4 Year Graduation Rate - Engineering

ucbalumnus
Wed, 25 Apr 2012 02:39:11 +0000

The question is, how many of the “late” graduates are actually in school for more than 12 quarters, as opposed to having 12 quarters in school spread over more than 4 calendar years due to co-ops or other non-school quarters in between?

If some are in school for more than 12 quarters, what are the main reasons for that? If it is because important courses are offered only certain quarters, or important sequences can only start in certain quarters, that does make it rather problematic for students doing co-ops, which may be popular at a school like Cal Poly. One would think that the departments would offer the most important courses or sequences in all quarters so that students doing co-ops can finish within 12 school quarters and graduate to reduce overcrowding at the school.