Three indicators of program success are the percentage of students finishing the program within the expected time, the number of students passing the national examination, and the percentage of graduates finding jobs in the profession. These outcome measures are reported below.
Program Completion Rate
The graduate portion of the program (also known as the professional phase) is six semesters long over two calendar years.
|
Period |
# Completed Program Within Expected Time Frame | # Completed Later Than Expected Time Frame |
% Completing Within Expected Time Frame |
# Not Completing |
| 2021-2022 | 31 | 0 |
100% |
0 |
| 2022-2023 | 27 | 0 |
100% |
0 |
| 2023-2024 | 31 | 0 |
100% |
0 |
3 Year Average = 100%
Praxis Exam Pass Rates of Test-Takers
To earn the ASHA Certification of Clinical Competence students must pass a national examination (often referred to as the ASHA Exam). For the past 16 years, 100% of Duquesne's SLP students have passed the Praxis exam.
|
Period |
# Reported Taking Exam | # Passed Exam |
Pass Rate (%) |
| 2020-2021 | 28 | 28 | 100% |
| 2021-2022 | 31 | 31 | 100% |
| 2022-2023 | 26 | 26 | 100% |
3 Year Average = 100%
Employment Rates of Graduates within Six Months of Graduation
A third outcome measure is how readily graduates are employed. By student report, over the past three years 100% of our graduates were employed in the profession within six months of graduation.
|
Period |
# Of Graduates | % Of Graduates |
|
2020-2021 |
28 |
100% |
|
2021-2022 |
31 |
100% |
|
2022-2023 |
26 |
100% |
3 Year Average = 100%