*Three open-ended questions and one question with multiple
possible answers
are not shown here due to space restrictions.
Note: Abstain votes are not included in the results for each question. The percent in the total column
represents the percentage of participants who selected the stated response for that particular question.
| What is your class standing? |
| |
Number of Responses |
Percent |
| Frosh |
932 |
25.01% |
| Sophomore |
939 |
25.19% |
| Junior |
855 |
22.94% |
| Senior |
1001 |
26.86% |
| What is your college? |
| |
Number of Responses |
Percent |
| College 8 |
350 |
9.43% |
| College 9 |
326 |
8.79% |
| College 10 |
335 |
9.03% |
| Cowell College |
377 |
10.16% |
| Kresge College |
397 |
10.70% |
| Merrill College |
375 |
10.11% |
| Oakes College |
363 |
9.78% |
| Porter College |
450 |
12.13% |
| Stevenson College |
407 |
10.97% |
| Did you enter UCSC as a frosh, or as a transfer student? |
| |
Number of Responses |
Percent |
| Frosh |
3268 |
88.30% |
| Transfer |
433 |
11.70% |
| I understand the goals of UCSC’s general education system. |
| |
Number of Responses |
Percent |
| Strongly Disagree |
86 |
2.87% |
| Disagree |
257 |
8.57% |
| Neutral |
861 |
28.72% |
| Agree |
1482 |
49.43% |
| Strongly Agree |
312 |
10.41% |
| My general education courses have had as much educational value as other lower-division courses I have taken. |
| |
Number of Responses |
Percent |
| Strongly Disagree |
193 |
6.62% |
| Disagree |
575 |
19.73% |
| Neutral |
856 |
29.37% |
| Agree |
1045 |
35.85% |
| Strongly Agree |
246 |
8.44% |
| My college core course had as much educational value
as other first-year courses I took. |
| |
Number of Responses |
Percent |
| Strongly Disagree |
362 |
12.53% |
| Disagree |
465 |
16.09% |
| Neutral |
586 |
20.28% |
| Agree |
904 |
31.28% |
| Strongly Agree |
573 |
19.83% |
| Because of my experience in my college core course, my writing improved
significantly. |
| |
Number of Responses |
Percent |
| Strongly Disagree |
317 |
11.17% |
| Disagree |
569 |
20.04% |
| Neutral |
824 |
29.02% |
| Agree |
842 |
29.66% |
| Strongly Agree |
287 |
10.11% |
| Because of my experience in Writing 2 (C2), my writing improved
significantly. |
| |
Number of Responses |
Percent |
| Strongly Disagree |
173 |
6.53% |
| Disagree |
301 |
11.36% |
| Neutral |
1036 |
39.11% |
| Agree |
789 |
29.78% |
| Strongly Agree |
350 |
13.21% |
| I understand the difference between an Introduction to the
Disciplines (IH, IN, IS) course and a Topical (T) course. |
| |
Number of Responses |
Percent |
| Strongly Disagree |
259 |
9.18% |
| Disagree |
635 |
22.50% |
| Neutral |
555 |
19.67% |
| Agree |
991 |
35.12% |
| Strongly Agree |
382 |
13.54% |
| My Introduction to the Disciplines (IH, IN, IS) general education
courses were as good an educational experience as my other
lower-division courses. |
| |
Number of Responses |
Percent |
| Strongly Disagree |
96 |
3.55% |
| Disagree |
281 |
10.40% |
| Neutral |
981 |
36.31% |
| Agree |
1149 |
42.52% |
| Strongly Agree |
195 |
7.22% |
| My Topical (T) general education courses were as good an
educational experience as my other lower-division courses. |
| |
Number of Responses |
Percent |
| Strongly Disagree |
101 |
3.82% |
| Disagree |
258 |
9.75% |
| Neutral |
1118 |
42.25% |
| Agree |
987 |
37.30% |
| Strongly Agree |
182 |
6.88% |
| My Quantitative (Q) course improved my understanding of quantitative
reasoning. |
| |
Number of Responses |
Percent |
| Strongly Disagree |
281 |
10.65% |
| Disagree |
436 |
16.53% |
| Neutral |
935 |
35.44% |
| Agree |
786 |
29.80% |
| Strongly Agree |
200 |
7.58% |
| My Ethnic Minorities/Non-Western Society (E) course improved
my understanding of another ethnic group or culture. |
| |
Number of Responses |
Percent |
| Strongly Disagree |
148 |
5.65% |
| Disagree |
217 |
8.28% |
| Neutral |
824 |
31.44% |
| Agree |
987 |
37.66% |
| Strongly Agree |
445 |
16.98% |
| My Arts (A) course improved my understanding and appreciation
of the arts. |
| |
Number of Responses |
Percent |
| Strongly Disagree |
142 |
5.46% |
| Disagree |
189 |
7.27% |
| Neutral |
826 |
31.76% |
| Agree |
946 |
36.37% |
| Strongly Agree |
498 |
19.15% |
| My Writing-Intensive (W) course did a good job teaching me
to write in a discipline. |
| |
Number of Responses |
Percent |
| Strongly Disagree |
128 |
5.08% |
| Disagree |
142 |
5.63% |
| Neutral |
1305 |
51.74% |
| Agree |
665 |
26.37% |
| Strongly Agree |
282 |
11.18% |
| UCSC should have a language requirement beyond what is required
for admission. |
| |
Number of Responses |
Percent |
| Strongly Disagree |
495 |
16.79% |
| Disagree |
638 |
21.64% |
| Neutral |
718 |
24.36% |
| Agree |
707 |
23.98% |
| Strongly Agree |
390 |
13.23% |
| Compared to other courses (at a similar level), how much
effort did you put into your general education courses? |
| |
Number of Responses |
Percent |
| Less |
599 |
26.19% |
| The Same |
1579 |
69.04% |
| More |
109 |
4.77% |
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