Common Data Set

A.  General Information
B.  Enrollment and Persistence
C.  First-Time First-Year (Freshman) Admission
D.  Transfer Admission
E.  Academic Offerings and Policies
F.  Student Life
G.  Annual Expenses
H.  Financial Aid
I.  Instructional Faculty and Class Size
J.  Degrees Conferred

A1. Address Information

Name of College or University

Mailing Address
City/State/Zip/Country



Main Phone Number
WWW Home Page Address
Admissions Phone Number
Admissions Toll-free Number
Admissions Office Mailing Address
City/State/Zip/Country

Admissions Fax Number
Admissions E-mail Address

The University of Montana Missoula

The University of Montana
32 Campus Drive
Missoula, MT 59812-0002 United States


(406) 243-0211
http://www.umt.edu
Local: 243-6266
800-462-8636
The University of Montana
Admissions Office
Missoula, MT 59812-0002 United States
406-243-5711
admiss@umontana.edu

A2. Source of institutional control (check one only)

Public
Private (nonprofit)
Proprietary

A3. Classify your undergraduate institution:

Coeducational college
Men’s college
Women’s college

A4. Academic year calendar

Semester
Quarter
Trimester
Other (describe):

A5. Degrees offered by your institution

Certificate
Diploma
Associate
     Transfer
     Terminal
Bachelor's

B1. Institutional Enrollment—Men and Women

Provide numbers of students for each of the following categories as of the institution’s official fall reporting date or as of October 15, 2003.

Total all undergraduates 11,343

Total all graduate and professional students: 2,009

GRAND TOTAL ALL STUDENTS: 13,352

B2. Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category.

Provide numbers of undergraduate students for each of the following categories as of the institution’s official fall reporting date or as of October 15, 2003. Complete the “Total Undergraduates” column only if you cannot provide data for the first two columns.

Persistence
B3. Number of degrees awarded by your institution from July 1, 2002, to June 30, 2003.

Graduation Rates
The items in this section correspond to data elements collected by the IPEDS Web-based Data Collection System’s Graduation Rate Survey (GRS). For complete instructions and definitions of data elements, see the IPEDS GRS instructions and glossary on the 2003 Web-based survey.

For Bachelor’s or Equivalent Programs
Report for the cohort of full-time first-time bachelor’s (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who entered in fall 1997. Include in the cohort those who entered your institution during the summer term preceding fall 1997.

B4. Initial 1997 cohort of first-time, full-time bachelor’s (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students; total all students:      1711

B5. Of the initial 1997 cohort, how many did not persist and did not graduate for the following reasons: deceased, permanently disabled, armed forces, foreign aid service of the federal government, or official church missions; total allowable exclusions:        _5__

B6. Final 1997 cohort, after adjusting for allowable exclusions:      1706
(Subtract question B5 from question B4)

B7. Of the initial 1997 cohort, how many completed the program in four years or less (by August 31, 2001):      335

B8. Of the initial 1997 cohort, how many completed the program in more than four years but in five years or less (after August 31, 2001 and by August 31, 2002):      320

B9. Of the initial 1997 cohort, how many completed the program in more than five years but in six years or less (after August 31, 2002 and by August 31, 2003):      114

B10. Total graduating within six years (sum of questions B7, B8, and B9):      769

B11. Six-year graduation rate for 1997 cohort (question B10 divided by question B6):      45%

For Two-Year Institutions:

B12. Initial 2000cohort, total of first-time, full-time degree/certificate-seeking students: __________________

B13. Of the initial 2000 cohort, how many did not persist and did not graduate for the following reasons: deceased, permanently disabled, armed forces, foreign aid service of the federal government, or official church missions; total allowable exclusions: ___________________

B14. Final 2000 cohort, after adjusting for allowable exclusions___________________
(Subtract question B13 from question B12)

B15. Completers of programs of less than two years duration (total): ___________________

B16. Completers of programs of less than two years within 150 percent of normal time: ____________

B17. Completers of programs of at least two but less than four years (total): _______________

B18. Completers of programs of at least two but less than four-years within 150 percent of normal time: ____________

B19. Total transfers-out (within three years) to other institutions: _________________

B20. Total transfers to two-year institutions: __________________

B21. Total transfers to four-year institutions: __________________

Retention Rates
Report for the cohort of all full-time, first-time bachelor’s (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who entered in fall 2002(or the preceding summer term). The initial cohort may be adjusted for students who departed for the following reasons: deceased, permanently disabled, armed forces, foreign aid service of the federal government or official church missions. No other adjustments to the initial cohort should be made.

B22. For the cohort of all full-time bachelor’s (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who entered your institution as freshmen in fall 2002 (or the preceding summer term), what percentage was enrolled at your institution as of the date your institution calculates its official enrollment in fall 2003?     71 %

Applications

C1. First-time, first-year (freshman) students: Provide the number of degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who applied, were admitted, and enrolled (full- or part-time) in fall 2003. Include early decision, early action, and students who began studies during summer in this cohort. Applicants should include only those students who fulfilled the requirements for consideration for admission (i.e., who completed actionable applications) and who have been notified of one of the following actions: admission, nonadmission, placement on waiting list, or application withdrawn (by applicant or institution). Admitted applicants should include wait-listed students who were subsequently offered admission.

C2. Freshman wait-listed students (students who met admission requirements but whose final admission was contingent on space availability)

Do you have a policy of placing students on a waiting list?
If yes, please answer the questions below for fall 2002 admissions:
Number of qualified applicants placed on waiting list _____
Number accepting a place on the waiting list _____
Number of wait-listed students admitted _____

Yes No

Admission Requirements

C3. High school completion requirement
Check the appropriate box to identify your high school completion requirement for degree-seeking entering students:

High school diploma is required and GED is accepted
High school diploma is required and GED is not accepted
High school diploma or equivalent is not required

C4. Does your institution require or recommend a general college-preparatory program for degree-seeking students?

Require
Recommend
Neither require nor recommend

C5. Distribution of high school units required and/or recommended. Specify the distribution of academic high school course units required and/or recommended of all or most degree-seeking students using Carnegie units (one unit equals one year of study or its equivalent). If you use a different system for calculating units, please convert.

Basis for Selection

C6. Do you have an open admission policy, under which virtually all secondary school graduates or students with GED equivalency diplomas are admitted without regard to academic record, test scores, or other qualifications? UM does not have an open policy. Entrance requirements for traditional full-time students are: high school graduation, 2.5 cumulative grade average or score of 22 on the ACT or 1030 combined verbal/math on the SAT, and successful completion of college prep program requirements. Nontraditional students, GED freshman, and summer-only students are exempt from the above requirements.

C7. Relative importance of each of the following academic and nonacademic factors in your first-time, first-year, degree-seeking (freshman) admission decisions.

SAT and ACT Policies

C8. Entrance exams

A. Does your institution make use of SAT I, SAT II, or ACT scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants?

Yes No

If yes, place check marks in the appropriate boxes below to reflect your institution’s policies for use in admission.

In addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for placement or counseling?

Placement
Counseling

Yes No
Yes No

B. Does your institution use the SAT I or II or the ACT for placement only? If so, please mark the appropriate boxes below:

C. Latest date by which SAT I or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission     July 1

      Latest date by which SAT II scores must be received for fall-term admission

D. If necessary, use this space to clarify your test policies (e.g., if tests are recommended for some students, or if tests are not required of some students):
In lieu of a 2.5 cumulative grade average from high school and a ranking in the upper half of the graduating class,  the following test scores may also be used to qualify a student for admission:

    22 composite on the enhanced ACT
    920 combined verbal/math on SAT up to April 1995 or 1030 combined score beginning April 1995

Nontraditional freshman, GED freshman, part-time students, and summer-only students are exempt from this academic or testing requirement.

Freshman Profile

Provide percentages for ALL enrolled, degree-seeking, full-time and part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) students enrolled in fall 2003 including students who began studies during summer, international students/nonresident aliens, and students admitted under special arrangements.

C9. Percent and number of first-time, first-year (freshman) students enrolled in fall 2003 who submitted national standardized (SAT/ACT) test scores. Include information for ALL enrolled, degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted test scores. Do not include partial test scores (e.g., mathematics scores but not verbal for a category of students) or combine other standardized test results (such as TOEFL) in this item. SAT scores should be recentered scores. The 25th percentile is the score that 25 percent scored at or below; the 75th percentile score is the one that 25 percent scored at or above.

Percent submitting SAT scores      38%
Percent submitting ACT scores      52%

Number submitting SAT scores        762
Number submitting ACT scores    1,045

Percent of first-time, first-year (freshman) students with scores in each range:

C10. Percent of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) students who had high school class rank within each of the following ranges (report information for those students from whom you collected high school rank information).

C11. Percentage of all enrolled, degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) students who had high school grade-point averages within each of the following ranges (using 4.0 scale). Report information only for those students from whom you collected high school GPA.

C12. Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted GPA:    3.2

Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school GPA:

92%

Admission Policies

C13. Application fee

Does your institution have an application fee?
Amount of application fee:          $30 nonrefundable
Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?
The fee can be deferred but not waived.

Yes No

Yes No

C14. Application closing date

Does your institution have an application closing date? Applications for first-time first-year freshman are on a rolling space-available basis.  For transfers application priority deadlines are March 1 for fall semester and November 15 for spring semester.

C15. Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall? Yes No

C16. Notification to applicants of admission decision sent (fill in one only)

On a rolling basis beginning (date):   Sept 15
By (date): __________
Other: __________

C17.Reply policy for admitted applicants (fill in one only)

Must reply by (date): __________
No set date:        X
Must reply by May 1 or within _____ weeks if notified thereafter
Other: __________

C18. Deferred admission: Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission?

Yes No
If yes, maximum period of postponement: 1 year then   must reapply

C19. Early admission of high school students: Does your institution allow high school students to enroll as full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) students one year or more before high school graduation?

Yes No

C20. Common application: Will you accept the Common Application distributed by the National Association of

Secondary School Principals if submitted?
If “yes,” are supplemental forms required?
Is your college a member of the Common Application Group?

Yes No
Yes No
Yes No

Early Decision and Early Action Plans

C21. Early decision: Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year (freshman) applicants for fall enrollment? Yes No

If “yes,” please complete the following:
First or only early decision plan closing date
First or only early decision plan notification date
Other early decision plan closing date
Other early decision plan notification date
For the Fall 2002 entering class:
Number of early decision applications received by your institution
Number of applicants admitted under early decision plan

_____
_____
_____
_____

_____
_____

Please provide significant details about your early decision plan: ___________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________

C22. Early action: Do you have a nonbinding early action plan whereby students are notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date but do not have to commit to attending your college?

Yes No

If “yes,” please complete the following:

Early action closing date
Early action notification date

_____
_____

Fall Applicants

D1. Does your institution enroll transfer students? Yes No
(If no, please skip to Section E)
If yes, may transfer students earn advanced standing credit by transferring credits earned from course work completed at other colleges/universities? Yes No

D2. Provide the number of students who applied, were admitted, and enrolled as degree-seeking transfer students in fall 2003.

Application for Admission

D3. Indicate terms for which transfers may enroll:

Fall
Winter
Spring
Summer

D4. Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as an entering freshman?

Yes No
If yes, what is the minimum number of credits and the unit of measure?    12

D5. Indicate all items required of transfer students to apply for admission:

D6. If a minimum high school grade point average is required of transfer applicants, specify
(on a 4.0 scale): ____

D7. If a minimum college grade point average is required of transfer applicants, specify
(on a 4.0 scale):     2.0

D8. List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:

Transfer applicants need to submit their medical history records, an application form, and a nonrefundable fee of $30.

D9. List application priority, closing, notification, and candidate reply dates for transfer students. If applications are reviewed on a continuous or rolling basis, place a check mark in the “Rolling admission” column.

D10. Does an open admission policy, if reported, apply to transfer students? Yes No

D11. Describe additional requirements for transfer admission, if applicable:
______________________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________

Transfer Credit Policies

D12. Report the lowest grade earned for any course that may be transferred for credit:    D

D13. Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution:

Number:       no limit
Unit type ____________

D14. Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution:

Number:       no limit
Unit type ____________

D15. Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn an associate degree:    30

D16. Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor’s degree:      30

D17. Describe other transfer credit policies:

Transfer students must earn 39 upper division credits and at least 30 credits from UM

E1. Special study options: Identify those programs available at your institution. Refer to the glossary for definitions.

Accelerated program
Cooperative (work-study) program
Cross-registration
Distance learning
Double Major
Dual enrollment
English as a Second Language (ESL)
Exchange student program (domestic)
External degree program
Other (specify): Bachelor of Nursing in Missoula  in cooperation with Montana State University-Bozeman

Honors program
Independent study
Internships
Liberal arts/career combination
Student-designed major
Study abroad
Teacher certification program
Weekend college

E2. Has been removed from the CDS.

E3. Areas in which all or most students are required to complete some course work prior to graduation:

Arts/fine arts
Computer literacy
English (including composition)
Foreign or symbolic languages
History
Other (describe): Ethical and human values, foreign language and symbolic systems,
historical and cultural studies.

Humanities
Mathematics
Philosophy
Sciences (biological or physical)
Social science

Library Collections

Report the number of holdings. Refer to the most recent Academic Libraries Survey for corresponding equivalents.

E4. Books, serial backfiles, electronic documents, and government documents (titles) that are accessible through the library’s catalog:                   1,351,307

E5. Current serial subscriptions (paper, microform, electronic):      7,279

E6. Microforms (units):      298,393

E7. Audiovisual materials (units):      56,866

E8. E-Books:      7,050

F1. Percentages of first-time, first-year (freshman) students and all degree-seeking undergraduates enrolled in fall 2003 who fit the following categories:

F2. Activities offered Identify those programs available at your institution.

Choral groups
Concert band
Dance
Drama/theater
Jazz band
Literary magazine

Marching band
Music ensembles
Musical theater
Opera
Pep band
Radio station

Student government
Student newspaper
Student-run film society
Symphony orchestra
Television station
Yearbook

F3. ROTC (program offered in cooperation with Reserve Officers’ Training Corps)

Army ROTC is offered:
On campus
At cooperating institution (name): ______________________________________________________

Naval ROTC is offered:
On campus
At cooperating institution (name): ______________________________________________________

Air Force ROTC is offered:
On campus
At cooperating institution (name): ______________________________________________________

F4. Housing: Check all types of college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing available for undergraduates at your institution.

Coed dorms
Men’s dorms
Women’s dorms
Apartments for married students
Apartments for single students
Other housing options (specify): Apartments for students & families, Honors floors, international floors, quiet floors, activity dorms, personal development housing

Special housing for disabled students
Special housing for international students
Fraternity/sorority housing
Cooperative housing

Provide 2003-2004 academic year costs for the following categories that are applicable to your institution.

G1. Undergraduate full-time tuition, required fees, room and board

List the typical tuition, required fees, and room and board for a full-time undergraduate student for the FULL 2003-04 academic year (30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours for institutions that derive annual tuition by multiplying credit hour cost by number of credits). A full academic year refers to the period of time generally extending from September to June; usually equated to two semesters, two trimesters, three quarters, or the period covered by a four-one-four plan. Room and board is defined as double occupancy and 19 meals per week or the maximum meal plan. Required fees include only charges that all full-time students must pay that are not included in tuition (e.g., registration, health, or activity fees.) Do not include optional fees (e.g., parking, laboratory use).

Comprehensive tuition and room and board fee (if your college cannot provide separate tuition and room and board fees): N/A

Other ______________________________________________________________________________________

G2. Number of credits per term a student can take for the stated full-time tuition 12 minimum 25 maximum

G3. Do tuition and fees vary by year of study (e.g., sophomore, junior, senior)?

Yes No

G4. If tuition and fees vary by undergraduate instructional program, describe briefly:     Additional fees are charged for Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, and Business Administration.

G5. Provide the estimated expenses for a typical full-time undergraduate student:

 *includes transportation

G6. Undergraduate per-credit-hour charges:

Undergraduate per-credit-hour charges are estimates, based on 12 credits per semester

Aid Awarded to Enrolled Undergraduates

H1. Enter total dollar amounts awarded to enrolled full-time and less than full-time degree-seeking undergraduates (using the same cohort reported in CDS Question B1, “total degree-seeking” undergraduates) in the following categories. Include aid awarded to international students (i.e., those not qualifying for federal aid). Aid that is non-need-based but that was used to meet need should be reported in the need-based aid columns. (For a suggested order of precedence in assigning categories of aid to cover need, see the entry for “non-need-based scholarship and grant aid” on the last page of the definitions section.)

Indicate the academic year for which data are reported for items H1, H2, H2A, and H6 below:
2003-2004 estimated or 2002-2003 final

 Which needs-analysis methodology does your institution use in awarding institutional aid? Formerly H3

Federal methodology (FM)
Institutional methodology (IM)
Both FM and IM

H2. Number of Enrolled Students Receiving Aid: List the number of degree-seeking full-time and less-than-full-time undergraduates who applied for and were awarded financial aid from any source. Aid that is non-need-based but that was used to meet need should be counted as need-based aid. Numbers should reflect the cohort receiving the dollars reported in H1. Note: In the chart below, students may be counted in more than one row, and full-time freshmen should also be counted as full-time undergraduates.

H2A. Number of Enrolled Students Receiving Non-need-based Grants and Scholarships: List the number of degree-seeking full-time and less-than-full-time undergraduates who had no financial need and who were awarded institutional ---not external non-need-based scholarship or grant aid. Numbers should reflect the cohort awarded the dollars reported in H1. Note: In the chart below, students may be counted in more than one row, and full-time freshmen should also be counted as full-time undergraduates.

H3. Incorporated into H1.

H4. Percent of the 2003 undergraduate class who graduated between July 1, 2002 and June 30, 2003 and borrowed through any loan programs (federal, state, subsidized, unsubsidized, private, etc.; exclude parent loans). Include only students who borrowed while enrolled at your institution.       56%

H5. Average per-borrower cumulative undergraduate indebtedness of those in line H4. Do not include money borrowed at other institutions:          $18,175

Aid to Undergraduate Degree-seeking Nonresident Aliens (Note: Report numbers and dollar amounts for the same academic year checked in item H1.)

H6. Indicate your institution’s policy regarding financial aid for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresident aliens:

Institutional need-based financial aid is available
Institutional non-need-based financial aid is available
Institutional financial aid is not available

If college-administered financial aid is available for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresident aliens, provide the number of undergraduate degree-seeking nonresident aliens who received need-based or non-need-based aid:      N/A

Average dollar amount awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresident aliens:        $ N/A

Total dollar amount of financial aid from all sources awarded to all undergraduate degree-seeking nonresident aliens:
      $ N/A

Process for First-Year/Freshman Students

H7. Check off all financial aid forms domestic first-year (freshman) financial aid applicants must submit:

FAFSA
Institution’s own financial aid form
CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE
State aid form
Noncustodial (Divorced/Separated) Parent’s Statement
Business/Farm Supplement
Other:      UM Supplemental Information Sheet

H8. Check off all financial aid forms nonresident alien first-year financial aid applicants must submit:

Institution’s own financial aid form
CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE
Foreign Student’s Financial Aid Application
Foreign Student’s Certification of Finances
Other:__________________________________

H9. Indicate filing dates for first-year (freshman) students:

Priority date for filing required financial aid forms: March 1
Deadline for filing required financial aid forms: _____________
No deadline for filing required forms (applications processed on a rolling basis): ________

H10. Indicate notification dates for first-year (freshman) students (answer a or b):

a.) Students notified on or about (date): _____________

b.) Students notified on a rolling basis: yes starting  April 1

H11. Indicate reply dates:

Students must reply within 4 weeks of notification.

Types of Aid Available

Please check off all types of aid available to undergraduates at your institution:

H12. Loans

FEDERAL DIRECT STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM (DIRECT LOAN)

Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
Direct PLUS Loans

FEDERAL FAMILY EDUCATION LOAN PROGRAM (FFEL)

FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
FFEL PLUS Loans
Federal Perkins Loans
Federal Nursing Loans
State Loans
College/university loans from institutional funds
Other (specify): _________________________

H13. Scholarships and Grants

NEED-BASED:
Federal Pell
SEOG
State scholarships/grants
Private scholarships
College/university gift aid from institutional funds
United Negro College Fund
Federal Nursing Scholarship
Other (specify): _____________________

H14. Check off criteria used in awarding institutional aid. Check all that apply.

I-1. Please report number of instructional faculty members in each category for Fall 2003.

The following definition of instructional faculty is used by the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) in its annual Faculty Compensation Survey. Instructional Faculty is defined as those members of the instructional-research staff whose major regular assignment is instruction, including those with released time for research. Institutions are asked to EXCLUDE:
(a) instructional faculty in preclinical and clinical medicine
(b) administrative officers with titles such as dean of students, librarian, registrar, coach, and the like, even though they may devote part of their time to classroom instruction and may have faculty status,
(c) undergraduate or graduate students who assist in the instruction of courses, but have titles such as teaching assistant, teaching fellow, and the like
(d) faculty on leave without pay, and
(e) replacement faculty for faculty on sabbatical leave.

Full-time: faculty employed on a full-time basis
Part-time: faculty teaching less than two semesters, three quarters, two trimesters, or two four-month sessions. Also includes adjuncts and part-time instructors.
Minority faculty: includes faculty who designate themselves as black, non-Hispanic; American Indian or Alaskan native; Asian or Pacific Islander; or Hispanic.
Doctorate: includes such degrees as Doctor of Education, Doctor of Juridical Science, Doctor of Public Health, and Doctor of Philosophy degree in any field such as agronomy, food technology, education, engineering, public administration, ophthalmology, or radiology.
First-professional: includes the fields of dentistry (DDS or DMD), medicine (MD), optometry (OD), osteopathic medicine (DO), pharmacy (DPharm or BPharm), podiatric medicine (DPM), veterinary medicine (DVM), chiropractic (DC or DCM), law (JD) and theological professions (MDiv, MHL).
Terminal degree: the highest degree in a field: example, M. Arch (architecture) and MFA (master of fine arts).

I-2. Student to Faculty Ratio

Report the Fall 2003 ratio of full-time equivalent students (full-time plus 1/3 part time) to full-time equivalent instructional faculty (full time plus 1/3 part time). In the ratio calculations, exclude both faculty and students in stand-alone graduate or professional programs such as medicine, law, veterinary, dentistry, social work, business, or public health in which faculty teach virtually only graduate level students. Do not count undergraduate or graduate student teaching assistants as faculty.

Fall 2003 Student to Faculty ratio:       21 to 1.

I-3. Undergraduate Class Size

In the table below, please use the following definitions to report information about the size of classes and class sections offered in the Fall 2003 term.

Class Sections: A class section is an organized course offered for credit, identified by discipline and number, meeting at a stated time or times in a classroom or similar setting, and not a subsection such as a laboratory or discussion session. Undergraduate class sections are defined as any sections in which at least one degree-seeking undergraduate student is enrolled for credit. Exclude distance learning classes and noncredit classes and individual instruction such as dissertation or thesis research, music instruction, or one-to-one readings. Exclude students in independent study, co-operative programs, internships, foreign language taped tutor sessions, practicums, and all students in one-on-one classes. Each class section should be counted only once and should not be duplicated because of course catalog cross-listings.

Class Subsections: A class subsection includes any subsection of a course, such as laboratory, recitation, and discussion subsections that are supplementary in nature and are scheduled to meet separately from the lecture portion of the course. Undergraduate subsections are defined as any subsections of courses in which degree-seeking undergraduate students enrolled for credit. As above, exclude noncredit classes and individual instruction such as dissertation or thesis research, music instruction, or one-to-one readings. Each class subsection should be counted only once and should not be duplicated because of cross-listings.

Using the above definitions, please report for each of the following class-size intervals the number of class sections and class subsections offered in Fall 2003. For example, a lecture class with 800 students who met at another time in 40 separate labs with 20 students should be counted once in the “100+” column in the class section column and 40 times under the “20-29” column of the class subsections table.

Number of Class Sections with Undergraduates Enrolled

Undergraduate Class Size (provide numbers)

Degrees conferred between July 1, 2002 and June 30, 2003

Reference: IPEDS Completions, Part A

For each of the following discipline areas, provide the percentage of diplomas/certificates, associate, and bachelor’s degrees awarded.

Common Data Set Definitions 2003

All definitions related to the financial aid section appear at the end of the Definitions document.
Items preceded by an asterisk (*) represent definitions agreed to among publishers which do not appear on the CDS document but may be present on individual publishers’ surveys.

*Academic advisement: Plan under which each student is assigned to a faculty member or a trained adviser, who, through regular meetings, helps the student plan and implement immediate and long-term academic and vocational goals.

Accelerated program: Completion of a college program of study in fewer than the usual number of years, most often by attending summer sessions and carrying extra courses during the regular academic term.

Admitted student: Applicant who is offered admission to a degree-granting program at your institution.

*Adult student services: Admission assistance, support, orientation, and other services expressly for adults who have started college for the first time, or who are re-entering after a lapse of a few years.

American Indian or Alaska native: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North America and who maintains cultural identification through tribal affiliation or community recognition.

Applicant (first-time, first year): An individual who has fulfilled the institution’s requirements to be considered for admission (including payment or waiving of the application fee, if any) and who has been notified of one of the following actions: admission, nonadmission, placement on waiting list, or application withdrawn (by applicant or institution).

Application fee: That amount of money that an institution charges for