Thank you to all who responded! Here are my survey results:
Survey questions:
1.What is the size of your institution?
___Up to 10,000 students
___10,001 - 20,000
___20,001 - 30,000
___30,000+
2.Where is your primary pre-med advising housed?
___College of Liberal Arts (Professional Advising Office)
___College of Liberal Arts (Faculty Advising)
___College of Health Sciences (Professional Advising Office)
___College of Health Sciences (Faculty Advising)
___Other: (Please identify)_____________________
Survey Results:
The survey generated 164 responses. Overall, 121 respondents (73.78%)
indicated that pre-med advising was primarily housed in Letters and
Science. 7 respondents (3.63%) indicated that pre-med advising was
primarily housed in the College of Health Sciences. 36 respondents
(21.95%) indicated that advising services were primarily housed in a
different location (Other) such as Career Development Center. This
mirrors the admissions statistics provided by the AAMC Data Warehouse
information regarding the proportion of majors admitted to medical
school.
**Institutions with 30,000+ Students (N=17)
64.70% advised in Liberal Arts (N=11)
81.81% Professional L&S Advising Office
18.18% L&S Faculty Advising
(Note: The percentages listed below each bolded category is the
breakdown within the category. Therefore, of the 64.70% of students
advised in Liberal Arts, 81% were advised by professional advisors and
18% were advised by faculty advisors.)
35.29% advised in "Other" (N=6)
33.33% Career Development Center
33.33% Centralized Advising office
33.33% Misc.
0% College of Health Science
**Institutions with 20,001- 30,000 Students (N=17)
76.47% advised in Liberal Arts (N=13)
92.30% Professional L&S Advising office
7.69% L&S Faculty Advising
23.52% advised in "Other" (N=4)
50% Honors College
25% Career Development Center
25% Centralized advising office
0% College of Health Sciences
**Institutions with 10,001 - 20,000 Students (N=31)
74.19% advised in Liberal Arts (N=23)
39.13% Professional L&S Advising Office
60.86% L&S Faculty Advising
16.12% advised in College of Health Sciences (N=5)
40% Professional CHS Advising Office
60% Faculty CHS advising
9.67% advised in "Other" (N=3)
66.66% Misc.
33.33% Central Advising office
**Institutions with Up to 10,000 Students (N=99)
74.74% Advised in Liberal Arts (N=74)
13.5% Professional L&S Advising Office
86.48% Faculty L&S advising
23.23% Advised in "Other" (N=23)
52.15% Career Development Center
34.78% Misc.
13.04% Centralized Advising office
2% Advised in College of Health Sciences (N=2)
50% Professional College of Health Science Advising
50% Faculty College of Health Sciences Advising
Again, thanks to everyone who responded.
Patty
Patty Cobb
Senior Student Services Coordinator
Office of Pre-Professional Advising
UW-Milwaukee
Holton Hall 130
Milwaukee, WI 53201
(414) 229-4654 (appointments)
(414) 229-3922
(414) 229-4628 (fax)
Email: pacobb@uwm.edu
Check out the Pre-Professional Website:
www.uwm.edu/letsci/services/preprohm.html