ACOE_Self-Study

meetings and conferences on optometric education, and assessment of changes in optometric care and in the health care system. The revision will be assessed via comparison of student performance on NBEO prior to and after the revision, by faculty feedback regarding student preparation for entrance to clinic, and by feedback from faculty at internal rotations and externship sites regarding student performance. 1.3.1 Within six years of initial matriculation, at least 80% of entering students are (1) licensed to practice optometry, or (2) pass all three parts of the NBEO or (3) pass the equivalent Canadian registration examination. For the classes entering in 2010, 2011 and 2012, the percentage of entering students that graduated and passed all three parts of the NBEO exam within six years of initial matriculation was, respectively, at least 87%, 91% and 94%. For the class entering in 2013, 93% graduated and passed all three parts of the NBEO exam within four years of initial matriculation. These data are presented graphically below:

Percentage of entering students that graduated and Passed All Three Parts of the NBEO Exam Within Six Years of Initial Matriculation

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2010

2011

2012

2013

1.4 The program publishes on its website current and reliable information on its performance with respect to student achievement. Data must include, but not be limited to: graduation rates; attrition rates; and first time pass rates for all students taking the exam in each administration for parts I, II, and III of the NBEO exam and the ultimate passage rate for each cohort graduating within each of the three previous academic years, or pass rates on CACO or equivalent examinations. Student learning outcomes are published on Factbook (http://www.sunyopt.edu/offices/institutional-research/factbook), a web-based compendium of key indicators employed by the College to monitor the effectiveness of its programs. Included in Factbook are the completion and attrition rates for recent graduating classes ( Appendix I -4 ) and first-time and ultimate NBEO pass rates ( Appendices I-5a , I-5b , I-5c and I-5d ). These data are also available through the Student Consumer Information page (http://www.sunyopt.edu/about/student-consumer-information) , which is accessible from the College’s homepage (under About ).

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