Graduate Degree Program Completer Survey (2026)

Congratulations on completing your master's degree at Fayetteville State University! As an HBCU Master's Degree Program scholar, your feedback helps FSU improve graduate programs in education, business, and nursing and shows the U.S. Department of Education how the program supports students. The survey takes about 10 to 12 minutes. Your responses are reported only in summary form, and no individual answers are shared with your college or employer. Thank you for your time.

Today's date:

Section A: Your Degree Program

Degree awarded or expected

Graduation term

Fall 2025 Spring 2026 Summer 2026 Other

Other graduation term (please specify)

Culminating scholarly product (select all that apply)

Explain "other":

Section B: Research and Professional Experiences

During your program, did you work as a student research assistant on a faculty research project funded by the HBCU Master's Program grant?

Yes No Not sure

Briefly describe the research project and your role.

Which of these did you attend or present at?

FSU Student Research Symposium (April 10, 2026)

Attended Presented Neither

Excellence in Teaching Conference (April 10-11, 2026)

Attended Presented Neither

Faculty Research Symposium (August 28, 2026)

Attended Presented Neither

MBA Research Forum

Attended Presented Neither

A conference outside FSU

Attended Presented Neither

Please name the conference outside FSU

Describe any internships, apprenticeships, residencies, or clinical placements you completed while in the program.

Which career or professional tools did you use during your program? (select all that apply)

VMock (resume review) SchoolSims (teacher licensure simulations) Bloomberg Terminal SAP / ERP software in the Center for ERP and Advanced Analytics Nursing Patient Safety Lab simulation equipment None of these Other

Other career or professional tool (please specify)

How useful were the tools you selected for your career preparation?

Very useful Somewhat useful Not very useful Not at all useful

Section C: Licensure (MAT and MEd Graduates)

What is your current teaching license status?

Earned an initial teaching license Earned an advanced (graduate-level) license Licensure in progress Already held a license and did not seek a new one Not seeking a teaching license

Have you passed the licensure exams required for your area?

Yes, all of them Some of them Not yet Not required for me

Section D: Employment

Were you working before entering this program?

Yes No

Employment before entering this program was: (select all that apply)

Full-time teacher Military-connected work Worked for a corporation Other

Please specify "other."

What is your current employment status?

Employed full-time Employed part-time Continuing my education (for example, doctoral program) Serving in the military Not employed and looking for work Not employed and not looking for work

Employer name

Job title

Which best describes where you work?

Other work setting (please specify)

Where is your job located?

North Carolina Another state Outside the U.S. Remote

When did you start this job?

Before or while completing my degree (same employer) Before or while completing my degree (new employer) 0 to 3 months after graduating 4 to 6 months after graduating 7 to 12 months after graduating

Is your current job a STEM position (science, technology, engineering, mathematics, STEM teaching, health informatics, or nursing)?

Yes No Not sure

Did completing your degree lead to any of the following? (select all that apply)

Describe your current employment.

How closely is your post-graduate employment, if any, related to your graduate field of study at Fayetteville State University? Would you say...

Directly related Somewhat related Not related I have no post-graduate employment

Which reason best explains why you took post-graduate employment that was not related to your graduate field of study?

I could not find positions to apply for in my graduate field of study I was not offered any positions related to my graduate field of study I could not find positions related to my graduate field of study which paid enough My career goals have changed

Section E: Your Graduate Experience

Overall, how would you rate the quality of:

Your academic experience at FSU

Your overall experience at FSU

As a result of your graduate education at Fayetteville State University, how well prepared are you to practice in your discipline or profession?

Please provide comments for your answer above.

Please rate the relevance of any experiential preparation required in your degree program to your professional goals:

Internship: On-the-job training experience including some responsibilities and expectations of full-time employees
Practicum/Clinical Experience: Supervised practical application in a field of study

Internship

Practicum/Clinical Experience

Please rate the quality of support you were provided during your graduate education in the following areas:

Financial support

Information technology (IT) resources

Your personal work space (e.g., desk or office)

Library and electronic research resources

University career services

Were you a graduate assistant (GA) at any time during your graduate studies?

Yes No

Select all sources of funding applied to your graduate studies.

Other source of funding (please specify)

Faculty

Please rate your overall satisfaction with each of the following:

Overall quality of instruction

Opportunity for interaction with faculty

Quality of advising

Quality of mentorship

Professional Preparation

Please rate your overall satisfaction with each of the following:

Opportunities for leadership and/or professional development

Career and vocational guidance and preparation

Please provide comments.

If you have received or participated in any of the following professional development activities during your graduate experience, mark your level of satisfaction if you engaged in the listed activity. Include activities offered from any unit on campus (e.g., your department, the Graduate School, etc.)

Received formal or informal training on interviewing skills and resume writing

Received information or advice on career options within academia

Received information or advice on career options outside academia

Had assistance in developing professional contacts outside your program

What are some key skills or knowledge you have gained from your graduate program? (select all that apply)

Other (please specify)

Section F: HBCU Master's Program Support

Describe any other help you received from the HBCU Master's Program grant.

How useful did you find the HBCU STEM Scholar seminars?

Additional comments about the STEM Scholar seminars.

The scholarship support from the HBCU Master's Program helped me:

Focus on my studies without financial worry

Avoid taking on additional student loan debt

Reduce the number of hours I needed to work

Meet basic living expenses while in school

The financial support from the scholarship positively affected my wellbeing by:

Reducing stress about paying for tuition

Allowing me to sleep better at night

Enabling me to maintain better work-life balance

Allowing me to focus on learning rather than financial survival

In your own words, how did the program's support affect your wellbeing while you were in school?

Section G: Reflections

What was your favorite aspect of your graduate program? Why?

What was your least favorite aspect of your graduate program? Why?

If you could change one thing about your graduate program, what would it be?

Section H: One-Year Follow-Up (Optional)

Yes No

Personal email address (not your FSU email)

Phone number (optional)