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The University Daily Kansan
Monday, August 21, 200
Schools preparing students for professions
From engineering to business students strive for success
1. School of Engineering
The School of Engineering offers degrees in various disciplines: aerospace, architectural, chemical/petroleum, civil, environmental, computer, electrical, mechanical and engineering physics.
The school had 1,675 students in
8. 8 percent of undergraduates. It awarded 257 degrees that year.
Engineering is a five-year program that students enter as f res h e m n. Students must have an ACT
score of 22 and be in the top 50 percent of their high school classes to enter the school.
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
■ Enrollment: 1,675 in 1999
■ Degrees awarded: 257 in past year.
Ann Barkink, director of academic services in engineering, said that computer science and computer engineering were popular majors.
more in computer engineering, said the engineering school was very competitive.
"Your GPA has to be before you come to KU," she said.
With the advent of the Internet and the World Wide Web, there is a strong demand for graduates in these fields. Bakerink said. Enrollment in the School of Engineering is higher than it has been for 10 years.
Enrollment dipped by 1,288 students in 1993, but since computer science moved to the school in fall 1994, enrollment has increased from about 1.5 each year.
Graduates with bachelor's degrees in engineering fare well in the job market. In a survey of 1999 KU engineering graduates, recent grads with a bachelor's degree in computer science accepted job offers that paid an average of $43,193, and they received an average signing bonus of $3,650.
Requirements: Students must have an ACT score of 22 and be in the top 50 percent of their high school class.
With some other schools, students can improve their grades for two years before officially entering.
Before beginning her second year in engineering. Burton had two
Marina Burton, Topeka sopho-
But that early competitiveness pays off in the end when the job market beckons, Burton said.
interviews for internships for summer 2001. And Burton already has plans to work as a software developer.
2. School of Fine Arts
Last year, 1,365
students were in the school of fine arts, making up 7.2 percent of undergraduates. In fall 2000, there were 1,139 applications to the school with 774 students accepted — a 68 percent admission rate.
Students who want to major in music or dance must interview and audition before they are accepted.
The School of Fine Arts includes the departments of art and design, and music and dance. Seventy-two percent of students in the School of Fine Arts are in art/design. The music department has 24 percent of those enrolled, and 4 percent are in the dance program.
Students in the art department study painting, sculpture and printmaking. The design department offers courses in industrial design, interior design, graphic design, metals, ceramics, textiles, theater design, illustration and art education.
In addition to music performance, the music department offers degrees in music education and music therapy.
In the art/design program, first-year students have to complete basic-studies courses such as design and drawing. After that, about three-fourths go into the design school, and the remaining one-fourth go to the art school.
Rita Riley, director of undergradu
ate studies, said that space sometimes was an issue in allowing people into the School of Fine Arts. For example, music professors of particular interest
The full-time starting salaries for 1999 business graduates averaged $35,210. The average undergraduate salary for business students in internships was $11.36 an hour. Top recruiting and employing companies for business undergraduates
Liberal Arts and Sciences.
have a limited number of students they can teach.
SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS
Enrollment: 1,365 in 1999
Admissions rate: This year,
1,139 applied for 774 spots, for
an admissions rate of 68 percent.
Requirements: Vary by program.
Cooper Priess, St. Charles, Mo., junior, said students obtained a very good education in his field of industrial desiim (designing products).
"With industrial design, you get a broad base of knowledge—the problem-solving skills that can be applied to anything," he said.
The School of Business offers degrees in accounting, business administration and business administration/accounting.
3. School of Business
In 1999, the School of Business had 788 students,4.2 percent of undergraduates. For the 1999-2000 school year, it granted 390 degrees
included Sprint,
State Street and
Anderson
Consulting.
Donna Fuchs, coordinator for admissions and records in the school, said the school was very
"People want to be executives," she said.
popular because the business field was hot.
Fuchs said the school was very competitive and had become more so during the past three years, with the expansion of Internet and Web based services.
Jason Epstein, Omaha, Neb. graduate student, said he knew why business degrees were so popular.
Epstein earned his undergraduate degree in accounting this year and now is in the business graduate school.
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
■ Enrollment: 788 students
■ Degrees awarded: 390
■ Requirements: 60 hours in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences with a minimum 2.5 GPA.
During the past school year, there were 750 applicants, with 461 students admitted to the program — a 61 percent admission rate. The school's size is limited to about 800 students.
To enter the School of Business, students must have a minimum 2.5 grade point average in total credit hours and in business and economics classes. The average GPA of students accepted into the program is 3.3. Students don't enter the school of business until completing 60 credit hours in the College of
Epstein said he was confident that there would be sound job prospects once he was ready to go out in the job market.
4. The School of Education
that there are "tons of opportunities for business students," he said.
"The economy is doing so well
The School of Education in 1999 had 705 students,3.7 percent of the undergraduate population. Enrollment figures were up 9.5 percent from 1998 to 1999.
Students must have a minimum 2.5 overall GPA and a minimum 2.75 in a core of prescribed classes.
These include English, behavioral sciences, psychology, math, natural sciences, social sciences, arts and
Students also must pass the PreProfessional Skills Test. The state requires the test to ensure that those who teach have basic skills in reading, writing and math. Students can't enter the school of education until they complete 45 hours in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
humanities.
The school also considers students' characters, extra-curricular activities with children and paid or
unpaid jobs
with children.
Pay for teachers starts at about $27,000 and can spiral upward to about $50,000. Occasionally.
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
Enrollment: 705 students Requirements: 4.5 hours in the College of Liberal Arts and a passing score on the Pre-Professional Skills Test
districts offer signing bonuses to new teachers.
Ann Hartley, associate director of University Career and Employment Services, said Kansas had the worst teacher shortage she'd ever seen.
Hartley said the pool of teachers was shrinking, making it difficult for school districts to find teachers.
"Everyone is looking for teachers," said Laurie Nathan,
"It's a home within a home, a smaller social and professional set.
Associate Dean Linda Davis said the school was popular because of its reputation and small size.
Tenn., graduate student.
new curriculum this semester, involving two tracks. The news/information track is for students entering print and broadcast journalism. The strategic communications track involves communication in business - public relations and advertising.
5. School of Journalism
The School of Journalism and M a s s
fessional world.
ting," she said. Davis said journalism students at the University were able to make valuable contacts through internships and, therefore, had an advantage within the pro-
SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM
The new curriculum in the news/information track converges print and broadcast aspects into one degree, emphasizing multimedia reporting.
"We've noticed students who graduate with multimedia skills are going for premium money in the marketplace," Davis said.
Enrollment: 699 students
Degrees awarded: 300
Requirements: 60 hours in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences with a minimum 2.5 GPA.
Katie Jaeger, Columbus, Ohio.
Communications had 689 students last year,3.67 percent of the undergraduate total.The school awarded 300 degrees. Enrollment went up 16.3 percent from 1998 to 1999.
Students can enroll in the journalism school only after they have completed 60 hours in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Ninety percent of the spaces will be filled by the students with the highest GPAs. The other 10 percent are chosen from students who petition for entrance.
The School of Journalism has a
senior in business communications, entered the School of Journalism after leaving the School of Business.
Jaeger said the School of
Journalism helped place students in jobs through the school's career center. She will graduate in May 2001 and said she was confident that a decent job awaited her in the strong economy.
"I think any kid going into any profession needs communication skills," she said. "It helps in anything you do."
— Compiled by Melissa Freedman, Lauren
Lenter, Joshua Richards, Veronica Rosas
— Edited by Clay McCusition
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