English Major Exit Survey
This survey is your opportunity to help the faculty of English help future English majors. By sharing your insights and opinions we hope to gain a better understanding of how to improve our course offerings and the design of the major. As graduating seniors, you are a valuable source of information to tell us how we’re doing and also identify areas for improvement. All responses will be entirely anonymous. Please return this survey within two weeks of receipt in the self-addressed stamped envelope.
Semester and year of Graduation: ______
Please respond to each question relative to your experience as an English Major at UCCS:
- As an English major, I have taken the following track:
1)Traditional Literature______
2)Secondary Education______
3)Elementary Education ______
4)Professional Writing______
- How many courses as an English major have you taken at UCCS?
1)3 courses (9 hours)______
2)4-5 courses (12-15 hours)______
3)6-9 courses (18-27 hours) ______
4)More than 27 but fewer than 39 hours ______
5)My entire English Major (39 or more hours) ______
- If you transferred credit as an English major into UCCS, did you transfer from:
1)Pikes PeakCommunity College______
2)Another community or two-year (junior) college______
3)A 4-year college or university within Colorado______
4)A 4-year college or university outside Colorado______
5)Entire English major taken at UCCS______(go to #5)
- If you transferred credit as an English major into UCCS, how do you feel your previous college prepared you for your studies as an English major here?
1)Poorly______
2)Adequately______
3)Well______
4)Very well______
- How well did your studies in the major here familiarize you with literature of different historical periods in British literature?
1)Poorly______
2)Adequately______
3)Well______
4)Very well______
- How well did your studies in the major here familiarize you with literature of different historical periods in American literature?
1)Poorly______
2)Adequately______
3)Well______
4)Very well______
- How well did your studies in the major here familiarize you with literature of different genres?
1)Poorly______
2)Adequately______
3)Well______
4)Very well______
- How well did your studies in the major here familiarize you with different critical approaches to literature?
1)Poorly______
2)Adequately______
3)Well______
4)Very well______
- How well did your studies in the major here familiarize you with a variety of major authors?
1)Poorly______
2)Adequately______
3)Well______
4)Very well______
- How well do you feel you were prepared here as a writer in terms of constructing a critical or analytical essay that adheres to the standards of a graduating college English major?
1)Poorly______
2)Adequately______
3)Well______
4)Very well______
- How well did your English course-level writing assignments prepare you for the Senior Comprehensive Exam?
1)Poorly______
2)Adequately______
3)Well______
4)Very well______
- How well did your English course-level training in literary analysis prepare you for the Senior Comprehensive Exam?
1)Poorly______
2)Adequately______
3)Well______
4)Very well______
- Did you complete the General Education Writing Portfolio Assessment?
1)Yes____ (please go to the next question)
2)No _____ (please go to question 15)
- How well did your English course-level writing assignments prepare you for the Writing Portfolio Assessment?
1)Poorly______
2)Adequately______
3)Well______
4)Very well______
- If you completed the Secondary or Elementary Education track, would you have chosen the same track with a Rhetoric and Writing minor emphasis as an alternative option?
1)Yes ______
2)No ______
- Have you taken ENGL 311- Advanced Grammar?
1)Yes______
2)No ______
- How would you rate your familiarity with and knowledge of language theory (e.g., grammar)?
1)Poor______
2)Adequate______
3)Good______
4)Very Good______
- How would you rate the English major here in terms of honing your analytical/critical thinking skills?
1)Poor______
2)Adequate______
3)Good______
4)Very Good______
- How well do you feel you were prepared here in terms of exposure to writers of ethnic diversity?
1)Poorly______
2)Adequately______
3)Well______
4)Very well______
- How well do you feel you were prepared here in terms of exposure to women writers?
1)Poorly______
2)Adequately______
3)Well______
4)Very well______
- As a result of your studies in the English major here, how confident do you feel in expressing
yourself orally about literature?
1)Not Confident ______
2)Somewhat Confident ______
3)Confident ______
4)Very Confident ______
22. How well did the English major here encourage your creativity and originality as a thinker?
1)Poorly______
2)Adequately______
3)Well______
4)Very well______
23. After receiving my B.A. degree in English, I plan to:
1)Attend graduate school (M.A., MFA, Ph.D.)______
2)Teach elementary school ______
3)Teach secondary school ______
4)Enter professional school (MBA, law, medical, etc.) ______
5)Work as a professional writer for a business ______
6)Work as a creative writer ______
7)Pursue an entrepreneurial career______
8)Other (please specify) ______
24. What would you identify as strengths when thinking about your experience in the English Major?
25. What would you recommend as desired and feasible changes to improve the English Major?
ADDITIONAL EXIT QUESTIONS FOR PROFESSIONAL WRITING STUDENTS ONLY (ITEMS 26-35).
26. How would you rate your Professional Writing coursework in preparing you for effective writing in
the workplace?
1)Poor ______
2)Adequate ______
3)Good ______
4)Very Good ______
27. How would you rate your Professional Writing coursework in preparing you for effective editing in
the workplace?
1)Poor ______
2)Adequate ______
3)Good ______
4)Very Good ______
28. How would you rate your Professional Writing coursework in preparing you for effective oral
communication in the workplace?
1)Poor ______
2)Adequate ______
3)Good ______
4)Very Good ______
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29. How would you rate your Professional Writing coursework in preparing you to design documents
effectively in the workplace?
1)Poor ______
2)Adequate ______
3)Good ______
4)Very Good ______
30. How would you rate your Professional Writing coursework in preparing you for effective teamwork
in the workplace?
1)Poor ______
2)Adequate ______
3)Good ______
4)Very Good ______
31. How well did your Professional Writing coursework familiarize you with standard computer
technology used for workplace writing?
1)Poor ______
2)Adequate ______
3)Good ______
4)Very Good ______
32. How well did your Professional Writing coursework familiarize you with the various genres of
workplace writing (e.g., reports, memos, letters, proposals, etc.)?
1)Poor ______
2)Adequate ______
3)Good ______
4)Very Good ______
33. How would you rate the advising you received, when you sought it, about the Professional Writing
Program?
1)Poor ______
2)Adequate ______
3)Good ______
4)Very Good ______
34. What would you identify as strengths when thinking about your experience in the
Professional Writing Program?
35. What would you recommend as desired and feasible changes to improve the Professional Writing
Program?
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION