Tbers, Although I only read parts of this study, it basically was saying that when attempting to measure students undergraduate experience you will find greater variance among majors within an institution than between equivalent majors across institutions. See: http://cshe.berkeley.edu/publications/publications.php?id=263 I Mr. James B. Greenberg Director Teaching, Learning and Technology Center Milne Library SUNY College at Oneonta Oneonta, New York 13820 email: [log in to unmask] phone: 607-436-2701 fax: 607-436-3081 "Ignorance is curable, stupidity lasts forever"