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LicensurePassRateImprovementPlansforNursing(BSN)andLaw(JD)
MauriceEdington,Ph.D.,ProvostandVicePresidentforAcademicAffairsDeidreKeller,J.D.,Dean,CollegeofLawShelleyJohnson,Ed.D.,Dean,SchoolofNursing
FloridaBoardofGovernorsStrategicPlanningCommitteeSeptember16,2020
Admissions-Goal:Increasecohortprofile• MinimumGPArequirementincreasedfrom2.9to3.1(Fall2018)• MinimumscienceandmathGPArequirementincreasedto3.0(Fall2020)• IncreasedcohortUGscienceandmathGPAfrom3.31in2017to3.46in2020(Goal>3.40)• NowusingATITestofEssentialAcademicSkills(TEAS)asadmissionsexam–Fall2020• EnhancedcollaborationwithFAMUacademicprogramsthatprovidepre-nursing
instruction
ProgramLeadership-Newlyappointeddean,effectiveJuly1,2020
Nursing(BSN)
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CurriculumandAssessment• IntegratedadditionalATIresourcesandassessmentstoincreasefocusonNCLEXcontent,
testingandpracticeskills• MappedcurriculumtoBSNandQSEN(July2020)• Enhancedalignmentofclinicalanddidacticcurricula• End-of-semesterNCLEXbootcampsandincreaseduseofNCLEXpracticequestions
(formativeassessments)• Integrationofsimulationexperiencesandevaluationsintocoursesatalllevelsof
curriculumStudentProgression• GradingscaleadjustedtoalignwithSUSpeers• Mandatedindividualizedremediationplancompletionbasedoncontentmasterytest
performance(Goal>Level2Proficiency)
AnnualFirst-TimePassRates
2020First-TimePassRatesbyQuarter
Short-TermStrategies• NCLEXpreparationworkshopsandbootcamps• Accesstocommercialstudyguidesandreviewresources• Ongoingremediationduringfinalsemester• Facultyengagementwithrecentgraduates
FacultyDevelopment• NCLEXmapping• NCLEX-styleitemwriting• Pedagogicalbestpracticesfornursingeducation• OngoingaccesstoATIfacultydevelopment
resources
Nursing(BSN)
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AccreditationStatus• Oncontinuingaccreditationwithconditionsduetonon-
compliancewithCriterion6.2(licensureexamoutcomes)throughSeptember2020
• PendingrequesttoACENBoardofCommissionersfor“GoodCause”extensionto2022
ExternalAssistance• OngoingengagementwithdeansviaFloridaAssociationofColleges
ofNursing(FACN)• BenchmarkingagainstSUSpeers• Externalconsultants• ExternalAdvisoryBoard
Nursing(BSN)
JobPlacement
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LawProgramLeadership-Newlyappointeddean,effectiveJuly1,2020
Admissions-Goal:Increasecohortprofile• CommissionedBarbritoconductlongitudinalstudyofcorrelationsbetweenbarpassratesandstudentcredentials(Fall2019)• ReducedsizeofFall2020incomingcohort(from212to115)• IncreasedmedianundergraduateGPAfrom3.09to3.29• IncreasedmedianLSATfrom146to147
CurriculumandAssessmentRevampedcurriculumimplementedFall2020• BetteralignmentwithcurriculaofpeersinFlorida• Emphasizeskillsdevelopmentinfoundationalcurriculum
StudentProgression• SCALEofferedtoallincomingstudentswithLSATscoresbelow146• Allstudentsbelowa2.0attheendofanysemesterareonacademicprobationandmustmeetwiththeAcademicSuccessandBar
Preparation(ASBP)teamandtheAcademicPlanningforSuccessAdvisor(Advisor)todevelopanimprovementplanandworkonenhancingskills
• Allstudentsbetweena2.0and2.4GPAareonacademicalertandrecommendedtomeetwithASBPandAdvisortodevelopanimprovementplan
• AllstudentstaketheUpperLevelDiagnosticattheconclusionoftheirfoundationalcurriculuminordertoassessstrengthsandweaknessesanddetermineareasforimprovement
AnnualFirst-TimePassRates
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LawFacultyResourcesandDevelopment• Barbrilongitudinaldataanalysisworkshop• Third-partyvendorresourcesforclassintegration• StudentAssistantsprovidedforskillsclassesandplanned
fordoctrinalcourses• Canvastraining• Workingondevelopingcomprehensivefaculty
developmentprogramfocusedonpedagogy
Short-TermStrategies• Provisionofthird-partyresourcestosupplementstudents’
commercialbarpreparationprogram• In-houseprogramprovidingsupport,accountabilityand
supplementalcontent
ExternalAssistance• In2019,theCollegeconsultedwithFIU.Thatconsultationleadto
anengagementwithJonathanGrossman,abarpreparationexpert,whoprovidedaworkshopforgraduates.Thisengagementisongoing
• Externalconsultants
AccreditationStatus• TheCollegeremainsfullyaccreditedbytheAmericanBar
Association(ABA).• TheABAhasdeterminedthattheCollegeisnotincompliancewith
Standard316whichrequiresanultimatebarpassagerateof75%.
JobPlacement(December2018-August2019Graduates)
Questions?
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