System-Level Accountability Scorecard
Assessments: Progress toward Implementing the Strategic Plan

High Quality Learning Programs & Services Indicator 6: Student Learning - Students achieve identified learning outcomes.

Measure 6A: Student or Graduate Pass Rates on Licensure Exams

Measure 6A, student or graduate pass rates, reports percentage of a cohort of students or graduates that passed a state or national licensure examination. Pass rates are reported for graduates of nursing (6A-1) and peace officer training (6A-2) programs. Pass rates also are reported for students entering teacher education programs (Praxis I) and for students about to graduate from teacher education programs (Praxis II) (6A-3) (click here for a printer friendly PDF copy of this page).

Significance: Measure 6A is signficant in that it indicates the effectiveness of college and university instructional programs at preparing students or graduates for professional licensure. Tests administered at entry indicate the readiness of students for the professional program.

Measure 6A-1: System licensed practical nursing graduates in 2003 had a pass rate of 91.3 percent on the national nursing examinaton. Associate degree registered nursing graduates in 2003 had a pass rate of 88.6 percent on the national nursing examinaton. Bachelor’s degree registered nursing graduates in 2003 had a pass rate of 92.7 percent on the national nursing examinaton, as shown in Figure 6A-1.

Context: System nursing graduates at all levels had licensure pass rates that were higher than those of graduates from other nursing programs at both public and private colleges and universities.

Measure 6A-2: System peace officer training graduates in 2003 had a pass rate of 94.7 percent on the state licensing examinaton, as shown in Figure 6A-2.

Context: System peace officer graduates had licensure pass rates that were higher than those of graduates from other peace officer training programs at private colleges and universities.

Measure 6A-3.1: Applicants to system teacher education programs had pass rates on the Pre-Professional Skills Examinations (Praxis I) of 91 percent on the mathematics exam, 80 percent on the reading exam and 82 percent on the writing exam, as shown in Figure 6A-3.

Context: Applicants to system teacher education programs had pass rates on the Pre-Professional Skills Examination that were lower than those of applicants to programs at other public and private colleges and universities, as shown in Figure 6A-3.

Measure 6A-3.2: System teacher education students had pass rates on the Knowledge and Subject Exams (Praxis II) of 96 percent.

Context: System teacher education students had pass rates on the Knowledge and Subject Exams that were only slightly below those of students at other public and private colleges and universities, as shown in Figure 6A-4.