Millersville University Survey for Psychology Alumni

The purpose of this survey is to gather information about our psychology alumni. The data we obtain will help us understand what psychology majors do after leaving Millersville University. In addition, the results will be used to assess and improve the undergraduate psychology program. Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey.

When did you graduate from Millersville? Please provide both the semester and year (e.g., Spring, 2005).

Please outline the stages of your undergraduate career by chronologically listing the institutions you attended, your majors and minors (if any) at each stage, and the approximate credits and overall GPA you earned at the conclusion of each stage. (An example is provided.)

	Institution	Major(s)	Minor(s)	Credits	GPA
Example:	Millersville U.	Psychology	none	123	3.6

Please outline the stages of your post-Millersville career, including any jobs you have held, as well as any graduate training. For graduate programs, please indicate the area of your training. Please provide the time period for each stage in your career. (Two examples are provided.)

	Employer or Grad School, Location	Position	Start & End Dates
Example:	RR. Donnelly, Lancaster, PA	Word processor	6/05 - 5/06
Example:	Indiana University, Bloomington, IN	Ph.D. program, Area: Clinical	9/06-present

Please indicate your name:

Please indicate your email address:

The responses you provided above will be used to update our files. All of your answers on the rest of this survey will be stored in a file that is separate from the file that includes your name and email address. Consequently, we will not be able to match the demographic and historical information you have provided above with the information you provide below this point.

If you are currently in a graduate program or have attended graduate school at some point since getting your BA from Millersville, please answer questions 4 -6. If you have not attended graduate school since graduating from Millersville, please skip to question 7.

Indicate on the scale below how well you think the psychology program at Millersville prepared you for your graduate program. (Please mark the number you think reflects your level of preparedness.)


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not at all prepared			moderately prepared			Very well prepared

Please explain your answer to 4.
Are there any courses (or types of courses) you wish you had taken at Millersville to better prepare yourself for your current graduate program?
If you are planning to enter graduate school in the future, approximately when would you like to do so? Please include both the semester and year (e.g., fall, 2010).

If you are currently employed or have been employed at some point since getting your BA from Millersville, please answer questions 8 - 10. If you have not been employed since graduating from Millersville, please skip to question 11.

Indicate on the scale below how well you think the psychology program at Millersville prepared you for the workforce. (Please mark the number you think reflects your level of preparedness.)


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not at all prepared			moderately prepared			Very well prepared

Please explain your answer to 8.
Are there any courses (or types of courses) you wish you had taken at Millersville to better prepare yourself for your current employment?

What were your highest scores on the SAT?

	Score	Don't Remember
Math
Critical reading
Writing

What were your highest scores on the GRE?

	Score	Don't Remember
GRE Psychology Subject Test
GRE Writing
GRE Quantitative
GRE Verbal
GRE Analytical

Please indicate your degree of agreement with each of the following statements:
As a result of my training at Millersville,	Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
13. I have an understanding of the content of psychology, including its theoretical perspectives and empirical findings.
14. I am confident that I can apply the content and theories of psychology to understanding behavior in a variety of contexts.
15. I am confident that I can read and interpret information from published psychology articles.
16. I have sufficient information about career options in psychology.
17. I am confident that I can write in the technical style recommended by the American Psychological Association (i.e., APA format).
18. I am confident in my ability to access information from electronic databases (e.g., PsycINFO).
19. I have the knowledge, attitudes, and skills needed to communicate, work, and make decisions with people of diverse backgrounds.

If you participated in directed projects or co-op at Millersville, please answer questions 20-23. If you did not, please skip to question 24.

How many credits of directed projects or co-op did you have when you graduated from Millersville?
Where were you placed?

How valuable was your directed projects or co-op experience at Millersville? (Please mark the number you think reflects how valuable your experience was.)


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not at all valuable			moderately valuable			very valuable

Please explain your answer to 22.
While at Millersville, did you complete any research other than what was involved in your lab classes (i.e., other than what you did in Principles of Statistics & Experimental Design I and II, or in an advanced lab)?

Yes
No

If you answered "yes" to 24, please answer questions 25-28. If you did not, please skip to question 29.

Did your research experience occur as a result of participation in the Honors Program?

Yes

If yes, how many semesters were you in the Honors Program?

If yes, did you successfully complete and defend a thesis?

Yes
No

If your research experience did not occur as a result of participation in the Honors Program, please describe your research experience at Millersville.

How valuable was the research experience (outside of the lab classes) you obtained at Millersville? (Please mark the number you think reflects how valuable your experience was.)


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not at all valuable			moderately valuable			very valuable

Please explain your answer to 27.
While you were at Millersville University, how many hours per week did you typically work (for pay) while school was in session? (Round up to the nearest whole number.)
How many of the hours indicated in question 29 did you spend working in an off-campus job? (Round up to the nearest whole number.)
While you were at Millersville University, how many hours per week did you typically spend in volunteer work while school was in session? (Round up to the nearest whole number.)
While you were at Millersville University, how many hours per week did you typically study? (Round up to the nearest whole number.)
Was Millersville University your first choice for college?

Yes
No. If no, what school was your first choice?
Don't Remember

How would you rate the quality of the academic advisement you received within the Psychology Department at Millersville University?

We are hoping that Byerly Hall will be renovated in the near future. We believe you took most of your psychology courses in this building and can share your thoughts on where the most improvement is needed. We would also appreciate hearing about any pleasant Byerly experiences you had.

Can you please comment on your experience with classrooms? What improvements or changes would make the classrooms more conducive to learning?
Can you please comment on your experience with the labs (i.e., computer and rat lab)? What improvements or changes would make the labs more conducive to learning?
Can you please comment on your experience with the clinic? What improvements or changes would make the clinic more useful?
What aspects of Byerly Hall would you change?
What aspects of Byerly Hall would you keep?
How did you find out about this survey?

Postcard sent to you
Noticed link on our web page
Email sent to you
Some other way; please specify:
If you have anything else to tell us about your experience at Millersville, please do so below.

Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey! Please click on the "Submit" button below.


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