CAPCSD Demographic Survey Help

For the most recently completed academic year (Fall through and including Summer), how many undergraduate students fit into each of the following categories?

• Non-International: Domestic citizens or resident aliens (visas not required)
• International: In determining the number of "international" students, include only those students who applied from outside the US and who have been issued an F1 or J1 Visa by the US Government. Contact your institution's office for international students for additional information.
• White: Caucasian
• Racial/ Ethnic Minorities: Non-white/non-Caucasian
• Other: Post-baccalaureate, etc. programs
• Total M/F: System-calculated row total
• Verify Total: Please compare system-generated Total M/F with your program data. If accurate, place a check in the box. If not accurate, please correct the data you entered.
• The maximum number of students for any given category is 100. If your program has more than 100 students in any given category, please use the comment box at end of this section.

You may wish to download a worksheet [PDF] for this table to help with your data collection.

Example of Completed Data Table: Undergraduate Enrollment

How many applications were received?

• Applications: The number of applications that were sufficiently complete to review for admission.
• Non-International: Domestic citizens or resident aliens (visas not required)
• International: In determining the number of "international" students, include only those students who applied from outside the US and who have been issued an F1 or J1 Visa by the US Government. Contact your institution's office for international students for additional information.
• White: Caucasian
• Racial/ Ethnic Minorities: Non-white/non-Caucasian
• Other: Post-baccalaureate, etc. programs
• Total M/F: System-calculated row total
• Verify Total: Please compare system-generated Total M/F with your program data. If accurate, place a check in the box. If not accurate, please correct the data you entered.
• The maximum number of applications for any given category is 700. If your program had more than 700 applications in any given category, please use the comment box at end of this section.
• Complete this form for each degree type and program area of study at the master's level (Speech-Language Pathology, Audiology, Speech and Hearing Science), as applicable.

You may wish to download a worksheet [PDF] for this table to help with your data collection.

Example of Completed Data Table: Master's Applications Received

Of the total number of applications reported in the previous question, how many were offered admission?

• Admitted Applicants: The number of applicants that were offered admission, including those applicants who chose not to accept the offer.
• Non-International: Domestic citizens or resident aliens (visas not required)
• International: In determining the number of "international" students, include only those students who applied from outside the US and who have been issued an F1 or J1 Visa by the US Government. Contact your institution's office for international students for additional information.
• White: Caucasian
• Racial/ Ethnic Minorities: Non-white/non-Caucasian
• Other: Post-baccalaureate, etc. programs
• Total M/F: System-calculated row total
• Verify Total: Please compare system-generated Total M/F with your program data. If accurate, place a check in the box. If not accurate, please correct the data you entered.
• The maximum number of applications for any given category is 700. If your program had more than 700 applications in any given category, please use the comment box at end of this section.
• Complete this form for each degree type and program area of study at the master's level (Speech-Language Pathology, Audiology, Speech and Hearing Science), as applicable.

You may wish to download a worksheet [PDF] for this table to help with your data collection.

Example of Completed Data Table: Master's Students Offered Admission

How many of the students admitted to this program were guaranteed admission from your undergraduate or pre-professional program (e.g., via a five-year program)?

• Guaranteed admission: This item only applies if a program has a mechanism to guarantee undergraduate or post-baccalaureate students admission to a graduate program.
• The maximum number of students for any given category is 300. If your program has more than 300 students in any given category, please use the comment box at end of this section.
• Complete this question for each degree type and program area of study at the master's level (Speech-Language Pathology, Audiology, Speech and Hearing Science), as applicable.

Of the total number of students offered admission for the beginning of the most currently completed academic year, how many students enrolled in this degree program?

Tip:

• Enrolled: How many students registered for classes at the beginning of the academic year?
• Non-International: Domestic citizens or resident aliens (visas not required)
• International: In determining the number of "international" students, include only those students who applied from outside the US and who have been issued an F1 or J1 Visa by the US Government. Contact your institution's office for international students for additional information.
• White: Caucasian
• Racial/ Ethnic Minorities: Non-white/non-Caucasian
• Total M/F: System-calculated row total
• Verify Total: Please compare calculated Total M/F with your program data. If accurate, place a check in the box. If not accurate, please correct the data you entered.
• Non-traditional: For this survey, "Non-Traditional" refers only to graduate students who are 30 years old or older.
• The maximum number of students for any given category is 300. If your program has more than 300 students in any given category, please use the comment box at end of this section.
• Complete this form for each degree type and program area of study at the master's level (Speech-Language Pathology, Audiology, Speech and Hearing Science), as applicable.

You may wish to download a worksheet [PDF] for this table to help with your data collection.

Example of Completed Data Table: Master's Enrollment Data

Indicate the number of first year master's students that fell into the following categories based upon their highest degree earned at the time of enrollment in the program.

• Identify the number of first year master's students by their highest degree earned.
• CSD: Communication sciences and disorders
• Enrolled: How many students registered for classes at the beginning of the academic year?
• Non-International: Domestic citizens or resident aliens (visas not required)
• International: In determining the number of "international" students, include only those students who applied from outside the US and who have been issued an F1 or J1 Visa by the US Government. Contact your institution's office for international students for additional information.
• White: Caucasian
• Racial/ Ethnic Minorities: Non-white/non-Caucasian
• Total M/F: System-calculated row total
• Verify Total: Please compare calculated Total M/F with your program data. If accurate, place a check in the box. If not accurate, please correct the data you entered.
• Non-traditional: For this survey, "Non-Traditional" refers only to graduate students who are 30 years old or older.
• The maximum number of students for any given category is 300. If your program has more than 300 students in any given category, please use the comment box at end of this section.
• Complete this form for each degree type and program area of study at the master's level (Speech-Language Pathology, Audiology, Speech and Hearing Science), as applicable.

You may wish to download a worksheet [PDF] for this table to help with your data collection.

Example of Completed Data Table: Highest Degree Earned at Time of Enrollment

For this degree program, how many degrees were granted to students in the following categories?

Tip:

• Non-International: Domestic citizens or resident aliens (visas not required)
• International: In determining the number of "international" students, include only those students who applied from outside the US and who have been issued an F1 or J1 Visa by the US Government. Contact your institution's office for international students for additional information.
• White: Caucasian
• Racial/ Ethnic Minorities: Non-white/non-Caucasian
• Total M/F: System-calculated row total
• Verify Total: Please compare calculated Total M/F with your program data. If accurate, place a check in the box. If not accurate, please correct the data you entered.
• Non-traditional: For this survey, "Non-Traditional" refers only to graduate students who are 30 years old or older.
• The maximum number of students for any given category is 300. If your program has more than 300 students in any given category, please use the comment box at end of this section.
• Complete this form for each degree type and program area of study at the master's level (Speech-Language Pathology, Audiology, Speech and Hearing Science), as applicable.

You may wish to download a worksheet [PDF] for this table to help with your data collection.

Example of Completed Data Table: Master's Degrees Granted

For students who graduated from this degree program during the most recently completed academic year, what is:

a) ...the average number of TOTAL practicum hours obtained, including undergraduate experiences at any program, but NOT including observation hours?
b) ...the average number of graduate practicum hours obtained at your program's ON-campus site(s)?
c) ...the average number of graduate practicum hours obtained at OFF-campus site(s)?
d) ...the average number of total GRADUATE practicum hours obtained? (System-generated from sum of rows b and c of this table)
e) ...the average number of total practicum hours obtained under the supervision of ASHA certified individuals?

Tip:

• Practicum Hours: Data from this question will allow the Council to report to members on current practices aggregating data by various program and faculty demographic features. The last question will allow the Council to begin gathering data about the breadth of clinical experiences provided to students.
• The maximum number of students for any given category is 2000. If your program has more than 2000 students in any given category, please use the comment box at end of this section.
• Complete this form for each degree type and program area of study at the master's level (Speech-Language Pathology, Audiology, Speech and Hearing Science), as applicable.

Which of the following are required by the program for degree conferral? (Select all that apply)

Capstone project
Comprehensive exam
Dissertation
Thesis
Other-specify
None of the above is required
Data not available

Tip:

• Complete this form for each degree type and program area of study at the doctoral level (Speech-Language Pathology, Audiology, Speech and Hearing Science), as applicable.

How many applications were received?

Tip:

• Applications: The number of applications that were sufficiently complete to review for admission.
• Non-International: Domestic citizens or resident aliens (visas not required)
• International: In determining the number of "international" students, include only those students who applied from outside the US and who have been issued an F1 or J1 Visa by the US Government. Contact your institution's office for international students for additional information
• White: Caucasian
• Racial/ Ethnic Minorities: Non-white/non-Caucasian
• Total M/F: System-calculated row total
• Verify Total: Please compare calculated Total M/F with your program data. If accurate, place a check in the box. If not accurate, please correct the data you entered.
• The maximum number of applications for any given category is 700. If your program has more than 700 students in any given category, please use the comment box at end of this section.
• Complete this form for each degree type and program area of study at the doctoral level (Speech-Language Pathology, Audiology, Speech and Hearing Science), as applicable.

You may wish to download a worksheet [PDF] for this table to help with your data collection.

Example of Completed Data Table: Doctoral Applications Received

Of the total number of applications received, how many were offered admission?

Tip:

• Admitted Applicants: The number of applicants that were offered admission, including those applicants who chose not to accept the offer.
• Non-International: Domestic citizens or resident aliens (visas not required)
• International: In determining the number of "international" students, include only those students who applied from outside the US and who have been issued an F1 or J1 Visa by the US Government. Contact your institution's office for international students for additional information.
• White: Caucasian
• Racial/ Ethnic Minorities: Non-white/non-Caucasian
• Total M/F: System-calculated row total
• Verify Total: Please compare calculated Total M/F with your program data. If accurate, place a check in the box. If not accurate, please correct the data you entered.
• The maximum number of students for any given category is 700. If your program has more than 700 students in any given category, please use the comment box at end of this section.
• Complete this form for each degree type and program area of study at the doctoral level (Speech-Language Pathology, Audiology, Speech and Hearing Science), as applicable.

You may wish to download a worksheet [PDF] for this table to help with your data collection.

Example of Completed Data Table: Doctoral Students Offered Admission

How many of the students admitted to this program were guaranteed admission from your undergraduate or pre-professional program (e.g., via a five-year program)?

Tip:

• Guaranteed Admission: This item only applies if a program has a mechanism to guarantee undergraduate, post-baccalaureate, master, or Au.D. students admission to a graduate program.
• Non-International: Domestic citizens or resident aliens (visas not required)
• International: In determining the number of "international" students, include only those students who applied from outside the US and who have been issued an F1 or J1 Visa by the US Government. Contact your institution's office for international students for additional information.
• White: Caucasian
• Racial/ Ethnic Minorities: Non-white/non-Caucasian
• Total M/F: System-calculated row total
• Verify Total: Please compare calculated Total M/F with your program data. If accurate, place a check in the box. If not accurate, please correct the data you entered.
• Non-traditional: For this survey, "Non-Traditional" refers only to graduate students who are 30 years old or older.
• The maximum number of students for any given category is 300. If your program has more than 300 students in any given category, please use the comment box at end of this section.
• Complete this form for each degree type and program area of study at the master's level (Speech-Language Pathology, Audiology, Speech and Hearing Science), as applicable.

Of the total number of students offered admission, how many enrolled in the program?

Tip:

• Enrolled: How many students registered for classes at the beginning of the academic year?
• Non-International: Domestic citizens or resident aliens (visas not required)
• International: In determining the number of "international" students, include only those students who applied from outside the US and who have been issued an F1 or J1 Visa by the US Government. Contact your institution's office for international students for additional information.
• White: Caucasian
• Racial/ Ethnic Minorities: Non-white/non-Caucasian
• Total M/F: System-calculated row total
• Verify Total: Please compare calculated Total M/F with your program data. If accurate, place a check in the box. If not accurate, please correct the data you entered.
• Non-traditional: For this survey, "Non-Traditional" refers only to graduate students who are 30 years old or older.
• The maximum number of students for any given category is 300. If your program has more than 300 students in any given category, please use the comment box at end of this section.
• Complete this form for each degree type and program area of study at the master's level (Speech-Language Pathology, Audiology, Speech and Hearing Science), as applicable.

You may wish to download a worksheet [PDF] for this table to help with your data collection.

Example of Completed Data Table: Doctoral Enrollment Data

Indicate the number of first year doctoral students that fall into the following categories based upon their highest degree earned at the time of enrollment in the program.

Tip:

• Identify the number of first year doctoral students by their highest degree earned.
• CSD: Communication sciences and disorders
• Non-International: Domestic citizens or resident aliens (visas not required)
• International: In determining the number of "international" students, include only those students who applied from outside the US and who have been issued an F1 or J1 Visa by the US Government. Contact your institution's office for international students for additional information.
• White: Caucasian
• Racial/ Ethnic Minorities: Non-white/non-Caucasian
• Total M/F: System-calculated row total
• Verify Total: Please compare calculated Total M/F with your program data. If accurate, place a check in the box. If not accurate, please correct the data you entered.
• The maximum number of students for any given category is 300. If your program has more than 300 students in any given category, please use the comment box at end of this section.
• Complete this form for each degree type and program area of study at the doctoral level (Speech-Language Pathology, Audiology, Speech and Hearing Science), as applicable.

You may wish to download a worksheet [PDF] for this table to help with your data collection.

Example of Completed Data Table: Highest Degree Earned at Time of Enrollment

For this degree program, how many degrees were granted to students in the following categories?

Tip:

• Identify the number of first year doctoral students by their highest degree earned.
• Non-International: Domestic citizens or resident aliens (visas not required)
• International: In determining the number of "international" students, include only those students who applied from outside the US and who have been issued an F1 or J1 Visa by the US Government. Contact your institution's office for international students for additional information.
• White: Caucasian
• Racial/ Ethnic Minorities: Non-white/non-Caucasian
• Total M/F: System-calculated row total
• Verify Total: Please compare calculated Total M/F with your program data. If accurate, place a check in the box. If not accurate, please correct the data you entered.
• Non-traditional: For this survey, "Non-Traditional" refers only to graduate students who are 30 years old or older.
• The maximum number of students for any given category is 200. If your program has more than 200 students in any given category, please use the comment box at end of this section.
• Complete this form for each degree type and program area of study at the doctoral level (Speech-Language Pathology, Audiology, Speech and Hearing Science), as applicable.

You may wish to download a worksheet [PDF] for this table to help with your data collection.

Example of Completed Data Table: Doctoral Degrees Granted

For students who graduated from this degree program during the most recently completed academic year, what was:

a) ...the average number of TOTAL practicum hours obtained, including undergraduate experiences at any program, but NOT including observation hours?
b) ...the average number of graduate practicum hours obtained at your program's ON-campus site(s)?
c) ...the average number of graduate practicum hours obtained at OFF-campus site(s)?
d) ...the average number of total GRADUATE practicum hours obtained? (System-generated from sum of rows b and c of this table)
e) ...the average number of total practicum hours obtained under the supervision of ASHA certified individuals?

Tip:

• This question applies to entry level and post entry level clinical degree types ONLY.
• Practicum Hours: Data from this question will allow the Council to report to members on current practices aggregating data by various program and faculty demographic features. The last question will allow the Council to begin gathering data about the breadth of clinical experiences provided to students.
• The maximum number of students for any given category is 3,000. If your program has more than 3,000 students in any given category, please use the comment box at end of this section.
• Complete this form for each degree type and program area of study at the doctoral level (Speech-Language Pathology, Audiology, Speech and Hearing Science), as applicable.

How many students who completed this program also completed each of the following?

Capstone project
Comprehensive exam
Thesis
Dissertation

Tip:

• The maximum number of students for any given category is 300. If your program has more than 300 students in any given category, please use the comment box at end of this section.
• Complete this form for each degree type and program area of study at the doctoral level (Speech-Language Pathology, Audiology, Speech and Hearing Science), as applicable.

In the most recently completed academic year how many research doctoral degrees were granted to students in the following areas?

Tip:

• This question applies to research degree types ONLY.
• Non-International: Domestic citizens or resident aliens (visas not required)
• International: In determining the number of "international" students, include only those students who applied from outside the US and who have been issued an F1 or J1 Visa by the US Government. Contact your institution's office for international students for additional information.
• White: Caucasian
• Racial/ Ethnic Minorities: Non-white/non-Caucasian
• Total M/F: System-calculated row total
• Verify Total: Please compare calculated Total M/F with your program data. If accurate, place a check in the box. If not accurate, please correct the data you entered.
• The maximum number of students for any given category is 20. If your program graduated more than 20 research doctoral students in any given category, please use the comment box at end of this section.
• Complete this form for each degree type and program area of study at the research doctoral level (Speech-Language Pathology, Audiology, Speech and Hearing Science), as applicable.

You may wish to download a worksheet [PDF] for this table to help with your data collection.

Example of Completed Data Table: Research Doctoral Degrees Granted

In the most recently completed academic year how many graduates of this degree program found primary employment in each of the following settings?

Tip:

• CAA is the acronym for the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology.
• Administrative position in non-academic setting: A CSD administrative position in any facility other than an academic setting (director of a hospital rehab department, etc.)
• Research position in a non-academic setting: A research position in any facility other than an academic setting (at the National Institutes of Health, a pharmaceutical company, etc.)
• Position in non-CSD or non-research-related setting: All other positions (other field, etc.)
• The maximum number of students for any given category is 20. If your program graduates more than 20 research doctoral students in any given category, please use the comment box at end of this section.
• The Grand Total for Question 40 must equal the Grand Total for Question 41. If totals do not match, please correct this information in order to match Grand Totals in both questions. If your program needs to report additional information as an explanation, please use the comment box at end of this section.
• Complete this form for each degree type and program area of study at the doctoral level (Speech-Language Pathology, Audiology, Speech and Hearing Science), as applicable.

You may wish to download a worksheet [PDF] for this table to help with your data collection.

Example of Completed Data Table: Primary Employment Facility of Doctoral Graduates

How many full-time openings for faculty with research doctoral degrees does your program currently have or anticipate for the indicated time periods? Openings may be due to any factor (new faculty lines, retirement, etc.)

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• Next 5 Years—The next five academic years, including any openings in the 'next academic year' (i.e., these openings will be counted twice; once in the 'next academic year' and once in the 'next 5 years')
• Verify Total—Please compare calculated Total with your program data. If accurate, place a check in the box. If not accurate, please correct the data you entered.
• The maximum number of openings for any given category is 10 for the current and next academic year, and 15 for the next 5 years. If your program has more than 10 or 15, respectively, openings in any given category, please use the comment box at end of this section.

You may wish to download a worksheet [PDF] for this table to help with your data collection.

Example of Completed Data Table: Full-Time Openings for Faculty with Research Doctoral Degrees

In the most recently completed academic year, how many searches did your program conduct for full-time faculty with doctoral degrees and how many of these searches were filled by faculty holding specific doctoral degrees?

Tip:

• CSD—Communication sciences and disorders
• Verify Total: Please compare calculated Total with your program data. If accurate, place a check in the box. If not accurate, please correct the data you entered.
• The maximum number of searches for any given category is 15. If your program has more than 15 searches in any given category, please use the comment box at end of this section.

You may wish to download a worksheet [PDF] for this table to help with your data collection.

Example of Completed Data Table: Number of Searches for Full-Time Faculty with Doctoral Degrees and Number of Searches Filled

Indicate the number of grants and contracts your program had in the most recently completed academic year and the combined dollar amount (rounded to the nearest dollar) by type of grant/contract. If Total $ Amount is unknown or unavailable, leave the cell blank.

Tip:

• Research grant—awarded for the purpose of conducting basic or applied research
• Personnel preparation—awarded for the purpose of increasing the number of personnel within a discipline (e.g., SLPs, pediatric audiologists, PhD-level faculty)
• The range is 0-99 for the number of awards. The range is $0 to $10,000,000 (no decimals) for the total funding amount. If your program has received more than 99 awards or $10,000,000 in funding, please use the comment box at end of this section.

You may wish to download a worksheet [PDF] for this table to help with your data collection.

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