CAHSS Graduate Catalog 2018 - 2019

88 changes, are proposed to and approved by the faculty, then the department chair, then the CAHSS Curruculum Committee, then upper administration as needed, then accrediting bodies. Any changes to the program are communicated with students via the listserv. Collection of Student and Graduate information In order to comply with accreditation standards, the program is required to gather information from its students and graduates. The program will send an annual survey via email to students and graduates regarding achievements of graduates, employment information, employer information (in order to request satisfaction information), national exam pass rates, licensure rates, and other information as needed. Student Achievement The NSU MS in MFT program has a policy of continuous assessment of students and of graduate success. 1. Assessment of students includes course evaluations and grades; practicum evaluations (both on site and faculty supervisor evaluations); and comprehensive examination results. We also maintain close contact with external supervisors at agency sites and obtain their evaluations of our students. 2. Once students are graduated, we maintain data on graduation rates, licensure exam pass rates, and job placement rates in the field. We are able to verify graduation rates from our own internal data. Once students are graduated, we must rely on their maintaining in contact with us to provide us with licensure exam pass rates and career data. To encourage students to do this, we utilize social media and personal contact. We provide graduates with a permanent @nova.edu email address. In addition, we maintain three active Facebook pages: an NSU MS in MFT Club page; a page put together by graduates but linked to the program director, for those signed up to take the licensure exam; and the program director’s individual page. The program director posts job openings and resources for graduates to encourage graduates to maintain contact with her and with the program. In addition, the NSU alumni office sends out a survey to graduates annually. . The program director is reliably in contact with the majority of program graduates, and supplies them with job openings, references, workshop information, and ongoing updates on the licensure examination. 3. Finally, we also maintain contact with major employers of our graduates and obtain their input through participation in our curriculum committee. We have representatives of large private practices and agencies that employ our graduates in the tri-county area serving on this committee and this allows us to continuously assess the program fit with employer needs. Graduation Rates The M.S. in Family Therapy program advertises that students graduate within a 2-5 year time frame. Analysis of data indicates that the program graduates 62% of its students by the 2 year mark and 96% by the 5 year deadline. These impressive statistics substantially exceeded the program benchmarks. National Licensure Exam Pass Rate Graduates of our M.S in Family Therapy program are eligible to become registered interns in the state of Florida as Marriage and Family Therapists. Registered Interns can take the National licensing exam developed and administered by AMFTRB (Association of Marital and Family Therapy Regulatory Boards). Registered interns must take and pass the exam and complete other clinical requirements in order to be eligible to become fully licensed marriage