I don't know.  Donuts with the Dean.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I haven't been able to choose one course
                         of study and stick with it.  I think this is partly because
                         I'm not clear about which types of careers are associated
                         with each course of study and what those careers entail.
                         Also, to some degree, I've taken courses that I didn't need
                         to take, only because of confusion as to course
                         requirements...ie, where to 'plug in' courses for different
                         requirements in order to make it all work out smoothly and
                         minimize my time spent in school.
    
    
                 557439  1:GOALS-SOME  I thought the program was too theoretical and
                         didn't focus on practical matters that would help when
                         students go into the working world.
    
                         2:WMAJ  The courses required in the Applied Math
                         department, the teachers were awful.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The best thing is that i will be done soon.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  you have a much larger workload in
                         college and its not easy adjusting to college life.
    
    
                 575594  1:GOALS-DEF   I have learned the skills set for a software
                         engineer
    
                         2:WMAJ  Make the senior project less amount of work, or at
                         least make the juniors be aware of the astronomical amount
                         of work we have to deal with, so that they can opt out for
                         the indep study. Since a lot of seniors have a job
                         somewhere between part-time and full-time, it is really
                         hard to maintain both. On one hand, you want to do well at
                         the job, so that the company will consider hiring you after
                         you graduate. On the other hand, you have to deal with the
                         senior project, which homeworks are kept piling up. It seem
                         more to me I am having two nearly full-time jobs at the
                         same time.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  Because I am probably going to do a
                         BS/MS degree if I cannot find a job, which is quite likely
                         that I won't find a job
    
    
                 656713  1:GOALS-SOME  I believe that my program adequately prepared
                         me for work in the industry, but I do not feel that I was
                         able to learn everything I wanted to learn when I started
                         as a freshman. Some classes that I would like to have taken
                         were not offered when I was able to take them, more lab and
                         project work would have been nice.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I cannot afford the out of state tuition
                         for longer than four years and I am ready to graduate from
                         the program and get some real world experience.
    
    
                 671366  1:GOALS-DEF   my primary major is computer science. i have
                         been very pleased with almost all aspects of the cs
                         program.    my only criticism pertains to lack of web-based
                         programming experience. considering the major role of
                         internet/network in all aspects of computing, i think that
                         web-development is somewhat underemphasized in the cs
                         curriculum.
    
                         2:WMAJ  teach more emacs.
    
                         3:BMAJ  structured, well organized, course schedules and
                         syllabi. (i dread having to take classes in the art/science
                         school)
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  ive taken time off and been involved in
                         a good bit of "extracurricular" stuff.  as an engineering
                         student, i think an attempt to graduate in four years would
                         put quite a damper on college life.
    
    
                 695868  1:GOALS-DEF   The theoretical emphasis is very nice; I
                         appreciated it a lot.  However, it would be nice if more of
                         the comp sci courses offered a bit more in the way of
                         currently "in demand" technical skills: programming in
                         current languages (java, web development), etc.
    
                         2:WMAJ  More flexibility in requirements for the major.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The faculty quality is very high.  Professors are
                         intelligent, well versed in their fields, good teachers
                         (for the most part), and willing to help students outside
                         of class.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I decided to pursue a double degree plus
                         a minor.  It took five years, and it was worth it.
    
    
                 719238  1:GOALS-SOME  Course content was great, but very linux
                         focused.  I learned alot about design, but I don't feel
                         very "sellable" as far as technologies that I should know
                         (aside from what I have learned on my own).  There needs to
                         be a lot more breadth in the program both in tools used and
                         languages used.  There needs to be more web based design
                         and distributed application design, as well as development
                         on multiple platforms.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Application of coursework towards more problems
                         more realistically found in the workplace (in core classes).
    
                         3:BMAJ  I really enjoyed Data Structures with John Gillett.
                          He was very involved with the students, and gave
                         applicable examples.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I was able to complete my coursework in
                         four years.  I may go to graduate school or get a full time
                         job, but I don't need to spend anymore time in my
                         undergraduate program.
    
    
                 726854  2:WMAJ  More group work.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Flexible class choices.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I am a overachieving nerd.
    
    
                 729839  2:WMAJ  More diversity of classes.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The faculty is outstanding.  I've never has a
                         Computer Science course that I didn't enjoy and I believe
                         the professors have alot to do with that.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I cannot afford to be here any longer.
                         I'm able to complete my degree in four years and I see no
                         point to staying here any longer, accruing even greater
                         debt.
    
    
                 735098  1:GOALS-xxxx  Going into the teaching profession and
                         technology coming such an important aspect of schools.
                         There was nothing in CU-Curriculum that taught teachers
                         about computers and how to teach. Computer Science has me
                         outstanding to computer knowledge compared to other peers
                         in my education class. But they far outweigh that with
                         their writing, reading, and speaking abilities which the CS
                         program didn't really provide.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I think they have changed it due to other surveys
                         and have given the students more flexibility into picking
                         courses that interests them.      The MAJOR THING I WOULD
                         CHANGE IS ALLOW COMPUTER SCIENCE TO BE ON THE ACCEPTABLE
                         DEGREE LIST TO ENROLL IN THE EDUCATION TEACHING LISCENSE
                         PROGRAM. Currently I'm doing the POST-BA method and it is
                         very annoying having to re-register.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I would say the BEST THING about my major program
                         is for me it is enjoyable and have learned the ways of
                         programming. Hopefully, I will take out of the computer
                         science field and develope educational software to use in
                         the elementary school classroom.
    
    
                 737169  1:GOALS-SOME  In general, the computer science program
                         taught me what I need to succeed after graduation.
                         However, the program required classes that won't impact my
                         career, and also didn't offer classes that could have been
                         very beneficial.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would reduce the number of humanities credits,
                         and allow students to take more upper level (5000-above)
                         classes.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I learned enough to get a great job
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I can effectively learn what I need for
                         a BS in four years.
    
    
                 769131  1:GOALS-SOME  I know it is very time consuming, but there
                         should be more focus on how to write good code. When
                         working with groups, I see a lot of really poor code.    My
                         favorite class was Object Oriented Programming where we
                         used Java to create real applications, and our code was
                         reviewed for good structure.
    
                         2:WMAJ  More code review and critiquing.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Excellent professors and teaching assistants.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I worked full time and took classes part
                         time.
    
    
                 786336  2:WMAJ  Software Engineering methods/Computer
                         Organization/Digital Logic would not be required courses in
                         the Computer Science proram. The reason is that I felt like
                         I learned nothing in Software Engineering Methods, I got
                         stuck with a group member who was graduating and didn't do
                         any work at all so I ended up getting a bad grade in a
                         class that I personally believe is one of the easiest and
                         worthless classes in all of the Computer Science program.
                         We learned things that was common sense and some software
                         engineering guidelines concepts that would differ from
                         company to company. If this class was to stay a requirement
                         then it should be a lower level course since I also felt
                         that I should've been taught those things much earlier in
                         my program not later on after I've got enough idea about
                         programming that the whole course seemed useless to
                         me.   As for Computer Organization. The class is not much
                         programming, its interesting stuff don't get me wrong, but
                         as a Software Engineer I do not see why I need to go so
                         much into detail about computer architectures when what I'm
                         doing has nothing to do with computer circuit design. We've
                         gone over all these things in good detail in digital 1 but
                         then digital 2 and 3 seemed so unecessary and a waste of my
                         time. I learned about caching/virtual memory/critical
                         sections/8086/ in digital 1 on a very low assembly level
                         and I thought that was as close as we had to get to
                         hardware. Again the classes are interesting, but they
                         should not be required.
    
                         3:BMAJ  There was a lot of programming involved in most of
                         the classes I've taken and I think pratically applying
                         concepts and theories is the best way to learn, there was a
                         lot of theory of course but not too much. I think it would
                         a good idea to add another algorithms course and get rid of
                         one of the digital 2 or comp org courses as requirements.
    
    
                 790300  1:GOALS-SOME  Dave Smith is an awful advisor, he cares very
                         little about the actual students & I have almost no
                         interaction with him - Furthermore the dept  of CS is very
                         unorganized & in debt
    
                         2:WMAJ  the labs would have windows, study table, and there
                         would be faculty student interaction
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I had credit comming in
    
    
                 792442  1:GOALS-SOME  I felt like I was being taught old technology
                         instead of the new...
    
    
                 805576  1:GOALS-SOME  I did not get to learn very many different
                         programming languages.  I was expecting to be able to use a
                         few different languages, but C/C++ was the only one that
                         was really concentrated on.
    
                         2:WMAJ  The amount of emphasis put on just exams.  More
                         emphasis should be put on programs or other homework than
                         an exam because you could have a bad exam day and it could
                         destroy your grade.
    
                         3:BMAJ  If you make it through the program, there are some
                         good paying jobs that you can get.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I do not take exams well, and in a
                         couple of core classes, exams count for a substantial
                         amount of my grade.  I do not feel it's fair that one exam
                         can hurt your grade so much, but that is how it is here, so
                         I had to retake a couple of classes due to performing
                         poorly on an exam in the classes.
    
    
                 808146  1:GOALS-SOME  Program need to be tied more to real world
                         needs: a direct connection between what is covered in class
                         and how these knowledge may be applied after graduation.
    
                         2:WMAJ  More focused academic advising!
    
                         3:BMAJ  Some top notch professor; however most are not
                         great teachers.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  I came in with substantial advanced
                         placement credit and financial resources dictate that I
                         finish in four years.
    
    
                 823076  1:GOALS-SOME  There was to much computer science focused at
                         an area of computer science that does not interest me or
                         many other students. The CS degree here focuses alot on
                         lower level computer programming and not on higher level
                         programming which is often used in the real world and to
                         accomplish large goals. The programming here is very
                         scientific and math based not very business or creatively
                         based.
    
                         2:WMAJ  allow for more variation in computer science
                         classes. Require Less electrical classes. People that want
                         to focus on optimization and compiler design want the ECE
                         classes and low level programming. People that want to
                         focus on GUI design and webapps will want to take higher
                         level programming classes.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I am learning something usefull and sought after.
                         That there are many very good research and udergraduate
                         working activities. These probably teach you more than the
                         classes do.
    
                         4:DODIFF  Spend more time looking for housing and working
                         on getting dorm housing that i want. I didn't want to live
                         on all male floors both years i lived in the doors and that
                         really screwed me.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  Because i didn't want to ruin my life by
                         taking 17 to 18 engineering credits a semester that would
                         keep me so busy that i never got to go out.
    
    
                 871880  1:GOALS-SOME  The program allowed me to significantly
                         improve my knowledge of and skill in computer science, but
                         I would have liked to have more opportunities for more
                         in-depth study.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would like to see more challenging coursework.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The flexibility to focus on the areas in which one
                         is truly interested.
    
                         4:DODIFF  Because of the financial aid fiascos associated
                         with doing a combined bachelor's/master's, I probably would
                         have completed my bachelor's degrees and then proceeded to
                         a normal graudate program.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I'm doing a combined BS/MS in addition
                         to a double major in a separate college, which is going to
                         take me an extra year.
    
    
                 891155  1:GOALS-SOME  The biggest problem with the comp sci major
                         is that over the course of four years, there's something
                         like five classes where you actually program. That means
                         out of 128 credits for graduation, about 15-20 of those
                         actually have you writing code. I understand the importance
                         of theory in the major, but I think instead of individual
                         classes dedicated to strict theory, theory should be
                         coupled with classes wherein more physical programming
                         actually occurs.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would include a lot more courses on the various
                         aspects of the computing major, i.e. courses on video
                         games, more courses on A.I., in general, more of what is
                         offered in the electives rather than the cores.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The C.S. major does have a pretty outstanding
                         faculty barring a few exceptions.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  the C.S. major is not incredibly robust,
                         meaning there are less classes that I need to take in order
                         to round out what is offered to me. Also I came to the
                         school with 23 transfer credits from high school and AP
                         courses, thus putting me about a half semester ahead of
                         everyone else.
    
    
                 934790  5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I took summer school and way too many
                         classes my freshman and sophomore year.
    
    
                 969484  1:GOALS-DEF   After working in on real time projects I came
                         to know about the fields on which   I lack a knowledge. CU
                         helped me acquiring that knowledge through different
                         courses.
    
                         2:WMAJ  more of programming assignments than quiz, which
                         will help us in understangding issues in languages of our
                         choice and also how to implement   the concepts in real
                         world.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Good coverage of courses.
    
                         4:DODIFF  Do major in new language
    
    
                 975492  1:GOALS-SOME  Job opportunities are requiring specific
                         experience and knowledge that the program here is ignoring.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Less restrictive requirements, particularly
                         prerequisites for the senior project.  It is very easy to
                         do one thing wrong and end up spending another year in the
                         program.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Some very excellent professors.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  I have taken extensive summer classes
                         each year.  I am exhausted, but am almost done.
    
    
     
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      Group      IDnum   Comments ordered by Student ID - Question Response
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      EN-CVEN    103620  1:GOALS-NO    Not enough practical information
    
                         2:WMAJ  more options for classes
    
                         3:BMAJ  the proffesors
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I had to.  I don't have enough money to
                         stay longer.
    
    
                 140367  1:GOALS-DEF   Availability of internships, or real world
                         experience.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Allow more room for non-engineering classes.
    
                         3:BMAJ  the chair of the department is amazing
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I'm from out of state, and tuition is so
                         expessive that my father won't pay for 5
    
    
                 149996  1:GOALS-SOME  I found that I learned much more on the job
                         than in school.  In classes I took, we would not always
                         apply the work to real world situations and I feel that
                         this would help students stay focused and help them in the
                         working world.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would change what courses are offered during the
                         fall and spring semesters.  The choice of this semester's
                         courses was small compared to the spring semester.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I feel that the instructors are very interested in
                         what they do and want the students to feel the same way.  I
                         feel encouraged to continue learning.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I want to get a job as soon as possible.
    
    
                 153764  1:GOALS-SOME  Hoping for setup intern ships through the
                         university.
    
                         2:WMAJ  offer more of the higher division classes in both
                         semesters no only in one semester
    
                         3:BMAJ  the constant advisor checks we do before each
                         semester
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  of the well structured block diagram the
                         civil department has provided for me upon entering the
                         university.
    
    
                 274641  2:WMAJ  More of an emphasis of the importance of
                         internships during annual advising. With this I would also
                         like to see lists of internships and other sources made
                         more available.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Knowledgeable professors
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  Attended community college for a few
                         years, taking classes off of a transfer guide for CU
                         thinking they would all transfer. The majority of those
                         classes did not apply to my major so I basically had to
                         start at the beginning.
    
    
                 285242  1:GOALS-SOME  I would have liked to take more classes
                         outside of my major.  There were too many required courses.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Way too specialized.  It should be possible to get
                         a general degree or a specified degree depending on level
                         on interest.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I will be employable (hopefully)
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I had advanced placement credit.  If I
                         hadn't had advanced placement credit I wouldn't have been
                         able to graduate in four years.
    
    
                 325686  1:GOALS-DEF   I feel like the civil engineering progam
                         (Water resources and environmental track) has prepared me
                         to do well in the career world and has provided ample
                         opportunity to get a good education.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would like to see more opportunities to do
                         practical projects.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The faculty is great
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I am working on a combined BS MS program
                         where I am doing both degrees at one time and I won't get
                         my bachelor's degree until I finish my mater's.
    
    
                 333993  1:GOALS-SOME  My major failed to give me a well rounded
                         education.   I lack basic knowledge in art and literature
                         that people should have.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would make the degree program more hands on.  I
                         would take students into the field to see the actual jobs
                         they could have with the degree.  I would require the
                         teachers to be in class more often.  Since choosing CVEN as
                         my degree I have had more teachers miss class than any
                         other time at CU.
    
                         3:BMAJ  There are always new ideas being put into
                         production.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  completing an engineering degree takes
                         over 4 years.  It can take considerably longer if your
                         advisor makes mistakes.
    
    
                 358140  5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I am ready to begin acareer and can dit
                         my deucation into 4 yrs
    
    
                 472848  2:WMAJ  The school was great when I first got here, but the
                         budget cuts are starting to really affect the opportunities
                         and education at CU.  CU needs to get more funding or apply
                         more of the funding to the education.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Most of the professors really seem to care about
                         the students and know more of the students thanwhat i've
                         seen in other majors
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I'm going to take about 6 years because
                         I am in the MS/BS program.
    
    
                 487095  1:GOALS-DEF   All the classes apply to what I want to do
    
                         2:WMAJ  That everyone doesnt have to follow the block
                         schedule.  It gets confusing if you miss one class.  I also
                         would not have the surveying class or I would inpove it.  I
                         would get new machines and use the old machines only one or
                         two times.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I enjoy my construction classes, they are
                         interesting and the teachers are always willing to help.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  all my classes didnt fit into my
                         schedule.  I will be 3 class short, I could have taken them
                         in the summer, but to take 3 classes in the summer is close
                         in cost for another semester.
    
    
                 510101  2:WMAJ  I would like to have teachers who care about the
                         students and are excited to teach.  Having teachers that
                         can be easily understood would be nice too!
    
                         3:BMAJ  The broad range of things you can do with and BS in
                         CVEN
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I want to figure out what I want to do
                         since I will be paying for college myself; I don't want to
                         waste money on getting a degree and then changing it after
                         several semesters.
    
    
                 511125  5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I transfered from another college and
                         was behind from the start.
    
    
                 560961  1:GOALS-SOME  I have become familar with the theory and
                         mathmatics behind engineering.  Via internships and some
                         courses the applicability behind this theory was learned,
                         but more could be involved in ALL courses.  I would have
                         liked to do more cite visits and had more hands on
                         experience.  I did have this opportunity during internships
                         (one of which was with the universtiy.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Make sure a more personal relationship between
                         advisor and student is made.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The organization of the program.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  my program had a very clear outline of
                         what I need to take to graduate in 4 years.
    
    
                 597003  1:GOALS-SOME  I feel that I can not answer this question
                         until I start working in my field
    
                         2:WMAJ  That faculty would help students to find
                         internships early in school.
    
                         3:BMAJ  A major that made me work so hard will be very
                         rewarding when I graduate.  I feel prepared to take on
                         challenges in the future because of my accomplishment.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I changed majors several times and
                         transferred between three universities
    
    
                 610820  1:GOALS-DEF   the program prepared me for my career and
                         allowed me to specialize in my interests
    
                         2:WMAJ  get rid of antiquated courses that have little
                         relevance to my area of interest (ie. engr. drawing for
                         water resources)
    
                         3:BMAJ  the professors
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  because I transferred and changed my
                         major which added some time.
    
    
                 614033  3:BMAJ  The interaction with the faculty.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I am getting my BS/MS degree.
    
    
                 623421  1:GOALS-SOME  The program taught me how to think
                         critically, but did not encourage enthusiasm for the
                         subject matter.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Have TAs and Professors who speak decent english.
                         I have had several ta's especially, who could barely
                         communicate, which did not encourage me to make use of
                         them.  Also, the majority of my professors and ta's have
                         not given me the impression that they care about me either
                         personally or even academically.  The few that have shown
                         that they care about me demonstrate all the more clearly
                         how lacking most professors and TA's are in this area.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Getting to know and be able to work with a close
                         group of fellow students.  And there are a few excellent
                         professors:  Hari Rajaram, Hyman Brown, and Ross Corotis.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  the academic load is too heavy to allow
                         for any uncertainty in major or to retake courses.
    
    
                 634873  5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I could not get the classes I wanted at
                         the right time
    
    
                 648023  1:GOALS-SOME  In my major some of the water classes felt
                         like they were not supported by the staff.  I have had
                         several adjunct professors in major classes that were not
                         nearly as good as full time professors.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  It is difficult to know what degree you
                         want when you begin.  In engineering if you get behind or
                         start late it is nearly impossible to catch up.
    
    
                 649954  1:GOALS-SOME  I wanted more classes in Construction
                         Management and less classes in engineering.  Also, I was
                         miss led when picking my school by the CU advisors.  I was
                         told that CU ranked 12th in the nation for Constuction
                         Engineering Management, but wasn't told that this was CU
                         grad school program and not the undergrad program that I
                         was obviously asking about, being as how I was a
                         highschooler at the time.
    
                         2:WMAJ  It would give more oportunity to pick desired
                         courses.
    
                         3:BMAJ  It's not that great
    
                         4:DODIFF  I would go to CSU or ISU because they have a
                         better Construction Management Program.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I am going to take eight semesters.
    
    
                 661457  1:GOALS-DEF   Gained a lot of useful knowledge needed for
                         my future career.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Include a public speaking class.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Overall effectiveness, usefullness of course
                         material
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I started at a different university and
                         not many of the classes I took pertain to my new major.
                         This is going to make my college degree take about 6 years.
    
    
                 708395  2:WMAJ  I really enjoyed my advisor, Scott Summers.  He was
                         always so encouraging and helpful.  Participating in the
                         Herbst Humanities program was also one of the highlights of
                         my college experience.  I would recommend it to everyone!
    
                         3:BMAJ  Professor Angela Bielefeldt.  Her classes are
                         really hard, but I have learned the most from her.  She is
                         also always available if you need help.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I was advised my freshman year not to
                         take 18 credits.  I had to take a class for a scholarship,
                         which put me behind schedule.  Looking back, I would like
                         to have taken more credits earlier in my college experience.
    
    
                 807123  1:GOALS-DEF   The college of engineering has started me on
                         the path to becoming a professional engineer.
    
                         2:WMAJ  The addition of a transportation department.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The diversity of the learning experience.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I got a lot of AP credit in high school
                         and engineering is a four-year program anyway.
    
    
                 825695  1:GOALS-SOME  i issues with CU is not its education, but
                         the poor planning of the President and the student
                         government.  since i have been here, all i have seen is
                         tuition go up, and i have not seen anything the explain
                         why.  the price for football games has gone up and we arent
                         good enough for a price increase to be justified.  The news
                         shows that Hoffman is backrupting the school and all she
                         can do is raise the cost of everything from pay-for-print
                         to tuituion across the board.  the student government is
                         too concerned with protesting(the back sale and the UCSC
                         president putting up signs and counter-protesting) to
                         actually do some good.  What they are doing (Source) raises
                         cost for everyone and only affects a few, and from what i
                         read and heard, it isnt even justifiable what they voted
                         for)
    
                         2:WMAJ  teachers that speek english.  it is hard enough to
                         follow the material of the classes, it is tough, some what
                         abstracted and taxing on the brain.  adding another
                         variable such as being taught by a teacher fresh from
                         Tehran, or china is unfair to the paying student if he
                         cannot understand fully what the teacher is saying.
    
                         3:BMAJ  the experience that most of the professors bring
                         with them after they have worked in the industry for as
                         long as most of them have.
    
                         4:DODIFF  i wish i had done study abroad.  my frineds have
                         done it and i like what i hear from them.  it seams like a
                         very usefull tool for students to expand their horizons and
                         global awareness
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  i want to preform well in my classes and
                         not be under too much of a burden from other classes.
                         Taking longer that for years is nice because it also lets
                         you experience the non-academic side of college better and
                         lets you see more of the world and reality(maybe not real
                         reality in boulder)
    
    
                 924325  1:GOALS-SOME  I think that the Civil Department needs to
                         put more empahsis on CAD related coursework.  Many of the
                         positions that Civil Engineers will persue will have large
                         amounts of CAD work associated with them.
    
                         2:WMAJ  More time with computer applications, especially
                         CAD.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Diverse coursework.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I wanted to make sure the major I had
                         selected was what I wanted to persue.
    
    
                 927083  1:GOALS-SOME  There seems to be minimal focus on developing
                         a person's interpersonal communication skills.
    
                         2:WMAJ  The courses that are required. I would suggest more
                         writing and presentations with increased emphasis on public
                         speaking.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The people.
    
                         4:DODIFF  The key is balance. A balance between school and
                         social functions.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I made mistakes my freshman year that I
                         have to live with the rest of my life. My advice to you is
                         to stay focus on the task at hand and don't let the
                         temptations of being a freshman control your life.
    
    
     
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      EN-ECEN    104293  1:GOALS-NO    Course Cancellations, Huge Classes, Bias of
                         instructors and TA's made my undergraduate years at CU very
                         unsatisfactory
    
                         2:WMAJ  Biased\Whimsical Grading    
    
                         3:BMAJ  The 'unforgettable' Experience
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  1) Bad advice from CU prior to
                         transfer    2) Engineering School has 'different'
                         guidelines than the rest of CU - leading me to lose almost
                         2 semesters of coursework credit    3) Course
                         Cancellations, Reschedules, Rigid Time Conflicts
    
    
                 122436  2:WMAJ  More Computer Engineering and less Electrical.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Looks good in comparison with schools accross the
                         country.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I am pursuing a double major.
    
    
                 368972  1:GOALS-DEF   I obtained a lot of hands-on experience and
                         general knowledge applicable to the real world
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would have Keith Julien not teach DFQ.  Not only
                         is he a horrible teacher that pushed me away and
                         disinterested me from engineering, he is also a jackass
                         with no concern for his students.  He made a semester of my
                         education absolutely miserable.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I had wonderful professors and lots of friends to
                         work with.
    
                         4:DODIFF  Engineering was probably not the right major for
                         me
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I'm a double major with Finance
    
    
                 384853  1:GOALS-SOME  I can understand theory but I don't know how
                         to apply it.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I hope instructors attitude toward students change.
                         They can arrange more office hours to talk with students.
                         As less as possible it uses part time instructors.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The instructors can explain verything in detail. No
                         just follow the text books.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I need to learn more and do very well in
                         academic areas.
    
    
                 391465  1:GOALS-NO    The lower division courses teaching the
                         basics were fine. The problem with the curriculum is that
                         there are definitely not enough classes in actual computer
                         engineering and I do not feel like I'm ready to enter
                         industry with the amount of knowledge I need.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Option to replace theory classes with actual
                         computer engineering classes
    
                         3:BMAJ  Builds a very good foundation for my major
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I'm entering the BS/MS program.
    
    
                 465671  1:GOALS-SOME  Coursework provided a good basis for my
                         future in industry.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I came in with nearly all of my
                         humanities credits from high school and I worked very hard
                         taking more than 15 credits nearly every semester. I also
                         was lucky to register for all of the classes I took without
                         a waitlist.
    
    
                 531862  1:GOALS-SOME  I felt that a lot of the classes were a
                         little too focused on theoretical and mathematical aspects
                         of the major.  I did not gain very much practical real
                         world experience until capstone.  It would be nice if every
                         course could somehow incorporate a project of some sort to
                         help students use the skills that they learn during the
                         course.  They try to do this with lab work, but often the
                         labs are focused on applications in a theoretical world,
                         and it's hard to see how they apply to what I will be
                         really doing in a job.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Less Theory, More hands on practical.  Also, put
                         more emphasis on selecting a specific "sub-field" such as
                         Embedded Systems, Communications, Power, etc. and have the
                         ability to focus classes more on those fields
    
                         3:BMAJ  Captone is very usefull
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  It is very difficult to finish an
                         engineering degree in 4 years, especially if you have 2
                         outside jobs and you're very involved in a lot of
                         extracurricular activities such as I am.
    
    
                 543022  1:GOALS-DEF   I learned the very things that interested me.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  the junior college I went to before I
                         came to CU told me all 64 of my credits would transfer and
                         when I transfered to CU I found out that only 32
                         transfered. So because of that I must go for another year.
    
    
                 550283  1:GOALS-SOME  Quite a bit of the information presented is
                         either outside my area of specialization or is theoretical
                         with little relavent practical experience with my
                         speciality.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The ability and willingness to help from some of
                         the professors.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I have incorporated graduate work in my
                         undergraduate degree through a concurrent program.
    
    
                 568767  1:GOALS-NO    Did not provide the practical knowledge
                         needed to start a job in industry during school.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Get better instructors as in more caring for the
                         students and thus better lecturers
    
                         3:BMAJ  none
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  it allows you to take other (non-major)
                         classes that I may enjoy.
    
    
                 571703  1:GOALS-SOME  I feel that the program spent more time on
                         theoretical problems rather than practical problems, which
                         may or may not help at a real full-time job.
    
                         2:WMAJ  The advising.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Some of the Professors.
    
                         4:DODIFF  I would take more time off to travel (anywhere).
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I would like to take my time.
    
    
                 603736  2:WMAJ  Slightly less predetermined curriculum
    
                         3:BMAJ  Good professors
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  That is the suggested track, and I don't
                         need any extra time to fulfill the requirements.
    
    
                 664508  5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I have a prior degree and am attempting
                         to get an Engineering degree.  Only a crazy person takes
                         more than 15 upper-division technical credit hours at a
                         time.
    
    
                 731887  1:GOALS-SOME  I have learned a ton, but there were some
                         classes required for my major that definately did not
                         interest or motivate me to learn more.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Allow a bit more choice in the different classes
                         (possibly different specializations for example).
    
                         3:BMAJ  The classes that I like are REALLY fun and engaging.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I am hoping to do a 5 year masters
                         program so it will take more than 4 just because of the way
                         my credits work out to complete both degrees.
    
    
                 743321  1:GOALS-SOME  I feel I missed out on some more of the
                         classes I would like to take from my dept. because of the
                         Humanities requirements.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Less Humanities.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Capstone Lab
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I was activated by the Colorado Army
                         National Guard in support of Operation Noble Eagle.
    
    
                 781369  1:GOALS-DEF   I was not too sure exactly what my goals were
                         to begin with. The program here helped me figure that out
                         and set myself on the right path. It allowed me to
                         experience a wide variety of subjects in my field and
                         figure out what I'm interested in.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would have the deparment listen closer to FCQs
                         and make sure professors understand what the students said
                         on them
    
                         3:BMAJ  Our capstone was the most amazing class I have ever
                         taken.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  it is not possible to actually finish my
                         degree in four years if you actually want to learn
                         something. You can force yourself to finish in four years
                         but it would be pushing the limits. If you take four and a
                         half or five years you can really get something from the
                         program and not lose yourself to stress and still have some
                         ability to relax every now and then.
    
    
                 784341  1:GOALS-SOME  The Engineering program does a good job of
                         preparing students to effectively work as an engineer.  It
                         hasn't helped me with connections into the industry at all.
    
                         2:WMAJ  They should explain earlier what possibilities or
                         type of work I may be doing so I could have prepared better.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Electrical Engineering has prepared me to solve
                         difficult problems effectively.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  because I'm studying Electrical
                         Engineering which requires much more work than other majors.
    
    
                 812134  2:WMAJ  Maybe a little more standardization in what is
                         taught in each class. I found that taking a class that
                         built off of a prereq with a teacher that I didn't have for
                         that prereq and some of the other students did have, put me
                         at a dissadvantage.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Great professors. 24/7 lab access and student
                         lounge access.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I switched majors and schools a few
                         times.
    
    
                 830495  1:GOALS-SOME  At times I was forced to take classes that
                         will not help me at all in my career at the expense of
                         classes that would help me.  For instance, in my final
                         semester I am taking freshman level geology and a freshman
                         level linguistics course for no reason other than I have to
                         to graduate.  If I didnt have to take them I could have
                         taken another ECEN class and received a certificate in
                         Embedded Systems.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I worked ridiculously hard for 4 years
                         and don't want to be here anymore.
    
    
                 832075  1:GOALS-DEF   I thought the teachers were very helpful and
                         focused on the students.  Sometimes I felt the workload was
                         too much.  I even thought about switching majors, just
                         because it was so much work.  I'm glad I stuck it out.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Somehow make less work load for some students:  I
                         honestly felt so overwhelmed at times that I wanted to
                         quit.  I don't know what to do to make it better but have
                         the advisors warn against taking too many classes.  I want
                         to take funner classes - such as art or gym or floral.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I loved how friendly the teachers were - they were
                         always willing to help.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  Actually less than 4 years because I had
                         so much AP credit already.  I thought this was VERY helpful
                         and I plan now on getting my BS/MS in ECE.
    
    
                 851741  1:GOALS-SOME  I feel like I have a good basic understanding
                         of ECEN, but there have been companies asking me if I have
                         skills in certain areas, that I didn't even know were
                         important. These skills are required to get some of thoes
                         jobs, and I am just now finding out I don't have them.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would give more information to students about
                         what kind of career paths there are out there, and what
                         classes would be good to take to go down thoes paths.
    
                         3:BMAJ  There are a few professors who I feel are really
                         good and care, and become the best part of being in ECEN.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I planned to only be in college for that
                         long. I am glad I did because I am starting to get burned
                         out and I am ready to move on.
    
    
                 924194  1:GOALS-SOME  In my experience, some professors don't take
                         the time to listen to student concerns.  Others take the
                         time, but don't actually listen to complants.  Most
                         professors and lecturers don't have this problem, but the
                         few that do make life difficult for their students.  This
                         problem manifests itself in students not getting
                         information or help that they need and would have gotten
                         with a different professor.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would choose undergraduate professors based on
                         their affection for teaching rather than the research
                         they've done.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The professors that are teaching because they like
                         to teach.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  the program in which I am enrolled is
                         well structured to fit in four years.  While it is
                         challenging, it is perfectly reasonable suggested schedule
                         for a student to follow.
    
    
                 941715  1:GOALS-SOME  There are plenty of challenging and practical
                         courses in ECE, including many technical electives in
                         particular, but the embedded systems courses ought to be
                         required or better advertised in the department.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Make Embedded Systems a pre-requisite for Capstone.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Compiler Construction.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I am capable of completing my degree in
                         four years.
    
    
                 947880  1:GOALS-SOME  Not enough explanation of how to seek out
                         resources that were available to the students.
    
                         2:WMAJ  More orientation materials so that we know what
                         programs available to us are.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I liked the subject for the first two and a half
                         years.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I don't need any more time to complete
                         my major.
    
    
                 977805  1:GOALS-DEF   My primary goal in majoring in ECE was to
                         understand how computer chips worked, with the intent of
                         designing them for a career. Digital Logic, Semiconductor
                         Physics, and Computer Organization have provided all the
                         fundamentals of this field, and while certainly there is
                         much more to be learned, my goals have been met.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I am a double major in Applied Math and
                         Electircal and Computer Engineering, with a concurrent
                         Masters in the ECE as well. As such, it will take me 6
                         years to complete, which is only wo years per degree, and
                         not bad at all!
    
    
                 987066  1:GOALS-NO    At the end of day so to speak, the knowledge
                         is only cursory at best comparted to the things we need to
                         know in the real world.  I am a decent student and have had
                         internships and except for my own personal efforts and
                         taking extra classes that are not normally part of the
                         curriculum, I would have no real world skills coming out of
                         college.  What gets taught in the undergrad program might
                         be useful background for all other things in the feild, but
                         that is all that it is, background.  No student coming out
                         of this school would have any useful skills in industry in
                         my opinion.  You don't start learning anything that gives
                         you marketable skills until you start taking graduate
                         classes.        I also felt as though I was unable to
                         explore what I thought my interests in the field might be
                         because the curriculum is so restrictive all the way
                         through being a senior that you have no ability to take
                         classes that might give you a sample of the sub-displicines
                         within the field.        In terms of material and freedom,
                         graduate school looks far more promising than the
                         undergraduate program is.  That is still no excuse for the
                         dismal shortcomings of this undergraduate program though.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Changing one thing about the major is not a very
                         fair question....There are so many things that I think are
                         wrong with this program I could write you a good length
                         paper on it if I wanted to spend the time.  So instead you
                         get two things instead of one.  Consider yourself lucky I'm
                         only telling you two, it could have easily been 10 to
                         15.        Allow Computer Engineering classes for ECE
                         students senior theory and lab.  EE classes only for senior
                         theory and lab is bullxxxx for ECE because if we wanted
                         just EE we would have been EE students.  There is too much
                         EE work for the ECE curriculum as it is.  EE students can
                         take both EE and ECE classes for their senior theory and
                         lab, but we can't.  I'm not the least bit bitter by the
                         way. (-_-)        Second, ECE's should be allowed to get CS
                         minors. Here's why:    1) It would only take one more
                         class.    2) Claims that ECE is an EE degree with a CS
                         minor is not how it works in my mind.  To be overly breif,
                         CE is hardware design, CS is programming.  Therefore having
                         an ECE should not confer to others that you have any
                         ability in CS beyond the most rudimentary skills(which is
                         what you have after 2270 if you look at all that CS can
                         entail).  If the department really views this an EE degree
                         with a CS minor, change the degree to EECS, not ECE.  It is
                         very misleading.    3)Not that taking one more class in CS
                         suddenly will make you a guru, but the choices for that one
                         class needed to get the minor will make a significant
                         difference in your understanding of CS, because they are
                         the first classes beyond the basics(ie- operating systems,
                         algorithms, etc.)    4)Having the CS minor will make us
                         look better when we are looking for jobs.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Space grant is neat and lets you learn some
                         real-world stuff.  Oh, wait, thats not part of the
                         program...    ...Allow me to get back to you on that one.
    
                         4:DODIFF  Although I don't know how, I would have also made
                         sure I knew about the fact that many of the cool looking
                         classes that are listed in the guides are infact not
                         offered, and that a lot of classes are only offered on
                         certain semesters(both of which no one tells you upfront
                         and you inevitably find out late which makes taking classes
                         and changing what you planned on difficult)
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  Write a fake letter? That's just
                         retarded.  Whoever came up with that grand idea should be
                         fired.  Why not just ask to say why you are going to take
                         'x' amount of time to graduate?  And don't forget a handful
                         do graduate in less than 4 years.  On to the next page.
    
    
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      EN-EEEN    102626  1:GOALS-SOME  My program met a few goals that I now realize
                         I need and will use throughout my life. By completing this
                         curriculum I can now asses, and solve problems in a
                         systematic efficient manner. These problems do not have to
                         pertain to engineering which is the most useful tool I can
                         say I learned here at CU. It is vital for any student
                         wanting to succeed in the world of business in the US to
                         know how to asses and solve problems as efficiently as
                         possible.   I feel that CU did not come close to meeting
                         some goals that I am working on completing myself.
                         Presentations, business skills and product development
                         skills are not offered to engineers at all. They are not
                         mentioned or encouraged and that is a disappointment to me.
                         An engineer with a sense of business, a confident speaking
                         voice, and product development skills are sought after in
                         industry. If CU had a program that combined business and
                         engineering in one program that lasted 5 years, not 4 and
                         truly focused on the needs of business in the US it would
                         be provide students with invaluable life tools that could
                         be used later in life to make large impacts in a variety of
                         work environments.   It is my opinion that CU needs to
                         restructure their engineering curriculum and realize that
                         industry has changed. Business students are not as useful
                         as they once were, and engineers are not either. It is a
                         combination of engineering, critical thinking and people
                         skills that make industry move forward and lucrative for
                         members of these industries.   If you are interested in
                         more student feedback or ideas on how to structure a
                         program I would love to be involved and provide any help
                         that I can. CU is a great school that just needs to evolve
                         with industry and provide every tool students can use to
                         exit school and be as useful as possible.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Offer more real world experiences, INTERNSHIPS/COOPS
    
                         3:BMAJ  I know how to solve complex problems
    
                         4:DODIFF  I would take more business classes that are
                         related to product development and business growth.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I cannot complete the electrical
                         engineering curriculum in four years and successfully learn
                         everything being offered in the courses.
    
    
                 112245  2:WMAJ  Extend the number of credits for several of the lab
                         classes.  It is ridiculous to spend the amount of time in
                         several classes(ie components, linear...) needed perform
                         well.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I decided that taking an extra semester
                         would facilitate a more productive and less stressful last
                         several semesters.  I felt that although expensive, taking
                         my capstone class all by itself would be the most rewarding.
    
    
                 301619  1:GOALS-SOME  Some courses did not emphasize what would be
                         needed later, and others assumed previous courses had
                         taught things that they did not, making later courses quite
                         difficult. This orginization seemed especialy lacking in
                         the core math classes, and core circuit classes.
    
                         2:WMAJ  The ammount of graduate students that are teaching
                         the high level courses. Though they are good because they
                         had been through them recently, they dont have the
                         knowladge that a full professor does.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I know alot about electrical engineering, and how
                         much work has to be put into it.
    
                         4:DODIFF  Im not sure that EE was the right major for me,
                         but only realized this tward the end, so I might as well
                         finish it out, and then see whatelse I want to do. There
                         was not enough flexibility in the major to explor any other
                         areas, all time had to be devoted to it.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  The workload for getting a electrical
                         engineering degree is too much to bear when you have to
                         work outside of school, so I had to take a few less classes
                         a few semesters. I also failed one class due to the
                         workload I tried to take on in attempt to graduate in four
                         years. If you want to graduate with an engineering degree
                         in four years, don't plan on doing anything else.
    
    
                 610702  2:WMAJ  Can't think of anything currently.
    
                         3:BMAJ  It is a intensive but well worth it educationally
                         major.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I am also getting a business minor while
                         at CU.
    
    
                 620748  5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  Because it took me about a year to
                         decide what major i wanted to try for.
    
    
                 736140  5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I am a double major and am taking extra
                         classes outside both my majors, like language and arts
                         classes.
    
    
                 796362  1:GOALS-SOME  some teachers could be a lot better, because,
                         the basic things that we learn, depends on the future
                         classes and if there was some things that were not taugh
                         very well, it will affect, us in the long run
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would have to say, teachers!! Because the future
                         depends on them
    
                         3:BMAJ  MEP program, it got me as far as i wanted.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  Well it is engineering, and on top of
                         that i transfered from Arts and Science college, ;)
    
    
                 811529  1:GOALS-DEF   Academic coursework very challenging.  Had
                         exposure to a broad spectrum of fields in EE, yet each was
                         specialized enough to fully understand concepts and
                         practices.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Departmental administration.  Courses not offered,
                         yet still appear in catalogs semester to semester.  Vague
                         academic advising; told one thing one semester, then
                         something different the next.  Caused me an extra semester
                         at CU that wasn't necessary.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I'm in no rush to start a career, and my
                         coursework is challenging so I want to take my time with it.
    
    
                 812901  1:GOALS-DEF   Taught me how to use computer programs that
                         are useful--Matlab, Mathematica, Spice, etc.  Labs gave me
                         familiarity with what to expect in the real world.
    
                         2:WMAJ  As a transfer student with a previous degree, it
                         was surprisingly difficult to get accepted into the
                         Engineering School without 3 semesters of classes that I
                         had already taken similar equivalents to.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Instructors are available and eager to help the
                         students.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  Longer than four years because I have a
                         previous AAS degree, and my transfer status required me to
                         essentially start again from scratch, including taking some
                         classes that incoming freshmen don't necessarily require.
    
    
                 852400  1:GOALS-NO    many of the classes that are advertised are
                         not really offered and/or have not been offered in years.
                         Many of the professors are not willing to tutor students,
                         or help them or answer questions in class or in office
                         hours. There are many professors who are never (and I do
                         mean NEVER) Available because they are so wrapped up in
                         their research, so if you are having trouble in a class
                         than you are just out of luck. The class materials were
                         never set up to show students what these conciepts are used
                         for in the real world, so I often find my self
                         "re-inventing the wheel" because I didn't know such a
                         product already existed.
    
                         2:WMAJ  1)I would have made sure that there was better
                         academic counciling. Many of these classes would have been
                         do-able if I was only taking one difficult class at a
                         time.    2)I would have got a double major, so that I could
                         balance out the hard classes with easyer classes    3)I
                         would have planed from the beguining to take 5 years, so
                         that I would have taken it a little slower and been more
                         sucessfull.    4)I would have set aside a lot more money
                         for tutors, because since the professors don't help with
                         questions than a tutor for every class from the start of
                         each semester would have been a good idea.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The research that the professor are doing is pretty
                         state of the art, so if you want to learn about what they
                         are doing you could.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  six years because I don't get any help
                         in my classes from any of my teachers and there is just too
                         many question to ask during class to get them all answered.
                         I frequently don't understand how to do my homework and
                         there are no tutors for these Engineering courses and the
                         professors won't help so I kept geting bad grades and
                         frequently had to re-take classes. Also the academic
                         counciling I got here was terrable! The department just
                         deligated "Counciling" to all of the professors. The
                         professor that was assigned to me told me that she didn't
                         take this classes at this school so she had no idea how
                         they were structured and twice she recomended I take 15
                         credit hour semesters that were such an over load I failed
                         almost all of my classes. I was only able to see my
                         assigned counciler twice in the six years that I attented
                         because she was always to bussy and I coul'd not get into
                         contact with her. The two times I did meet with her she
                         only had 20 minutes to speak with me. NOT HELP
                         FULL!!!    Many times I ended up taking two KILLER classes
                         in the same semester which usualy ment that I would fail
                         one of both of them. In retrospect I really shouldn't have
                         taken them together and I wish someone would have been
                         there to tell me that.
    
    
                 861427  2:WMAJ  More special topics courses
    
                         3:BMAJ  The professors are intelligent and approachable
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I was diligent about meeting degree
                         requirements, and I had AP credits coming into college.
    
    
                 887049  1:GOALS-SOME  I think the engineering school should gear
                         more of its education to practical issues.  It focuses a
                         lot of its time on teaching the theoretical issues within
                         the field.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would include more applications that are geared
                         to life after graduation.
    
                         3:BMAJ  It offers a wide variety of options within in my
                         major.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I entered the university with 20+
                         credits.  These credits eliminated most of the humanities
                         in my schedule and allowed me to take more classes
                         dedicated to my major.
    
    
                 892944  1:GOALS-SOME  I feel the Engineering Program focuses
                         primarily on theory, but does not focus enough on the
                         application of these theories to "real-world" applications
                         (abilities needed in employment).
    
                         2:WMAJ  More focus on "real-world" applications and use of
                         theory to accomplish job-skill-type tasks.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I have a wide variety of skills in varying fields
                         from Linguistics to Physics to Education.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I am pursuing additional studies: a
                         minor outside my primary field.
    
    
                 991101  1:GOALS-SOME  I didn't learn enough in CSCI 1300, so my
                         programming skills are not good, and I spent a lot of time
                         on courses that didn't relate to later courses
    
                         2:WMAJ  less time spent in lab in the lower division classes
    
                         3:BMAJ  good professors
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I planned poorly and I took some
                         semesters where not enough of my classes applied to my major
    
    
                 992351  5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I transfered schools halfway through my
                         college career and CU did a very poor job of making the
                         credits transfer.  I lost about 2 semesters worth of credit
                         due to transfering to CU.
    
    
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      EN-EVEN    145910  1:GOALS-SOME  none
    
                         2:WMAJ  n
    
                         3:BMAJ  n
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  engineering is hard
    
    
                 396421  1:GOALS-SOME  I felt like some classes were lacking as far
                         as instructors go.  The classes had interesting and
                         relevant material, but the instructors were terrible, and
                         made it very hard to take much away from the class.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Better quality of teaching in some undergrad
                         courses.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Great material--I am learning about one of my
                         passions in life.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I stayed on top of the recommended
                         curriculum.  I also came in with 12 credits from passing AP
                         tests.
    
    
                 637844  1:GOALS-SOME  I feel like advisors are generally unaware of
                         academic requirements and no one knows anything about other
                         departments...requiring a lot of the student during
                         registration.  I also feel that the course loads get
                         extremely ridiculous toward the end of school, which makes
                         it difficult to work (or, for that matter, do anything)
                         except school.  I pay for myself and am dependent upon a
                         full time job to get through school...and I wish courses
                         and teachers were more compassionate about this.
    
                         2:WMAJ  More opportunity to take "fun" classes, ie: NON
                         ENGINEERING AND NON TECHNICAL CLASSES.  I have completely
                         forgotten all about my creative abilities, because only my
                         mathematic abilities are being looked at.  I think students
                         are put at an EXTREME DISADVANTAGE in Engineering because
                         we know nothing but Engineering; it is unrealistically
                         specialized.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I feel like I have met some really awesome people,
                         certainly some of the most intelligent.  Any of my
                         professors could easily compose a textbook of their subject
                         and be praised for it; I respect that.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I transferred from Colorado School of
                         Mines and then took a semester off before resuming my
                         education at CU Denver, eventually ending my education for
                         my undergrad at CU Boulder.  Undoubtedly, I lost credits
                         and time in the process.  I will graduate in 5 years.
    
    
                 722196  1:GOALS-SOME  For the most part my program did meet my
                         goals- there were just a few certain classes that were
                         strongly disappointing (e.g. Computing), and some that were
                         not beneficial at all (Separations).
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would eliminate separations from the curriculum.
                         It is largely for oil refining, the text is outdated, and
                         the current professor is ineffective.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Getting to study things I am interested in
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I did not know exactly what I wanted to
                         study when I started college, and took some time to figure
                         that out.
    
    
                 964090  1:GOALS-DEF   CU expanded my knowledge of science and
                         engineering greatly. It gave me many unbelieveable
                         opportunities, but lacked an expansion of my writing
                         abilities, and ethical issue analysis.
    
                         2:WMAJ  The professors would be more attentive to students,
                         and more reasonable about their assignments and verbal
                         comments to students, without taking the challenge out of
                         it.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I now know how to limit polution and anaylize
                         environmental problems really well.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I took the initiative, and had the
                         strong will to take an engineering progam head on.
    
    
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      EN-MCEN    156166  1:GOALS-SOME  I am now in graduate school, and professors
                         are assuming I know certain things that they deem standard
                         undergraduate information, and I do not know it.  It was
                         never taught in my undergraduate classes, so the school has
                         not met standard educational criteria.
    
                         2:WMAJ  1. Professor's that value their teaching skills as
                         much as their research skills.  I have had to many
                         professors who don't want to teach a class but must to
                         continue their research.  2. A more real-world approach to
                         engineering, in contrast to the current theory based
                         teaching which prepares you for research interest. 3.  A
                         larger empahsis on using computer technologies.  As an
                         engineer, the main portion of work is modeling, and I only
                         had to take one semester of computer modeling.  4.  Better
                         communication among professors for sequential courses.  I
                         took material 1 in the fall and know am taking materials 2
                         in the spring.  I would hope the teachers would have at
                         least talked to see what we learned in materials 1, but
                         they didn't so the materials 2 professor is not building on
                         previous coursework, basically just doing what he feels is
                         necessary to learn.
    
                         3:BMAJ  1.  Professors for the most part are always
                         available and happy to answer questions.  2.  My coursework
                         path for graduation was very clear and easy to follow.  3.
                         The computing facilites are aboundant and always in good
                         order.  4.  Grading policies for the most part are fair and
                         equal.
    
                         4:DODIFF  Check out career services as a freshman or
                         sophomore to see if the jobs in my choosen degree are
                         something I want to do.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  to finish a undergraduate mechanical
                         degree in four years requires 3 or 4 semesters of 18
                         credits.  Taking 18 engineering credits is possible, but
                         not much fun.  Also, spend some time finding an area of
                         interest and find possible work in that field to see if its
                         for you.  No need to rush through school in something you
                         don't like.
    
    
                 213563  1:GOALS-SOME  internship opps. are lacking and difficult to
                         obtain
    
                         2:WMAJ  more english speaking TA's
    
                         3:BMAJ  Ken Gall
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  The mechanical engineering major
                         requires huge work loads to graduate on time
    
    
                 223764  2:WMAJ  No physics 3
    
                         3:BMAJ  Good paying jobs.  Understanding how and why things
                         work.
    
                         4:DODIFF  Not take so long to choose a major.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I transfered from the University of
                         Texas to the Arts and Science program at CU and then
                         transfered into the Engineering school.
    
    
                 231599  1:GOALS-SOME  The program was great, but personal choices
                         limited my success and achievement of educational goals.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Provide a more diverse selection of courses to
                         fulfill the graduation requirements.
    
                         3:BMAJ  ITLL, and other hands on experiences. Senior Design
                         Project.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  that is what is paid for. The school
                         accomidates and guarantees a 4 year degree as well.
    
    
                 302632  1:GOALS-SOME  By using faculty as staff of a department the
                         profs' spend less time with students. It is especially a
                         problem when the profs' are more interested in research
                         than the students educational needs. Thus the aspects that
                         professors are not available or interested to teach me when
                         i am paying for it, is very dissatisfying me.
    
                         2:WMAJ  If i could change on thing about my major it would
                         have been to utilize the travel abroad programs to see
                         Australia. I think that i would have been a life changing
                         experience for me to travel to another culture country and
                         school to study for one year.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The one best thing about my major is that when i am
                         done acquiring all of my planed education i will be able to
                         do just about anything would like. This is a rewarding
                         factor, and an inspiring one as well. I have made great
                         friends with the faculty, staff and co-students which is a
                         rewarding aspect as well.
    
                         4:DODIFF  I would do something to be recognized with in the
                         college of engineering by faculty, or industries that would
                         put a mark in the history books.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  It took me quite some time to realize
                         what i wanted to study and what i was good at. I am also
                         going to say and acquire my master and so ill be in school
                         a bit longer. See you soon and good luck with your next
                         steps in life.
    
    
                 307744  1:GOALS-SOME  It did not have enough application...projects
                         etc.
    
                         2:WMAJ  more projects
    
                         3:BMAJ  biomedical option
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I am studying abroad for an extra
                         semester
    
    
                 345901  1:GOALS-SOME  I believe a wider variety of technical
                         electives should be allowed for Mechanical engineers.  For
                         example, financing should be included as a MCEN elective as
                         it may be pertinent to future work.  Also, technical and
                         special study should be approached earlier in the
                         cirriculum, or emphasized more, so that engineers can
                         develope a clearer sense of what they wish to do, in work
                         or future study.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would allow more freedom for course besides
                         engineering.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Taught me time management and ability to solve
                         problems.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I took one year off.
    
    
                 402540  1:GOALS-SOME  I wanted some more noise control classes and
                         they stopped offering them when I was ready.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  the required classes in the curriculum
                         is far less than the number of hours you can take.
                         Therefore four years is sufficient, as long as you don't
                         change majors.
    
    
                 408081  1:GOALS-SOME  not enough opportunities to take humanities
                         of my choice. felt some of my graduation requirements were
                         irrelevent to what i wanted to do with my mechnical
                         engineering degree
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I did studay abroad, i'm in a difficult
                         major and i've held at least a part time job throughout my
                         educational career.
    
    
                 429761  2:WMAJ  more tech electives
    
                         3:BMAJ  people in it
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  out of state tuition is too high, need
                         to get a job to pay off student loans
    
    
                 460724  1:GOALS-SOME  Did  - Taught mechanical engineering skills
                         Did not  - Taught too much theory, not enough application
                         - Class sizes too big  - Most professors are disinterested
                         in undergraduate eduication
    
                         2:WMAJ  Lower Student to staff ratio!
    
                         3:BMAJ  The few individuals in the department that truly
                         care about student eduication and welfare.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I made a personal goal to graduate from
                         college in four years.
    
    
                 542684  1:GOALS-SOME  I got expieriance in a wide range of topics
                         in the mechanical engineering field.  Now I have a better
                         understanding of what type of work I could be doing,
                         depending on the road I choose to take.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I wish we could choose more of what type of
                         mechanical Engineering we would like to focus in.  They
                         cover so many different aspects of Mechanical engineering
                         that most of it we will not ever use again.  Especially
                         since depending on your career, one will most likely only
                         use a certain aspect of Mechanincal engineering.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Since there are a lot of people in my major, I had
                         the opportunity to meet and work with a large variety of
                         people
    
                         4:DODIFF  I would really like to study abroad..however when
                         in Engineering is doesnt allow for many opportunites to
                         those that wish to graduate in 4 years.  I wish they would
                         do something to change this!!!
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  It costs a crap load to attend the
                         University of Colorado if you live out of state.  Also, the
                         amount of knowledge you will gain in four years is the same
                         as if you took an extra year just to get better grades.
                         Grades are important, but getting real world expieriance is
                         worth more than spending more time paying for school.
    
    
                 553770  1:GOALS-xxxx  Did not prepare me for an engineering career
                         - merely taught me engineering fundamentals with NO
                         practical application.
    
    
                 568033  1:GOALS-SOME  Courses are well conducted.  Too little
                         encouragement or oppertunities for
                         research/jobs/internships etc.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Less focus on Thermal concepts (Thermo, Heat
                         Transfer, Thermal Systems)
    
                         3:BMAJ  Broad engineering topics covered
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I plan on getting two minors, and it is
                         very rigerous to take the prescribed junior/senior course
                         loads.
    
    
                 582823  1:GOALS-SOME  For mechanical engineering, advising is not
                         very good, many key courses are taught by instructors who
                         do not care or are not prepared to teach, and there a few
                         post-graduation/internship/research opportunities.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Improve teaching/coursework of some of the
                         embarrassingly badly taught classes.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Some VERY good faculty.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  that's when I stop getting my
                         scholarships!
    
    
                 588931  5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  BS/MS program
    
    
                 596559  1:GOALS-DEF   * Met my academic goals with specialized
                         programs like the Presidents Leadership Class, which is
                         very strong in synthesizing critical thinking, applied
                         service, advanced internship experience, and most
                         importantly, leadership   *I am fairly disastisfied with
                         the mechanical engineering department.  Communication
                         between instructors/faculty is lagging.  Instructors teach
                         as if they are only going through the motions.  Only 3 of
                         my many engineering professors have inspired me, or
                         challenged me to want to think in new ways.  I would
                         greatly appreciate a strong focus be committed towards
                         inter-department communication, and evaluating faculty who
                         have a passion for what they do.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would like to see faculty that are student
                         focused and not research focused.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The degree is top notch, and most of the facilities
                         are very nice.
    
                         4:DODIFF  I would have spent more time fostering my desire
                         to get involved with creative writing.  As an engineer, we
                         are permitted very few humanities courses, and I filled
                         those with PLC coursework, which I do not regret.  However,
                         between PLC, engineering, and a few business courses, I was
                         unable to take any history, literature, art, theater, or
                         english courses that I would have liked to take.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I planned accordingly, took a summer
                         course, and packed my schedule with 18 and 19 hours some
                         semesters.  Engineering is difficult to finish in four
                         years, some are able to do it with minors, it is nearly
                         impossible to do it with double majors.  However, a vast
                         majority of my friends are finishing in 4.5 years, some
                         even 5 years.
    
    
                 601623  1:GOALS-DEF   I felt that several very valuable subjects
                         were looked into, but felt that some courses would have
                         been much better if they had included a lab (fluids most
                         notably).
    
                         2:WMAJ  Many classes aren't engaging, so people tend to
                         slack off and not pay attention because they don't need to.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Honestly, my favorite thing about MechE is Larry
                         Monke, our undergraduate advisor.  He has been
                         indespensible.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I'm a double major in Aerospace and
                         Mechanical engineering.  I will graduate in four and a half
                         years.
    
    
                 634967  2:WMAJ  Courses could be offered more frequently.  Often
                         times, I want to take a course but have to take others
                         because if I don't I fall behind and cannot catch up.
                         Therefore, if required courses as well as some electives
                         could be offered more often, that would be great!  Even if
                         they could just tell students when courses will be offered
                         in the future so they can plan to take them at another time
                         (mainly electives), this would help.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The BS/MS program is very good for motivating
                         students to continue education and pursue a masters degree.
                          That is what I am currently enrolled in and I am enjoying
                         it.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I switched majors during my freshman
                         year and I transfered to CU during my Junior year.
                         Therefore, I lost some credits and started behind when I
                         began my studies of Engineering.
    
    
                 671042  2:WMAJ  The ability to choose any electives, not just ones
                         that fill humanities requirements.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Senior Design Project
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I changed my mayor three times during my
                         freshman and sophmore year.
    
    
                 675908  2:WMAJ  Measurements lab wouldn't take 7 hours a week just
                         in class attendance.
    
                         3:BMAJ  no comment
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  I had plenty of AP credits.
    
    
                 697911  1:GOALS-DEF   I do not feel that I understand any of the
                         current technologies being used, or what types of positions
                         are available. I feel as though I'm unaware of what most
                         engineers do. I will rely on my internships and not CU to
                         understand these things.
    
                         2:WMAJ  smaller classes
    
                         3:BMAJ  knowledgable professors
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I switched majors a year and a half in.
    
    
                 722604  1:GOALS-SOME  Hard to answer this until I get into a job
                         and find out if I know enough to do the job.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Reduce the credit hours needed to graduate. Maybe
                         fewer elective requirements.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The instructors are excellent. Most are very giving
                         of their time.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  16 to 17 credit hours every semester in
                         order to graduate in 4 years is unrealistic. But I realize
                         it should take longer to get an engineering degree than a
                         liberal arts degree.
    
    
                 728602  1:GOALS-DEF   gave me what i needed to know, so when i go
                         out there, i am prepared to rock.
    
                         2:WMAJ  get rid of the teachers that can't teach, and the
                         students don't like
    
                         3:BMAJ  program is very doable
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  i can, and school costs a lot of cash,
                         so why not graduate in 4.
    
    
                 731573  2:WMAJ  I would have liked to have a few better teachers
                         who cared about teaching and the success of the students
    
                         3:BMAJ  teachers like Ken Gall and Jean Hertzberg
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I have studied abroad and am obtaining a
                         minor in business
    
    
                 745552  1:GOALS-SOME  I planned on getting more field experience
                         and more industry related knowledge that I can take to the
                         job market and be a step up on people with degrees from
                         schools like CSU. There are classes that are way too
                         theoretical and need to apply the theory to real world
                         problems that we would possibly see in the working
                         environment.
    
                         2:WMAJ  It would be the effort the department puts into
                         preparing students for the FE Exam. Other departments offer
                         and require a 1 credit class that uses guest lectures from
                         the professors in the department that taught the lower
                         level classes. This would be a big help in student
                         preparation and study time. The department scores would go
                         up. It's a no brainer to me!!!!
    
                         3:BMAJ  It's breadth and depth. It gives us a broad
                         background in the engineering sciences and that will be
                         useful when we graduate.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I don't want to overload myself with
                         credits each semester. The required credits during the
                         Junior year are a little much for me and I will take an
                         extra semester to finish up the classes and be able to
                         enjoy my time in college.
    
    
                 749178  1:GOALS-SOME  technical electives were sometimes offered
                         only once, so I did not have the opportunity to take these
                         classes if I had a schedule conflict   Herbst Humanities
                         courses can substitute for UWRP requirement for engineering
                         but not for arts and sciences (I need UWRP for both because
                         I am a double degree student)
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I chose to study abroad and take a
                         double degree.  I also recieved some advising my freshman
                         year which got me started on the wrong track and so I took
                         a semester of courses that don't count towards either
                         degree (bummer).
    
    
                 763306  5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  opportunites to work as an intern during
                         a semester may extend my college career.  Also, I feel that
                         I learn more when I take 4 classes a semester instead of 5.
    
    
                 774795  1:GOALS-SOME  Do the nature of an Engineering Degree, I was
                         limited to engineering classes.  Unfortunetly, I was unable
                         to broaden my education as much as I would have liked...
                         but that's OK.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would add specialization tracks:  Power
                         Generation, Micro-machanics, etc...  Stuff like that, I
                         think the feild of Mechanical Engineering is too broad
                         already.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Definetly the design experience, Mechatronics,
                         senior design, Thermal Systems Design, and Component Design
                         Project all force you to practice useful design techniques.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  My parents said I should, and I can
                         continue study in the future if  decide that I am
                         interested in something.
    
    
                 784187  1:GOALS-DEF   I would have liked more hands-on learning,
                         and also more emphasis on practical application rather than
                         pure theory.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Less theory, more hands-on experience.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The sense of community!
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I came into CU with 20 credits.
                         Otherwise, I would surely take longer.
    
    
                 810291  1:GOALS-SOME  I would like to have more experience using
                         the machines in the itll. I think that a manufacturing
                         class that deals with making items on the machines would be
                         valuable. The intro class to the itll doesn't teach very
                         much. A class to learn the CNC machine is needed. I had to
                         learn to use some of the machinesuy wathcing others and
                         just trying them, can be very dangerous.
    
                         2:WMAJ  more classes with hands on maufacturing
    
                         3:BMAJ  lots of classes to choose from
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I messed around a lot my freshmen year
                         and wasn't as prepared for college as I thought.
    
    
                 822493  1:GOALS-SOME  Class size in core upper-division courses
                         were way too big. Forty people in a design class would have
                         been a very good experience with the class able to interact
                         with the professor. With 100, the course turns into a
                         monlogue by the professor since he/she does not have time
                         to answer many individual questions. This reason alone
                         would be why I may dissuade potential students from
                         choosing CU.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Smaller class sizes. Summer ME courses. (sorry they
                         were both important)
    
                         3:BMAJ  Larry Monke. He is fantastic.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I chose to gain practical work
                         experience so that I could make a more decisive decision on
                         my major.
    
    
                 834190  1:GOALS-SOME  Some faculty in the engineering school really
                         do not care about how much the students suffer, be it with
                         loads of homework, average tests scores of 30/100, or
                         whatever else they deem appropriate to a cutthroat academic
                         environment.  Also, it tends to be these professors who
                         just teach over the majority of students heads, and when
                         questions are asked to clarify material, a snub of sorts is
                         given instead of a real answer.  And the actual
                         teaher/student interaction is rather limited.      Smaller
                         classes in upper level requirements would solve this
                         problem.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Smaller upper level classes; its just like the
                         anonomous core requirements in terms of student/professor
                         interactions
    
                         3:BMAJ  Learn neat stuff
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I took some time off, and have to now
                         play catch up.
    
    
                 841283  1:GOALS-SOME  I am still undecided as to what I would like
                         to do in the future, so it is difficult to say what
                         educational goals I have.  Therefore even more difficult to
                         say if the goals have been met.
    
                         2:WMAJ  It is a very demanding schedule to graduate in four
                         years.  Numerous classes overlap topics, and in some cases
                         very simple topics.  I think it would be possible to
                         combine numerous classes in order to shorten the
                         curriculum.  I pay out of state tuition, and now as a
                         senior who is still looking at a full fifth year, college
                         has been a much bigger investment than I initially planned.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Very good professors
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  when I came to college I was unsure of
                         what major I would pursue.  I didn't feel like I had enough
                         background to accurately choose a major when April of my
                         first year(the month that open option engineer's had to
                         declare a major.)  So, partially due to poor advising, I
                         picked Computer Science engineering, which I later
                         discovered was not for me.
    
    
                 859022  1:GOALS-SOME  You have no nuclear engineering program
    
                         2:WMAJ  allow more possibilities for upper classmen to
                         study abroad and still graduate in 4 years.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  my dad won't pay for any more than 4
                         years
    
    
                 882755  1:GOALS-SOME  The mechanical engineering department was not
                         very helpful in helping students locate internships.  Also,
                         the classes are so large and there is so much to learn that
                         it is hard to get to know the professors in order to begin
                         making connections or even getting experience by working
                         wih them.
    
                         2:WMAJ  More teacher's and smaller class sizes, or makee
                         engineering a mandatory five year program with some current
                         classes split into two semesters.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The students
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I took 18 credits several semesters, and
                         worked extremely  hard to graduate on time.
    
    
                 907844  2:WMAJ  There would be more chance for a bit of
                         specialization within the major.  Elective classes that
                         aren't as broadly focused as all of the required classes.
    
                         3:BMAJ  some of the faculty are good
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I took a year off to get residency so
                         that I didn't have to pay ridiculous amounts of money for a
                         mediocre education
    
    
                 918938  1:GOALS-SOME  The mechanical engineering program in general
                         does a poor job at leading students to specific aspects of
                         mechanical engineering.  For instance, Civil Engineers
                         specialize in water, stuctures, and so-forth, while
                         mechanical engineers can gain an "option" in mechanical
                         engineering that is still extrememly general.  Also, I feel
                         like the program is severly lacking in terms of helping
                         students gain industrial experience such as research or
                         internships.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I wish that toward the end of my schooling that I
                         was learning about and working toward a specific aspect of
                         mechanical engineering.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I feel like with a few exceptions that the faculty
                         in mechanical engineering is very skilled.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I wanted to take additional classes
                         outside of my major because currently I don't know if I
                         want to continue engineering outside of school.
    
    
                 919821  2:WMAJ  Too many requirements.  I took plenty of technical
                         classes outside of ME, but still had to do their entire
                         list to graduate.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Lot of variety.
    
                         4:DODIFF  Not start in the engineering school as open
                         option.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I am graduating with 2 degress.
    
    
                 962742  5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I don't mess around
    
    
                 977260  1:GOALS-DEF   I have broad view of mechanical engineering
                         but unsure of how it is going to help me get a job
    
                         2:WMAJ  offer classes every semester.  More projects in
                         lower division coarses.  And make a machine shop coarse
                         mandentory.  As an engineer knowledge of machining is
                         critical and would help us all.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I enjoy it
    
                         4:DODIFF  I would have persued the environmental option for
                         mechanical engineering
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I transferred my junior year from U. of
                         Houston.  And the Mechanical engineering dept. only offers
                         coarses one semester and not the other.  This has been
                         annoying for ever student in the program to work around.
                         Also there are no summer coarses offered on campus.
    
    
                 993260  2:WMAJ  get rid of useless classes ie measurements lab
    
                         3:BMAJ  derek reamon
    
                         4:DODIFF  get in-state tuition faster
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  i did not know what i wanted to do when
                         i got here
    
    
     
    Senior Survey 2004: Open-Ended Comments by College/Discipline - Major Group
      Group      IDnum   Comments ordered by Student ID - Question Response
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      JR-ADVT    127680  1:GOALS-DEF   I feel as if I have a thorough understanding
                         of how an agency works and my role within it.  I also feel
                         as if I will be ready to compete in the job market for
                         jobs.  However, my program had little emphasis on improving
                         my writing.  As my desired job is as a creative copywriter,
                         this is a major fault.
    
                         2:WMAJ  A certain faculty member in the school of
                         Journalism.  To be specific, David Slayden.  For the first
                         time in my college life, I feel as if I was robbed of an
                         educational experience by my unfortunate unrollment in his
                         creative class.  His class, copy and layout, is the
                         introduction to the creative sequence.  The work completed
                         throughout the semester composes an application to the next
                         step in the sequence.  Luckily, I was granted admittance
                         into the intermediate creative classes but David was of
                         little value in this achievment.  Now, in intermediate, I
                         feel as if my classmates who experienced a differnt
                         instructor for their copy and layout classes are one step
                         ahead.  They have simply been exposed to much more and it
                         shows through confidence in their superior work.     David
                         rarely prepared any sort of class lesson plan and
                         consistently failed to show up for student appointments and
                         his regularly scheduled office hours.  When we were somehow
                         cornered him in his office, the time wasn't spent on our
                         work nor how to improve it.  It was David's storytime, as
                         was class.  Unfortenatly, the stories had little relevance
                         to the class.   During class, critism from David was rarely
                         shaped in a constructive format.  It was often degrading
                         and placed a good laugh far above the students self esteem.
                             David Slayden obviously did not want to be teaching my
                         class, which was clearly demonstrated to the students
                         though methods such as those outlined above.  He will
                         remain the largest black mark on my education at the
                         University of Colorado and is a poor representative of the
                         otherwise exceptional school of Journalism.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The real-world experience all of the professors
                         bring into the advertising sequence.  The fact that they
                         all worked at agencies truly helps prepare students for e
                         mployment after graduation and helps prepare us more
                         adequetly.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  I have an intense desire to move beyond
                         the college life.  Although I'm only spending four years in
                         college, I took a 'break' for one and a half years and I
                         learned quite a bit about life outside of college.  College
                         is great and I enjoy learning, but I am eager to apply my
                         knowledge and learn more in real-world environment (where I
                         feel I learn best).
    
    
                 154852  1:GOALS-SOME  I wish my sequence would have provided more
                         social theory. For example, a class on women in
                         advertising, or minorities in advertising.
    
                         2:WMAJ  more emphasis on under represented communities!
                         also a bigger emphasis on technical/computer skills and
                         programs like Photoshop and Excel.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The faculty are wonderfully ecclectic, they are
                         very cool people.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I cannot afford to stay here longer!
    
    
                 177974  1:GOALS-SOME  My program needs to start earlier on in one's
                         educational career.  I think you should be able to apply
                         from high school.  I would have loved to have done
                         creative, but was restricted becasue of core requirements
                         and time issues with getting out in 4 years (I am dependent
                         upon my scholarships for school, which can only support me
                         for 4 years).  My time was wasted with coursed like
                         electronic info strategies.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Make it bigger with more resources.  Take time and
                         money away from courses that no one gets anything out of,
                         such as electronic info strategies and consumer insights.
                         The J Shcool could really be something.  Resources taht are
                         already existing just need to be re-prioritized.  Kevin
                         Moloney and the photojournalism angle needs more credit.
                         His course was the most educational and informational, but
                         by the time I could take it, it was too late to make that
                         my focus.  Bill Weintraub should be asked to teach more
                         classes.  He is phenomenal and one of the very few teachers
                         in the school that do not pick favorites.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Brett Robbs.  I love that man.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I am supporting myself through college.
                         I would love to stay another year, but my scholarship money
                         will run out before then and tuition keeps rising.  I don't
                         think that the more money being paid is actually making the
                         quality of education better.  I have also found that
                         networking is just as valuable as the education itself, and
                         the networks I have made without the school's help have
                         been the most valuable.  I see no reason to stay other than
                         for parties, which I've had my fair share of.  It's time to
                         move on.
    
    
                 206799  1:GOALS-SOME  I feel that the professors (many, not all)
                         have been out of the business for so long that their views
                         and teaching methods of Advertising have become outdated.
                         Yet, I do understand it is difficult to teacher a major
                         that is very opinion based and hands on. More work in a
                         studio or on computers would be much better
    
                         2:WMAJ  MOre hands on work in the computer labs, less
                         theoretical work discussing ads. Different professors who
                         care more about the students. I have had some who seem to
                         not care at all about the students, who are very
                         unprofessional, show up late for class then hold us late,
                         and do not put real effort into helping us excel.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The free use of the BLUR lab with all the programs
                         used in the real-world, and the required internship
    
                         4:DODIFF  Take electives that interest me
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  This university is so over-priced that I
                         feel guilty having my Dad pay for more than four years. I
                         wish I could take a bit longer because I have taken no
                         electives in order to graduate in time.
    
    
                 239695  2:WMAJ  The program is way to particular and snoby when
                         allowing people to get in.  I had to apply to get into the
                         dept., then i had to apply to get into classes, etc.. what
                         happens to people are trying to be normal college students
                         and find  subjects they like?  if i hadn't picked  a major
                         right away i would never graduate!   there is not enough
                         room for experimentation which is what college is supposed
                         to be all about.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I am a double degree student
    
    
                 353525  1:GOALS-SOME  I found that I received a solid educational
                         foundation from the Journalism School and the Advertising
                         Major specifically.  I learned a good deal from my
                         professors and courses.  However, I found the advising
                         department of the J-school to be extremely understaffed and
                         lacking resources.  They had no part whatsoever in helping
                         me find any of my 3 advertising internships and have often
                         failed to provide me with any useful information regarding
                         jobs or my plans after graduation.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I mentioned the lack of advising help regarding
                         internships and job openings at the Journalism School.  I
                         also felt very pressured to stay within the advertising
                         field despite interest in broadcast and news/editorial
                         journalism.  I wish I would have had a chance to explore
                         other options before totally committing to advertising.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I constantly get to think creatively about solving
                         problems in the business world.  I also enjoy the large
                         amount of project oriented work (not necessarily group
                         work) that I get to do.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I took a normal credit load and focused
                         my energies toward graduation.  If you don't change majors
                         several times or fail a ton of classes it should be
                         possible for everyone to graduate in four years.
    
    
                 460846  1:GOALS-DEF   CU has allowed me to obtain the knowledge
                         necessary to get started with my career. So much so, I
                         already have a job lined up for after graduation! However,
                         as far as career services in the j-school, they were very
                         unhelpful. The main career services for the campus was much
                         more helpful in finding a internship/job.
    
                         2:WMAJ  The one thing I would change about the advertising
                         program at Boulder, is that an internship is required to
                         graduate, yet there isn't much assistance to help you find
                         one. For the news-ed track, they automatically place you in
                         an internship; the same should be down for advertising
                         majors.
    
                         3:BMAJ  My Campaigns class was amazing. I learned a lot
                         from my professor, Kendra Gale.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  for me that is taking my time, since I
                         could have pushed myself to graduate in three. I didn't
                         want to miss anything about college and felt I would have
                         been cut short had I graduated early.
    
    
                 511033  1:GOALS-DEF   There was a point where instructors lost
                         interest in my individual progress and put their attention
                         to selected students in class, which left me feeling
                         abandoned a bit.  However, their overall lecture
                         material/instruction was beneficial to everyone in their
                         class.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Make sure some of the classes aren't repetitive in
                         course material (ie Advertising Research and Advertising
                         Media and Campaigns).
    
                         3:BMAJ  The amount of diverse experiences and influences
                         within the program.  The instructors impressed me greatly.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  there are many opportunities that exist
                         for college students (ie Disney internships, abroad study
                         possibilities) that do not give full-time credit for the
                         semester/year, but do provide valuable experience and
                         growth prior to graduation.
    
    
                 563337  1:GOALS-SOME  I was able to learn throught the requirememnt
                         of an internship what the account side of the advertising
                         world looked like and determined that it was not for me
                         which in my opinion is as valuable as learning that
                         something is for you.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Make it more true to the real world, get more
                         people with current experience in there teaching how it
                         really is, more projects, higher expectations, more
                         presentations and more chances to imporve your computer
                         skills with presentations, projects etc.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Small school, feels very familiar like a family.
                         Teachers are laid back and more broad in their thinking.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I did not waste my time on classes that
                         would not count for anything. I met with my advisors and
                         determined the path to get started on to switch my major
                         and make use of my classes until I was accepted into that
                         school and I took at least 15 to 19 units eeach semester.
    
    
                 625165  1:GOALS-SOME  I wished I had more hands-on "real-world"
                         experience.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would like to know more about the specific
                         careers involving advertising.  I don;t really know what
                         every position in the field entails, which makes it hard to
                         apply for jobs.  I would also like more experience and
                         teachings from people who have had real-world experience in
                         the advertising industry.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I like ow by at this point, I know a good majority
                         of the people in my classes...it's is a very close-knit
                         school.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I will have to pay for any schooling
                         after that by myself
    
    
                 825774  1:GOALS-DEF   Did meet my goals b/c I will be graduating
                         confident and educated in the area I will be pursing work.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I wish that more emphasis wuld have been put on
                         which career path in advertising I should and would follow
                         (i.e. creative versus accounting).   Other than that, I
                         have mostly had a wonderful experience.  I think the
                         Journalism school has the best faculty who genuinely want
                         to help and are looking out for my best interest.  Compared
                         to my roommates and friends, I feel that I have had the
                         best experience and best assistance in my college my career
                         becaue I have been in the Journalism school.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The professors.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  it was a goal I set for myself and I
                         also knew that is what my parents (who are suppoting my
                         college career) would like to see happen.
    
    
                 956006  1:GOALS-SOME  My advising xxxxed. They need to take more
                         time and walk you through what it is you need and don't
                         need.I did how ever enjoy all of my advertising classes. I
                         think the forign language requirement is crap. For students
                         not interested in learning and using a forgin language it
                         is both a waste of time and money, other classes you are
                         taking may suffer at the hands of a forign language class.
    
                         2:WMAJ  better facilities and equipment
    
                         3:BMAJ  i enjoy it.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I've been in school for five xxxx
                         years man! It's cool though, The way the job market is now
                         I am better off still in school.
    
    
                 979655  1:GOALS-SOME  Did- provided a good general overview of
                         major areas of concentration
    
                         2:WMAJ  Have a larger group of classes for Advertising
                         majors only
    
                         3:BMAJ  Good general look at the entire
                         journalism/Advertising industry
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  Double major 4.5 years
    
    
     
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      JR-BCNS    274758  1:GOALS-SOME  Although many internships were offered, it
                         wasn't clear when I needed to start or how many I needed.
                         I found out too late (my senior year) that the more the
                         better.  I wish there was an easier way to get internships,
                         and more structure with the internships.  I would have
                         liked the program to start with me my sophomore year in
                         encouraging internships, instead of leaving it to me to
                         find them.    Also, I feel that there wasn't enough
                         emphasis on real-world experience in my program.  To get
                         anywhere in journalism you need real-world experience, not
                         necessarily more time in the classroom.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Better advising on career and future plans.  Also,
                         more involvement with the internship process.
    
                         3:BMAJ  NewsTeam
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I want to truly experience college, not
                         just 'turn and burn'.  I wish I would have had time (and
                         money!) for study abroad as well as other college
                         experiences.  I went through college too quickly because of
                         the pressure to do so.  Take some time, slow down, and
                         don't rush it!
    
    
                 346228  1:GOALS-NO    CU did not meet the expectations I had coming
                         in. I thought through teachers and schooling, I would have
                         a chance to hone my skills as a Broadcast News Major. What
                         I have found out is that through four years of schooling, I
                         will have had two opportunities to practice my craft in the
                         classroom setting. That is not acceptable to me. I feel
                         like there is no way I'm ready for a real world job as a
                         broadcaster. I have to teach myself, which is fine to some
                         extent, but I came to school to receive guidance and
                         direction from established professors. I feel I've been
                         cheated of that.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Start students in Broadcasting right from the
                         start. If you wait until the last semester of senior year
                         they won't have time to change there mind. Get
                         teleprompters. How are we expected to be prepared to be
                         broadcasters if we don't have the proper tools that
                         broadcasters use? I think its ridiculous. Have mandatory
                         one on one counseling with professionals. Teachers can be
                         included in that. I have a teacher that is a former
                         sportscaster/newscaster for 9news. I would have loved
                         individual critique sessions with her.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Sophomore writing class with Mike Anderson and
                         Junior Writing class with Vicky Sama. I wish that I could
                         have had these two phenomonal teachers more than just once
                         in college. They have made me so much better in such a
                         short amount of time. Everytime I write I think of them.
    
                         4:DODIFF  I think I would double major. I rediscovered
                         music my last semester at CU. I think could have been a
                         Piano Major and a Journalism major and it would have
                         diversified my life at CU. I typically don't socialize with
                         music majors, as I'm more drawn to athletics and people who
                         play sports. I think it definitely could have helped me out
                         as far as dealing with people who I'm not accostumed to
                         interacting with. I think sometimes by being put in
                         situations that you're not comfortable with, it really
                         gives you an opportuity to create your own identity and
                         become an individual.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  it's tough to say that in four years,
                         from the point of high school graduation that I'll be ready
                         to work for the rest of my life. It takes time to develop
                         as an individual and gain the skills necessary to become a
                         successful professional. An idea that many people don't
                         understand is the concept of professional. We're all trying
                         to be successful to be a professional at something that
                         takes initiative, hard work, and an understanding of
                         yourself. Through four years of college it seems like you
                         could be on the cusp of being the man or woman you want to
                         be for the rest of your life, but through maybe five years
                         you'll gain more maturity and time to prepare, both
                         socially and academically for the real world
    
    
                 417780  1:GOALS-SOME  My particular program did not provide enough
                         experience that would be necessary to get a job in my
                         field.  Without my internship, I would be lost and I have
                         little hope of finding a job in my field.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Teach students how to edit from tape to tape!!!
                         This is not taught.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The professors.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I took classes during the summer and
                         came in with college credit from high school.  I will
                         actually be graduating in three years.
    
    
                 608410  2:WMAJ  The lower division classes were worthless, it
                         wasn't until my senior year that I really began doing what
                         my major was.  Start us out in our field sooner!
    
                         3:BMAJ  The small class sizes allowed for a lot of
                         individual instruction.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I stuck with the same major from my
                         freshman year and knew what courses and requirements I
                         needed from day 1.  The school I was in (journalism) was
                         very concerned with making sure I got the classes I needed
                         to graduate on time.
    
    
                 623757  1:GOALS-DEF   I learned a great deal of information about
                         the news industry and what it takes to be successful.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I think the academic advising could be better.
    
                         3:BMAJ  In this major I have had the opportunity to work
                         hard and get ahead in my studies. I am taking this "senior"
                         survey because I am a senior according to the amount of
                         credit that I have earned. I am actually only a third year
                         student and therefore I will graduate with more credits
                         than I need in May 2005. I don't want to graduate early
                         because I want the opportunity to take more electives and
                         enjoy my time in college.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I planned my schedule accordingly. I
                         planned my schedule in advance each semester to make sure
                         that I was taking the correct courses to enable me to be
                         able to graduate in 4 years. Planning ahead and not
                         changing my major was my ket to success.
    
    
                 782160  1:GOALS-SOME  Broadcast News is very practical major so
                         it's hard to place it in an purely academic setting,
                         however the classes required in the journalism school allow
                         for theoretical explainations and ideas. Sometimes there
                         was help and sometimes I felt very alone. It depends on the
                         professor and the class overall.
    
                         2:WMAJ  More critique and professional help. I need someone
                         to say, that is not good and no news organization will hire
                         you or the opposite. I basically don't know where I stand
                         in my talents and what I need to improve upon to really be
                         marketable. There is a feeling, it seems, that even though
                         they definately have an opinion about news stories I have
                         done that they can't tell me that it will get me a job or
                         won't...keep in mind these are professionals who know what
                         works and what doesn't. I guess I'm looking for Honesty not
                         Courtesy.
    
                         3:BMAJ  That it is very practical and we learn so many
                         skills, like web design, editing, photography, writing,
                         computer programs and law. It's just an overall great
                         program and seems like there are alot of ways to go once
                         you graduate.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F   I had a really good high school
                         experience and they taught me how to budget my time when I
                         was younger (freshman and sophomore) so it really helped me
                         plan out the four years properly. I also studied abroad and
                         was able to register first as a sophomore for some classes
                         that traditionally fill up with seniors.
    
    
     
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      JR-BCPM    410967  2:WMAJ  Wish they didn't focus on maps requirements in high
                         school because high school is high school and college is
                         college. What you missed in high school shouldn't be what
                         you have to take in college.
    
                         3:BMAJ  it helps me to communicate to others and open up to
                         people and expand my character ultimately
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  It's difficult to work full time and go
                         to school full time at this point I want to be done with
                         school, the work and stress change a person with school and
                         work.
    
    
                 424227  2:WMAJ  more options
    
                         3:BMAJ  training
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I am planning to double-major
    
    
                 470870  2:WMAJ  better equipment to use
    
                         3:BMAJ  hand on work
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  that's all i can afford.
    
    
                 908624  1:GOALS-NO    I received no guidance from my counselor.
                         Most of my years at CU I didn't even have the opportunity
                         to meet my advisor and explore the options available to me.
                          I had no mentorship and later learned about scholarships
                         and programs after the fact.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I'd request an advisor that would've taken the time
                         to inform me of my options and opportunities available to
                         me.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Nothing.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  I'm pretty sure I know what I want to
                         major in, and I feel four years is a reasonable timeline in
                         which to complete my degree requirements.
    
    
     
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      JR-MDST    192064  2:WMAJ  The structure of academic advising.    Hire more
                         professors.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The general attitude in the department is
                         supportive and fosters cooperation.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I am a "non-traditional" student. There
                         is nothing wrong with gaining real-world experience prior
                         to finishing your education. In fact, if more CU students
                         had more experience in the greater global community,
                         perhaps we wouldn't have so many campus and off-campus
                         problems because of immature behavior.
    
    
                 305837  1:GOALS-SOME  I felt that the school of journalism was
                         completely disorganized in its curriculum, and I felt I was
                         taught some things over that I didn't need, and wasn't
                         taught things that should have been give to me.  Also, as a
                         media studies major, I wish I had been required to do an
                         internship or hands-on work in the media field.
    
                         2:WMAJ  The classes need to be more organized in the
                         curriculum, and structured more hierarchy so students can
                         actually learn one thing and apply it to something else
                         down the road.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I learn how the media system works, theoretically.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I can't afford to stay here longer, even
                         though I would change my major and receive a minor if CU
                         wasn't so expensive.
    
    
                 536153  5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I was unable to enroll in a class this
                         fall that is required for my degree and ONLY offered in the
                         fall.  Thus, I will be done with both of my degrees at the
                         end of this year, but must attend in the fall for this one
                         class!
    
    
                 596442  1:GOALS-SOME  The final courses for the Media Studies Major
                         began to all blend together.  While there were specific
                         topics, the overall feel of each class made it seem like we
                         were repeating courses.  Only recently has there been some
                         sort of support for the MS major.  :) But, I do like the
                         fact that it's a small major, it feels more like a family.
                         If only we did more stuff with each other.
    
                         2:WMAJ  If it had a few more classes to teaching about more
                         hands on things towards the major.
    
                         3:BMAJ  SOme the teachers have been AWESOME!!  To have a
                         such a wide range of professors is fabulous.
    
                         4:DODIFF  If I could've mananged to add in some extra
                         majors, I totally would have!!
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I am working towards obtaining a double
                         degree.  One degree will be from the School of Journalism
                         and Mass Communication and the other one will be from the
                         College of ARts and Sciences. :) (I also have a minor).
    
    
                 940376  2:WMAJ  I don't know how to change others' interest levels,
                         but I would hope that my peers would be more interested in
                         their feild, and especially interested in changing the
                         feild for the better.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The professors have precisely the level of
                         enthusiasm that I would hope for.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I transfered from a school where I did
                         not take academics seriously.  I went to school in order to
                         keep my parents from getting too upset, and I spent every
                         other semester travelling on my own.  I am actually very
                         happy that this is the case, as it is just recently that I
                         have become interested in school for my own sake.  I am
                         just now to the point that I am ready to make the most out
                         of my college education.
    
    
     
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      JR-NSED    180884  2:WMAJ  I wish they didn't limit the amount of courses you
                         can take in your major. I would have loved to take more
                         sociology hours and they wouldn't let me.
    
                         3:BMAJ  My marketing internship for the J school. With
                         reporting you get to meet a lot of people and learn great
                         interpersonal communication skills.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I'm going to take four years because I
                         had some AP courses and was able to get 150 credits total
                         and graduate with two degrees.
    
    
                 249959  2:WMAJ  The Reporting 3 class needs to be changed.  Right
                         now I put in over 16 hours of work per week at my
                         internship (unpaid) and an additional hour for the class
                         itself.  I am doing way too much work for the amount of
                         time I am spending on the class itself.  Also, I woud
                         really like more editing classes.  I feel like my degree is
                         focused on reporting, and doesn't explore the other
                         optinions within journalism
    
                         3:BMAJ  I really loved some of my instructors (Joe
                         Prentice, Doug Cosper, Dean Colby, Janice Peck, Trager).
                         They made the experience great.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  It is too expensive to stay here any
                         longer.    My parents expect me to be done in four years.
    
    
                 272425  1:GOALS-DEF   The School of Journalism is very oriented to
                         each individual and helped me to gain all the skills I will
                         need in my future career, along with giving me a background
                         in other areas that might be applicable at a later time.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Small group projects should not have one grade for
                         the whole group--either grade each person individually or
                         allow the option to do a project individually rather than
                         in a group.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Faculty attention/interaction.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I had to take a year off for health
                         reasons.
    
    
                 275932  1:GOALS-SOME  I have graduated with two majors. Journalism
                         did a bang on job with everything, in terms of the basic
                         levels of journalism and channeling me into internships.
                         History, on the other hand, was too esoteric in some ways
                         with teachers relatively unconcerned about the students in
                         class.
    
                         2:WMAJ  More and more concentration in putting kids into
                         pratical experiences. It is almost there.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The small class size which allows students to meet
                         with each other.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  because I will graduate with two degrees
                         from CU. It was tough, but well worth
                         it.   Sincerely,    (Name withheld)
    
    
                 346783  1:GOALS-DEF   Internship senior year helped, foriegn
                         language study abroad helped (Spain), political science
                         classes were mostly excellent
    
                         2:WMAJ  More classes for design students, not just writing
                         in the news-editorial major. Also, more classes offered for
                         copy editing, advanced editing and magazine layout and
                         design. Less emphasis on just reporting and perhaps another
                         PR class offered. J-school should be open on Sundays too.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Small classes, feedback from teachers outside of
                         classes.
    
                         4:DODIFF  I could have finished a second degree if I
                         planned ahead- but I didn't. I also wish they offered
                         Spanish minors because I have 18 credits of Spanish and
                         nothing on paper to show for it!
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I planned ahead, got into the Journalism
                         school early with automatic admit status and passed my
                         classes. I also have 9 AP credits coming into college and
                         took 6 credits one summer, allowing me to easily finish and
                         4 years and not even have to take a full load (15 credits)
                         every semester- I am lucky!
    
    
                 394405  1:GOALS-SOME  my internship experience this summer was
                         essential, and has made my overall experience twice as good
                         at CU
    
                         2:WMAJ  some of the lower division courses are really
                         useless...
    
                         3:BMAJ  the mandatory internship... its a huge plus
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  i dont want to waste time, and my
                         parents are only helping with four years of college.
    
    
                 513425  1:GOALS-DEF   The journalism department provides hands-on
                         opportunities for students to get in the news room before
                         graduating and the staff are willing to help you furhter
                         your interests if you have certain goals in mind.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Some of the lower dividion courses that are
                         mandatory are not very stimulating.  Maybe we could have
                         smaller, more interactive classes or at least some livelier
                         presentations of material.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The internship opportunities!
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  because I took a year off of school, two
                         different semesters.  However, I will have only attended
                         the university for 8 semesters total.
    
    
                 529159  1:GOALS-SOME  The campus media is disappointing. The
                         journalism school should offer more"real world" experience
                         within the campus media. But, overall, I think the j-school
                         does a good job of balancing both theoretical and practical
                         classes.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Better or more experience with campus-based media.
    
                         3:BMAJ  It's a major that is important to society and it's
                         exciting to learn about media.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-xxxx   F  Actually, I've taken three years to
                         graduate from CU. CU recognized all of my International
                         Baccalaureate credits from high school and I took summer
                         school and a large credit load every semester.
    
    
                 581465  1:GOALS-SOME  The training in my field was very intense,
                         but also very brief.  It might be helpful to add one more
                         required course, rather than trying to cram all of the
                         information into a few courses.
    
                         3:BMAJ  It's very small, and the faculty seems dedicated.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   T  I don't want to be in college for too
                         long.
    
    
                 836903  1:GOALS-SOME  I would like more opporunities to write for
                         magazines to learn more about how they operate, not just
                         newspapers.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Much better academic advising would be helpful. It
                         is not fair to place everything on Jeanne Brown.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Kirby Moss is the coolest and most helpful
                         professor, so his class Reporting 2.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I will have fulfilled the requirements
                         and will have accomplished all that I wanted to by this
                         time. However, my education will not be complete because I
                         will go on to get a Master's in graduate school.
                         Furthermore, I do not like Boulder, the university is
                         acceptable, but I do not particularly like the student body
                         and some faculty.
    
    
                 935610  1:GOALS-SOME  Much of my experience came from employment,
                         not my school. Professors in the J-school are often overly
                         abstract and completely disconnected from the world of
                         working journalists. Furthermore, I felt a pressure to do
                         things in a voice and style dictated by the professors
                         during core classes, anathema to the concept of a creative
                         writing environment.
    
                         2:WMAJ  A stronger emphasis on design elements for people
                         interested strictly in editing or page design instead of
                         reporting.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Excellent faculty, experienced in the field and
                         often helpful. Some have just been in academia too long and
                         have lost sight of what the professional world is like.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I took a lot of time off in between
                         sophomore and junior years. Also, the transfer process from
                         my original community college and CU was downright draconic
                          in that many of my credits were eliminated. CU clearly
                         wants me to pay the maximum amount of tuition to their
                         school, even at the expense of credits already earned at
                         another school.
    
    
     
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      MB-MUSA    295842  2:WMAJ  Back when I was a freshman and sophmore I had an
                         associate dean of music called Tanya Gille. She was the
                         worst advisor ever. She gave me incorrect information
                         causing me to direct my classes and time here ineffectively
                         and ultimately giving me an extra semester of classes. She
                         was mean and I believe she got fired (politely of course).
                         The one thing I would change about my major program was to
                         never have met her because she screwed up a perfectly good
                         double degree program that I had to haul my own behind out
                         of.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The close interation you get with your private
                         teachers. You can learn faster and grow more; not just
                         academically speaking.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I'm doing two undergraduate degrees and
                         my master all concurently. Three degrees in 6 and 1/2
                         years, not bad huh?
    
    
                 353170  1:GOALS-NO    I went for a broad degree with the idea that
                         I could take a multitude of courses I was interested in and
                         would enjoy.  The reality of my education is that I could
                         not take many of the courses I wanted because they were
                         limited to majors, or I was too busy obtaining core
                         requirements that will never be valuable to me.  For
                         example, a writing course in which we only wrote 4 papers
                         the entire semester... I had better instruction in High
                         School.  Also, I tried continually throughout my time here
                         to get good advising and was sent in the wrong direction.
                         I was advised to take classes I didn't need or want.  The
                         flexibility of my particular degree is a joke.  At my
                         graduation check out, I was told that with the class
                         schedule I was registered for, I would meet all of my
                         graduation requirements, but upon further investigation, I
                         found on my own that this was not the case, but by the time
                         I realized this, I was well into the drop add period and
                         ended up with a class that would fill the requirement, but
                         will hurt my GPA because I do not enjoy the class and will
                         likely end up with a poor grade.  When I confronted my
                         advisor and requested that the requirement be waved or
                         changed (as I had more credits than I needed to graduate) I
                         was told that it would be impossible and that I would have
                         to deal with the bad class.  If this had been the first
                         time I had gotten bad results I would not be so upset, but
                         the fact is, that because of poor advising and other
                         problems in the school, I will recieve a degree that is
                         less then helpful in my future endevors.  Overall, I am not
                         satisfied with the education I recieved here at CU.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would make the major program open to change.  It
                         is a Bachelor of Arts in Music, yet there were more
                         non-music requirements than music requirements.  Having the
                         option to take more classes in my field of interested would
                         have been good.  Along the same lines, it would have been
                         nice to be able to take fine arts classes.  I am a
                         studio/hands on kind of person.  I like the arts and crafts
                         type of classes, but I was not aloud to take them because I
                         was part of the school of music, not the school of fine
                         arts.  The funny thing is, I thought music was one of the
                         fine arts!
    
                         3:BMAJ  I can't think of a single thing
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I made sure that my classes would work
                         for my degree.  DON'T RELY ON YOUR ADVISOR! I could tell
                         you multiple stories about multiple people who have been
                         ill advised in their college experiance.  Thank goodness I
                         will have finished in four years.  I did take a year off to
                         work and gain residancy (let me tell you what a joke that
                         was) but over all I was only taking classes for four years.
                          I should add that summer classes made it possible to get
                         done in the amount of time I wanted.
    
    
                 382627  3:BMAJ  Dr. Walter is incredible.  So is the
                         ethnomusicology programs (especially, and I can't stress
                         this enough, Kwasi Ampene).
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I transferred from the University of
                         Northern Colorado and added a second major.  All that
                         considered, I'm still graduating in only 5 years.
    
    
                 438596  1:GOALS-NO    My advisor was my private lesson instructor,
                         and only told me to take classes that were fun to benefit
                         my bass-playing -- I have so many elective music classes
                         that they don't even count as electives. I'm only
                         graduating with this degree because I wasted three years
                         earning it.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Better advising, easier major/school changes
    
                         3:BMAJ  the professors were excellent in their fields for
                         the most part (though not always helpful in other areas)
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I was poorly advised, and not easily
                         able to change majors/colleges. As a fifth year senior, I'm
                         starting my second year finally doing the major that  I
                         wanted to do all along. Thank god my parents are still
                         giving me money.
    
    
                 498907  2:WMAJ  make it easier for classes to transfer over to
                         other majors
    
                         3:BMAJ  small class size
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I changed my degree program in my junior
                         year
    
    
                 544558  1:GOALS-DEF   I entered the music program as a B.A. because
                         I have no intention of making music my primary field of
                         study, and do not intend to make a career in the field of
                         music. I, however, love music and wanted the opportunity to
                         study at a professional level, both in performace and
                         academics. I am very satisfied with my experience because I
                         had the same experience a professional musician would have,
                         and all of the opportunities afforded to them. I really
                         enjoyed having to take the music curriculum outside of
                         performance very seriously in order to get a full degree in
                         music, and like the fact that a minor is not offered in
                         music. The faculty throughout the music school are amazing,
                         and my studio professor, Prof. Myer, has been a great
                         inspiration in my saxophone playing.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would like to see more interaction between the
                         music and fine arts departments.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I really enjoyed the flexibility the program
                         allowed me. I am earning a degree in physics and in music.
                         I conducted research (both field and lab, and all funded)
                         in high Energy Physics and in ethnomusicology. If the music
                         program had strict requirements on classses to be taken and
                         exactly when it had to be done, I would not have been able
                         to complete all of this. I really enjoyed being able to
                         participate in any of the music schools activities and
                         classes (jazz band, Jazz improvisation class, symphonic
                         band), and was able to get an education that prepared me
                         for a professional career in music, while being able to
                         conduct my research in supersymmetry in physics. The only
                         limitation that was placed on what I could experience were
                         my personal motivation, and consequently, the hours in the
                         day, not any institutional restrictions.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I have decided to pursue a degre in
                         Music and a degree in Physics. I understand that this is a
                         five year program, but I believe it to more than worth the
                         time and effort.
    
    
                 628868  1:GOALS-NO    The faculty of the college of music failed me
                         when I needed their support most of all.  I encountered a
                         serious bout with depression during a semester, and after
                         the Dean suggested and approved of a mid-semester
                         withdrawal because of my situation (and because of the
                         exceptional work I had done up to that point: 3.6 GPA,
                         Dean's List, Scholarship), I had teachers who questioned
                         the validity of my illness, and some who completely ignored
                         my attempts at contact to get their approval for the
                         withdrawal.  Because of this response and my symptoms, I
                         did not get the paperwork in on time and received all F's
                         for the semester, except for one clueless instructor who
                         gave me a B, even though I wasn't there from March through
                         the end of the semester (a sickening comment on the value
                         of grades).  Subsequent appeals to the new Dean and the
                         professors were ignored again and denied.  The entire
                         faculty is in need of some depression sensitivity training.
                          I have not finished one final attempt to appeal the
                         decision, but I am trying to accept this as a learning
                         experience, and forget that the ignorance of the faculty
                         combined with my struggles with depression to ruin years of
                         hard work.  One semester has come to be the defining mark
                         of my college career, instead of all the other semesters in
                         which I never received so much as a B-.  Therefore, I am
                         extremely disappointmented in my experience at CU, and I
                         fear for students in the future who may experience similar
                         battles with depression, only to have the people who should
                         be giving them the most support, turn their backs on them.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I had to put myself through school, so I
                         worked throughout.  I also transferred to a better program
                         and lost a lot of credits through the transfer.
    
    
                 638263  1:GOALS-DEF   This was my second major, my other being
                         journalism, and I wanted to have a major that helped me
                         learn how to keep up with my hobby, singing.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Take out Latin American music, the teacher is the
                         worste professor I have ever experienced.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The personal attention
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  that is what my parents have alloted for
                         financially.  I figure that I can do it in this time and
                         have fun too.
    
    
                 712333  1:GOALS-NO    I was not given an advisor, not told what
                         classes I needed, told NOT to sign up for orchestra (which
                         I did need.) The music eduaction program did not at all
                         prepare me for classroom teaching. The advisor I was given
                         was not willing to work with me, and she told me not to
                         have a part-time job (even though I pay my own tuition and
                         rent) because it might interfere with music education. The
                         dean requested that she work with me one-on-one so that I
                         could emphasize my degree on pedagogy, and she refused.  I
                         wanted to study pedagogy, and all I got were crash-courses
                         in how to teach outside my field. The atomsphere at the
                         college of music is catty and unprofessional. I feel very
                         burnt out on music, to the point where I cannot even bear
                         to listen to it anymore. The only high point of m
                         experience at the college of music was studying with
                         Professor Lehnert. In general,  music classes seemed
                         ridiculously easy. The program was not very compatible with
                         the fact that I have to work for a living. Convocation was
                         another huge problem for me. i would take off work to
                         attend recitals, and there would be no proctor present, so
                         I would recieve no credit for attending. Students who are
                         better musicians are given blatantly better treatment: some
                         get more lesson time per week, and some professors have
                         even cancelled lessons in oredr to give the time to the
                         more "talented." to me, that is very unprofessional. The
                         theory professors were good, because they were not more
                         interested in promoting their own musical careers than
                         teaching. I regret completely my decision to elect music as
                         my major.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would not have Dr. Berg as an advisor. She is
                         disinterested and unwilling to help.
    
                         3:BMAJ  violin lessons with Prof. Lehnert.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I did not get proper advising as a
                         freshman transfer student, and I have to work in order to
                         pay tuition. It is too hard to work and take 16 credits per
                         semester.
    
    
                 813265  5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I am a transfor student.
    
    
                 864359  1:GOALS-DEF   Dan Silver, my applied lessons teacher, was
                         very understanding of my personal goals and their
                         relationship to the BA-music degree.  He was flexible and
                         communicative and as a result, I feel comfortable about the
                         utility and value of my education here.  The musicology
                         faculty, furthermore, have been resoundingly willing to
                         discuss my future plans for graduate school and have been
                         nothing but supportive, generous and inspiring.
    
                         2:WMAJ  For my history major, I would ask that more
                         seminar-setting classes be required.  ONE IS INSUFFICIENT!
                         My seminars were the only history classes where I felt
                         students both connected with the professor and had an
                         opportunity to participate in genuine intellectual
                         discussions.
    
                         3:BMAJ  For my music major, I loved the diverse
                         requirements that ensured a well-rounded musical and
                         liberal education: theory, history, performance, aural
                         training, required performance attendance, private lessons
                         and the Arts and Sciences core.  It really is a valuable
                         rubric.
    
                         4:DODIFF  I would have attended more guest lectures; CU
                         invites some wonderful intellectuals and I've missed nearly
                         all of them.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  it is not worth the rising tuition/fees
                         costs and decreasing credit loads (to qualify as a
                         full-time student) to stay any longer.  Take as many
                         classes as you can handle and go to fewer parties.  Your
                         education here is largely self-motivated, so four years is
                         plenty of time to build a solid educational foundation if
                         you keep your wits about you.
    
    
                 924500  1:GOALS-SOME  I was under the impression that the music
                         technology department could prepare me for a job in music
                         technology.  The only class that did specifically that was
                         Visual Media technology with Drumheller.  Andrew May is (in
                         my opinion) literallly insane and a horrible teacher.  He
                         knows his material, but cannot express it.  All the other
                         classes were either too specific on one program or too
                         vague and all-encompassing to be useful in the future.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Better advising.  Period.  I have never taken less
                         than 15 hours per semester.  I have taken summer school,
                         and I transferred in with credit.  Still, somehow, I need
                         17hours to graduate on time!!!!  Had I not taken 9 hours
                         that were completely worthless to my degree I might not be
                         in the mess I'm in now.  Better advising would have solved
                         it.  The college of music has no advising to speak of.
                         Claire and Victoria know more than our so called dean
                         advisors!!
    
                         3:BMAJ  John Drumheller, Michael Theodore, Jeremy Smith.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I can't afford to go any longer!
    
    
     
    Senior Survey 2004: Open-Ended Comments by College/Discipline - Major Group
      Group      IDnum   Comments ordered by Student ID - Question Response
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      MB-MUSC    196765  1:GOALS-DEF   I've improved my skill on my instrument
    
                         2:WMAJ  A more well rounded education, including typical
                         core classes in science and math
    
                         3:BMAJ  Many of the faculty members are top-notch
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  my scholarship ends in 4 years
    
    
                 208550  1:GOALS-DEF   Put simply, my program, Music Composition,
                         prepares students for pursuing academic music in either
                         composition or theory, and there are really no careers this
                         program addresses.  Personally, I have been accepted with
                         stipend to an excellent graduate music theory program,
                         therefore, my educational goals have been met.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Make the core composition classes more acedemic and
                         less based on the professors conversational predilictions.
                         Cancel Instrumentation and Orchestration and other classes
                         whose education components could be learned reading a book
                         for less than an hour.
    
                         3:BMAJ  I have been very happy with the high level of
                         scholarship in the theory department at Colorado.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  my scholarship that has enabled my to
                         attend colorado out of state for no tuition runs out in
                         four years.
    
    
                 276012  1:GOALS-DEF   The music program is very thorough in giving
                         the students a very well-rounded education while focusing
                         on the main points each student wants to address and
                         allowing the freedom to take classes "just for fun."
    
                         2:WMAJ  Specialize the program a bit more.
    
                         3:BMAJ  The availability of the faculty.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I am a double-major student on a
                         six-year program.
    
    
                 289194  5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  2 programs
    
    
                 305012  1:GOALS-DEF   I was able to study with a world-class
                         flutist for four years...that was all I was really
                         concerned about.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Theory and Aural Skills need to be taught by
                         faculty members, not graduate students - as a freshmen,
                         having a bad grad ta teaching my aural skills class set me
                         up for failure in the following three of them!!
    
                         3:BMAJ  My private lesson teacher, Alexa Still - I've
                         learned heaps and she's become a good friend.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I want to find out what being a musician
                         is like in the real world and I need some perspective on
                         that before I decide to go to grad school or not.  That,
                         and apart from my private lessons, I'm really sick of
                         taking classes that don't necessarily apply to what I want
                         to do!!
    
    
                 321385  2:WMAJ  do away with the sophmore proficiency... it causes
                         too much stress... i would be in favor of a sophmore
                         reciatal instead.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I was injured and have been slow to
                         complete my performance requirements as a result of my
                         injury.
    
    
                 345145  2:WMAJ  Requirements for ensemble credit.
    
                         3:BMAJ  All of the faculty and their assistance are
                         exceptional.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  Transfer student with some difficulty in
                         transferring previous coursework.
    
    
                 361687  1:GOALS-DEF   My educational goals were met and in some
                         cases exceeded mostly through the advice and support I
                         received from various faculty memebers.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I switched majors and colleges.
    
    
                 445397  1:GOALS-SOME  Most practical experiences and inspiring
                         classes have been with other colleges within CU, other
                         organizations, or through own initiatives.  The college of
                         music offered less opportunity and real-world preperation
                         than I desired.  I found such opportunities and experiences
                         on my own, for the most part.  Other than the
                         extra-curricular opera program, I found little inspiration
                         or motivation within the college of music.  The class
                         intruction is dated, too theoretical, and is usually tought
                         by those who clearly do want to be teaching.  To be honest,
                         I feel that the opera program (and maybe music in general)
                         should be structured like the football program.  Students
                         can come to focus on Opera or music for all hours of the
                         night and on weekends, but would probably be better off
                         getting a real degree like the football players do.  I feel
                         that the skill sthat I have learned in the music classroom
                         are utterly useless.  I am just glad I got a business
                         minor...something that was also a hassel due to the
                         inflexible and impractical requirements structure of the
                         bachelor of music degree.  I had little faculty guidence in
                         my early, formative years at CU...a little more would
                         probably have helped me choose a better track of study.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would have chosen a different major, the BA in
                         music, so that I could double major with business.  The
                         lack of academic advising led to many mistakes in class
                         registration.
    
                         3:BMAJ  No one thing sticks out about my actual major.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  Lack of knowledge by counseling faculty
                         member (DMA applied teacher)in early years led to uneeded
                         classes.  Later, the inflexibility and general lack of
                         support/encouragement to study business led me take a fifth
                         year in order to complete a minor, thus ensuring at least
                         some practicality in my degree.
    
    
                 550388  1:GOALS-xxxx  Coming into CU, I had full ambitions of being
                         a professional musician.  I am going to leave CU without
                         meeting that ambition; HOWEVER, in my time here I have
                         realized other interests that I will be pursuing
                         professionally.  Plus, my time here qualifies me as an
                         outstanding amateur musician.
    
                         4:DODIFF  Pursue a degree in the music school and the A&S
                         school.
    
    
                 580244  1:GOALS-DEF   I do feel fully prepared to go to graduate
                         school, that within the rather large subject of my major I
                         am well-rounded.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Faculty
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I've been happy here but,
                         professionally, am ready to move on.
    
    
                 663529  1:GOALS-DEF   I feel like I had plenty of opportunities to
                         perform solo works, but no work at all in ensemble pieces,
                         which I think is a vital part of my major.
    
                         2:WMAJ  more small ensemble work made available
    
                         3:BMAJ  the number of performance opportunities
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I think I know what I want to do, but am
                         not really positive. I am going to take a year just to make
                         sure music is what I want to be doing.
    
    
                 683448  1:GOALS-xxxx  it would have been nice if my program would
                         have allowed me a little more time to persue other
                         interests more in depth, i.e. poetry, and take it as a
                         minor without having to add on core classes not required
                         for my major.
    
                         3:BMAJ  personal interaction with/availability of music
                         faculty
    
                         5:DEARCJ-xxxx   F  i came in with a lot of elective credit
                         and took a lot of classes my first year.
    
    
                 690658  1:GOALS-DEF   having teachers with high expectations for me
                         in my degree has helped me realize how much further I can
                         and will progress towards mastering the degree.
    
                         2:WMAJ  4 years of Aural skills, Theory, and recitals.
    
                         3:BMAJ  high level of expectation for the students, Most
                         professors will not settle for anything we put out but
                         demand the best from us.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I am completing two degrees that usually
                         take 4 years each
    
    
                 695505  1:GOALS-SOME  The flexibility of professors when it comes
                         to allowing students to miss class for real-world
                         experience is unacceptible.
    
                         2:WMAJ  More professional orchestral experience!
    
                         3:BMAJ  Lessons
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I stayed within the designed parameters
                         and didn't fail any classes.
    
    
                 731917  2:WMAJ  Improve the facility - more and better spaces to
                         practice and rehearse
    
                         3:BMAJ  The Director of Jazz Studies: Dr. John Davis
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  that is how long my scholarship lasts.
    
    
                 859033  1:GOALS-SOME  I feel most of my educational goals were
                         achieved.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I stayed on task and was aware of my
                         degree requirements
    
    
                 875768  1:GOALS-DEF   I want to be a musician and the best thing
                         (right now) is to just get better at my instrument. CU
                         offered alot of opportunites for that. Although, I did find
                         the theory classes really easy and wish I could have taken
                         more advanced music theory.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Aural Skills. This is such an important part of
                         musical training, but it is handeled poorly in the College
                         of Music. Many units seemed to serve little purpose and the
                         teachers (TA's) were often difficult to work with.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Working with my studio professor. Tom Myer is a
                         great teacher, knowledgeable, and his door is always open.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS T  I switched into the College of Music and
                         the program is very structured with alot of requirement
                         only for music majors. Although I will take more than 4
                         years, the structure and classes offered are very necessary.
    
    
                 948828  2:WMAJ  More A&S requirements
    
                         3:BMAJ  Private instruction
    
                         4:DODIFF  Essentially, I had no idea what I wanted 5 years
                         ago.  If I were to do it again with the experience and
                         knowledge I have now, I'd go out of state without any
                         hesitation.  This isn't to say that my experience at CU has
                         been unsatisfactory, however.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I feel that the extra year is necessary
                         to solidify the skills of playing the piano.  Granted, my
                         study of the piano will go on even after graduation, but
                         the extra time with top-notch instruction is indispensable
                         to my career as a teacher and professional pianist.
    
    
                 968395  1:GOALS-DEF   All the course work was relevant and
                         practical for obtaining a job.   The two areas I feel there
                         could be improvement is with finding a job after graduation
                         and providing excerpt classes for all instruments.
    
                         2:WMAJ  I would have liked to experience more classes
                         outside the College of Music but was limited by the amount
                         of required degree requirements.  I think music students
                         could afford to be more well-rounded by leaving the
                         building once and a while!
    
                         3:BMAJ  My applied music professor, Daniel Silver is the
                         best thing.  I probably would have not attended CU if he
                         wasn't teaching here.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I have finished my degree requirements
                         and am ready to move on.
    
    
                 976723  2:WMAJ  We need more experience with internships. I would
                         also like to see an orchestra that non music majors can get
                         in to without  having to audition.
    
                         3:BMAJ  My private teacher, Erika Eckert, and the unity of
                         the faculty and students in the music department.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I didn't want to waste money on an extra
                         year.
    
    
    
     
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      Group      IDnum   Comments ordered by Student ID - Question Response
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      MB-MUSE    115432  1:GOALS-SOME  The structure of the music education program
                         is far too rigid to allow for an individualized education.
                         I've taken an extra semester and I still feel that I am not
                         where I wanted to be.  Music students in general are
                         largely unaware of what goes on outside the music school
                         and while there is certainly a great deal of
                         accomplishment, I feel that this disconnect is
                         disconcerting.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Excise certain lower division classes or make the
                         program five years.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Working closely with very knowledgeable teachers.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-GT4YRS F  I wanted to take extra classes in order
                         to be more competitive when applying for grad school.
    
    
                 517404  1:GOALS-DEF   Having decided upon a career outside of the
                         area in which I will get my degree, I feel that my program
                         could have provided more opportunities to develop skills
                         that could be applicable outside of such a specialized area.
    
                         2:WMAJ  Broader scope - more opportunities to explore and
                         learn about things outside of music
    
                         3:BMAJ  Wonderful interaction with faculty and closeness
                         within the students in the program
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I planned well.  However, I will be
                         going back for another year (plus?) to finish pre-med reqs.
    
    
                 568032  1:GOALS-SOME  four years is just too short a time to learn
                         all the things nessicary to be at the level I want to be
                         musicially or to have the confidence I want as a music
                         teacher.
    
                         2:WMAJ  More guided learning in applyed area.
    
                         3:BMAJ  Gives a comprehensive approach.
    
                         4:DODIFF  because of the cost of attending here I did not
                         have many choices.
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  the price of tuition is much too great
                         to be able to afford any more tuition payments, otherwize I
                         would have liked to attend for another semester and have a
                         more compleate education
    
    
                 618087  1:GOALS-SOME  My goal was to learn about different teaching
                         methods and how to conduct myself in a classroom. I believe
                         that the music education program helped me with this.
                         However, the classes that I took relating purely to
                         education with no music involved I felt lacked good role
                         models.
    
                         2:WMAJ  More flexibility with scheduling
    
                         5:DEARCJ-4YRS   F  I took the maximum amount of credits
                         that you are able to take almost every semester, I also
                         took a couple summer courses, and I did not take any
                         courses that were not required for my major.
    
    
    

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