Licensure/Certification Pass Rates by First Time Test Takers - Annual [TARGET: >95%]
| Program | Exam | Certification/Licensing Agency | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMC | National | SMC | National | SMC | National | SMC | National | SMC | National | SMC | National | |||
| Bachelor of Science in Nursing | NCLEX | Board of Registered Nursing | 86% | 88% | 89% | 86% | 82% | 88% | 72% | 87% | 73% | 85% | 75% | 87% |
| Bachelor of Science in Nursing- Accelerated Program | NCLEX | Board of Registered Nursing | 90% | 88% | 96% | 86% | 100% | 88% | N/A | |||||
| Entry Level Master of Science in Nursing | NCLEX | Board of Registered Nursing | 95% | 88% | 99% | 86% | 95% | 88% | 94% | 87% | 87% | 85% | 92% | 87% |
| Masters of Science in Nursing - Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist | CCNA | Council on Certification of Nurse Anesthetists | 84% | 88% | 96% | 93% | 100% | 91% | 100% | 93% | 100% | 95% | 94% | 94% |
| Masters of Science in Nursing - Family Nurse Practitioner | AANP/ ANCC | American Academy of Nurse Practitioners/ American Nurses Credentialing Center | 100% | 93% | 100% | 93% | 100% | 92% | 100% | N/A | 88% | N/A | ||
| Master of Occupational Therapy | NBCOT | National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy Inc. | 86% | 85% | 85% | 88% | 91% | 85% | 100% | 86% | 100% | 77% | 74% | 82% |
| Master of Physician Assistant | PANCE | National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants Inc. | 100% | 94% | 93% | 92% | 97% | 92% | 100% | 91% | 100% | 90% | 100% | 89% |
| Master/Doctor of Physical Therapy | NPTE | Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy | 91% | 86% | 89% | 88% | 94% | 87% | 100% | 84% | 86% | 71% | 89% | 77% |
| Doctor of Podiatric Medicine | NBPME Part III | National Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners | 82%* | 87%* | 97% | 87% | 93% | 89% | 86% | 85% | 94% | 88% | 95% | 86% |
| * First half of 2008 | ||||||||||||||