Graduating Student Questionnaire
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3. What is your degree program?
4. Through which school are you completing your degree?
6. Were you primarily a full-time or part-time student?
7. Did you take a leave of absence for an academic term or more during your degree program?
8. What percentage of your degree did you complete online?
12. How do you describe yourself?
14. How many dependents do you have?
15. How many hours a week did you work a paying job this year?
16. How important were the following sources of income in supporting your graduate studies?
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Scholarship/Grant
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Off Campus Work
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Spouse's Work
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Savings
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Parents/Family
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Denominational Support
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Government Loan
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Other Loan
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Credit Card
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Other
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17. How much educational debt did you bring with you?
18. How much institutional debt did you incur at this institution?
19. How much will your monthly educational debt payments be after graduation?
21. What position will you have after graduation? (If the selections are not your specific field do not click)
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Pastor
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Campus Ministry
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Counseling
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Hospital or Other Chaplaincy
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Church Administration
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Seminary Teaching
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International Missions
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Home Missions
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Evangelism
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Youth Ministry
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Church Musician
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Christian Education
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Further Graduate Study
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Other
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22. Have you been offered a position yet?
23. If you were to measure your personal growth, are the following stronger or weaker than when you began this program?
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Ability to Pray
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Enthusiasm about learning
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Trust in God
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Self-Discipline and Focus
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Ability to live one's faith in daily life
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Clarity of Vocational Goals
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Self-Confidence
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Strength of Spiritual Life
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24. How satisfied are you with your progress in skills that relate to your future work?
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Ability to Preach/Teach Well
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Ability to Share the Gospel
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Ability to Use and Interpret Scripture
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Knowledge of Church Polity
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Knowledge of Church Doctrine and History
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Ability to Lead Others
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Ability to Conduct Worship
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Knowledge of Other Religious Traditions
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Ability in Biblical Counseling
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Ability to Administer a Local Church/Congregation
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Knowledge of Christian Philosophy and Ethics
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Ability to Think Theologically
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25. Since you began your program have you become theologically...
26. Mark the three most important influences on your educational experience at this institution
27. Was field education required in your program?
28. If yes, how important was field education to your education?
29. If you answered yes to Question 27, please mark the top 2 effects of your field education:
30. Please mark the response that corresponds to your overall experience during your graduate program.
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I have been satisfied with my academic experience here.
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Faculty were supportive and understanding.
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My faith is stronger than when I came.
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I know at least one faculty member well.
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I have been able to integrate the theology and practice of ministry.
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I have come to know students from other ethnic groups.
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I have made good friends here.
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Seminary was a good experience for my spouse/family.
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I have been able to manage financially.
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If I had to do it over, I would still come here.
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The need to apply for graduation was clearly communicated.
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The information about graduation on the Seminary website was helpful.
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Throughout my time at Southwestern the Registrar's Office was friendly and helpful.
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Throughout my time at Southwestern the Registrar's Office provided me with accurate and speedy assistance.
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31. How satisfied are you with your progress in the following research based writing skills?
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Ability to conduct library research.
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Ability to find and focus topics for research papers.
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Ability to complete research papers that are clear and well organized, and follow proper rules of syntax and grammar.
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Ability to formulate arguments for a central claim using reasons, evidences, acknowledgements, and warrants.
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Ability to formulate a central claim for research papers.
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Ability to locate, analyze, and use sources appropriately.
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32. Which of the following best describes your current ministry activity?
33. During your time in seminary, have you been used by God to lead someone to Christ?
34. Do you think missionally about your ministry calling?
35. Are you equipped to engage God’s mission wherever He leads locally or globally?
36. How satisfied have you been with the following services and academic resources?
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Accessibility of Faculty
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Quality of Teaching
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Class Size
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Ease in Scheduling Required Courses
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Ease of Access with WebAdvisor (registration, grades, account information, etc.)
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Writing and Research Support
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Adequacy of Library Collection
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Helpfulness of Administrative Staff Support
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Academic Advising
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Spiritual Formation
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Counseling
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Financial Aid
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37. How would you primarily describe yourself as a student?
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