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.
Human Sciences
Human Development and Family Studies
Department
Doctoral Degree Program
Number of Degrees Per Year
FY 2011-2012
FY 2012-2013
FY 2013-2014
8
1
2
Fall 2011
Fall 2012
Fall 2013
100%
50%
80%
FY 2011-2012
FY 2012-2013
FY 2013-2014
6.1.
7.3
7.8
Fall 2011
Number
Percent
3
50
1
17
2
33
Fall 2012
Number
Percent
7*
1000
Fall 2013
Number
Percent
2
100
1
For each of the three most recent years, of the number of degrees awarded
per academic year.
Graduate Rates
2
For each of the three most recent years, of the percent of first-year
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
3
For each of the three most recent years, average of the graduates'
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 (*Includes 2 who became lecturers in our dept)
4 Employed as Post-Doctorates
Employed in Industry/Professional (1 at community org., 1 in career services)
Employed in Government
Still seeking employment
Unknown
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/hdfs/appad_grad.php
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Admissions Criteria
Description of Admission Factors
1) Graduate School Application
2) Official Transcripts
3) Official copy of the TOEFL scores (for international students)
4) GRE scores
5) Departmental Application
6) Vita/Resume
7) Goals Statement
8) Contributions Statement
9) Three letters of reference
Percentage of Full-time Students
FTS⁴/number students enrolled (headcount) for last three
6
fall semesters.
⁴ Definition of Full Time Student (FTS) is institutional by program.
Average Institutional Financial Support Provided
7
For those receiving financial support, the average monetary institutional support
provided per full-time graduate student for the prior year from assistantships,
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
71%
75%
81%
Fall 2011
Fall 2012
Fall 2013
1483
1483
1483
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Percentage Full-time Students with Institutional Financial Support
Fall 2011
Fall 2012
Fall 2013
20%
47%
48%
Fall 2011
Fall 2012
Fall 2013
21
18
18
Fall 2010
Fall 2011
Fall 2012
1.58
1.96
2.57
Calendar Year 2011
3.62
0.19
Calendar Year 2012
3.89
0.33
Calendar Year 2013
5.28
0.44
Number of Core Faculty receving external funds
Average External Grant $ per Faculty
Total External Grant $
Fall 2011
2
$339,127
$678,253
Fall 2012
3
193,288
579,864
Fall 2013
6
$204,243
$1,225,460
Faculty Teaching Load
Fall 2011
Fall 2012
Fall 2013
145
131
109
Fall 2011
Male
Female
5
9
Fall 2012
Male
Female
4
8
Fall 2013
Male
Female
4
9
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
10
equivalent (FTSE)/average of full-time faculty equivalent (FTFE)
of core faculty
Core Faculty Publications
11
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 (Includes conference papers)
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 year⁶
12 ⁶All external funds received by core faculty from any source including research
grants, training grants, gifts from foundations, etc., reported as expenditures.
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
1
6
1
5
1
4
Student Diversity
Enrollment headcount by ethnicity (White, Black, Hispanic, Other) and
gender in program.
15
Fall 2011
Male
Female
4
15
White
Black
Hispanic
Other
1
2
2
12
Fall 2012
Male
Female
5
13
2
3
13
Fall 2013
Male
Female
5
18
1
7
1
15
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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
7/1/2009
External Program Accreditation
Name of body and date of last program accreditation review,
17
if applicable.
N/A
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 (Includes conference papers)
Juried Creative/Performance Accomplishments
Book Chapters
Books
External Presentations
3
Calendar Year 2011
33
Calendar Year 2012
41
Calendar Year 2013
47
2
0
4
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