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Licensure Exam Passage Rates

Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) Certification Exam

Psychology, Applied Behavior Analysis Concentration, MA

Target: 100% passage rate on first attempt
Threshold of acceptability: 75% passage rate on first attempt

Academic Year Passage Rate on First Attempt
# %
2018–2019 12/16 75%
2019–2020 14/18 77.8%
2020–2021 11/16 68.8%
2021–2022 12/16 75%
2022–2023 7/11 64%

Applied Behavior Analysis, PMC

Target: 100% passage rate on first attempt
Threshold of acceptability: 75% passage rate on first attempt

Academic Year Passage Rate on First Attempt
# %
2018–2019 – –
2019–2020 – –
2020–2021 – –
2021–2022 – –
2022–2023 – –

There are no completers in this program to have taken the certification exam.

American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) or American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Certification Exam

Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) Concentration, MSN and Nursing, Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) Concentration, MSN

Target: 100% passage rate on first attempt
Threshold of acceptability: 80% passage rate on first attempt

Graduating Semester FNP Passage Rate
on First Attempt		 PMHNP Passage Rate
on First Attempt		 Combined Passage Rate
on First Attempt
# % # % # %
Fall 2014 11/12 91.7% – – 11/12 91.7%
Spring 2015 20/21 95.2% 9/9 100% 29/30 96.7%
Fall 2015 20/20 100% – – 20/20 100%
Spring 2016 14/14 100% 5/6 83.3% 19/20 95%
Fall 2016 19/20 95% – – 19/20 95%
Spring 2017 14/14 100% 5/5 100% 19/19 100%
Fall 20171 22/22 100% – – 22/22 100%
Spring 20182 15/15 100% 6/6 100% 21/21 100%
Fall 2018 19/19 100% – – 19/19 100%
Spring 2019 15/15 100% 5/5 100% 20/20 100%
Fall 2019 21/21 100% – – 21/21 100%
Spring 2020 21/21 100% 3/3 100% 24/24 100%
Fall 2020 17/17 100% 1/1 100% 18/18 100%
Spring 2021 11/11 100% – – 11/11 100%
Fall 2021 5/5 100% 8/8 100% 13/13 100%
Spring 2022 11/11 100% 5/5 100% 16/16 100%
Fall 2022 14/14 100% 4/4 100% 18/18 100%
Spring 2023 15/16 93.7% 13/13 100% 28/29 96.6%
Fall 2023 13/13 100% 13/13 100% 26/26 100%

1 Two students had not tested as of 8/13/2018
2 One student had not tested as of 8/13/2018

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP), PMC

Target: 100% passage rate on first attempt
Threshold of acceptability: 80% passage rate on first attempt

Graduating Semester Passage Rate on First Attempt
# %
Fall 2014 4/4 100%
Spring 2015 4/4 100%
Fall 2015 – –
Spring 2016 1/1 100%
Fall 2016 – –
Spring 2017 8/10 80%
Fall 2017 1/1 100%
Spring 2018 2/2 100%
Fall 2018 – –
Spring 2019 5/6 83.3%
Fall 2019 7/7 100%
Spring 2020 8/8 100%
Fall 2020 3/3 100%
Spring 2021 2/2 100%
Fall 2021 6/6 100%
Spring 2022 3/3 100%
Fall 2022 6/6 100%
Spring 2023 3/3 100%
Fall 2023 3/3 100%

National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN)

Nursing, BSN

Target: 100% passage rate on first attempt
Threshold of acceptability: 80% passage rate on first attempt

Academic Year Passage Rate on First Attempt
# %
2012–2013 149/171 87.1%
2013–2014 111/144 77.1%
2014–2015 110/115 95.7%
2015–2016 138/142 97.2%
2016–2017 83/87 94.3%
2017–2018 90/90 100%
2018–2019 57/58 98.3%
2019–2020 91/92 98.9%
2020–2021 88/90 97.8%
2021–2022 83/87 95.4%
2022–2023 82/82 100%

American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) Radiography Certification Exam

Radiologic Sciences, BS

Target: Meet or exceed national passage rate on first attempt
Threshold of acceptability: 75% passage rate on first attempt

Academic Year Passage Rate on First Attempt National
McNeese
#		 McNeese
%
2017–2018 18/19 95.0% 89.4%
2018–2019 18/19 95.0% 89.0%
2019–2020 22/22 100% 88.2%
2020–2021 21/21 100% 83.8%
2021–2022 15/22 68% 83.5%
2022–2023 20/22 91% 84.5%

American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) Board of Certification (BOC)

Medical Laboratory Sciences, BS

Target: Meet or exceed national passage rate on first attempt
Threshold of acceptability: 75% passage rate on first attempt

Academic Year Passage Rate on First Attempt National
McNeese
#		 McNeese
%
2017–2018 8/9 88.0% 80%
2018–2019 2/4 50% 81%
2019–2020 8/11 73% 82%
2020–2021 6/13 46% 77%
2021–2022 8/10 80% 76%
2022–2023 6/9 67% 76%

Praxis Exams for Teacher Certification

Content Exams for Baccalaureate Teacher Education Preparation Programs

Target: Meet or exceed the threshold of acceptability on first attempt
Threshold of acceptability: 80% passage rate on first attempt

Subject Area Passage Rate
on First Attempt		 2017–2018 2018–2019 2019–2020 2020–2021 2021–2022 2022–2023
Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring
Agriculture # 1/1 – 1/1 – 2/2 1/1 – 3/3 1/1 – – 1/1
% 100% – 100% – 100% 100% – 100% 100% – – 100%
Art # – 0/1 0/1 1/3 1/1 1/1 – – – – – 0/1
% – 0% 0% 33.3% 100% 100% – – – – – 0%
Biology # – – – – – 1/1 – – – – – 1/1
% – – – – – 100% – – – – – 100%
Business # – – 0/1 – – 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 – – –
% – – 0% – – 100% 100% 100% 100% – – –
Early Childhood Education # 10/11 8/12 5/12 2/16 1/4 8/19 1/9 1/8 2/3 4/9 0/3 1/7
% 90.9% 66.7% 41.7% 12.5% 25% 42.1% 11.1% 12.5% 66.7% 44.4% 0% 14%
Social Studies # 0/2 0/1 0/3 1/2 0/1 0/1 1/1 2/3 1/3 – 0/1 –
% 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% 0% 100% 66.7% 33.3% – 0% –

Content Exams for Master of Arts in Teaching and Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Teacher Education Preparation Programs

Target: Meet or exceed the threshold of acceptability on first attempt
Threshold of acceptability: 80% passage rate on first attempt

Program Passage Rate
on First Attempt		 2017–2018 2018–2019 2019–2020 2020–2021 2021–2022 2022–2023
Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring
Elementary Education Grades 1–5, MAT # – 3/6 1/1 6/6 1/2 2/3 1/1 – – 1/2 – 1/1
% – 50% 100% 100% 50% 66.7% 100% – – 50% – 100%
Secondary Education Grades 6–12, MAT # 3/4 5/6 2/2 4/7 0/1 4/5 5/5 5/5 – 3/3 – 1/1
% 75% 83.3% 100% 57.1% 0% 80% 100% 100% – – – 100%
Early Childhood Education Grades PK–3, PBC # – 0/1 – – – – – – – – – –
% – 0% – – – – – – – – – –
Elementary Education Grades 1–5, PBC # – 3/3 – 3/5 – 1/2 – – 1/1 – – 0/1
% – 100% – 60% – 50% – – 100% – – 0%
Middle School Education Grades 4–8, PBC # – 2/2 – 0/1 – 0/1 – – 1/1 – – –
% – 100% – 0% – 0% – – 100% – – –
Multiple Levels Grades K–12, PBC # – – – – – – 2/2 2/2 – 1/1 – 1/1
% – – – – – – 100% 100% – 100% – 100%
Secondary Education Grades 6–12, PBC # 1/1 3/4 – 3/3 – – – – – – – –
% 100% 75% – 100% – – – – – – – –

Multiple Subjects Exam for Early Childhood Education Grades PK-3, BS and Elementary Education Grades 1-5, BS

Target: Meet or exceed the threshold of acceptability on first attempt
Threshold of acceptability: 80% passage rate on first attempt

Subtest Passage Rate
on First Attempt		 2017–2018 2018–2019 2019–2020 2020–2021 2021–2022 2022–2023
Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring
Reading and Language Arts # 3/3 9/10 16/22 16/22 6/11 22/28 6/11 14/19 7/7 17/19 11/11 10/13
% 100% 90% 72.7% 72.7% 54.6% 78.6% 54.6% 73.7% 100% 89.5% 100% 77%
Mathematics # 2/3 9/10 14/22 18/22 7/11 20/28 8/11 15/19 7/7 17/19 7/11 10/13
% 66.7% 90% 63.6% 81.8% 63.6% 71.4% 72.7% 79% 100% 89.5% 64% 77%
Social Studies # 1/3 8/10 9/22 12/22 5/11 15/28 5/11 10/19 5/7 12/19 7/11 5/13
% 33.3% 80% 40.9% 54.6% 45.5% 53.6% 45.5% 52.6% 71.4% 63.2% 64% 38%
Science # 1/3 7/10 14/22 13/22 4/11 20/28 7/11 11/19 6/7 15/19 7/11 8/13
% 33.3% 70% 63.6% 59.1% 36.4% 71.4% 63.6% 57.9% 85.7% 79% 64% 62%

 

 

There are no completers in this program to have taken the certification exam.

American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) or American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Certification Exam

Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) Concentration, MSN and Nursing, Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) Concentration, MSN

Target: 100% passage rate on first attempt
Threshold of acceptability: 80% passage rate on first attempt

Graduating Semester FNP Passage Rate
on First Attempt		 PMHNP Passage Rate
on First Attempt		 Combined Passage Rate
on First Attempt
# % # % # %
Fall 2014 11/12 91.7% – – 11/12 91.7%
Spring 2015 20/21 95.2% 9/9 100% 29/30 96.7%
Fall 2015 20/20 100% – – 20/20 100%
Spring 2016 14/14 100% 5/6 83.3% 19/20 95%
Fall 2016 19/20 95% – – 19/20 95%
Spring 2017 14/14 100% 5/5 100% 19/19 100%
Fall 20171 22/22 100% – – 22/22 100%
Spring 20182 15/15 100% 6/6 100% 21/21 100%
Fall 2018 19/19 100% – – 19/19 100%
Spring 2019 15/15 100% 5/5 100% 20/20 100%
Fall 2019 21/21 100% – – 21/21 100%
Spring 2020 21/21 100% 3/3 100% 24/24 100%
Fall 2020 17/17 100% 1/1 100% 18/18 100%
Spring 2021 11/11 100% – – 11/11 100%
Fall 2021 5/5 100% 8/8 100% 13/13 100%
Spring 2022 11/11 100% 5/5 100% 16/16 100%
Fall 2022 14/14 100% 4/4 100% 18/18 100%
Spring 2023 15/16 93.7% 13/13 100% 28/29 96.6%
Fall 2023 13/13 100% 13/13 100% 26/26 100%

1 Two students had not tested as of 8/13/2018
2 One student had not tested as of 8/13/2018

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP), PMC

Target: 100% passage rate on first attempt
Threshold of acceptability: 80% passage rate on first attempt

Graduating Semester Passage Rate on First Attempt
# %
Fall 2014 4/4 100%
Spring 2015 4/4 100%
Fall 2015 – –
Spring 2016 1/1 100%
Fall 2016 – –
Spring 2017 8/10 80%
Fall 2017 1/1 100%
Spring 2018 2/2 100%
Fall 2018 – –
Spring 2019 5/6 83.3%
Fall 2019 7/7 100%
Spring 2020 8/8 100%
Fall 2020 3/3 100%
Spring 2021 2/2 100%
Fall 2021 6/6 100%
Spring 2022 3/3 100%
Fall 2022 6/6 100%
Spring 2023 3/3 100%
Fall 2023 3/3 100%

National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN)

Nursing, BSN

Target: 100% passage rate on first attempt
Threshold of acceptability: 80% passage rate on first attempt

Academic Year Passage Rate on First Attempt
# %
2012–2013 149/171 87.1%
2013–2014 111/144 77.1%
2014–2015 110/115 95.7%
2015–2016 138/142 97.2%
2016–2017 83/87 94.3%
2017–2018 90/90 100%
2018–2019 57/58 98.3%
2019–2020 91/92 98.9%
2020–2021 88/90 97.8%
2021–2022 83/87 95.4%
2022–2023 82/82 100%

American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) Radiography Certification Exam

Radiologic Sciences, BS

Target: Meet or exceed national passage rate on first attempt
Threshold of acceptability: 75% passage rate on first attempt

Academic Year Passage Rate on First Attempt National
McNeese
#		 McNeese
%
2017–2018 18/19 95.0% 89.4%
2018–2019 18/19 95.0% 89.0%
2019–2020 22/22 100% 88.2%
2020–2021 21/21 100% 83.8%
2021–2022 15/22 68% 83.5%
2022–2023 20/22 91% 84.5%

American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) Board of Certification (BOC)

Medical Laboratory Sciences, BS

Target: Meet or exceed national passage rate on first attempt
Threshold of acceptability: 75% passage rate on first attempt

Academic Year Passage Rate on First Attempt National
McNeese
#		 McNeese
%
2017–2018 8/9 88.0% 80%
2018–2019 2/4 50% 81%
2019–2020 8/11 73% 82%
2020–2021 6/13 46% 77%
2021–2022 8/10 80% 76%
2022–2023 6/9 67% 76%

Praxis Exams for Teacher Certification

Content Exams for Baccalaureate Teacher Education Preparation Programs

Target: Meet or exceed the threshold of acceptability on first attempt
Threshold of acceptability: 80% passage rate on first attempt

Subject Area Passage Rate
on First Attempt		 2017–2018 2018–2019 2019–2020 2020–2021 2021–2022 2022–2023
Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring
Agriculture # 1/1 – 1/1 – 2/2 1/1 – 3/3 1/1 – – 1/1
% 100% – 100% – 100% 100% – 100% 100% – – 100%
Art # – 0/1 0/1 1/3 1/1 1/1 – – – – – 0/1
% – 0% 0% 33.3% 100% 100% – – – – – 0%
Biology # – – – – – 1/1 – – – – – 1/1
% – – – – – 100% – – – – – 100%
Business # – – 0/1 – – 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 – – –
% – – 0% – – 100% 100% 100% 100% – – –
Early Childhood Education # 10/11 8/12 5/12 2/16 1/4 8/19 1/9 1/8 2/3 4/9 0/3 1/7
% 90.9% 66.7% 41.7% 12.5% 25% 42.1% 11.1% 12.5% 66.7% 44.4% 0% 14%
Social Studies # 0/2 0/1 0/3 1/2 0/1 0/1 1/1 2/3 1/3 – 0/1 –
% 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% 0% 100% 66.7% 33.3% – 0% –

Content Exams for Master of Arts in Teaching and Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Teacher Education Preparation Programs

Target: Meet or exceed the threshold of acceptability on first attempt
Threshold of acceptability: 80% passage rate on first attempt

Program Passage Rate
on First Attempt		 2017–2018 2018–2019 2019–2020 2020–2021 2021–2022 2022–2023
Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring
Elementary Education Grades 1–5, MAT # – 3/6 1/1 6/6 1/2 2/3 1/1 – – 1/2 – 1/1
% – 50% 100% 100% 50% 66.7% 100% – – 50% – 100%
Secondary Education Grades 6–12, MAT # 3/4 5/6 2/2 4/7 0/1 4/5 5/5 5/5 – 3/3 – 1/1
% 75% 83.3% 100% 57.1% 0% 80% 100% 100% – – – 100%
Early Childhood Education Grades PK–3, PBC # – 0/1 – – – – – – – – – –
% – 0% – – – – – – – – – –
Elementary Education Grades 1–5, PBC # – 3/3 – 3/5 – 1/2 – – 1/1 – – 0/1
% – 100% – 60% – 50% – – 100% – – 0%
Middle School Education Grades 4–8, PBC # – 2/2 – 0/1 – 0/1 – – 1/1 – – –
% – 100% – 0% – 0% – – 100% – – –
Multiple Levels Grades K–12, PBC # – – – – – – 2/2 2/2 – 1/1 – 1/1
% – – – – – – 100% 100% – 100% – 100%
Secondary Education Grades 6–12, PBC # 1/1 3/4 – 3/3 – – – – – – – –
% 100% 75% – 100% – – – – – – – –

Multiple Subjects Exam for Early Childhood Education Grades PK-3, BS and Elementary Education Grades 1-5, BS

Target: Meet or exceed the threshold of acceptability on first attempt
Threshold of acceptability: 80% passage rate on first attempt

Subtest Passage Rate
on First Attempt		 2017–2018 2018–2019 2019–2020 2020–2021 2021–2022 2022–2023
Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring
Reading and Language Arts # 3/3 9/10 16/22 16/22 6/11 22/28 6/11 14/19 7/7 17/19 11/11 10/13
% 100% 90% 72.7% 72.7% 54.6% 78.6% 54.6% 73.7% 100% 89.5% 100% 77%
Mathematics # 2/3 9/10 14/22 18/22 7/11 20/28 8/11 15/19 7/7 17/19 7/11 10/13
% 66.7% 90% 63.6% 81.8% 63.6% 71.4% 72.7% 79% 100% 89.5% 64% 77%
Social Studies # 1/3 8/10 9/22 12/22 5/11 15/28 5/11 10/19 5/7 12/19 7/11 5/13
% 33.3% 80% 40.9% 54.6% 45.5% 53.6% 45.5% 52.6% 71.4% 63.2% 64% 38%
Science # 1/3 7/10 14/22 13/22 4/11 20/28 7/11 11/19 6/7 15/19 7/11 8/13
% 33.3% 70% 63.6% 59.1% 36.4% 71.4% 63.6% 57.9% 85.7% 79% 64% 62%

 

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Ashley Bass

I am a McNeese graduate with a bachelor's degree in Family and Consumer Science and a concentration in Child and Family Studies. As a student, I competed on the rodeo team and served on the SGA board. I earned my master’s degree in 2022 from the University of South Dakota in Educational Administration and Leadership with a concentration in Adult and Higher Ed. I have over 13 years of experience in adult education and 20 years of educational experience.

My favorite part of being a Freshman Advisor is helping students navigate their new life routine as a college freshman by offering support with in-person office visits or by email to help students meet their goals. I always remind students of my favorite BB King quote – “Education is one thing no one can ever take away from you.”  I believe that supporting students is vital to a student's success.

In my spare time, I raise registered American Brahman cattle, and I enjoy all the "country girl" things like hunting, fishing, growing a garden and cooking.

ADVISOR FOR:
  • College of Liberal Arts (excluding music)
  • Burton College of Education (ELEM and EDPR majors)