Graduating Student Survey (GSS)

Title: Graduation Student Survey (GSS)

Purpose: To assess the graduate’s overall and academic experience at BYU–Hawaii through a required survey of closed and open-ended questions.

Audience: BYUH graduates each semester.

Cadence: Every semester at graduation.

Survey Creators: The Institutional Research office with collaboration from program leaders.

Survey Distributer: The survey is administered online via Qualtrics. A link to the survey is emailed by the Registrar and is included in their list of requirements for graduation.

Data Collection Timeframe: The survey is emailed out two weeks prior to graduation and remains open.

Survey Questions: In addition to general questions assessing academic experience, overall BYUH experience, and more, graduates are directed to major-specific questions created by faculty in their program.

Historical Information: This survey was developed in-house and has been used in a variety of formats since 2000. Questions in the GSS will be re-examined and updated every five years with the most recent update in 2024 for the December 2024 graduating cohort.

Reporting of Results: Data from the GSS is automatically uploaded in aggregate form to a GSS Domo Dashboard. Individual program deans have access to their program-specific data. Results from the GSS are used for program reviews, PC decisions, and accreditation purposes.