Former Student Survey

Instructions:

Specific directions are given for completing many of the questions in this questionnaire. Where no directions are given, please circle the number or letter of the most appropriate response.

  1. What is your gender?

    2. 1 Female                 2 Male

  2. How do you describe yourself? Circle One

    3. 1 American Indian or Alaskan Native
    2 Asian, Pacific Islander, or Filipino
    3 Black Non-Hispanic
    4 Hispanic or Latino
    5 White or Caucasian
    6 Unknown

  3. How old are you?

    4. 1 Under 18
    2 18 to 22 years
    3 23 to 25 years
    4 26 to 30 years
    5 31 to 40 years
    6 41 to 50 years
    7 51 to 60 years
    8 61 years or more

  4. Are you currently married?

    5. 1 Yes
    2 No

  5. Do you feel that you have a permanent disability? Circle all that apply

    6. 1 No
    2 Yes, restricted mobility
    3 Yes, restricted hearing
    4 Yes, restricted vision
    5 Yes but prefer not to record
    6 Other                                   

  1. How long did you attend UNT?

    2. 1 One semester
    2 One year
    3 Two years
    4 Three years
    5 Four years
    6 Five years
    7 Six years
    8 More than six years
    Please indicate the last semester you attended:
                                                                       

  2. What degree were you seeking when you attended UNT?

    3. 1 Not seeking a degree
    2 Bachelor’s degree
    3 Master’s degree
    4 Specialist degree
    5 Professional degree (medicine, law, theology)
    6 Doctorate degree (Ph.D., Ed.D)

  3. Please write in your major or area of the study while you attended UNT.
                                                                                 
  1. A. Was UNT your first choice?

    2.       1 Yes
          2 No

    B. If no, what kind of college was your first choice?
         1 A public two-year college
         2 A public four-year college of University
         3 A private college or university
         4 A vocational/technical school, hospital school
         of nursing, trade school, or business school

    C. What was the name of the college that was your first choice?
                                                                                

    D. Did you enter UNT as a :
         1 freshman
         2 Transfer student

 

  1. When you left our university, what was your overall grade point average (GPA)?

    2. 1 4.00 to 3.01
    2 3.00 to 2.01
    3 2.00 to 1.01
    4 1.00 or less
    5 Unknown or did not have one

  2. What was your primary enrollment status when you attend UNT?

    3. 1 Primary for credit-full time (12 or more hours)
    2 Primary for credit – part-time (less than 12 hrs)

  3. While you were enrolled at UNT, how many hours did you normally work when classes were being held?

    4. 1 I was not employed
    2 Employed 1-10 hours per week
    3 Employed 11-20 hours per week
    4 Employed 21-35 hours per week
    5 Employed 36 hours of more per week

  4. Did you apply for financial assistance (loan or scholarship) while at UNT?

    5. 1 Yes, and received it
    2 Yes, but I did not receive it
    3 Yes, but I left before I found out if I received it
    4 Yes, but lost it due to loans, grants, etc.
    5 No

  5. The decision to leave a particular college can be motivated by a variety of reasons. Please circle the letters of all of the reasons that contributed to your decision to leave our college.

Academic Reason
A Achieved my academic goals
B Transferred to another college/university
C Needed a break from college/university
E Dissatisfied with my academic performance
F Dissatisfied with academic advising
G Dissatisfied with the quality of teaching

H Dissatisfied with the learning environment
I Course work not what I wanted
J Unsure of my academic goals
K Course work too difficult
L Course work was too easy
M Other                                                    

Financial Reasons
M Did not have enough money to continue
N Could not obtain sufficient financial aid
O Could not earn enough money while enrolled
P Could not get a scholarship
Q Other                                                    

Other Reasons
R Achieved my personal goals
S Accepted a job or entered the military
T College experience not what I expected
U Few people I could identify with
V Moved out of the area
W Could not work and go to school at the same time
X Other responsibilities became too great
Y The major I wanted wasn’t offered Desired Major                                                             
Z Other                                                         

  1. From the list in Question 14, please select the three most important reasons and enter their codes below. For example, if the most important reason was that you "Transferred to another college," enter the letter B in the first box.
    Most Important Second Important Third Important
         
  1. The following are services provided by UNT. How would you evaluate these services while you attended UNT? For each service, circle the number of the response that is most appropriate.

 

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Parking
Campus security
Office of Disability Accommodations
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Learning Center
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Computing Labs
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 16. b. From the list in Question 16, please select the one that most significantly contributed to your leaving UNT.
                                                                                       

  1. I received my advising from?

    2. 1 Faculty
    2 Staff
    3 Faculty and staff

  2. Do you currently have plans for additional education?

    3. 1 No, not at this time
    2 Yes, I plan to reenroll at UNT
    3 Yes, I have already enrolled at another college/university
    4 Yes, I plan to enroll at another college/university
    5 I am currently undecided about any additional education

    b. If you circle responses 2 or 3, please write in the name of the college/university you plan to attend or are attending
                                                                                 

  3. The following statements reflect the goals of many college students. In the first column, please circle the letter that represented goals that were important to you when you attended UNT. In the second column, circle the letter that best shows how you feel you are achieving or did achieve these goals as a result of your experiences at our UNT.
These goals were important to me when I attended UNT
wpe1A.jpg (808 bytes) These goals I am achieving or have achieved as a result of attending UNT
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A A To increase my knowledge and understanding in an academic field
B B To obtain a degree
C C To complete course necessary to transfer to another educational institution.
What college or university?
                                                                                 

 

 

These goals were important to me when I attended UNT
wpe1A.jpg (808 bytes) These goals I am achieving or have achieved as a result of attending UNT
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D D To discover career interests
E E To formulate long-term career plans and/or goals
F F To prepare for a new career
G G To improve my knowledge, technical skills and/or competencies in my job or career
H H To increase my chances for a raise and/or Promotion
I I To become actively involved in student life and campus activities
J J To increase my participation in cultural and social events
K K To meet people
L L To increase my self-confidence
M M To improve leadership skills
N N To improve my ability to get along with others
O O To learn skills that will enrich my daily like or make me a more complete person
P P To develop my ability to be independent self-reliant, and adaptable

20.  Please rate your satisfaction level with how UNT helped
        you achieve these goals

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  1. From the list of goals in question 19, please select the three that were most important to you when you attended our college. For example, if you most important goal was "To obtain a certificate or degree," enter the letter B in the first box.
    Most Important Second Important Third Important
         


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          Thank you for completing this survey,
          Please return in postage-paid envelope,

          Dr. Alfred F. Hurley
          Chancellor and President
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