Survey of Graduating Seniors As part of our efforts to make the mathematics major as rewarding and rich an experience as it can be, we would like to get your reactions to and evaluation of our undergraduate program. As a graduating senior you are in a position to offer an overview which is of unique value to us and will allow us to improve the Mathematics program. Your comments will be kept confidential. Thank you in advance for your help. First Name    Last Name Street Address City    State    Zip UM uniqname Term/Year of graduation: --choose-- Fall 2008 Summer 2008 Winter 2008 Fall 2007 Summer 2007 Winter 2007 Fall 2006 1. What is your degree in?      BA BS Program --choose-- Mathematical Science Pure Mathematics Honors Actuarial/Finance of Math Teaching (other) 2. Do you think the Mathematics degree requirements organized a reasonable course of study? Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree Comments: 3. Were your expectations for the mathematics major met? Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree Comments: 4. Overall, what do you think are the strongest parts of the undergraduate program? Faculty Advising Math club Competitions Courses Conference/Seminars REU Other 5. Overall, what do you think are the weakest parts of the undergraduate program? Faculty Advising Math club Competitions Courses Conference/Seminars REU Other 6. List the most advanced course you took in high school and your first UM course. Do you feel you were placed correctly? High School UM Do you feel you were placed correctly? --choose-- Trigonometry Calculus Algebra PreCalculus --choose-- Math 105 Math 116 Math 185 Math 295 Math 115 Math 156 Math 285 Other Yes No 7. When did you decide to concentrate in Mathematics? Before I started at UM After I took some Math courses at UM After I spoke with other Math undergraduates LSA Concentration Fair After I spoke to faculty I didn't want to concentrate in Math, it just happened. 8. What features of the Undergraduate Program Office did you find most useful? How could the office be improved? 9. Did our departmental counseling serve your needs? How could it be improved? Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree Comments: 10. During your years here at UM, were there courses or professors which had a particularly large positive or negative influence on you? Please describe them. 11. Did you participate in any of the extracurricular math-related activities (Math or Actuarial club, REU, competitions, etc.,)? What value did they have for you? How could they be improved? 12. What are your plans for next year? Please be as specific as possible. Include company, job title, graduate school field, etc., if you know them already. 13. Can we contact you for future participation in our Career Conference held every year?    Yes    No Best way to contact you and contact information: 14. Can we contact you for future participation in a mentorship program for our future concentrators?    Yes    No Best way to contact you and contact information: 15. Please add any further comments here. Thank you for taking time to complete this survey. Good luck with your future plans and I hope you will stay in touch!