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* CONCUR Survey on Changes to Major Programs and Advising Procedures *
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1. Which category does your institution fall into?
     a) Research university (Carnegie category).
     b) Comprehensive university.
     c) Large college (>1800 students).
     d) Medium sized college (900 - 1800 students).
     e) Small college (<900 students).

2.  Which category does your institution fall into?
     a) State supported.
     b) Private.

3. How many tenure (track) mathematics faculty does your institution
support?
     a) >25.
     b) 10 - 25.
     c) <10.

4. About how many mathematics majors does your institution graduate per
year, not counting education majors?
     a) >50.
     b) 25 - 50.
     c) 10 - 24.
     d) <10.

5. About how many mathematics education majors does your institution
graduate per year?
     a) >50.
     b) 25 - 50.
     c) 10 - 24.
     d) <10.

6. Indicate the areas in the mathematical sciences for which your
department has responsibility.
     _____ Mathematics.
     _____ Statistics.
     _____ Operations Research.
     _____ Computer Science.

7. Does your department provide for more than one track or option for
majoring in an area of the mathematical sciences?  Check all that apply.

    a) _____ Mathematics.
    b) _____ Mathematics with Teacher Licensure.
    c) _____ Mathematics with a concentration/minor in statistics.
    d) _____ Mathematics with a concentration/minor in computing.
    e) _____ Mathematics with a concentration/minor in operations
research.
    f) _____ Applied Mathematics major.
    g) _____ Statistics major.
    h) _____ Computer Science major.
    j) _____ Other (please specify) ___________________________
 

8. Please list the tracks in 7. which are new in the past 10 years.
 
 

9. Are junior/senior mathematics majors advised by a tenure (track)
   mathematics faculty member?
    a) always.
    b) nearly always.
    c) not necessarily.

10. Are freshman/sophomore mathematics majors advised by a tenure
(track)
mathematics faculty member?
     a) always.
     b) nearly always.
     c) not necessarily.

11. Is there a required departmental application/acceptance process for
a
student to become a mathematics major?
     a) yes.
     b) no.

12. If you answered "yes" to question 11, when does the application take

place?
     a) freshman year.
     b) sophomore year.
     c) later.
     d) other. (Please explain.)

    Please describe the process briefly.

13. Must a student confer with his/her advisor prior to registration?
     a) yes.
     b) not necessarily.

14. If you answered yes to question 13, is the advisor's approval
    required for registration?
     a) advisor approval of courses is required.
     b) conference with advisor is for advice only.
     c) other. (Please explain.)

15. Does your program offer/require a special capstone experience for
undergraduate students as they complete their degrees?  This often takes

the form of a particular course or seminar, special kinds of
assignments,
or the like.  Is this capstone experience a requirement of your program?
 
 

16. Please identify any extracurricular activities (over and above
standard advising services) which your department provides for students
in
your program on a regular basis.  Among these might be listed:
undergraduate colloquia, prep sessions for the GRE, social gatherings,
annual honorary banquets, career fairs.  Indicate the level of
participation by students in these activities.

17. Does your department offer distance learning or web courses?
    Please describe briefly.

18. Is your department involved in offering
     a) writing intensive courses?
     b) computer intensive courses?
     c) "proof" courses, i.e. "bridge" courses that facilitate
        the transition to upper level courses in algebra and
        analysis?
        If so, please give the title(s) of the course(s).

19. Briefly describe the pressures and trends that affect the
    breadth of the curriculum offered to your math majors at
    your institution.

20. Have there been significant changes in the requirements for math
majors in your department in the past 5 years?  If so, please describe
these changes briefly.