Student Achievement

Department Information

Location:

201 Batchelor Hall
探花约炮
3601 探花约炮 Blvd.
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401

Office Hours:

Monday 鈥� Friday
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探花约炮 continues to analyze a variety of data that measures student achievement:

degrees awarded per discipline;
course completion;
retention and graduation rates;
placement in graduate/professional schools and within the workforce;
and teacher certification and licensure.

The above data sets help to assess the extent to which 探花约炮 has achieved its goals of producing graduates who demonstrate the following:

exhibit competence in their discipline;
qualify for admission to and success in graduate and professional schools or for entry into selected careers;
and manifest the ability to do independent research, demonstrate objective scholarship, and exhibit creative production/performance appropriate to their disciplines.

The tables below summarize these indicators of student success.

Degrees Awarded by Discipline

探花约炮 evaluates the number and percentage of students in each academic discipline in the overall student body each year. The average percentage of students enrolled per discipline over four years plus or minus 2% is used as the expected outcome for degrees awarded by discipline.

Test	Table Header
Enrollment (and Percentage) by Discipline and Year	AY 2020 – 2021	AY 2021 – 2022	AY 2022 – 2023	AY 2023 – 2024	Avg. Enrollment No. and % over 4 yrs
Art	14 (2%)	10 (1%)	11 (1%)	15 (2%)	13 (2%)
Biology	129 (16%)	120 (14%)	110 (13%)	82 (10%)	110 (13%)
Business Administration	204 (26%)	225 (26%)	231 (26%)	276 (33%)	234 (28%)
Chemistry	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)
Childhood Edu and Instructional Development (CEID)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	11 (1%)	5 (0.5%)
Criminal Justice	61 (8%)	69 (8%)	60 (7%)	77 (9%)	67 (8%)
Elementary Education	43 (5%)	57 (7%)	42 (5%)	26 (3%)	42 (5%)
English	16 (2%)	11 (1%)	11 (1%)	6 (1%)	11 (1%)
General/Interdisciplinary Studies	56 (7%)	106 (12%)	147 (17%)	65 (8%)	94 (11%)
Human Performance	82 (10%)	78 (9%)	76 (9%)	72 (9%)	77 (9%)
History	9 (1%)	6 (1%)	10 (1%)	7 (1%)	8 (1%)
Journalism	28 (4%)	21 (2%)	28 (3%)	27 (3%)	26 (3%)
Mathematics	14 (2%)	10 (1%)	13 (1%)	16 (2%)	13 (2%)
Music	37 (5%)	41 (5%)	38 (4%)	37 (4%)	38 (5%)
Psychology	87 (11%)	103 (12%)	87 (10%)	110 (13%)	97 (12%)
Religion	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)
Collaborative Special Education	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)
Theology	3 (0.4)	4 (0.5%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)
TOTAL	792	871	879	835

Course Completion

探花约炮 continues to assess student progress toward successful course completion within individual courses. Each student is evaluated using course-specific exams to determine acquisition of skills and knowledge in each academic discipline. Successful completion of the course generally means earning a grade of A, B, C, D, or P (for 鈥淧ass鈥� and is used in freshman orientation courses, STI 111 and STI 112). However, a grade of D or F is not considered a successful completion in students鈥� major required courses.

A student must successfully earn a minimum of 67% of the cumulative coursework attempted. The 67% completion rate is the same standard established by the U.S. Department of Education.聽Therefore, 探花约炮 uses this percentage as the expected outcome for completion rates of various subject areas.聽This assessment allows the College to monitor the success of each academic department and the progress of students towards degree completion.

Completed courses from Spring 2019 through Spring 2024 are listed according to academic departments with the exception of General Education courses, for they are comprised of courses that come from multiple academic departments.

Spring 2019

Academic Departments	Students Enrolled	Passing Grades	Completion Rate
General Education	1900	1420	75%
English	239	121	51%
Fine Arts	311	266	86%
Computational / Info Sciences	244	166	68%
Natural Sciences	218	187	86%
Psychology	287	262	91%
Religion & Theology	106	99	93%
Social Sciences	312	280	90%
Business	483	406	84%
Education	167	140	84%
Human Performance	326	259	79%

Fall 2019

Academic Departments	Students Enrolled	Passing Grades	Completion Rate
General Education	2609	1943	74%
English	158	112	71%
Fine Arts	305	281	92%
Computational / Info Sciences	115	85	74%
Natural Sciences	356	301	85%
Psychology	275	245	89%
Religion & Theology	63	49	78%
Social Sciences	188	169	90%
Business	551	410	74%
Education	144	113	78%
Human Performance	234	195	83%

Spring 2020

Academic Departments	Students Enrolled	Passing Grades	Completion Rate
General Education	1975	1554	79%
English	118	85	72%
Fine Arts	304	272	89%
Computational / Info Sciences	273	203	74%
Natural Sciences	347	328	95%
Psychology	325	315	97%
Religion & Theology	75	59	79%
Social Sciences	126	120	95%
Business	449	381	85%
Education	163	152	93%
Human Performance	258	236	91%

Fall 2020

Academic Departments	Students Enrolled	Passing Grades	Completion Rate
General Education	2142	1448	68%
English	122	90	74%
Fine Arts	237	184	78%
Computational / Info Sciences	268	168	63%
Natural Sciences	278	235	85%
Psychology	273	236	86%
Religion & Theology	29	20	69%
Social Sciences	97	85	88%
Business	428	354	83%
Education	111	91	82%
Human Performance	206	164	80%

Spring 2021

Academic Departments	Students Enrolled	Passing Grades	Completion Rate
General Education	1642	1128	69%
English	82	78	95%
Fine Arts	157	111	71%
Computational / Info Sciences	261	172	66%
Natural Sciences	296	265	90%
Psychology	282	250	89%
Religion & Theology	77	60	78%
Social Sciences	107	97	91%
Business	439	327	74%
Education	124	102	82%
Human Performance	153	116	76%

Fall 2021

Academic Departments	Students Enrolled	Passing Grades	Completion Rate
General Education	1876	1338	71%
English	98	85	87%
Fine Arts	207	197	95%
Computational / Info Sciences	249	149	60%
Natural Sciences	245	196	80%
Psychology	235	199	85%
Religion & Theology	39	27	69%
Social Sciences	116	92	79%
Business	368	301	82%
Education	124	101	81%
Human Performance	130	105	81%

Spring 2022

Academic Departments	Students Enrolled	Passing Grades	Completion Rate
General Education	1624	1215	75%
English	82	65	79%
Fine Arts	189	160	85%
Computational / Info Sciences	231	147	64%
Natural Sciences	223	179	80%
Psychology	216	175	81%
Religion & Theology	53	33	62%
Social Sciences	144	131	91%
Business	385	263	68%
Education	130	104	80%
Human Performance	137	117	85%

Fall 2022

Academic Departments	Students Enrolled	Passing Grades	Completion Rate
General Education	1826	1483	81%
English	181	86	90%
Fine Arts	234	199	85%
Computational / Info Sciences	280	177	63%
Natural Sciences	198	174	88%
Psychology	218	193	89%
Religion & Theology	50	40	80%
Social Sciences	161	124	77%
Business	487	327	67%
Education	123	107	87%
Human Performance	139	115	83%

Spring 2023

Academic Departments	Students Enrolled	Passing Grades	Completion Rate
General Education	1553	1250	80%
English	97	80	82%
Fine Arts	265	234	88%
Computational / Info Sciences	187	148	79%
Natural Sciences	192	175	91%
Psychology	202	170	84%
Religion & Theology	87	61	70%
Social Sciences	135	109	81%
Business	326	305	94%
Education	104	83	80%
Human Performance	117	96	82%

Fall 2023

Academic Departments	Students Enrolled	Passing Grades	Completion Rate
General Education	2000	1541	77%
English	80	66	83%
Fine Arts	226	173	77%
Computational / Info Sciences	254	160	63%
Natural Sciences	168	156	93%
Psychology	250	229	92%
Religion & Theology	90	72	80%
Social Sciences	157	126	80%
Business	393	315	80%
Education	92	85	92%
Human Performance	136	124	91%

Spring 2024

Academic Departments	Students Enrolled	Passing Grades	Completion Rate
General Education	1703	1238	73%
English	95	72	76%
Fine Arts	226	178	79%
Computational / Info Sciences	173	121	70%
Natural Sciences	161	141	88%
Psychology	217	177	82%
Religion & Theology	96	80	83%
Social Sciences	128	107	84%
Business	408	341	84%
Education	110	92	84%
Human Performance	165	132	80%

Completion Rates Per Semester

Academic Departments	SP19	FA19	SP20	FA20	SP21	FA21	SP22	FA22	SP23	FA23	SP24	AVG
General Education	75%	74%	79%	68%	69%	71%	75%	81%	80%	77%	73%	75%
English	51%	71%	72%	74%	95%	87%	79%	90%	82%	83%	76%	78%
Fine Arts	86%	92%	89%	78%	71%	95%	85%	85%	88%	77%	79%	84%
Computational / Info Sciences	68%	74%	74%	63%	66%	60%	64%	63%	79%	63%	70%	68%
Natural Sciences	86%	85%	95%	85%	90%	80%	80%	88%	91%	93%	88%	87%
Psychology	91%	89%	97%	86%	89%	85%	81%	89%	84%	92%	82%	88%
Religion & Theology	93%	78%	79%	69%	78%	69%	62%	80%	70%	80%	83%	76%
Social Sciences	90%	90%	95%	88%	91%	79%	91%	77%	81%	80%	84%	86%
Business	84%	74%	85%	83%	74%	82%	68%	67%	94%	80%	84%	80%
Education	84%	78%	93%	82%	82%	81%	80%	87%	80%	92%	84%	84%
Human Performance	79%	83%	91%	80%	76%	81%	85%	83%	82%	91%	80%	83%

Both Course Completion Table 1 and Table 2 present data related to students demonstrating competence in their discipline and in the general education core requirements. Table 1 provides raw data of enrolled students, passing grades, and completion rates according to each semester since spring 2019.

FRESHMAN RETENTION AND GRADUATION RATES

探花约炮 continues to measure retention rates of first-time students who are seeking bachelor’s degrees who return to the College to continue their studies the following fall. The expected outcome for Freshman Retention Rate is 60%.

Fall 2017-Fall 2018	Fall 2018-Fall 2019	Fall 2019-Fall 2020	Fall 2020-Fall 2021	Fall 2021-Fall 2022	Fall 2022-Fall 2023	Fall 2023-Fall 2024	Average
68%	63%	56%	56%	65%	63%	76%	61%

探花约炮 continues to measure the graduation rate of students completing their bachelor鈥檚 degree within 4-years, 6-years, and 8-years. The expected outcome for 4-year graduation rate is 16%; the expected outcome for 6-year graduation rate is 25%; and the expected outcome for 8-year graduation rate is 29%.

cohort	4-year Rate	6-year Rate	8-year Rate
2012	17%	29%	30%
2013	19%	27%	40%
2014	10%	21%	21%
2015	7%	15%	16%
2016	13%	21%	22%
2017	32%	41%	N/A
Averages	16%	26%	26%

GRADUATE/PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL AND JOB PLACEMENT

Over a span of six years, 探花约炮 has placed an average of 34% of its graduates in graduate/professional schools. Taking into consideration the historical percentage of 34%, the College has set the target level at 38% graduate/professional school placement in order to strive for a higher target that is relevant.

Year of Graduation	Total Number of Graduates in the Undergraduate Class	Percentage Placed in Graduate/Professional School (Total Number)	Percentage Placed in Work within Discipline (Total Number)	Percentage Placed in Work outside of Discipline (Total Number)
2018-19	93	45% (40)	38% (35)	15% (14)
2019-20	96	40% (38)	25% (23)	16% (19)
2020-21	122	54% (66)	37% (45)	16% (19)
2021-22	100	9% (9)	30% (30)	12% (12)
2022-23	94	10% (9)	38% (36)	11% (10)
2023-24	121	46% (56)	22% (27)	5% (6)
Averages	104	34% (36)	32% (33)	13% (13)

TEACHER CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE

Within the aforementioned six-year span (2018-2024), 探花约炮 has a 78% pass rate on teacher certification and licensure based on the students who initially sought to pursue teacher certification in the state of Alabama.聽However, the College鈥檚 expected outcome is 100% for teacher certification and licensure.

Academic year	Number Taking Tests	Number Passing Tests	Pass Rate
2018-2019	3	3	100%
2019-2020	2	2	100%
2020-2021	2	2	100%
2021-2022	3	2	67%
2022-2023	2		0%
2023-2024	3	3	100%

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