In all years shown, the ME students' pass rate has steadily increased. This mini-FE exam mimics the official exam for initializing professional registration. These two exam results speak well for our students' grounding in the fundamentals of Mechanical Engineering. Consistently, our students have the highest pass rate of any engineering major at Ohio University, as shown in the second attached graph. Many of our undergraduate students are enrolled in the Co-op Program where students alternate quarters of school and work in industry.
Employer reports evaluating the effectiveness of the co-op students in their assignments.
The first table below shows that our percentage of students enrolled in the Co-op Program has steadily increased. The second table below shows the number of inidividual Co-op students in the program and the number of quarters worked in industry by year. For the most recent two quarters where data is available, the next table gives Employer ratings of our Co-op students. This data is very encouraging in assessing our effectiveness. According to Dr. Alam, the ME Co-op advisor, these external Employer evaluations are typical of the last several years.