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Section K. Other useful information
K1. Academic Plans
Academic plans can be located at http://www.mcmaster.ca/newsevents/acadplan.htm.
K2. Key Performance Indicators, Employment Rate of 2004 Graduates in Undergraduate Programs
Class sections:
| Program | Employment Rate 2 Years (%) |
Employment Rate 6 Months (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Agriculture & Biological Science | 96.8 | 100.0 |
| Business & Commerce | 94.7 | 91.1 |
| Computer Science | 66.7 | 40.0 |
| Engineering | 96.0 | 87.0 |
| Fine & Applied Arts | 100.0 | 77.8 |
| Humanities | 91.5 | 87.2 |
| Kinesiology, Recreation & Phys Educ. | 93.3 | 90.9 |
| Mathematics | 100.0 | 85.7 |
| Medicine and Related Programs | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Nursing | 100.0 | 97.8 |
| Other Arts & Science | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Other Health Professions | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Physical Science | 100.0 | 83.3 |
| Social Science | 96.5 | 90.9 |
| Theology | 100.0 | 100.0 |
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 2004 graduates of undergraduate degree programs. Graduates were asked questions regarding their employment situation six months and two years after graduation.
Source: MTCU and Institutions
K2A. Key Performance Indicators, Degree Completion Rate for Undergraduate Cohort, Fall 1998
| Program | Graduation Rate (%) |
|---|---|
| Business & Commerce | 83.0 |
| Engineering | 77.2 |
| Fine & Applied Arts | 75.0 |
| Kinesiology, Recreation & Phys Educ. | 94.1 |
| Medicine and Related Programs | 100.0 |
| Nursing | 80.0 |
| Other Arts & Science | 77.1 |
| Therapy & Rehabilitation | 97.4 |
| Total new full-time year one undergraduate students enrolled in fall 1997 | 3033.0 |
| Total students reported above who graduated by 2004 | 2434.0 |
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 2004).
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.
Link to McMaster's Graduation, Employment, and OSAP Performance Indicators:
www.mcmaster.ca/opr/html/opr/reports_documents/main/reports_documents/OSAP.html
K3. Retention Rates, 2006
Year 1 to Year 2 Retention Rate (%): 87.8%
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
