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Wilfrid Laurier University
     
Section K1
Academic Plans
Link to the University's Academic Plans:
> http://www.wlu.ca/page.php?grp_id=158&p=2256
     

Section K2
Key Performance Indicators: Employment Rates of 2005 Graduates in Undergraduate Programs

Program Employment
Rate
2 Years (%) 		Employment
Rate
6 Months (%)
Agriculture & Biological Science 85.71 83.33
Business & Commerce 99.06 99.04
Computer Science 100.0 100.0
Fine & Applied Arts 100.0 100.0
Humanities 100.0 94.12
Kinesiology, Recreation & Phys Educ. 96.15 100.0
Mathematics 100.0 100.0
Social Science 97.86 98.36
       

Employment Rates: The employment rate is defined as the number of employed persons expressed as a percentage of the labour force where the labour force is those persons who were employed, or unemployed but looking for work. To determine employment rates of recent graduates, Ontario universities conducted a survey of all 2005 graduates of undergraduate degree programs. Graduates were asked questions regarding their employment situation six months and two years after graduation.

Source: MTCU and Institutions

     
Section K2A
Key Performance Indicators: Degree Completion Rate for Undergraduate Cohort, Fall 1998 New, 1st Year Students
Program Graduation Rate (%)
Agriculture & Biological Science 65.5
Business & Commerce 91.2
Computer Science 57.5
Fine & Applied Arts 65.1
Humanities 76.1
Kinesiology, Recreation & Phys Educ. 86.0
Mathematics 47.4
Other Arts & Science 58.3
Physical Science 100.0
Social Science 78.5
Total new full-time year one undergraduate students enrolled in fall 1998 1881
Total students reported above who graduated by 2005 1493
   

Graduation Rates: The MTCU has calculated graduation rates using a single entering cohort of students and determining whether or not they graduated within seven years. The methodology employed involves the selection of all new full-time, Year One undergraduate students on the official Fall 1998 enrolment file, who have a valid (and unique) student ID number, and were seeking either a bachelors or first professional degree. The subset was then matched against the records for students who received a degree (in any program) from the same institution during the most current seven year period (1999 to 2005).

Graduation Rates for Agricultural and Biological Science, Computer Science, Humanities, Mathematics, Other Health Professions, Physical Sciences, Social Sciences and Theology are included in Other Arts & Science.

Source: MTCU and Institutions

     
Section K3
Retention Rates 2007
Year 1 to Year 2 Retention Rate (%):
> 88.9

Retention rate: Report the percentage of first-time, full-time first year students in a given fall term who returned to the institution in the next fall term.

Source: Institutional CSRDE submission