Student Achievement

Hardin-Simmons University sets goals for student achievement consistent with the mission of the university: “The mission of Hardin-Simmons University is to be a community dedicated to providing excellence in education enlightened by Christian faith and values.” The university’s statement of purpose includes a commitment to academic excellence while affirming the relevance and importance of the Christian faith.

Hardin-Simmons University evaluates success with respect to student achievement using a variety of metrics that include (1) retention of first-time freshman, (2) graduation rates, (3)州执照通过率, (4)选定项目的认证, (五)受助学生学业成绩良好, (6)课程完成率.

1. 新生保留率

Essential to improving graduation rates, an important measure of student achievement is retention. 大学留不住的学生不能毕业. 可接受的阈值, 选择它是因为学校希望随着时间的推移不断进步, 中文博彩平台自己的十年平均值, which is 66.8%. Its goal is 70%, the average retention reported by the eight peer institutions the university is using as its benchmark: Dallas Baptist University, 东德克萨斯浸会大学, 休斯顿基督教大学, LeTourneau University, 拉伯克基督教大学, 俄克拉何马浸会大学, Texas Lutheran University, 以及玛丽·哈丁-贝勒大学.

HSU’s Peer Institutions are eight private, not-for-profit institutions in Texas and Oklahoma (the two states from which HSU draws most of its students) with a Christian mission and an enrollment between 1,000 and 4,999 (IPEDS注册类别).

2. Graduation Rates

6年毕业率是中文博彩平台的 主要学生完成指标. 该大学的10年平均值为52%，高于同类大学的10年平均值, which is 49%. It is the ten-year average of its peers that the university considers to be its minimum threshold of acceptability. (The 10-year average of 6-year graduation rates among its peer institutions range from a low of 38% to a high of 58%.) The university has been above the 49% threshold since the 2012 cohort and is trending higher. 该大学最近修订的58%的目标是0.比2016届6年毕业率高1%, 最后一批有6年毕业率的学生.

3. 州执照通过率

State licensure examination pass rates and certifications are another means of evaluating student achievement. 该大学收集了几个需要许可的项目的数据, 包括(a)物理治疗医生, (b)医师助理研究硕士, (c) the B.S.N. 护理学学士学位和(d)护理学学士学位.B.A. in Accounting.

a. 物理治疗博士

可接受阈值: 通过率达到或高于全国平均水平的通过率. The university mission of providing excellence in education requires above-average passage rates.

Goal: 每届学员的通过率等于或高于过去五年的平均通过率, 展示持续的改进.

b. 医师助理研究硕士

可接受阈值: 通过率达到或高于全国平均水平的通过率. The university mission of providing excellence in education requires above-average passage rates.

Goal: 每届学员的通过率等于或高于过去五年的平均通过率, 展示持续的改进.

c. B.S.N. in Nursing 

可接受阈值: 通过率达到或高于全国平均水平的通过率. The university mission of providing excellence in education requires above-average passage rates.

Goal: 每届学员的通过率等于或高于过去五年的平均通过率, 展示持续的改进.

d. B.B.A. in Accounting

可接受阈值: 通过率达到或高于德州同类院校的平均水平. The university mission of providing excellence in education requires above-average passage rates.

Goal: 每届学员的通过率等于或高于过去五年的平均通过率, 展示持续的改进.

得克萨斯州注册会计师考试:部分通过的百分比 

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

4. 选定项目的认证

州认证是评估学生成绩的另一种手段. 教师证书尤其有用, 因为它们不仅涵盖了教育领域, 但在其他一些学科，教师证书是需要的.

可接受阈值: A passage rate at or above the “Accreditation Status” requirements set by the Texas Education Agency (TEA). Currently, those are 85% for the Pedagogy and Professional Responsibility exam (the last item in each of the tables below) and 75% for the content exams.

Goal: 100%，一个经常实现的目标. With 2 exceptions, pass rates have varied from 100% by no more than a single student in any of the tests over the last 5 years.

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2019

2020

2021

2022

5. 助学金受助人学业进展良好

Hardin-Simmons University participates in the Title IV federal student aid programs and was approved for Recertification for Eligibility to participate in the Title IV programs on July 10, 2019. Approval was based on confirmation of Hardin-Simmons University’s academic and administrative capability, 根据34 CFR 600分部A及34 CFR 668的规定.第四章条例第16条. As a Title IV participant, Hardin-Simmons University considers a student’s quantitative and qualitative progress when evaluating student success.

遵守第四章联邦计划, the Hardin-Simmons University Office of Financial Aid monitors the academic progress of student financial aid recipients (Satisfactory Academic Progress; see table below). The 2019 Recertification of Eligibility and recent audits confirm that we are administering this Title IV requirement correctly.

中文博彩平台的学业进步满意(SAP)政策的第四章援助, 在大学目录中有描述, includes quantitative (course completion) and qualitative (cumulative grade point average) requirements as noted in the table below:

*Explanation: An undergraduate (UG) student with 6-32 attempted credits will need at least a 1.6 GPA和75%的完成率才有资格.  UG with 33-48 hours, 1.8 GPA and 75% completion.  49分及以上的UG需要2分.0 GPA and 75% completion.  研究生和博士生至少需要2个.平均绩点为0，完成率为67%才有资格.

Each institution establishes their own SAP policy within the guidelines outlined in 34 CFR 668.34.  Institutions may have a graduated standard or fixed standard for evaluating grade point average or pace, or both.

学生应在规定的时间内完成学位学习, 包括转学时数和转学尝试时数. 学生不能获得超过学位课程要求150%的经济援助.

The Hardin-Simmons University Office of Financial Aid checks SAP immediately after grades are posted for each payment period (Summer, Fall, and Spring). Students in violation of the above referenced standards are notified by email of the deficiency and the student’s SAP status is coded into the student information system to prevent awarding and disbursement of Title IV funds.  Students can appeal the violation if they have mitigating circumstances as described in 34 CFR 668.这对他们的学习成绩有贡献.

It is important also to note that financial aid funds are not disbursed until a student’s actual enrollment status in Title IV eligible courses (full-time, three-quarter-time, half-time, 半场休息时间不足)会在增加/减少时间结束时确认.  财政援助资金也按照34 CFR 668的规定返还.22 if a student withdraws from all classes prior to completing 60% of the payment period (semester).

6. Course Completion Rates

The university uses the dashboards of EAB’s Academic Performance Solutions (APS) to monitor course completion rates, DFW rates, 以及每学期每门课程的其他指标. The dashboards are available to academic deans, program directors, and any interested faculty.

可接受阈值: A completion rate of 75% or higher as required by financial aid for satisfactory academic progress.

Goal: A completion rate of 85% or higher to minimize retention and time-to-degree issues without creating any incentives to sacrifice rigor.

Courses often taken to meet general education requirements have had the following completion rates over the last five years.