Statistics on How Engineers Have Satisfied Section 4
Tables 1 and 2 below show how engineering students have met the Section 4 requirements over the past several years.
Table 1: Engineering Students’
International Experiences (Percent of graduates participating in a
particular experience)
|
Type of Experience |
2007 |
2006 |
2005 |
2004 |
Five Year Average (99-03) |
|
Term Abroad |
23% |
19% |
15% |
13% |
19.7% |
|
Term Abroad (Engineering) |
34% |
30% |
31% |
40% |
31.1% |
|
Mini-term |
13% |
23% |
34% |
31% |
31.5% |
|
IVDS |
|
|
|
2% |
4.2% |
|
International Term in
Industry |
|
|
|
|
1.2% |
|
Other (Not involving
international travel) |
See Below |
See Below |
See Below |
See Below |
12.3% |
|
Cultural Diversity Track |
13% |
15% |
11% |
6% |
|
|
Language |
18% |
13% |
9% |
8% |
|
On the average, over 50% of our engineering students participate in some type of full-term international program.
Table
2: Comparison of Engineering With the College as a Whole (Percent of
graduates participating in at least one international experience)
|
Year |
|
Engineering |
|
2007 |
|
69% |
|
2006 |
59% |
72% |
|
2005 |
62% |
80% |
|
2004 |
65% |
82% |
As you can see, the engineering programs have fared very well in comparison with the college as a whole. This is due mainly to an aggressive marketing of international experiences by the engineering advisors, and our stated policy in the Academic Register, which is copied below.
You will also note that although international design projects, international internships and summer programs are valid ways of meeting Section 4 requirements, we have not had any students go this route in recent years. However, we are actively pursuing opportunities in these areas.