2018-2019 MBU Program Outcomes

Department of Counselor Education 2018 – 2019 Vital Statistics Report Background Information:

The Counselor Education Department is in the process of realigning the counseling program to meet CACREP standards. The Department introduced two new counseling master’s degree programs (MA-SC and MA-CMHC) in the Fall of 2017.

Prior to the curricular realignment, the Department offered a Master of Arts in Counseling (MAC) degree for school counselors and clinical mental health counselors. The last students accepted into the MAC program began their studies in the Spring of 2017.

Graduates:

All Graduates prior to 2020 are students in the Master of Arts in Counseling (MAC) Program.

Beginning Fall 2017, no new students have been admitted to the MAC program. The MAC Program will be phased out by 2023. All students who have enrolled since Fall 2017 are part of the CACREP-Aligned program and will earn a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (MA-CMHC) or a Master of Arts in School Counseling (MA-SC) degree. The first graduates of the CACREP-Aligned program have an anticipated graduation date of Spring 2020. Graduation rates for MAC students for the previous three academic years is depicted below.

Number of Graduates for Previous 3 Academic Years (MAC Program)

SU 2016 – SP 2017 SU 2017 – SP 2018 SU 2018 – SP 2019 Total

CMHC Face-to-Face 30 29 17 76

Average time to complete degree:

School Face-to-Face 36 25 10 71

Total Online 14 29 23 66

80 83 50 213 3.4 years

Source: Graduate Reports, provided by MBU Campus Management Systems (CAMS) Data Management Director

Employment:

35% of Spring 2019 graduates (graduates of the MAC program) found employment in the counseling field prior to graduation.

Source: Graduating Student Survey Note: First Year School Counselor Data from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education not available for 2018-2019 graduates at time of Vital Statistics Report publication.

Credentialing (Exit) Exam Scores:

MAC Program students pursuing a CMHC degree completed the Counselor Preparation Comprehensive Examination (CPCE) prior to graduation. MAC Program students pursuing a School Counseling degree completed the Missouri Comprehensive Assessment – School Counseling (MoCA #56) prior to graduation. The MoCA is the school counseling certification exam for the state of Missouri. The 2018-2019 exam scores are presented on the following page.

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Department of Counselor Education 2018 – 2019 Vital Statistics Report

Exit Exam Scores: Summer 2018 – Spring 2019 (MAC Program)

Exam

Score Required to Pass*

CPCE* MoCA

N/A** 220

Number of Students Completing Exam 36 35

National or State Average

MBU Average Score

First Attempt Pass Rate

87.91 241

75.75 236.5

N/A** 81%

Sources: EdReports Results Analyzer (MoCA – Counselor Subtest); Center for Credentialing and Education Secure Download Portal (CPCE). *CPCE scores reported for all January 2018 through October 2019 due to low number of test-takers during Summer 2018- Spring 2019 academic year ** Under the MAC Program, students were only required to complete the CPCE in order to graduate. The CPCE does not have a set pass score. Programs establish their own own pass score cutoff. The Department did not set a CPCE pass score for the MAC program; therefore, the CPCE pass rate cannot be calculated.

Completion/ Retention Rates:

Completion rates for MAC program students for 2018-2019 cannot be calculated due to flexible term scheduling. Additionally, MAC program students have until 2023 to complete their degree.

Retention rates for students in the CACREP-Aligned program is presented below, broken down by program track and delivery method. These retention statistics represent all students enrolled from Summer 2017 through Spring 2019. CACREP-Aligned program students will begin graduating in Spring 2020.

Retention Rates for CACREP-Aligned Program, by Degree and Delivery Method Retention Rate

School Counseling – Traditional Track Online Face-to-Face School Counseling – Licensure Track

78.70% 79.60% 66.70% 88.20%

Clinical Mental Health Counseling

81.40%

TOTAL PROGRAM:

80.10%

Source: Gatekeeping Log, maintained by Counselor Education Department Note: School Counseling – Licensure Track and Clinical Mental Health Counseling are Face-to-Face delivery, only.

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