CSULB Student Satisfaction 2005: Student Difficulties

How difficult has it been for you to do the following at CSULB?

Enroll each semester
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Not Difficult	271	48.3	48.7	48.7
	Somewhat Difficult	188	33.5	33.8	82.6
	Difficult	73	13.0	13.1	95.7
	Very Difficult	24	4.3	4.3	100.0
	Total	556	99.1	100.0
Missing	Not Applicable/Not Important	1	.2
	System	4	.7
	Total	5	.9
Total		561	100.0

Adjust Academically
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Not Difficult	286	51.0	52.1	52.1
	Somewhat Difficult	199	35.5	36.2	88.3
	Difficult	52	9.3	9.5	97.8
	Very Difficult	12	2.1	2.2	100.0
	Total	549	97.9	100.0
Missing	Not Applicable/Not Important	7	1.2
	System	5	.9
	Total	12	2.1
Total		561	100.0

Adjust Socially
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Not Difficult	338	60.2	63.7	63.7
	Somewhat Difficult	134	23.9	25.2	88.9
	Difficult	44	7.8	8.3	97.2
	Very Difficult	15	2.7	2.8	100.0
	Total	531	94.7	100.0
Missing	Not Applicable/Not Important	19	3.4
	System	11	2.0
	Total	30	5.3
Total		561	100.0

Meet academic requirements in a timely manner
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Not Difficult	213	38.0	38.9	38.9
	Somewhat Difficult	226	40.3	41.2	80.1
	Difficult	80	14.3	14.6	94.7
	Very Difficult	29	5.2	5.3	100.0
	Total	548	97.7	100.0
Missing	Not Applicable/Not Important	2	.4
	System	11	2.0
	Total	13	2.3
Total		561	100.0

Pay for school
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Not Difficult	130	23.2	23.9	23.9
	Somewhat Difficult	186	33.2	34.2	58.1
	Difficult	117	20.9	21.5	79.6
	Very Difficult	111	19.8	20.4	100.0
	Total	544	97.0	100.0
Missing	Not Applicable/Not Important	12	2.1
	System	5	.9
	Total	17	3.0
Total		561	100.0

Balance work and school obligations
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Not Difficult	68	12.1	12.8	12.8
	Somewhat Difficult	201	35.8	37.9	50.8
	Difficult	169	30.1	31.9	82.6
	Very Difficult	92	16.4	17.4	100.0
	Total	530	94.5	100.0
Missing	Not Applicable/Not Important	27	4.8
	System	4	.7
	Total	31	5.5
Total		561	100.0

Stay physically healthy
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Not Difficult	202	36.0	37.0	37.0
	Somewhat Difficult	192	34.2	35.2	72.2
	Difficult	105	18.7	19.2	91.4
	Very Difficult	47	8.4	8.6	100.0
	Total	546	97.3	100.0
Missing	Not Applicable/Not Important	9	1.6
	System	6	1.1
	Total	15	2.7
Total		561	100.0

Get support for academic concerns
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Not Difficult	232	41.4	44.5	44.5
	Somewhat Difficult	173	30.8	33.2	77.7
	Difficult	79	14.1	15.2	92.9
	Very Difficult	37	6.6	7.1	100.0
	Total	521	92.9	100.0
Missing	Not Applicable/Not Important	36	6.4
	System	4	.7
	Total	40	7.1
Total		561	100.0

Get support for social concerns
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Not Difficult	254	45.3	60.5	60.5
	Somewhat Difficult	100	17.8	23.8	84.3
	Difficult	46	8.2	11.0	95.2
	Very Difficult	20	3.6	4.8	100.0
	Total	420	74.9	100.0
Missing	Not Applicable/Not Important	135	24.1
	System	6	1.1
	Total	141	25.1
Total		561	100.0

Interact with professors outside of class
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Not Difficult	341	60.8	65.6	65.6
	Somewhat Difficult	140	25.0	26.9	92.5
	Difficult	30	5.3	5.8	98.3
	Very Difficult	9	1.6	1.7	100.0
	Total	520	92.7	100.0
Missing	Not Applicable/Not Important	34	6.1
	System	7	1.2
	Total	41	7.3
Total		561	100.0

Maintain a GPA of at least 2.0
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Not Difficult	458	81.6	86.4	86.4
	Somewhat Difficult	47	8.4	8.9	95.3
	Difficult	23	4.1	4.3	99.6
	Very Difficult	2	.4	.4	100.0
	Total	530	94.5	100.0
Missing	Not Applicable/Not Important	22	3.9
	System	9	1.6
	Total	31	5.5
Total		561	100.0

Maintain a GPA of at least 3.0
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Not Difficult	216	38.5	39.4	39.4
	Somewhat Difficult	179	31.9	32.7	72.1
	Difficult	97	17.3	17.7	89.8
	Very Difficult	56	10.0	10.2	100.0
	Total	548	97.7	100.0
Missing	Not Applicable/Not Important	6	1.1
	System	7	1.2
	Total	13	2.3
Total		561	100.0

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