Physics Exit Survey

Background

Name*

First Last

Degree Program*

BS
BA

Address after graduation*

Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country

Semester of Graduation*

Employment Information

Have you applied for professional employment?*

Yes
No

Employment Offers Received*

Offer Accepted?

No
Yes

If yes: Name of Employer

City and State of Employer

Job Title

Starting Salary

(Optional. Salaries will be kept confidential, and will be used for high school recruiting data)

Graduate School

Did you apply to graduate school?*

No
Yes

If yes, please list schools, and which you're attending if applicable:

Institution	Department / Program	Degree (MS, ME, PhD, ...)	Were you accepted? (Y/N)	WIll you be attending?

UMaine Experience

Did you enter the program as a 1st-year student?

No
Yes

Number of semesters taken to graduate

Average number of hours/week worked for pay while in school*

How well did 1st and 2nd year *physics* courses prepare you for upper-division physics courses?*

How well did 1st and 2nd year *mathematics* courses prepare you for upper-division *physics* courses?*

How well did physics laboratories succeed in increasing your understanding of and ability to utilize classroom concepts?*

Conversely, how well did physics lecture classes succeed in increasing your ability to analyze and understand the physics laboratory experiments?*

How well did the physics faculty advising system meet your needs?*

How successfully have your written communications skills been developed?*

How successfully have your oral communications skills been developed?*

How successfully have the non-science and non-math courses in the program provided you with a broad educational background?*

How successfully has the program provided you an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility?*

Research, co-op, or other physics-related work experience

List where (companies or laboratories) you experienced your research, internships, and/or co-op experience over the course of your education at the University of Maine (note that an internship can be engineering-related work for which you did not get academic credit).

Did you hold one or more co-op/intern position or physics related employment, such as a summer NSF-.funded Research Experience for Undergraduates, at any time during your undergraduate years?*

No
Yes

If so, would you recommend such a position as worthwhile?

No
Yes

Please list the dates and program names in which you participated

Dates	Program	Location / Institituion

Significant work experience in campus lab/research center during academic year (typically 10 hrs or more per week)

Other significant professional experience (please describe)

Additional Comments on your research, internship, or co-op experience:

General Comments:

Did you find the physics faculty generally to be available and helpful?*

Yes
No

Have you given any significant thought as to how you would continue to learn and expand your capabilities?*

No
Yes

Are you a member of the Society of Physics Students?*

Yes
No

Please list below other professional and honor societies of which you are a member.

Society	Professional or Honor

If you were starting over at the beginning of your college career, would you choose physics again?*

Yes
No

Would you recommend this department to new applicants?*

No
Yes

Do you regularly read a physics/science magazine or website?*

Yes
No

If yes, please list them below.

How many *professional* (Physical Review, Astrophysical Journal, etc.) articles have you read from the physics literature?*

You are encouraged to add below any comments that you feel would help us improve the quality of the physics education provided at the University of Maine.

What is the best way to contact you in the coming months? (Phone? Best time to call? Email? etc.)

We also ask that you meet with the department chair to discuss the survey. The meeting will take about 15 minutes.

Please email umphysicschair@maine.edu to schedule that appointment.

Thank you.

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