Student Achievement | William Carey University

William Carey University evaluates success with respect to student achievement including, course completion rates, graduation rates, state licensing examinations, and job placement. Each academic program is required to identify and assess learning outcomes and objectives. Every academic department must link its student learning outcomes to Goal I, Strategy 1.1, Institutional Plan. The results from the student learning outcomes for one year must be incorporated into the student learning outcomes for the following year.

Undergraduate Course Completion Rates

The university regularly monitors course completion rates as part of an annual evaluation process. The table below summarizes past academic years of course completion rates. The course completion rate goal for each academic area is 95%.

Course Completion Rates by Academic Year

Department	2011-2012	2012-2013	2013-2014	2014-2015	2015-2016	2016-2017	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020
Art	92.5%	94.5%	91.0%	91.1%	94.7%	93.3%	91.3%	89.3%	92.6%
Biology	90.2%	91.1%	91.8%	92.1%	91.4%	93.6%	93.8%	94.2%	94.2%
Business Administration	93.9%	93.6%	91.3%	92.1%	93.7%	92.0%	92.5%	93.5%	92.0%
Chemistry	93.6%	91.8%	92.6%	92.9%	90.8%	93.5%	94.5%	97.2%	95.0%
Comm/Speech/Theatre	98.8%	98.3%	97.2%	98.6%	94.4%	95.4%	96.1%	93.8%	94.8%
Criminal Justice		100.0%	94.6%	92.4%	92.7%	90.6%	87.5%	89.6%	91.4%
Education	96.0%	94.8%	91.0%	92.9%	93.4%	94.1%	95.2%	94.1%	95.2%
English	91.4%	90.7%	89.9%	89.1%	91.5%	91.3%	93.4%	93.6%	93.7%
History	87.8%	90.4%	88.5%	89.6%	85.9%	88.2%	89.2%	90.1%	93.3%
Mathematics	93.0%	92.7%	91.5%	90.6%	91.3%	94.9%	95.6%	97.1%	97.2%
Music	94.1%	97.3%	95.7%	95.8%	94.9%	94.3%	96.5%	96.9%	97.5%
Nursing	95.0%	94.4%	96.2%	95.2%	97.1%	95.7%	97.1%	96.5%	94.6%
Physical Education	95.7%	95.5%	91.4%	91.0%	92.4%	90.3%	92.6%	92.2%	93.7%
Psychology	95.8%	95.2%	93.4%	93.4%	93.5%	92.2%	93.7%	93.8%	94.4%
Religion	90.7%	88.8%	89.0%	86.4%	88.8%	90.8%	91.8%	92.5%	92.5%

*does not include SP-15 | **Criminal Justice began in 2012. Osteopathic medicine began in 2010

Graduate Course Completion Rates

Course Completion Rates by Academic Year

Department	2014-2015	2015-2016	2016-2017	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020
Art	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
Biology	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	85.7%
Biomedical Science	95.5%	99.4%	95.8%	97.6%	98.5%	96.6%
Business Administration	98.7%	99.4%	99.6%	98.1%	98.8%	91.4%
Criminal Justice	0.0%	100.0%	87.1%	94.8%	98.5%	97.3%
Education	94.8%	96.9%	96.7%	97.3%	97.0%	96.4%
English	100.0%	95.3%	94.7%	100.0%	100.0%	94.1%
History	97.1%	97.4%	96.0%	94.7%	96.3%	94.1%
Mathematics	96.7%	92.5%	90.2%	100.0%	100.0%	97.6%
Music	95.2%	88.9%	91.8%	95.5%	93.2%	97.5%
Nursing	97.6%	93.8%	91.3%	100.0%	96.6%	92.2%
Physical Education	94.1%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
Psychology	96.8%	96.5%	97.0%	97.8%	97.8%	97.9%

Doctoral
Department	2014-2015	2015-2016	2016-2017	2017-2018
Education	100.0%	98.2%	95.4%	98.4%
Nursing	99.3%	98.7%	99.4%	98.3%
Physical Therapy			99.1%	100.0%

Undergraduate Graduation Rates

William Carey University tracks graduation rates as one measure of successful student achievement. Graduation rates for the previous five years are given below. The university goal for the six year graduation rate is at least 55%.

Six Year Graduation Rate

Year	Reporting
2010	42%	2004 Cohort
2011	51%	2005 Cohort
2012	58%	2006 Cohort
2013	62%	2007 Cohort
2014	58%	2008 Cohort
2015	54%	2009 Cohort
2016	46%	2010 Cohort
2017	57%	2011 Cohort
2018	47%	2012 Cohort
2019	47%	2013 Cohort

Graduate Graduation Rates

William Carey University tracks graduation rates as one measure of successful student achievement. Graduation rates for the previous four years are given below. The university goal for the graduation rate is at least 70%.

Graduation Rate

Entrance Year	Reporting
2013	66%
2014	73%
2015	69%
2016	61%
2017	Data not yet available

State Licensing Examinations

School of Education
The School of Education uses the results of PRAXIS exams as one of the indicators of effectiveness of instruction in the program. PRAXIS I was previously used as one of the entrance requirements, but was replaced in 2013 by the PRAXIS CORE exam. The CORE exam is used for admission to the program but not for program revision.

PRAXIS II exams are used for course review by examining the sub-scores of the test. Areas that indicate that students are deficient in a particular skill area are reviewed to determine which course addresses that area. The syllabus is then reviewed and revised to provide stronger instruction in the deficient area.

The state teacher licensing exams are also used as a requirement for graduation. They are also used as by the state as an indicator of program effectiveness. A minimum pass rate of 80% is required for continued accreditation.

Elementary Education sets the goal of 90% of teacher students achieving a passing score on the PRAXIS II Subject Area Examination. Elementary Education students will achieve a passing rate of 80% or higher when taking the PRAXIS Principles of Learning Teaching Grades K-6. This requirement is mandated by the State of Mississippi. Secondary Education sets the goal of 90% of teacher students achieving a passing score on the PRAXIS II Subject Area Examination. When taking the PRAXIS Principles of Learning and Teaching (7-12), 85% of Secondary Education students will achieve a passing score.

The PRAXIS annual pass rates are included here.

School Counseling
MSCP-School Counseling goal is 80% pass rate. The current pass rate is 75%.

State Board Examinations

School of Nursing
The School of Nursing uses the results of state licensing board to document student success. An annual NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate of 80%, as reported by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, is required for continued accreditation by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, the Mississippi Institute of Higher Learning, and the Louisiana State Board of Nursing.

As measured by the State Boards of Nursing reports of NCLEX-RN, the goal for the pass rate for students will be 80% or higher on 1st attempt. The actual NCLEX-RN pass rate for 2019 was 95.7%, exceeding the goal.

College of Osteopathic Medicine

The College of Osteopathic Medicine tracks its board exams with a goal of COM passing rates matching the national average.

COMLEX Level 1 First-Time Pass Rates

Success on COMLEX Level 1 is essential for graduation. Passing the first time increases chances of procuring a residency.
As WCUCOM matures, so do our COMLEX 1 First Time Pass Rates.

COMLEX Level 2 First-Time Pass Rate

Testing for our students does not stop at level 1- They must also complete a COMLEX Level 2 CE and a COMLEX Level 2 PE.
WCUCOM students have a solid success rate on first-time CE examinations. As you can see, WCUCOM students topped the national average this past year.

COMLEX Level 3 First-Time Pass Rates

Finally, students must complete the COMLEX Level 3 examination. This is a huge milestone for the osteopathic graduate.

Match Rates

Year	Seeking GME	Successfully Matched	Match Rate
2017	93	92	99%
2018	86	83	97%
2019	93	90	97%
2020	100*	98	98%

*Number of DO Seniors determined by the medical school to be on schedule for graduation and eligible to enter graduate medical education (GME) on July 1 in the year of the Match.

U.S. News and World Report ranked WCUCOM #3 in the nation for producing the most primary care graduates on average among both allopathic and osteopathic medical schools.

Job Placement

The items most relevant to job placement are (1) Job Preparation Received, (2) Employment Status, and (3) Unemployment Status. In 2018 for Job Preparation 90.8 % indicated Excellent or Good. The goal is 90%. In 2018 for those employed 93.3% indicated full-time employment and 6.7% indicated part-time employment. The goal for full-time employment is 90%. In 2018 of those unemployed 4.8% indicated unemployed and seeking employment as opposed to retired or not seeking employment. The goal is no more than 5% unemployed and seeking.

The University conducts an institution wide follow-up survey for all graduates, which includes items regarding employment status:

Interview of Graduates One Year after Graduation

Graduate Follow-up Report, 2104 (to be completed fall 2015)

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