Graduation timelines at KU show varied paths beyond four years
KU administrator Pam Houston notes many students take longer than four years due to campus involvement and study choices. Open admissions mean diverse prep levels, with 15 to 16 hours per semester typically needed for a four year path. Institutional data from 1978 to 1980 show four, five, and six year graduation rates across cohorts.
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Pam Houston
College of Liberal Arts
Mount Oread
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College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Office of
Institutional Research and Planning
Six-year graduation timelines and class access cause delays
The report outlines several annual graduation rate targets from 1981 to 1985 and explains how full classes disrupt progress. Students like Michelle Chaney and Sherry Ott cite delays while administrators say first courses close to preserve sequence progression. Multiple students discuss extended time to graduate, with reasons ranging from language barriers to work commitments.
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KU professor testifies on needs of education
Frances Horowitz, vice chancellor at Kansas University, told a U.S. House subcommittee in Kansas City that education must be the foundation for 21st century national preparation. She urged Congress to strengthen higher education to meet changing demands and ensure access, faculty, and library modernization.
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U.S. House
Frances Horowitz
Kansas City
Horowitz
U.S
Congress
KU Calendar Highlights Event Week at KU
KU calendar lists no classes or exams for stop day with open house at KU Small Business Development Center and screenings of Misery in Woodruff Auditorium. Multiple events include a business planning workshop, retirement dinner, lectures by Philippe Soulet and others, retiree and staff gatherings, and engineering and science seminars at the Kansas Union.
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Senate
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Adams Alumni Center
Diane Silver
Lawrence
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
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Byron T. Shute
Tom Weiss
Alderson
Futura of Engineering
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Aeronautics
Jan Roskam
Ross £. McKinney
G. Paul Willhite
Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
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