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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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