18 Point Characteristics of EPPS Doctoral Programs

 

Criminology

 

1. Number of Degrees Awarded per Academic Year

 

2006-07 = 2*                       3 yr. Rolling Average 2006-09 = 1

2007-08 = 1*

2008-09 = 0

2009-10 = 3**

 

Note: Program officially started January 2007. Three students have graduated who took all necessary criminology coursework under existing PPPE program, but graduated in CRIM.

 

** anticipated

 

2. Graduation Rates*

 

2003-04 = 50%
2004-05 = 40%
2005-06 = 40%

*Yearly data, pct of 1st year entering doctoral students graduating by 2009. Also, please note these percentages are approximate, since for time period in question, data on total # of students unofficially in CRIM may be subject to small error. Also, please note this was prior to official start of Criminology program in 2007.

3. Average Time to Degree

 

Rolling 3-Year Average

 

2006-07 = 4.0 years

2007-08 = 4.0 years

 

4. Employment Profile

 

Academic = 3

Total = 3

 

5. Admissions Criteria

 

  • BA or MS in Criminology, Sociology or relevant discipline
  • GPA of 3.2 or better
  • Combined verbal and quantitative on GRE of 1200
  • Score of 4.5 in analytical writing as desirable
  • Transcripts, letters of recommendations and one-page essay describing professional objectives

 

6. Percentage Full Time Students with financial support

 

2006-07 AY   20%

2007-08 AY   30%

2008-09 AY

 

7. Average Financial Support Provided

 

Graduate Teaching Stipend = $11,300 [Total for Fall and Spring semesters]

                                                  = $14,900 [Including Summer]

Tuition waiver = $7,210 For 9 Semester Hours [Fall and Spring]

Tuition Waiver= $8861 [Including Summer]

Total Award= $23,761

 

8. Student-Core Faculty Ratio

 

2006-07       3:1

2007-08       3:1

2008-09       3:1

 

9. Core Faculty Publications and Other Research Related Activities [per calendar year]

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 yr. moving avg.

 

2005

2006

2007

2008

2005-07

2006-08

Articles

6

8

14

2

9.3

8

Books

0

1

3

5

1

2.7

Book Chapters

0

0

3

5

1

2.7

Conferences

2

5

12

3

6

6.7

 

Note: Based on calendar year faculty activity reports

 

10. External Grants [Also see Characteristic No. 9 Above]

 

2005         1 Grant, $127,000

2006         No Grants

2007         2 Grants, $30,000 [Total]

2008         No Grants

 

11. Percentage Full-Time Student

 

2007-08 = 64%

2008-09 = 59%

 

12. Number of Core Faculty

 

2006-07 = 8

2007-08 = 8

2008-09 = 8

 

13. Faculty Teaching Load [Fall and Spring semesters only]

 

2005-06 = 12 semester hours

2006-07 = 12.7 semester hours

2007-08 = 9.6 semester hours

 

14. Faculty Diversity

 

2005-06 = 5 Caucasian males, 4 Caucasian females

2006-07 = 7 Caucasian males, 6 Caucasian females

2007-08 = 7 Caucasian males, 5 Caucasian females

 

15. Student Diversity

 

Enrollment headcount by ethnicity and gender in program in prior year

 

Gender: Male = 39%

                Female = 61%

 

Race/Ethnicity: Cauc. = 78%

                            Afr. Am. = 16%

                            Hisp. = 4%

                            Other = 2%

 

16. Date of Last External Review

 

Last five year University mandated review of School of EPPS was December 2008.

 

 

17. External Program Accreditation

 

NA

 

18. Student Publications and other Research Activity

 

2006 (Calendar year)     N.A.

2007 (Calendar year)     N.A.

2008 (Calendar year)    4 Conference papers