Comments and suggestions are welcome. The NCC experience, that ultimately leads to a BS or BA in Integrative Studies, is characterized by team learning, multiple perspectives, experiential and life-long learning principles, the use of advanced technology, and the demonstration of the attainment of levels of mastery. This report shares information on the first group of NCC students who entered GMU in the fall of 1995. This report focuses on planned use of time by NCC students and the 1994 entering students, and actual time spent by the 1994 and 1995 graduating seniors.
All figures shown here represent the percentage who plan or are doing that activity.
NCC freshmen and 1994 freshmen have similar expectations regarding how they will spend their time. As shown in Figure 1, both 1994 and 1995 graduating seniors, spent approximately 21 hours per week working for pay. Again, freshmen intend to spend the most time per week in classes and labs, while seniors actually spend the most time of the five activities working for pay. All groups devote or plan to devote the fewest hours per week to student clubs and organizations. Table 1 also shows that when the groups are analyzed by gender, the pattern for the NCC freshmen diverge from the other groups.