Program Indicators Psychology

2012-2015

Psychology FYE 2012-2015• PSY 26.5 29.5 32.5 29.5

• University Totals 21.6 20.8 20.7 20.4

BSU Psychology: MnSCU Cost Study 2013-15Fiscal Year Level FYE Cost/ FYE MnSCU Ave

cost/FYE% of MnSCU

2013 Lower 202.2 $1,714 $2,247 76.3%

Upper 93.3 $4,942 $3,732 132.4%

Graduate 22.5 $8,933 $3,812 234.3%

2014 Lower 167.8 $1,656 $2,437 67.9%

Upper 91.8 $4,152 $3,823 108.6%

Graduate 16.8 $6,574 $4,552 144.4%

2015 Lower 115.2 $1,620 $2,437 66.5%

Upper 122.5 $4,161 $4,112 101.2%

Graduate 8.0 $4,123 $5,418 76.1%

Average Section Size for Upper Division • 2012 20.88• 2013 23.48• 2014 23.97• 2015 19.74

Change in graduate program has opened up faculty load for upper division courses. In spite of lower numbers, our cost continues to decline and is very low.

Majors graduated• 2013 50

• 2014 64

• 2015 34

• We don’t have an explanation for this decrease.

• 6 year graduation rate 72.84%

• Program Assessment status 10/10

• Program Job Outlook N.A. BA/BS cannot be Psychologists but the data book looks at psychologists as the job category.

Placement

FIS_YEARDegrees Awarded

Related Fulltime

Related Parttime

Related Employment Rate

Continuing Education

Continuing Eduation Rate

Psychology2011 59 17 2 32.2% 17 28.8%2012 65 13 18 47.7% 14 21.5%2013 57 22 0 38.6% 10 17.5%

Placement• Currently the department has begun to collect data from our

graduates in order to provide our own placement information.

• It should be noted that individuals with a BA/BS in psychology are not qualified to practice psychology. Their work placements, as is true for other liberally educated students, tend to require critical thinking, problem solving, literacy, and analysis. Any position utilizing those intellectual abilities is appropriately designated a placement related to their major.• Additionally the current data includes a major we no longer provide.

Current Outlook• Currently enrolled psychology majors• Began semester with 195• Changed major during fall semester 8• New Online psychology majors 14

• Spring enrolled psychology majors 217(and rising)

New information regarding long term employment outlook

• http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?contentid=2013/12/0234.xml

• http://minnesotabudgetbites.org/2013/03/04/governor-daytons-budget-proposal-part-5-health-and-human-services/#.VlHodb-aV1F