4 Year Graduation Rate...yikes

KandKsmom
Sun, 15 Apr 2012 16:51:11 +0000

I think the engineering course load difficulty is a major factor in this statistic. You also need to consider that if a student changes majors at any point past the first semester, you are usually looking at adding another year due to the fact that most required courses aren’t offered every semester and the student may need to wait to take what he/she needs.

Also, although it isn’t the biggest graduating group, all of the entering architecture students, Landscape Arch and reg Arch go for 5 yrs for their BLA and B.Arch degrees respectively. One additional cause may be the semester study abroad programs. Many students take advantage of it, but it can, depending on the student’s curriculum planning, cause them to have to stretch out their time to graduate.

Finally, some are staying with a program after receiving their undergraduate degree to take advantage of a combined one (or two) year’s masters program in their major. I don’t know if that would alter the 4 yr. statistic, but it could.