Mercer University
ACADEMIC PROFILE - Winter 1993
Last Revised 2/27/97
College of Liberal Arts
This academic profile provides student
headcount and FTE statistics by:
- student classification,
- registration type,
- degree program,
- major,
- and special program participation.
A table with summary information for the school is followed by
tables for each of the items listed above by location and career
level (where applicable for school and term).
KEY
FT = Full-Time Headcount
PT = Part-Time Headcount
N = Total Headcount
Hours = Hours Attempted
FTE = Full-Time Equivalent
All statistics are based on 20th class day enrollment.
FTE is calculated as follows:
Full-Time Students - FTE = 1.0
Part-Time Students - FTE = Hours Attempted/Full-Time Load
Equivalent
FTE and Full-Time/Part-Time status are
calculated based on the following full-time load equivalents for
all terms, fall, winter, spring and summer:
Undergraduate Students
12 credit hours
Graduate Students
10 credit hours
| College of Liberal Arts Summary |
ALL STUDENTS | MALE | FEMALE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FT | PT | N | Hours | FTE | N | FTE | N | FTE | |
| College of Liberal Arts | 1457 | 297 | 1754 | 23899 | 1616.1 | 638 | 610.1 | 1116 | 1005.9 |
| Undergraduate Total | 1293 | 72 | 1365 | 20869 | 1339.6 | 575 | 565.1 | 790 | 774.4 |
| Graduate Total | 164 | 225 | 389 | 3030 | 276.5 | 63 | 45.0 | 326 | 231.5 |
| College of Liberal Arts, ATL | 127 | 123 | 250 | 2110 | 188.5 | 33 | 24.0 | 217 | 164.5 |
| College of Liberal Arts, Macon | 1330 | 174 | 1504 | 21789 | 1427.6 | 605 | 586.1 | 899 | 841.4 |
| College of Liberal Arts Atlanta / Classification |
ALL STUDENTS | MALE | FEMALE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FT | PT | N | Hours | FTE | N | FTE | N | FTE | |
| GRADUATE TOTAL | 127 | 123 | 250 | 2110 | 188.5 | 33 | 24.0 | 217 | 164.5 |
| Masters Candidate | 11 | 32 | 43 | 280 | 27.0 | 1 | 0.5 | 42 | 26.5 |
| Other Graduate | 116 | 91 | 207 | 1830 | 161.5 | 32 | 23.5 | 175 | 138.0 |
| College of Liberal Arts Atlanta / Registration Type |
ALL STUDENTS | MALE | FEMALE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FT | PT | N | Hours | FTE | N | FTE | N | FTE | |
| GRADUATE TOTAL | 127 | 123 | 250 | 2110 | 188.5 | 33 | 24.0 | 217 | 164.5 |
| New Graduate | 19 | 24 | 43 | 330 | 31.0 | 8 | 5.5 | 35 | 25.5 |
| Readmitted Graduate | 2 | 4 | 6 | 50 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 4.0 |
| Continuing Graduate | 106 | 95 | 201 | 1730 | 153.5 | 25 | 18.5 | 176 | 135.0 |
| College of Liberal Arts Atlanta / Degree Program |
ALL STUDENTS | MALE | FEMALE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FT | PT | N | Hours | FTE | N | FTE | N | FTE | |
| GRADUATE TOTAL | 127 | 123 | 250 | 2110 | 188.5 | 33 | 24.0 | 217 | 164.5 |
| Educ. Specialist, Post MED | 3 | 9 | 12 | 75 | 7.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 11 | 7.0 |
| Master of Education | 11 | 33 | 44 | 285 | 27.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 43 | 27.0 |
| Non-Degree | 113 | 81 | 194 | 1750 | 153.5 | 31 | 23.0 | 163 | 130.5 |
| College of Liberal Arts Atlanta / Major |
ALL STUDENTS | MALE | FEMALE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FT | PT | N | Hours | FTE | N | FTE | N | FTE | |
| GRADUATE TOTAL | 127 | 123 | 250 | 2110 | 188.5 | 33 | 24.0 | 217 | 164.5 |
| Early Childhood Education | 9 | 30 | 39 | 250 | 24.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 39 | 24.0 |
| Middle Grades Education | 5 | 12 | 17 | 110 | 11.0 | 2 | 1.0 | 15 | 10.0 |
| None | 113 | 81 | 194 | 1750 | 153.5 | 31 | 23.0 | 163 | 130.5 |
| College of Liberal Arts Atlanta / Special Programs |
ALL STUDENTS | MALE | FEMALE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FT | PT | N | Hours | FTE | N | FTE | N | FTE | |
| GRADUATE TOTAL | 127 | 123 | 250 | 2110 | 188.5 | 33 | 24.0 | 217 | 164.5 |
| Teacher Education Service | 127 | 123 | 250 | 2110 | 188.5 | 33 | 24.0 | 217 | 164.5 |
| College of Liberal Arts Macon / Classification |
ALL STUDENTS | MALE | FEMALE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FT | PT | N | Hours | FTE | N | FTE | N | FTE | |
| UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL | 1293 | 72 | 1365 | 20869 | 1339.6 | 575 | 565.1 | 790 | 774.4 |
| New Freshman (Current Term) | 6 | 1 | 7 | 99 | 6.5 | 5 | 4.5 | 2 | 2.0 |
| Freshman (Continuing) | 382 | 7 | 389 | 5955 | 386.9 | 145 | 144.2 | 244 | 242.7 |
| Sophomore | 363 | 12 | 375 | 5765 | 371.6 | 160 | 159.1 | 215 | 212.5 |
| Junior | 269 | 13 | 282 | 4365 | 277.7 | 134 | 132.2 | 148 | 145.6 |
| Senior | 272 | 35 | 307 | 4645 | 293.7 | 130 | 124.3 | 177 | 169.4 |
| Other Undergraduate (Non-degree) | 1 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 3.1 | 1 | 0.8 | 4 | 2.3 |
| GRADUATE TOTAL | 37 | 102 | 139 | 920 | 88.0 | 30 | 21.0 | 109 | 67.0 |
| Masters Candidate | 11 | 36 | 47 | 290 | 29.0 | 7 | 4.0 | 40 | 25.0 |
| Other Graduate | 26 | 66 | 92 | 630 | 59.0 | 23 | 17.0 | 69 | 42.0 |
| College of Liberal Arts Macon / Registration Type |
ALL STUDENTS | MALE | FEMALE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FT | PT | N | Hours | FTE | N | FTE | N | FTE | |
| UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL | 1293 | 72 | 1365 | 20869 | 1339.6 | 575 | 565.1 | 790 | 774.4 |
| New Undergraduate | 6 | 1 | 7 | 99 | 6.5 | 5 | 4.5 | 2 | 2.0 |
| Undergraduate Transfer | 33 | 1 | 34 | 507 | 33.4 | 16 | 16.0 | 18 | 17.4 |
| Readmitted Undergraduate | 11 | 8 | 19 | 226 | 16.1 | 13 | 11.0 | 6 | 5.1 |
| Continuing Undergraduate | 1243 | 62 | 1305 | 20037 | 1283.5 | 541 | 533.6 | 764 | 749.9 |
| GRADUATE TOTAL | 37 | 102 | 139 | 920 | 88.0 | 30 | 21.0 | 109 | 67.0 |
| New Graduate | 5 | 13 | 18 | 130 | 11.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 17 | 11.0 |
| Readmitted Graduate | 3 | 11 | 14 | 85 | 8.5 | 4 | 2.0 | 10 | 6.5 |
| Continuing Graduate | 29 | 78 | 107 | 705 | 68.0 | 25 | 18.5 | 82 | 49.5 |
| College of Liberal Arts Macon / Degree Program |
ALL STUDENTS | MALE | FEMALE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FT | PT | N | Hours | FTE | N | FTE | N | FTE | |
| UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL | 1293 | 72 | 1365 | 20869 | 1339.6 | 575 | 565.1 | 790 | 774.4 |
| Bachelor of Arts | 1140 | 60 | 1200 | 18373 | 1179.4 | 476 | 469.0 | 724 | 710.4 |
| Bachelor of Music | 5 | 0 | 5 | 82 | 5.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 3 | 3.0 |
| Bachelor of Music Education | 10 | 0 | 10 | 182 | 10.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 6 | 6.0 |
| Bachelor of Science | 136 | 8 | 144 | 2177 | 141.1 | 92 | 89.3 | 52 | 51.8 |
| Bachelor of Science, Pharmacy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Non-Degree | 1 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 3.1 | 1 | 0.8 | 4 | 2.3 |
| GRADUATE TOTAL | 37 | 102 | 139 | 920 | 88.0 | 30 | 21.0 | 109 | 67.0 |
| Educ. Specialist, Post MED | 5 | 36 | 41 | 230 | 23.0 | 5 | 3.0 | 36 | 20.0 |
| Master of Education | 11 | 36 | 47 | 290 | 29.0 | 7 | 4.0 | 40 | 25.0 |
| Non-Degree | 21 | 30 | 51 | 400 | 36.0 | 18 | 14.0 | 33 | 22.0 |
| College of Liberal Arts Macon / Major |
ALL STUDENTS | MALE | FEMALE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FT | PT | N | Hours | FTE | N | FTE | N | FTE | |
| UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL | 1293 | 72 | 1365 | 20869 | 1339.6 | 575 | 565.1 | 790 | 774.4 |
| Afro-American Studies | 1 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 1.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1.8 |
| Art | 20 | 5 | 25 | 349 | 22.6 | 11 | 10.8 | 14 | 11.8 |
| Biology | 91 | 7 | 98 | 1464 | 95.8 | 50 | 49.3 | 48 | 46.5 |
| Chemistry | 25 | 1 | 26 | 390 | 25.8 | 16 | 15.8 | 10 | 10.0 |
| Christianity | 13 | 2 | 15 | 216 | 13.9 | 9 | 9.0 | 6 | 4.9 |
| Communications | 24 | 2 | 26 | 388 | 24.9 | 10 | 8.9 | 16 | 16.0 |
| Computer Science | 23 | 5 | 28 | 411 | 25.9 | 20 | 18.1 | 8 | 7.8 |
| Communication & Threater Arts | 36 | 4 | 40 | 604 | 38.5 | 16 | 15.4 | 24 | 23.1 |
| Early Childhood Education | 37 | 0 | 37 | 572 | 37.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 35 | 35.0 |
| Economics | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| English | 88 | 3 | 91 | 1394 | 90.5 | 38 | 37.7 | 53 | 52.8 |
| Earth Science | 7 | 0 | 7 | 103 | 7.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 1 | 1.0 |
| German | 6 | 0 | 6 | 95 | 6.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 4 | 4.0 |
| Human Devel. & Services | 12 | 0 | 12 | 197 | 12.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 8 | 8.0 |
| History | 40 | 2 | 42 | 684 | 41.3 | 25 | 24.8 | 17 | 16.4 |
| Learning Disabilities | 17 | 0 | 17 | 288 | 17.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| Mathematics | 6 | 0 | 6 | 92 | 6.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 3.0 |
| Middle Grades Education | 6 | 0 | 6 | 98 | 6.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 3.0 |
| Mental Retardation | 2 | 1 | 3 | 45 | 2.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2.8 |
| Music Education | 10 | 0 | 10 | 182 | 10.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 6 | 6.0 |
| Music | 14 | 1 | 15 | 255 | 14.4 | 5 | 5.0 | 10 | 9.4 |
| Pre-dental | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Performance | 3 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 3.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2 | 2.0 |
| Philosophy | 4 | 0 | 4 | 75 | 4.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Pharmacy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Physics | 3 | 0 | 3 | 55 | 3.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Political Science | 62 | 4 | 66 | 1022 | 64.9 | 39 | 38.7 | 27 | 26.3 |
| Program in Service Learning | 2 | 1 | 3 | 41 | 2.8 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 0.8 |
| Psychology | 64 | 4 | 68 | 1028 | 66.9 | 25 | 24.1 | 43 | 42.8 |
| Speech & Dramatic Arts | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Sacred Music | 2 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 2.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Sociology | 20 | 3 | 23 | 344 | 22.1 | 13 | 12.3 | 10 | 9.8 |
| Spanish | 4 | 0 | 4 | 60 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 4.0 |
| None | 1 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 3.1 | 1 | 0.8 | 4 | 2.3 |
| Undeclared | 647 | 20 | 667 | 10213 | 660.6 | 261 | 258.7 | 406 | 401.9 |
| GRADUATE TOTAL | 37 | 102 | 139 | 920 | 88.0 | 30 | 21.0 | 109 | 67.0 |
| Early Childhood Education | 10 | 33 | 43 | 265 | 26.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 43 | 26.5 |
| Middle Grades Education | 5 | 31 | 36 | 205 | 20.5 | 9 | 5.5 | 27 | 15.0 |
| Secondary Educ. - English | 1 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 3.0 | 1 | 0.5 | 4 | 2.5 |
| Secondary Educ. - History | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Secondary Educ. - Mathematics | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Secondary Educ. - Soc Studies | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| None | 21 | 30 | 51 | 400 | 36.0 | 18 | 14.0 | 33 | 22.0 |
| College of Liberal Arts Macon / Special Programs |
ALL STUDENTS | MALE | FEMALE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FT | PT | N | Hours | FTE | N | FTE | N | FTE | |
| UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL | 1293 | 72 | 1365 | 20869 | 1339.6 | 575 | 565.1 | 790 | 774.4 |
| College of Arts&Science Trans | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Liberal Arts Cooperative Pgm. | 4 | 1 | 5 | 70 | 4.8 | 1 | 1.0 | 4 | 3.8 |
| Studies Abroad - Oxford | 4 | 1 | 5 | 61 | 4.1 | 3 | 2.1 | 2 | 2.0 |
| Studies Abroad - Spain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Former Step Ahead | 4 | 1 | 5 | 86 | 4.8 | 1 | 1.0 | 4 | 3.8 |
| Not in a Special Program | 1279 | 69 | 1348 | 20620 | 1323.8 | 569 | 560.1 | 779 | 763.8 |
| GRADUATE TOTAL | 37 | 102 | 139 | 920 | 88.0 | 30 | 21.0 | 109 | 67.0 |
| Teacher Education - Blairsvle | 0 | 20 | 20 | 100 | 10.0 | 2 | 1.0 | 18 | 9.0 |
| Teacher Education Service | 37 | 82 | 119 | 820 | 78.0 | 28 | 20.0 | 91 | 58.0 |