18 Characteristics of Texas Public Doctoral Programs Programs included only if in existence 3 or more years. Program is defined at the 8-digit CIP code level.
Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
Plant and Soil Science
Department
Doctoral Degree Program
Number of Degrees Per Year
FY 2011-2012
FY 2012-2013
FY 2013-2014
7
5
5
Fall 2011
Fall 2012
Fall 2013
0
0
0
FY 2011-2012
FY 2012-2013
FY 2013-2014
4.1
3.8
4.1
Fall 2011
Number
Percent
10
34%
3
10%
4
13%
2
7%
1
3%
9
31%
Fall 2012
Number
Percent
6
26%
3
13%
7
30%
2
9%
0
0%
5
22%
1 Average, 2007-2009
For each of the three most recent years, of the number of degrees awarded
per academic year.
Graduate Rates
Students Starting 1997-1999
For each of the three most recent years, of the percent of first-year
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doctoral students² who graduated within ten years.
²First-year doctoral students: Those students who have matriculated as
doctoral students with a doctoral degree objective.
Average Time to Degree
Students Starting 1997-1999
For each of the three most recent years, average of the graduates'
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time to degree ³
³For each academic year, the time to degree is defined as beginning the year
students matriculated with a doctoral degree objective until the year they graduated.
Employment Profile - (in field within one year of graduation)
For each of the three most recent years, the number and percent of graduates
by year employed, those still seeking employment, and unknown.
Employed in Academia
4 Employed as Post-Doctorates
Employed in Industry/Professional
Employed in Government
Still seeking employment
Unknown
Fall 2013
Number
Percent
0
0%
1
50%
0
0%
1
50%
0
0%
0
0%
http://www.pssc.ttu.edu/ProgramPages/gradapply.php
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Admissions Criteria
Description of Admission Factors
1) Graduate School Application
2) Official copies of transcripts
3) Official copy of the TOEFL scores (for international students)
4) GRE
5) Letter of Interest
6) Three letters of Recommendation
Percentage of Full-time Students
FTS⁴/number students enrolled (headcount) for last three
fall semesters.
⁴ Definition of Full Time Student (FTS) is institutional by program.
Average Institutional Financial Support Provided
For those receiving financial support, the average monetary institutional support
provided per full-time graduate student for the prior year from assistantships,
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scholarships, stipends, grants, and fellowships (does not include tuition or benefits).
Note: This number represents the weighted average monthly salary of all Research &
Teaching Assistants and Graduate Part-Time Instructors.
1
Fall 2011
Fall 2012
Fall 2013
88.9%
74.1%
82.4%
Fall 2011
Fall 2012
Fall 2013
1850/month
1850/month
1850/month
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Percentage Full-time Students with Institutional Financial Support
Fall 2011
Fall 2012
Fall 2013
Fall 2011
Fall 2012
Fall 2013
23
20
23
Fall 2011
Fall 2012
Fall 2013
0.64
0.78
1.73
Calendar Year 2011
84
9
0
8
Calendar Year 2012
74
7
0
0
Calendar Year 2013
95
10
0
0
Fall 2011
17
$234,280
$2,901,005
Fall 2012
18
$200,988
$2,754,624
Fall 2013
20
$237,376
$4,747,511
Fall 2011
Fall 2012
Fall 2013
273
270
96
Fall 2011
Male
Female
28
8
Fall 2012
Male
Female
13
3
8 In the prior year, the number of FTS with at least $1000 of annual
support/the number of FTS.
Number of Core Faculty⁵
Number of core faculty in the prior years
9 ⁵Core faculty: Full-time tenured and tenure-track faculty who teach 50 percent or
more in the doctoral program or other individuals integral to the doctoral program
who can direct dissertation research.
Student-Core Faculty Ratio
For each of the three most recent years, average of full-time student
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equivalent (FTSE)/average of full-time faculty equivalent (FTFE)
of core faculty
Core Faculty Publications
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For each of the three most recent calendar years, average of the number of
discipline-related refereed papers/publications, books/book chapters,
juried creative/performance accomplishments, and notices of discoveries
filed/patents issued per core faculty member.
Refereed Papers/Publications
Books/Book Chapters
Juried Creative/Performance Accomplishments
Notices of Discoveries Filed/Patents
Core Faculty External Grants
For each of the three most recent years, average of the number of core
faculty receiving external funds, average external funds per faculty, and
total external funds per program per academic year ⁶
12 ⁶All external funds received by core faculty from any source including research
grants, training grants, gifts from foundations, etc., reported as expenditures.
Number of Core Faculty receving external funds
Average External Grant $ per Faculty
Total External Grant $
Faculty Teaching Load
Total number of semester credit hours in organized teaching courses
13
taught per academic year by core faculty divided by the number of
core faculty.
Faculty Diversity
Core faculty by ethnicity (White, Black, Hispanic, other) and gender,
14
White
Black
Hispanic
Other
8
2
3
1
Male
15
4
Fall 2013
Female
3
1
Student Diversity
Enrollment headcount by ethnicity (White, Black, Hispanic, Other) and
gender in program.
15
Fall 2011
Male
Female
8
5
White
Black
Hispanic
Other
11
2
3
Fall 2012
Male
Female
7
7
10
3
Male
9
12
Fall 2013
Female
6
7
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Date of Last External Review
16 Date of last formal external review. ⁷
⁷Six-year Texas Tech University Graduate Program Review
2/24/2010
External Program Accreditation
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Name of body and date of last program accreditation review,
if applicable.
Student Publications/Presentations
For the three most recent calendar years, the number of discipline-related
refereed papers/publications,juried creative/performance
accomplishments, book chapters, books, and external presentations
per year by student FTE
18
Refereed Papers/Publications
Juried Creative/Performance Accomplishments
Book Chapters
Books
External Presentations
3
Calendar Year 2011
25
Calendar Year 2012
20
Calendar Year 2013
25
61
28
52
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