Pedagogical factors are critical in budgeting teaching resources. Some majors in departments in the college are pursuing degrees in other colleges. For example, secondary education mathematics students are students in the College of Education and have majors in the Department of Mathematics working towards a Bachelor of Science in Education. Also, there are significant numbers of double majors in programs in Science and other colleges such as Liberal Arts, Engineering, and Business. A budget model should take into account each major department when students have majors in multiple departments and colleges.
Graduate education is an important mission of the college.
There are different costs associated with graduate and undergraduate education. There are also substantial cost savings from employing graduate students in teaching and research. There are substantial funded and unfunded research activities in the college. Funding of expensive equipment is essential for research in many areas of the college. While external grants are an important part of meeting these needs for research and graduate education, internal funds are also critical for infrastructure and startup costs.