Student Achievement

PG电子游戏为学生的成就设定了与大学使命一致的目标:“PG电子游戏的使命是成为一个社区，致力于在基督教信仰和价值观的启发下提供卓越的教育.该大学的宗旨声明包括对学术卓越的承诺，同时肯定基督教信仰的相关性和重要性.

PG电子游戏使用各种指标来评估学生成绩的成功，这些指标包括(1)新生留校率, (2) graduation rates, (3) state licensure pass-rates, (4) certifications in selected programs, (5) satisfactory academic progress of financial aid recipients, and (6) course completion rates.

1. Retention of First-Time Freshman

对提高毕业率至关重要的是，学生成绩的一个重要衡量标准是留校率. The university cannot graduate students it does not retain. The threshold of acceptability for fall-to-fall retention, chosen because the university wants to be improving over time, is Hardin-Simmons University’s own ten-year average, which is 66.8%. Its goal is 70%, 达拉斯浸会大学(Dallas Baptist university)是该校作为基准的八所同行院校报告的平均留校率, East Texas Baptist University, Houston Christian University, LeTourneau University, Lubbock Christian University, Oklahoma Baptist University, Texas Lutheran University, and University of Mary Hardin-Baylor.

HSU’s Peer Institutions are eight private, 德克萨斯州和俄克拉何马州(这两个州是俄亥俄州立大学吸引学生最多的州)的非营利性机构，以基督教为使命，注册人数在1000到1000人之间,000 and 4,999 (an IPEDS enrollment category).

2. Graduation Rates

The 6-year graduation rate is Hardin-Simmons University’s key student completion indicator. The university’s 10-year average of 52% is higher than the ten-year average of its peers, which is 49%. 该大学认为，其录取的最低门槛是其同行的十年平均水平. (同类院校6年毕业率的10年平均值从38%到58%不等.) The university has been above the 49% threshold since the 2012 cohort and is trending higher. The university’s recently revised goal of 58% is 0.1% above the 6-year graduation rate of the 2016 cohort, the last cohort for which a 6-year graduation rate is available.

3. State Licensure Pass Rates

州执照考试的通过率和证书是评估学生成绩的另一种手段. The University collects data on several programs that require licensure, including (a) the Doctor of Physical Therapy, (b) Master of Physician Assistant Studies, (c) the B.S.N. Degree in Nursing, and (d) the B.B.A. in Accounting.

a. Doctor of Physical Therapy

Threshold of acceptability: A passage rate at or above the national average. The university mission of providing excellence in education requires above-average passage rates.

Goal: A passage rate for each cohort at or above the average passage rate over the previous 5-years, to demonstrate consistent improvement.

b. Master of Physician Assistant Studies

Threshold of acceptability: A passage rate at or above the national average. The university mission of providing excellence in education requires above-average passage rates.

Goal: A passage rate for each cohort at or above the average passage rate over the previous 5-years, to demonstrate consistent improvement.

c. B.S.N. in Nursing 

Threshold of acceptability: A passage rate at or above the national average. The university mission of providing excellence in education requires above-average passage rates.

Goal: A passage rate for each cohort at or above the average passage rate over the previous 5-years, to demonstrate consistent improvement.

d. B.B.A. in Accounting

Threshold of acceptability: A passage rate at or above the average of its peer institutions in Texas. The university mission of providing excellence in education requires above-average passage rates.

Goal: A passage rate for each cohort at or above the average passage rate over the previous 5-years, to demonstrate consistent improvement.

Texas CPA Exam: Percentage of Sections Passed 

†Graduates of HSU took only 7 sections of the exam in 2022, and chance may have skewed results.

4. Certifications in Selected Programs

State certifications are another means of evaluating student achievement. Teacher certifications are especially helpful, since they cover not just the field of Education, but a number of other disciplines in which teacher certifications are sought.

Threshold of acceptability: 通过率达到或高于德克萨斯教育局(TEA)规定的“认证状态”要求. Currently, 教育学和专业责任考试(下表的最后一项)占85%，内容考试占75%.

Goal: 100%, a goal often achieved. With 2 exceptions, 在过去的5年里，通过率从100%到不超过一个学生.

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5. Satisfactory Academic Progress of Financial Aid Recipients

PG电子游戏参加了第四项联邦学生援助计划，并于7月10日获得了参加第四项计划的资格重新认证, 2019. 批准是基于对PG电子游戏的学术和行政能力的确认, as required by 34 CFR 600 Subpart A and 34 CFR 668.16 of the Title IV regulations. As a Title IV participant, PG电子游戏在评估学生的成功时，会考虑学生的数量和质量进步.

In compliance with the Title IV federal programs, the Hardin-Simmons University Office of Financial Aid monitors the academic progress of student financial aid recipients (Satisfactory Academic Progress; see table below). 2019年资格重新认证和最近的审计证实，我们正在正确地管理第四章的要求.

Hardin-Simmons University’s Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) policy for Title IV aid, described in the university catalogs, 包括定量(课程完成情况)和定性(累积平均绩点)要求，见下表:

*Explanation: An undergraduate (UG) student with 6-32 attempted credits will need at least a 1.6 GPA and 75% completion rate to be eligible.  UG with 33-48 hours, 1.8 GPA and 75% completion.  UG with 49 and more will need a 2.0 GPA and 75% completion.  Graduate and Doctoral students need a minimum 2.0 GPA and 67% completion to remain eligible.

Each institution establishes their own SAP policy within the guidelines outlined in 34 CFR 668.34.  院校可能有一个毕业标准或固定标准来评估平均绩点或进度, or both.

Students are expected to complete their degree pursuits within a maximum timeframe, including transfer hours earned as well as institutional attempted hours. Students may not receive financial assistance beyond 150% of degree program requirements.

PG电子游戏财政援助办公室在每个付款期(夏季)公布成绩后立即检查SAP, Fall, and Spring). 违反上述参考标准的学生将通过电子邮件通知其不足之处，学生的SAP状态将被编码到学生信息系统中，以防止第四章资金的授予和支付.  如果学生有34 CFR 668所述的减轻情节，他们可以对违规行为提出上诉.34 that contributed to their academic performance.

同样重要的是要注意，经济援助资金不会支付，直到学生在第四章符合条件的课程(全日制)的实际注册状态, three-quarter-time, half-time, less-than-half-time) is confirmed at the end of the add/drop period.  Financial aid funds are also returned as described in 34 CFR 668.如果学生在完成付款期(学期)的60%之前退出所有课程.

6. Course Completion Rates

该大学使用EAB的学术表现解决方案(APS)的仪表板来监控课程完成率, DFW rates, and other metrics for every course delivered in every term. The dashboards are available to academic deans, program directors, and any interested faculty.

Threshold of acceptability: 75%或更高的完成率，为满意的学术进步的财政援助的要求.

Goal: 85%或更高的完成率可以最大限度地减少留存率和获得学位的时间问题，同时又不会产生任何牺牲严谨性的动机.

在过去五年中，通常为满足普通教育要求而开设的课程的完成率如下.