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FOLLOW-UP STUDY OF 2004 GRADUATES IN NON-TEACHING

provided by:
Career Services Office, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

    This report provides data on the employment or continued educational status of UWSP students graduating in December 2003, May and August 2004.  Research was completed within a year from the date of graduation, with the report compiled for release in the summer of 2005.  Statistical information is provided, as is a detailed listing of job titles, employers and locations of graduates.

     The Career Services staff made numerous attempts to collect data from each graduate, including e-mail and regular mailings, telephone surveys, faculty inquiries, and employer surveys.  Information in this report represents contacts with 95% of the non-teaching graduates or their families (1291 of 1361 graduates).  A separate report is compiled on the graduates in Education.

     Individuals seeking to use this data in career decision-making should always consult with a career counselor and/or other educational professionals.

STATISTICAL REPORT CATEGORIES

Each graduate is counted only once, in spite of the fact that many complete multiple majors simultaneously. We generally list the person according to the major that appears first in the graduation printout from the Records Office and note these occurrences in our statistics with an asterisk and footnote.

Our categories and their explanations follow:

� Total # of Graduates and Total # Seeking: These categories distinguish between the number of people graduating and the number who are entering the work force/pursuing additional schooling. Percentages are calculated based on the total number of graduates seeking employment or further schooling, not on the total number of graduates.

� Employed In Field: Individuals who report that their work is in an educational setting related to their academic study, or whom we feel are working in an educational position that utilizes their college degree. The report

distinguishes between those employed full-time and those employed part-time in educational capacities. Full-time includes graduates employed 75% or more. Part-time includes individuals employed as teachers with less than a 75% contract, as well as individuals working as substitute teachers, coaches, or educational aides.

� Employed Out of Field: Individuals reporting work that is not in a teaching setting. This includes both employment unrelated to the graduate�s degree as well as that which is related, but is not in an educational setting (ex: Biology major working as a Soil Conservationist).

� Further Schooling: Individuals who are continuing their education in graduate or professional programs, as well as those who are returning to school for an additional major or selected course work.

� Available: Graduates who are actively seeking employment but have not yet accepted a position.

� Total Placed: Number of people who have secured some type of employment or are continuing their education.

� Not Seeking: Individuals reporting they are not entering the work force nor pursuing further schooling. (Number not included in percentage calculations.)

� No Report: Graduates whom we were unable to reach, or who were unwilling to provide the requested information. (Number not included in percentage calculations.)

DETAILED REPORT CATEGORIES

Information is organized alphabetically according to academic major with individual names omitted to maintain confidentiality. All types of employment are listed together (encompassing the statistical report categories of "employed in field" and "employed out of teaching"), followed by the list of further schooling reported. We list whatever information we acquire, and in some cases this is less than complete. Unless we are able to survey the graduate directly, we may have difficulty obtaining all the details we request (specific job title, name and location of the employer, whether the position is full-time or part-time).

Many graduates pursue teaching certification in several fields by completing multiple academic majors or minors. This opens employment options in areas other than those in the academic major under which they are listed in our report, and helps to explain, for example, how a Biology major may report being employed as a Chemistry teacher.

Questions or comments may be directed to the UWSP Career Services Office:

Career Services Office
134 Old Main Building
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Stevens Point, WI 54481-3897
Telephone: (715) 346-3226
FAX: (715) 346-3724
E-mail: career@uwsp.edu

 

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ANNUAL NON-TEACHING STATISTICAL REPORT

CLASS OF 2004:  December 2003, May and August 2004

MAJOR Total # Total # Employed Employed Further   Total Not No
  Grads Seeking In Field Out of Field Schooling Available Placed Seeking Report
Art 56** 49 30 61% 9 19% 4 8% 6 43 88% 1 6
Arts Management 8** 8 6 76% 1 12% 1 12% 0 8 100% 0 0
Communication 116** 107 73 68% 16 15% 6 6% 12 95 89% 3 6
Music 16 16 6 38% 2 12% 8 50% 0 16 100% 0 0
Theatre and Dance 26** 25 12 48% 5 20% 4 16% 4 21 84% 0 1
COFAC TOTAL 222 205 127 62% 33 16% 23 11% 22 183 89% 4 13
COLLEGE OF LETTERS AND SCIENCE                        
Biology 132**# 123 49 40% 19 15% 50 41% 5 118 96% 2 7
Business Administration 144** 129 90 70% 12 9% 8 6% 19 110 85% 5 10
Chemistry 11** 11 3 27% 2 18% 5 46% 1 10 91% 0 0
Computer Information Systems 48** 42 31 74% 3 7% 3 7% 5 37 88% 3 3
Economics 16** 15 9 60% 3 20% 1 7% 2 13 87% 1 0
English 40** 37 14 38% 10 27% 7 19% 6 31 84% 3 0
Foreign Languages 13** 13 4 31% 3 23% 3 23% 3 10 77% 0 0
General Studies 36** 32 21 66% 7 22% 2 6% 2 30 94% 1 3
Geography 21** 19 8 42% 10 53% 1 5% 0 19 100% 0 2
History 24** 22 6 27% 9 41% 5 23% 2 20 91% 0 2
Individually Planned 2 1 0 0% 0