Student Achievement

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	2009 - 2010	2010 - 2011	2011 - 2012	2012 - 2013	2013 - 2014	2014 - 2015	2015 - 2016	2016 - 2017	2017 - 2018
Art	94.4%	93.6%	92.8%	91.3%	91.3%	91.6%	95.0%	93.5%	91.3%
Biology	91.5%	89.3%	90.3%	92.1%	92.1%	92.3%	91.4%	93.7%	93.9%
Biomedical Sciences						94.6%	99.4%	95.8%	97.6%
Business Administration	94.2%	94.3%	94.6%	92.1%	92.1%	93.2%	94.6%	92.9%	93.1%
Chemistry	94.0%	93.9%	93.5%	92.5%	92.5%	92.7%	90.8%	93.5%	94.6%
Comm/Speech/Theatre	95.2%	96.1%	98.8%	97.2%	97.2%	98.6%	94.4%	95.4%	96.1%
Criminal Justice**				94.6%	94.6%	92.4%	93.0%	90.1%	88.2%
Education	96.2%	96.2%	95.5%	94.2%	94.2%	94.6%	96.5%	96.4%	96.9%
English	91.2%	89.2%	91.7%	90.1%	90.1%	89.5%	91.6%	91.3%	93.4%
History	89.0%	87.1%	88.1%	88.7%	88.7%	89.7%	86.2%	88.4%	89.3%
Mathematics	94.3%	92.7%	92.8%	91.5%	91.5%	90.8%	91.3%	94.8%	95.7%
Medicine						97.83%	98.98%	98.35%	93.84%
Music	92.1%	93.5%	94.2%	95.6%	95.6%	94.3%	94.8%	94.3%	96.5%
Nursing	97.3%	96.6%	95.5%	97.0%	97.0%	96.1%	97.6%	96.1%	97.1%
Physical Education	96.3%	95.4%	95.7%	91.5%	91.5%	90.3%	92.5%	90.3%	92.7%
Physical Therapy								99.2%	100.0%
Psychology	95.6%	95.8%	96.5%	94.8%	94.8%	94.4%	94.4%	93.4%	94.8%
Religion	92.7%	91.3%	90.7%	88.9%	88.9%	86.4%	88.8%	90.8%	91.7%

*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

Graduate
Department	2014-2015	2015-2016	2016-2017	2017-2018
Art	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
Biology	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
Business Administration	98.7%	99.4%	99.6%	98.1%
Criminal Justice	0.0%	100.0%	87.1%	94.8%
Education	94.8%	96.9%	96.7%	97.3%
English	100.0%	95.3%	94.7%	100.0%
History	97.1%	97.4%	96.0%	94.7%
Mathematics	96.7%	92.5%	90.2%	100.0%
Master of Biomedical Science	95.5%	99.4%	95.8%	97.6%
Music	95.2%	88.9%	91.8%	95.5%
Nursing	97.6%	93.8%	91.3%	100.0%
Physical Education	94.1%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
Psychology	96.8%	96.5%	97.0%	97.8%

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

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 2017 was 92.04%, 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-USA Level I results allow students to rotate, and since the 2015-2016 academic year WCUCOM student’s COMLEX 1 scores have trended positively. First time pass rates have increased steadily: 2012-2013 (72.04%), 2013-2014 (81.32%), 2014-2015 (86.52%). 2015-2016 (89.36%), 2016-2017 (94.74%), and 2017-2018 (90.57). The increase in 2016-2017 is especially important due to a tornado that devastated campus, which forced the College of Osteopathic Medicine relocate to another local institution during the Spring 2017 semester. With the College of Osteopathic the goal is to match the national average. In 2016-2017 the national average was 95.95%, which is only 1.21% above the College of Osteopathic pass rate of 94.74% The 2017-2018 the national average was 93.27%, which is only 3.13% above the College of Osteopathic pass rate of 90.57%

The College of Osteopathic Medicine students are competitive in their first time pass rates in relation to the national average. The goal is to reach the national average.

Also, the College of Osteopathic Medicine has achieved at least a 96.7% successful Match Rate for 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018. In 2017 the match rate was 100% and the 2018 match rate is 99.7% The goal is 100% match rate.

COMLEX-USA Level 1 First Time Pass Rates and Means

Goal: WCUCOM students will meet or exceed the national average on COMLEX Level 1.

Outcome: WCUCOM students have increased first time pass rates significantly since the first graduating class.

Academic Year	School Mean	National Mean
2012-2013:	443.08	512.97
2013-2014:	474.55	516.97
2014-2015:	485.03	529.08
2015-2016:	497.37	519.85
2016-2017:	482.41	519.52
2017-2018:	548.64	557.81
2018-2019:	517.92	526.58

COMLEX Level 2 CE First Time Pass Rates and Means

Goal: WCUCOM students will meet or exceed the national average on COMLEX Level 2 CE.

Outcome: WCUCOM students have come increasingly close to the national average every year.

Academic Year	School Mean	National Mean
2013-2014:	476.46	540.07
2014-2015:	488.70	535.81
2015-2016:	479.63	53.43
2016-2017:	521.97	542.60
2017-2018:	517.74	549.99
2018-2019:	535.50	569.03

COMLEX Level 2 PE First Time Pass Rates

Goal: WCUCOM students will meet or exceed the national average first-time pass rate on COMLEX Level 2PE.

Outcome: WCUCOM continues to provide PE-type testing for our students to increase scores.

COMLEX Level 3 First Time Pass Rates and Means

Goal: WCUCOM students will meet or exceed the national average first-time pass rate on COMLEX Level 3

Outcome: WCUCOM students have consistently trended above the national average on this exam.

Academic Year	School Mean	National Mean
2015-2016:	518.24	560.70
2016-2017:	557.16	570.31
2017-2018:	522.59	561.09
2018-2019:	Data not yet available

Match Rates

Goal: WCUCOM still will meet the Commission on College of Osteopathic Medicine Standard of 98% of students matching. Additionally, 80% of students will match in Primary Care to meet the mission of WCUCOM.

Outcome: 2018 was the first year WCUCOM met its goal of 80% students matched into primary care. WCUCOM will continue to encourage students to match into this specialty by offering early clinical experiences in this area.

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)

Undergraduate Course Completion Rates

Course Completion Rates by Academic Year

Graduate Course Completion Rates

Course Completion Rates by Academic Year

Undergraduate Graduation Rates

Six Year Graduation Rate

Graduate Graduation Rates

Graduation Rate

State Licensing Examinations

State Board Examinations

College of Osteopathic Medicine

Job Placement

Interview of Graduates One Year after Graduation

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