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Department of Mathematics Survey

1. What is the Concentration of your B.S. degree in Mathematics?
Theoretical
Applied
Teaching Credential

2. Age at projected graduation?
20-24        30-34        40-44
25-29        35-39        45 and over

3. Gender?
Female
Male

4. Racial or ethnic group?
American Indian           Other Hispanic          Filipino
Black, Non-Hispanic    Asian                         Other
Mexican American       Pacific Islander         Decline to state
White, Non-Hispanic

5. How many upper division (300 and above) mathematics courses will you have taken at graduation?

6. How many quarters of the calculus sequence (Math 211, 212, 213, 214, 222, 223) did you complete at CSUB?

7. After graduation, what are you career plans?
Job- Math related        Grad School- M.S.       Teaching Credential
Job- Math unrelated     Grad School- Ph.D.      None

8. If you could start college over, would you choose the same major?
Definitely Yes         Probably No        Undecided
Probably Yes         Definitely No

Many factors determine the quality of an academic program.  Please rate the degree of your satisfaction on the following factors. 

9. Content of courses offered in mathematics.
  

10. Variety of courses offered in mathematics.
  

11. Quality of instruction in mathematics courses.
  

12. Appropriateness of tests, grades, and evaluations.
  

13. Intellectual stimulation of the mathematics faculty.
  

14. Intellectual stimulation of other students.
  

15. Adequacy of library materials in mathematics.
  

16. Availability of computing facilities.
  

17. Relevance of your major program to career opportunities.
  

Compared with other faculty at CSUB, how would you rate the mathematics faculty?

18. Enthusiasm for teaching.
  

19. Command of the subject matter.
  

20. Ability to communicate the subject matter.
  

21. Academic advice that you have received.
  

22. Career guidance.
  

23. Accessibility.
  

To help us improve the quality of the major, we would appreciate your comments to the following questions.  Please be as specific as possible.  

24.  What upper division courses should be required of mathematics majors?

25. What courses or sequences of courses would you like to see expanded or added to the mathematics curriculum? (Which ones would you like to see deleted, and why?)

26. What role should graphing calculators and/or computers play in mathematics courses?  Please comment.  Feel free to include any memorable (good or bad) experiences you have had with technology in a mathematics class, or instances where technology was not permitted and you think its use would have been beneficial?

27. In your experience as a mathematics major, did you perceive any bias based on gender or race/ethnicity by any mathematics faculty?  Please comment.

28. If you could start college over and would not choose mathematics as a major, please comment as to why.

29.  Please suggest any improvements you may have on how to make Senior Seminar a better culminating course.

30.  Please feel free to make any additional comments that you think would improve our program.