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Program (CoSE) - Biochemistry Preprofessional BSMission Statement: The mission of the BS Chemistry Preprofessional degree is to prepare effective, knowledgeable and professional leaders for medicine, pharmacy, dentistryand veterinary medicine.Assessment Contact: Dr. Steven JohnsonProgram Notes: Formerly a B.A. Chemistry/Preprofessional

Student LearningOutcomes

Assessment Criteria &Procedures Assessment Results Use of Results

Goal Status: ActiveCriteria Target: 100 % of studentswill complete 400 laboratory hoursand successfully pass CHEM332High Impact Program Practices 1:Collaborative Assignments, Projects

Use of Result: Goal met. Re-assess annually. (08/22/2018)

Finding Reporting Year: 2017-2018Goal met: Yes100% of students successfully passed CHEM332.(08/20/2018)

Use of Result: Goal met. Reassessannually. (08/23/2018)


Competence in the use of chemicalinstrumentation and laboratory skillsincluding safe chemical practices

Criteria Target: 100% of studentswill successfully complete CHEM495and CHEM499High Impact Program Practices 1:Capstone Course(s), ProjectsHigh Impact Program Practices 2:Writing-Intensive Course(s)

Related Documents:Chem & Envi Science Senior Thesis Presentations .pdf

Use of Result: Goal met- continueto re-evaluate annually.(08/23/2018)

Finding Reporting Year: 2017-2018Goal met: Yes100% of students successfully completed CHEM499. 100%of students successfully completed CHEM495. (08/23/2018)

Students will demonstratecommunication and informationretrieval skills


Finding Reporting Year: 2017-2018Goal met: Yes100% of students successfully passed CHEM351, CHEM452,

Students will successfully completeCHEM351, CHEM452, CHEM495,CHEM499

Goal Level (Bloom/Webb): Low-Level (Understanding/Remembering)[Bloom]

Knowledge & Skills - The BSBiochemistry student willdemonstrate proficiency in theirdiscipline.

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Criteria Target: 100 % of studentswill successfully pass CHEM351,CHEM452, CHEM495, CHEM499High Impact Program Practices 1:Capstone Course(s), ProjectsHigh Impact Program Practices 2:Undergraduate Research

CHEM495, and CHEM499. (08/23/2018)


Finding Reporting Year: 2016-2017Goal met: Yes100 % of students successfully passed CHEM351, CHEM452,CHEM495, and CHEM499. (05/01/2017)

Goal Status: Active

Criteria Target: Greater than 50% ofstudents will express satisfactionwith their preparedness forprofessional employment orgraduate/professional study.

Related Documents:LSSU Graduate Survey Chemistry.xlsx

Use of Result: Goal met- reassessannually. (08/23/2018)

Finding Reporting Year: 2017-2018Goal met: YesGreater than 50% of student self reported as satisfied withtheir preparedness. (08/23/2018)

Indirect - Survey, including faculty,supervisors, employers -Graduate/Alumni Survey

Criteria Target: Graduates will gainentry into graduate and professionalprograms.


Finding Reporting Year: 2017-2018Goal met: Yes4 students were accepted into graduate/professionalprograms. (08/23/2018)


Finding Reporting Year: 2016-2017Goal met: Yes7 students were admitted into graduate/professionalprograms. (05/01/2017)

Graduates will gain entry intograduate and professional programs.Institutional Learning: ILO4 -

Professional Responsibility -Students will demonstrate the abilityto apply professional ethics andintercultural competence whenanswering a question, solving aproblem, or achieving a goal.

Employability and Readiness forGraduate and Professional Study -The Pre-professional BS Biochemistrygraduate will demonstrate readinessfor employment as a chemist, sciencetechnician, or chemical technician atthe baccalaureate level or graduateand professional level study.

Goal Status: Active High Impact Program Practices 2:Undergraduate Research Related Documents:

Chem & Envi Science Senior Thesis Presentations .pdf


Finding Reporting Year: 2017-2018Goal met: Yes100% of students presented results for their senior researchprojects at the Symposium and Senior ResearchPresentations. (04/30/2018)

Direct - Laboratory, Clinical,Skill/Competency Assessments -100% of students will complete asenior research project.

Scholarship - The BS Biochemistrystudent will engage in university-supported faculty led research inchemistry


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Program (CoSE) - Biology BS

Assessment Contact: Dr. Jason Garvon



Goal Status: Active

Criteria Target: All Biology studentswill meet minimum satisfactoryrequirements (average 12/20 for heIntroduction sections of the seniorthesis paper rubric). At least 50% ofthe students will demonstrateexemplary scores(18 of 20) for the'Introduction' section of the thesisrubric).High Impact Program Practices 1:Undergraduate ResearchHigh Impact Program Practices 2:Capstone Course(s), Projects


Finding Reporting Year: 2016-2017Goal met: Yes100% of biology students met the minimum satisfactoryrequirements for the Introduction section of the seniorthesis paper for fall 2016 and spring 2017 semesters. 71% ofseniors for fall 2016 and 80% of seniors for spring 2017received an exemplary score on the Introduction section oftheir research paper. (08/16/2018)

Direct - Capstone Project - includingundergraduate research - As part oftheir undergraduate researchproject, Biology students arerequired to use sources from theprimary literature to communicatethe scope and rationale of theirproject. Rubrics are used to evaluatethis requirement for the seniorthesis paper.

Use of Result: Goal met. ReassessAY 2018-2019. (08/23/2018)

Finding Reporting Year: 2017-2018Goal met: Yes

Direct - Capstone Project - includingundergraduate research - As part oftheir undergraduate research

Goal Category: Student Learning

Scientific Literature - Students in theBiology, B.S. program, including thePre-med and Pre-vet concentration,will thoroughly research andsynthesize the primary literature forinformation relevant to a currentscientific investigation.



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Criteria Target: 75% of biologyseniors will receive a satisfactoryscore on the introduction andliterature cited section of his/hersenior research paper.High Impact Program Practices 1:Undergraduate ResearchHigh Impact Program Practices 2:Capstone Course(s), Projects

88% of biology students received a satisfactory score scoreon the introduction and literature cited section of theirsenior research paper for fall 2017 and spring 2018semesters. 14% of seniors for fall 2017 and 31% of seniorsfor spring 2018 received an exemplary score on theIntroduction section of their research paper. (08/23/2018)


Finding Reporting Year: 2016-2017Goal met: Yes100% of students, both fall 2016 semester and spring 2017semester, received a satisfactory score score on the on theintroduction and literature cited section of their seniorresearch paper. (08/16/2018)

project, biology students arerequired to use sources from theprimary literature to communicatethe scope and rationale of theirproject. Rubrics are used to evaluatethis requirement for the poster,thesis paper, and oral presentation.(Active)

Criteria Target: 75% of students whoturn in a senior research paper willreceive a satisfactory score on theintroduction, discussion andliterature cited sections of the paper.

High Impact Program Practices 1:Writing-Intensive Course(s)High Impact Program Practices 2:Capstone Course(s), Projects


Finding Reporting Year: 2016-2017Goal met: Yes100% of students, for fall 2016 and spring 2017 semesters,who turned in a senior research paper received asatisfactory score on properly citing sources from theprimary literature in their final research paper.(08/16/2018)

Direct - Capstone Project - includingundergraduate research - As part oftheir undergraduate researchproject, biology students areexpected to properly cite sourcesfrom the primary literature. Rubricsare used to evaluate thisrequirement for both the poster andwritten paper.

Use of Result: The percentage ofstudents that we expected toreceive an exemplary score on the

Finding Reporting Year: 2017-2018Goal met: Yes100% of the students, both fall 2017 and spring 2018

Direct - Capstone Project - includingundergraduate research - Allbiology students, including pre-

Scientific Investigation - Students inthe Biology, B.S. program, includingthe Pre-medical and Pre-veterinary


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Goal Status: Active

Criteria Target: All students willmeet minimum satisfactoryrequirements over the relevantsections of the rubric. At least 25%of the students will achieveexemplary performance over therelevant sections of the rubric.High Impact Program Practices 1:Undergraduate ResearchHigh Impact Program Practices 2:Capstone Course(s), Projects

Methods, Results and Discussionsections of the senior thesis paperwas lowered from 50% to 25% in2015. It then became our goal toset that back up to 50%, and the2017-2018 results support thataction. Goal met. (08/23/2018)

semesters, met the minimum satisfactory requirement overthe relevant sections of the rubic. 71% of the studentsduring the fall 2017 semester and 55% of the studentsduring the spring 2018 semester achieved exemplaryperformance of the relevant sections of the rubric.(08/23/2018)


Finding Reporting Year: 2016-2017Goal met: Yes100% of the students, both fall 2016 and spring 2017semesters, met the minimum satisfactory requirement overthe relevant sections of the rubic. 71% of the studentsduring the fall 2016 semester and 80% of the studentsduring the spring 2017 semester achieved exemplaryperformance of the relevant sections of the rubric.(08/16/2018)

medical and pre-veterinary, arerequired to conduct an independentand original research project underthe guidance of a faculty mentor.The mentor evaluates the scientificmerit of the project, as presented inwritten thesis, using the 'Methods','Results', and 'Discussion' sections ofa grading rubric.Goal Level (Bloom/Webb): High-

Level (Creating/Evaluating)Institutional Learning: ILO2 - Use ofEvidence - Students will identify theneed for, gather, and accuratelyprocess the appropriate type,quality, and quantity of evidence toanswer a complex question or solvea complex problem.


concentration, will design andconduct a scientific investigation of atestable hypothesis or methodologyusing appropriate tools andtechniques.


Goal Status: Active

Criteria Target: 100% of biologystudents who present a poster willreceive satisfactory scores on thestandardized poster rubric. 25% ofbiology students who present aposter will receive exemplary scoreson the standardized poster rubric.High Impact Program Practices 1:Undergraduate Research


Finding Reporting Year: 2017-2018Goal met: Yes100% of students received a satisfactory score on theirposter presentations for the fall 2017 and spring 2018semesters. 50% of the students during the fall 2017semester and 67% of the students during the spring 2018semester received an exemplary score on their posterpresentations. (08/23/2018)


Finding Reporting Year: 2016-2017Goal met: Yes100% of students received a satisfactory score on theirposter presentations for the fall 2016 and spring 2017semesters. 43% of the students during the fall 2016semester and 80% of the students during the spring 2017semester received an exemplary score on their posterpresentations during for the spring 2017 semester.(08/21/2018)

Direct - Presentation, Performance -All biology students, including pre-med and pre-vet are required tocommunicate the results of anindependent research project in theform of a poster presentation. Thisincludes a 2-hour Q&A session, opento the public, with the students inattendance. Posters are evaluatedby multiple faculty using a rubric.Institutional Learning: ILO1 - Formal

Communication - Students willdevelop and clearly express complexideas in written and oralpresentations.


Communication - Students in theBiology, B.S. program, including thePre-med and Pre-vet concentration,will effectively communicate theresults or outcomes of their scientificinvestigation in multiple formats.



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High Impact Program Practices 2:Capstone Course(s), Projects

Criteria Target: 100% of the studentspresenting a PowerPointpresentation at a departmentalresearch symposium will receive asatisfactory score based on astandardized grading rubric.

25% of the students will receive anexemplary score.High Impact Program Practices 1:Capstone Course(s), ProjectsHigh Impact Program Practices 2:Undergraduate Research

Use of Result: Goal met. Reassessfollowing year. (08/27/2018)

Finding Reporting Year: 2017-2018Goal met: Yes100% of students for the fall 2017 and spring 2018semesters received a satisfactory score on their Power Pointpresentations at the research symposium for the spring2017 semester. 31% of the students for the fall 2017semester and 59% of students for the spring 2018 semesterreceived an exemplary score on their Power Pointpresentations. (08/27/2018)


Finding Reporting Year: 2016-2017Goal met: Yes100% of students for the fall 2016 and spring 2017semesters received a satisfactory score on their Power Pointpresentations at the research symposium for the spring2017 semester. 86% of the students for the fall 2016semester and 60% of students for the spring 2017 semesterreceived an exemplary score on their Power Pointpresentations. (08/21/2018)

Direct - Presentation, Performance -All biology students, including pre-medical and pre-veterinary, arerequired to communicate the resultsof an independent research projectin the form of a PowerPointpresentation at a researchsymposium held at the end of eachsemester. Presentations areevaluated by multiple faculty using arubric.

Criteria Target: 100% of studentswill receive a satisfactory score ontheir senior thesis paper.25% of students will receive anexemplary score on their senior

Use of Result: Goal met. Reassessfollowing year. (08/27/2018)

Finding Reporting Year: 2017-2018Goal met: Yes100% of students received a satisfactory score on theirsenior thesis paper during the fall 2017 and spring 2018semesters. 35% of students during the fall 2017 semesterand 55% of the students during the spring 2018 semesterreceived an exemplary score on their thesis. (08/27/2018)


Finding Reporting Year: 2016-2017Goal met: Yes100% of students received a satisfactory score on theirsenior thesis paper during the fall 2016 and spring 2017semesters. 43% of students during the fall 2016 semesterand 60% of the students during the spring 2017 semester

Direct - Capstone Project - includingundergraduate research - All biologystudents, Including pre-medical andpre-veterinary, are required tocommunicate the results of anindependent research project in theform of a written paper. The paperis evaluated by each student'sfaculty mentor using a rubric.


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thesis paper.High Impact Program Practices 1:Undergraduate ResearchHigh Impact Program Practices 2:Capstone Course(s), Projects

received an exemplary score on their thesis. (08/21/2018)

Goal Status: Active

Criteria Target: Ten students in thebiology program will engage in somesort of professional activity eachyear. Examples of professionalinclude, but are not limited toresearch meetings, graduate orprofessional school visit, workshopor symposium.High Impact Program Practices 1: Notapplicable to this outcomeHigh Impact Program Practices 2: Notapplicable to this outcome

Use of Result: Goal met.Reevaluate AY 2018-2019.(08/23/2018)

Finding Reporting Year: 2017-2018Goal met: YesTwo pre-professional students attended the 2018 MichiganAmerican Society for Clinical Laboratory Science meeting,three visited state medical schools (MSU and CMU), oneinterested in graduate programs visited MTU, and threeattended a round-table discussion and continuing medicaleducation event at War Memorial Hospital in November of2017. Also, two students participated through the year in ascience-based research project in collaboration withphysicians and patients of War Memorial Hospital.(06/01/2018)

Indirect - Report/Audit - Internal -The department chair will reportyearly on the professional activitiesof students in the biology program.

Professionalism - Students in theBiology, B.S. program, including thePre-med and Pre-vet concentration,will engage in professional activitiesrelated to the study of biologicalsciences.


Goal Status: Active

Use of Result: Small data set(n=19). Will continue to surveygraduates and increase therobustness of these survey results.(08/23/2018)

Finding Reporting Year: 2017-2018

2018 LSSU Graduate Survey Responses - Biology. 19Student responses.Grad School: 47%Employment: 26%Employment outside: 11%Unemployed: 11%Internship: 5%Total: 100% (08/23/2018)

Goal met: YesOther Findings

Goal Category: Operational Goal, notrelated to student learning

Post Graduation - Graduates of theBiology, B.S. program will find gainfulemployment or go on to graduateand or professional school and enjoyrewarding careers.


Use of Result: 2017-2018Graduates from the pre-professional concentrations in theBiology program were successfulin their application to bothprofessional and graduate science


Summary (1996-2018) of the number of biology graduateswho matriculated in the following professional andgraduate schools. A full report including names and schoolattended is maintained by pre-professional advisers Britt

Goal met: YesOther FindingsPost Graduation - Pre-Med and Pre-

Vet concentrations - Graduates of theBiology B.S. Pre-Med and Pre-Vetconcentrations will go on to graduateand or professional school and enjoyrewarding careers.


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Goal Status: Active programs. Goal met. Will evaluateAY 2018-2019. (08/23/2018)

Ranson Olson and Martha Hutchens.Medical School: 38Dental School: 16Vet School: 9Other health professions: 24 (includes chiropractic,optometry, pharmacy, podiatry, physician assistant)Grad School: 21Other: 4 (08/23/2018)

Other Findings


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Program (CoSE) - Chemical Technology AS

Assessment Contact: Dr. Thu Nguyen-MoseyMission Statement: The mission of this program is to prepare effective, knowledgeable and professional leaders in the field of chemical technology.



Goal Status: Active

Criteria Target: 100% of studentswill successfully pass CHEM326 andCHEM332

Use of Result: Goal met, re-assessannually (08/22/2018)

Finding Reporting Year: 2017-2018Goal met: Yes100% of students successfully passed the CHEM332 course.9% of students received a D and 93% of the studentsreceived a C- or greater. (08/20/2018)

Students will successfully completeCHEM326 and CHEM332

Criteria Target: 100% of studentswill successfully complete CHEM231


Finding Reporting Year: 2016-2017Goal met: Yes94% of students successfully completed CHEM231. 6% ofstudents failed CHEM231. Of the 2 students who failed, onewas a criminal justice major and one was a business major.100% of chemistry students successfully completed theCHEM231 course. (05/01/2017)

Students will demonstrate chemicalquantitative skills

Knowledge & Skills - The ChemicalTechnology Graduate willdemonstrate proficiency in theirdiscipline.

Goal Status: Active

Criteria Target: 100 % of studentswill successfully pass CHEM231 andCHEM225


Finding Reporting Year: 2017-2018Goal met: Yes94 % of students successfully completed CHEM231. 6% ofthe students failed CHEM231. Of these two students whofailed the course, one was a criminal justice major and onewas a business major. 100% of the chemistry studentspassed the course. (08/20/2018)

Students will successfully passCHEM231 and CHEM225

Readiness for Advanced Study - TheChemical Technology Graduate willdemonstrate readiness for advancedcoursework in chemistry

Criteria Target: 100% of students

Use of Result: Only 1 student inthe program , but did not enroll inFIRE312. (08/23/2018)

Finding Reporting Year: 2016-2017Goal met: No100% of students successfully passed CHEM399. 0% of

Students will successfully completeFIRE312 and CHEM399

Technical Skills - The ChemicalTechnology Graduate willdemonstrate an operational


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Goal Status: Active

will successfully pass FIRE312 andCHEM399High Impact Program Practices 1:Internships

students passed FIRE312 (did not enroll). (08/23/2018)knowledge of basic chemicalinstrumentation as used in chemicalanalysis


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Program (CoSE) - Chemistry AMission Statement: The mission of this program is to prepare effective, knowledgeable and professional leaders in the field of chemistry.Assessment Contact: Dr. Thu Nguyen-Mosey



Goal Status: Active


Use of Result: Goal met - reassessannually. (08/23/2018)


Use of Result: Re-assess nextcycle. (08/22/2018)

Finding Reporting Year: 2017-2018Goal met: Yes100% of students successfully passed CHEM332. Of those7% scored a D, while 93% scored at C- or higher.(08/20/2018)



Students will successfully completeCHEM326 and CHEM332

Criteria Target: 100% of studentswill successfully complete CHEM231


Finding Reporting Year: 2017-2018Goal met: Yes94% of students successfully completed CHEM231. 2 out of22 students failed the course. One of these students was acriminal justice major and one was a business major. So100% of the students majoring in chemistry passed thiscourse. (08/20/2018)

Use of Result: Goal met.Reassess annually. (08/23/2018)

Finding Reporting Year: 2016-2017Goal met: Yes94 % (17 out of 18) of the chemistry students passed

Students will demonstrate chemicalquantitative skills

Institutional Learning: ILO3 -Analysis and Synthesis - Students willorganize and synthesize evidence,ideas, or works of imagination toanswer an open-ended question,draw a conclusion, achieve a goal, orcreate a substantial work of art.

Knowledge & Skills - The ChemistryAssociate Degree Graduate willdemonstrate proficiency in theirdiscipline


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CHEM231. 6% (1 out of 18) of the chemistry students failedthis course. This student was not enrolled in the chemistryassociate program. (05/01/2017)

Goal Status: Active


Use of Result: Re-assess annually(08/22/2018)

Finding Reporting Year: 2017-2018Goal met: Yes94% of students passed CHEM231. 2 students (6% of theclass) failed the course. One of these students is a criminaljustice major and one is a business major. So 100% of thechemistry majors passed this course. (08/20/2018)

Students will successfully passCHEM231 and CHEM225

Institutional Learning: ILO4 -Professional Responsibility -Students will demonstrate the abilityto apply professional ethics andintercultural competence whenanswering a question, solving aproblem, or achieving a goal.

Readiness for Advanced Study - TheChemistry Associate Degree Graduatewill demonstrate readiness foradvanced coursework in chemistry

Goal Status: Active

Criteria Target: 100% of studentswill pass CHEM332

Use of Result: Re-assess annually(08/22/2018)

Finding Reporting Year: 2017-2018Goal met: Yes100% of students passed the CHEM332 course. 7% of thestudents received a D and 93% received a C- or greater.(08/20/2018)



Students will successfully passCHEM332

Technical Skills - The ChemistryAssociate Degree Graduate willdemonstrate an operationalknowledge of basic chemicalinstrumentation as used in chemicalanalysis


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Program (CoSE) - Chemistry BSMission Statement: The mission of the BS Chemistry degree program is to prepare effective, knowledgeable and professional leaders in the field of chemistry.Assessment Contact: Dr. R. Adam Mosey



Goal Status: Active Criteria Target: 100% of studentswill successfully pass CHEM326,CHEM361, CHEM362, CHEM461,CHEM495, and CHEM499High Impact Program Practices 1:Capstone Course(s), ProjectsHigh Impact Program Practices 2:Undergraduate Research

Use of Result: Goal Met - ReassessAnually (08/23/2018)

Finding Reporting Year: 2017-2018Goal met: Yes100% of graduates successfully passed CHEM326,CHEM361, CHEM362, CHEM461, CHEM495, and CHEM499(08/23/2018)

Students will successfully completeCHEM326, CHEM361, CHEM362,CHEM461, CHEM495, and CHEM499

Criteria Target: 100 % of studentswill complete 400 laboratory hoursand successfully pass CHEM332High Impact Program Practices 1:Collaborative Assignments, Projects


Finding Reporting Year: 2017-2018Goal met: Yes100 % of students successfully passed the CHEM332 course.(08/20/2018)



Students will demonstratecompetence in the use of chemicalinstrumentation and laboratoryskills, including safe chemicalpractices

Use of Result: Goal Met - ReassessAnnually (08/23/2018)

Finding Reporting Year: 2017-2018Goal met: Yes100% of students successfully completed both CHEM495


Institutional Learning: ILO1 - FormalCommunication - Students willdevelop and clearly express complexideas in written and oralpresentations., ILO2 - Use ofEvidence - Students will identify theneed for, gather, and accuratelyprocess the appropriate type,quality, and quantity of evidence toanswer a complex question or solvea complex problem., ILO3 - Analysisand Synthesis - Students willorganize and synthesize evidence,ideas, or works of imagination toanswer an open-ended question,draw a conclusion, achieve a goal, orcreate a substantial work of art. ,ILO4 - Professional Responsibility -Students will demonstrate the abilityto apply professional ethics andintercultural competence when

Knowledge & Skills - The B.S.Chemistry student will demonstrateproficiency in their disciplines


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Criteria Target: 100% of studentswill successfully pass CHEM495 andCHEM499High Impact Program Practices 1:Capstone Course(s), ProjectsHigh Impact Program Practices 2:Writing-Intensive Course(s)


and CHEM 499 (08/23/2018)answering a question, solving aproblem, or achieving a goal.

Goal Status: Active

Criteria Target: Greater than 50% ofstudents will express satisfactionwith with their preparedness forprofessional employment orgraduate/professional study.High Impact Program Practices 1: Notapplicable to this outcomeHigh Impact Program Practices 2: Notapplicable to this outcome



Finding Reporting Year: 2017-2018Goal met: YesGreater than 50% of graduates self reported as satisfiedwith their preparation. (08/23/2018)

Indirect - Survey, including self-evaluation, peers, or graduates -Graduate/Alumni Survey

Criteria Target: Graduates will gainentry into graduate and professionalprograms.


Finding Reporting Year: 2017-2018Goal met: Yes1 graduate was accepted to a graduate program.(08/23/2018)


Finding Reporting Year: 2016-2017Goal met: Yes2 students were admitted into graduate/professionalprograms. (06/10/2017)

Graduates will gain entry intograduate and professional programs.

Institutional Learning: ILO4 -Professional Responsibility -Students will demonstrate the abilityto apply professional ethics andintercultural competence whenanswering a question, solving aproblem, or achieving a goal.

Employability and Readiness forGraduate and Professional Study -The B.S. Chemistry Graduate willdemonstrate readiness foremployment as a chemist, sciencetechnician, or chemical technician atthe baccalaureate level or graduateand professional level study.

Goal Status: Active



Students presented results from their senior researchprojects at the LSSU Annual Student Research Symposiumand Chemistry and Environmental Senior ResearchPresentations and at a national American Chemical Societymeeting. (04/30/2018)



Finding Reporting Year: 2017-2018Goal met: Yes100% of students presented results from their senior

Direct - Laboratory, Clinical,Skill/Competency Assessments - TheBS Chemistry student will

Scholarship - The B.S. Chemistrystudent will engage in University-supported faculty-led research inchemistry.


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Criteria Target: 100% of studentswill complete a senior researchproject.


research projects at the Symposium and Senior ResearchPresentations. (08/23/2018)

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Program (CoSE) - Forensic Chemistry BS

Mission Statement: The mission of the forensic chemistry program is to prepare effective, knowledgeable, caring and professional forensic scientistsAssessment Contact: Dr. Steven Johnson



Goal Status: ActiveCriteria Target: 100% of studentswill successfully pass CHEM351,CHEM445, CHEM495, and CHEM499High Impact Program Practices 1:Capstone Course(s), ProjectsHigh Impact Program Practices 2:Undergraduate Research

Use of Result: These four coursesare the foundation of the BSForensic Chemistry program. Willreassess at the department levelannually. (08/23/2018)

Finding Reporting Year: 2017-2018Goal met: Yes100% of graduating students successfully completed CHEM351, 445, 495, 499. (08/23/2018)

Use of Result: Conversation wasinitiated at the department levelabout including CHEM 452.(08/23/2018)

Finding Reporting Year: 2016-2017Goal met: Yes100% of graduates successfully completed theaforementioned courses. (05/01/2017)

Students will successfully completeCHEM351, CHEM445, CHEM495,CHEM499

Criteria Target: 100% of studentswill complete 400 laboratory hoursand successfully pass CHEM332High Impact Program Practices 1:Collaborative Assignments, Projects





Students will demonstratecompetence in the use of chemicalinstrumentation and laboratoryskills, including safe chemicalpractices.

Criteria Target: 100 % of students

Use of Result: Goal met. Willcontinue to reevaluate annually.(08/23/2018)

Finding Reporting Year: 2017-2018Goal met: Yes100% of forensic chemistry majors successfully completedCHEM499. 100% of students successfully completed CHEM


Institutional Learning: ILO1 - FormalCommunication - Students willdevelop and clearly express complexideas in written and oralpresentations.

Knowledge & Skills - The B.S. ForensicChemistry graduate will demonstrateproficiency in their discipline.


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will successfully pass CHEM495 andCHEM499High Impact Program Practices 1:Capstone Course(s), ProjectsHigh Impact Program Practices 2:Writing-Intensive Course(s)


495. (08/23/2018)

Goal Status: Active

Criteria Target: Greater than 50% ofstudents will express satisfactionwith their preparedeness forprofessional employment orgraduate/professional study.



Finding Reporting Year: 2017-2018Goal met: YesGreater than 50% of students self-reported as satisfied withtheir prepardness (08/23/2018)

Use of Result: Departmentdecided it would be beneficial togenerate a graduate survey and todevelop a means of maintainingcontact with alumni. Possibly aSchool newsletter. (08/23/2018)

Finding Reporting Year: 2016-2017Goal met: YesTwo students gained entry to graduate school in forensicchemistry. (05/01/2017)

Indirect - Survey, including self-evaluation, peers, or graduates -Graduate/Alumni Survey

Employability and Readiness forPost-Graduate or Professional Study- The Forensic Chemistry graduatewill demonstrate readiness foremployment as a laboratory forensicchemist, crime scene investigator orlaw enforcement laboratory chemistOR graduate or professional study.

Goal Status: Active

Use of Result: The departmentneeds to look at fundingmechanisms to support studentswith the ability and results topresent at national meetings suchas this. (08/23/2018)


Students presented their research involving detection ofgunshot residue utilizing MP-AES at the national AmericanChemical Society Meeting. (06/04/2018)


Criteria Target: 100% of studentswill complete a senior researchproject.High Impact Program Practices 1:Undergraduate Research



Finding Reporting Year: 2017-2018Goal met: Yes100% of students presented results for their senior researchprojects at the Symposium and Senior ResearchPresentation. (04/28/2018)

Direct - Laboratory, Clinical,Skill/Competency Assessments - TheBS Forensic Chemistry student willengage in university-supportedfaculty led research in forensics.

Scholarship - The University supportsan active and engaged faculty inchemistry and the forensicapplications of chemistry forcriminalistics


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Program (CoSE) - Medical Laboratory Science BS

Assessment Contact: Dr. Martha Hutchens



Goal Status: ActiveCriteria Target: All MedicalLaboratory Science seniors willreceive a B or better grade inBIOL499, the culminating course ofthe senior research project.High Impact Program Practices 1:Undergraduate ResearchHigh Impact Program Practices 2:Capstone Course(s), Projects


Finding Reporting Year: 2017-2018Goal met: YesAll Medical Laboratory Science seniors completing BIOL499between spring 2017 and spring 2018 received a grade of Bor higher. (07/05/2018)

Use of Result: Re-assess annually(12/26/2016)Update: See 2017-2018 Finding(07/05/2018)

Finding Reporting Year: 2016-2017Goal met: YesAll Medical Laboratory Science seniors who completedBIOL499 between spring 2014 and fall 2016 earned a B orbetter in this course. (12/26/2016)

Direct - Capstone Project - includingundergraduate research - MedicalLaboratory Science students willcomplete a senior capstone researchproject culminating in a paper, aposter, and a presentation.

Institutional Learning: ILO3 -Analysis and Synthesis - Students willorganize and synthesize evidence,ideas, or works of imagination toanswer an open-ended question,draw a conclusion, achieve a goal, orcreate a substantial work of art.


Research - Graduates of the MedicalLaboratory Science program will usethe scientific method to formulateand test hypotheses

Goal Status: ActiveCriteria Target: The 3-year averagepass rate for students taking their

Use of Result: Goal met. Re-assessnext cycle. (05/30/2018)

Finding Reporting Year: 2017-2018Goal met: YesThree (3) of the 3 students (100%) who graduated from theMLS-Clinical Concentration in 2017 passed the BOC exam ontheir first attempt. (05/30/2018)

Direct - Exam/Quiz - Standardized -The pass rate of students graduatingfrom the nationally accredited MLS-Clinical Concentration on theAmerican Society for ClinicalPathology (ASCP) Board ofCertification (BOC) exam will bemonitored.

Goal Level (Bloom/Webb): High-Level (Creating/Evaluating)

External Validity - After completing aclinical internship at appropriatemedical institutions, graduates of theMedical Laboratory Science programwill be able to obtain a passing scoreon the Board of Certification exam forMedical Laboratory Scientists


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boards within 1 year of graduationfrom the program will be 75% orgreater.

Goal Status: Active

Criteria Target: At least 90% of MLSstudents will receive a B or better ontheir on their 499 Final Papers(sections listed above; rubric relatedbelow).High Impact Program Practices 1:Undergraduate ResearchHigh Impact Program Practices 2:Capstone Course(s), ProjectsRelated Documents:BIOL499_Paper_Rubric.pdf

Related Documents:2017-2018 MLS-CC Assessment Report.docx

Use of Result: Re-assess in 1-3years. (08/27/2018)

Finding Reporting Year: 2017-2018Goal met: Yes10 students have completed senior thesis papers sinceSpring 2015. I have a record of final scores for 8 of thosestudents, and they all scored above 85%. (08/27/2018)

Direct - Capstone Project - includingundergraduate research - Eachstudent will write a paper describinghis Senior Thesis research project,including Abstract, Introduction,Methods, Results, Discussion, andLiterature Cited.Goal Level (Bloom/Webb): High-

Level (Creating/Evaluating)Institutional Learning: ILO1 - FormalCommunication - Students willdevelop and clearly express complexideas in written and oralpresentations.


Written Communication - Graduatesof the Medical Laboratory ScienceProgram will communicate clearly inwriting

Goal Status: Active Criteria Target: In the 300- and 400-level MLS courses linked to thisoutcome, no more than 1 studentper course has more than 2unexcused absences per semester


Finding Reporting Year: 2017-2018Goal met: YesNo more than 1 student per course had more than 2unexcused absences per semester in any of the 300- and400- level MLS courses that were taught during the 2017-2018 academic year. (08/27/2018)

Regular, recurring - Studentattendance in the laboratorycomponent of selected courses ismonitored

Related Documents:

Use of Result: Re-assess in 1-3years. (08/27/2018)

Finding Reporting Year: 2017-2018Goal met: YesNone of the 3 students who completed their clinicalrotations between January and December 2017 received ascore lower than "2" in more than one category on theprofessionalism checklists. (08/27/2018)

Direct - Field Placement/InternshipEvaluation - Clinical instructors willobserve and evaluate students'behavioral characteristics duringtheir clinical rotations using thechecklist linked to this method.(Multiple categories of behavior,rated on a 1-3 scale, 1 being lowest

Goal Level (Bloom/Webb): Mid-Level (Analyzing/Applying)Institutional Learning: ILO4 -Professional Responsibility -Students will demonstrate the abilityto apply professional ethics andintercultural competence whenanswering a question, solving aproblem, or achieving a goal.


Professionalism - Graduates of theMedical Laboratory Science Programwill exhibit professional behavior andattitudes


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Criteria Target: No student willreceive a lower score than "2" inmore than one category on thechecklist.High Impact Program Practices 1:InternshipsRelated Documents:Professionalism EvaluationChecklist.docx

Professionalism Evaluation Checklist.docxand 3 highest).

Goal Status: ActiveCriteria Target: All courses related tothis outcome will meet or exceed thetarget given for their course-leveloutcome(s) corresponding to thisprogram-level outcome


Use of Result: Introduce antibodyID problems more systematicallyand spend more time practicingtransfusion reaction identificationnext time I teach the course(spring 2020). (08/27/2018)

Finding Reporting Year: 2017-2018Goal met: NoOf the 3 course-level outcomes pertaining to this program-level outcome assessed in 2 courses, one target was metand the other 2 weren't. The two that were not met was"test interpretation" and "transfusion reactions" in BIOL406, Immunohematology. The students had a hard timecorrectly completing antibody ID problems and identifyingtransfusion reactions. (08/27/2018)

Direct - Exam/Quiz - within thecourse - This outcome is assessedusing selected questions on midtermand final exams in courses related tothis outcome: assessed at courselevel

Goal Level (Bloom/Webb): Mid-Level (Analyzing/Applying)Institutional Learning: ILO3 -Analysis and Synthesis - Students willorganize and synthesize evidence,ideas, or works of imagination toanswer an open-ended question,draw a conclusion, achieve a goal, orcreate a substantial work of art.


Clinical Laboratory ResultInterpretation - Given a set of clinicallaboratory data, graduates of the MLSProgram will draw accurateconclusions about the health of thepatient and suggest a correct courseof action

Goal Status: Active Criteria Target: All courses related tothis outcome will meet or exceed thetarget given for their correspondingcourse-level outcome(s)

Finding Reporting Year: 2016-2017Goal met: YesOf the 6 course-level outcomes pertaining to this program-level outcome that were assessed in 3 courses during AY2016-2017, 5 of them were met, and there was insufficientdata to determine whether or not the 6th was met.(08/27/2018)


Finding Reporting Year: 2017-2018Goal met: YesOf the 5 course-level outcomes pertaining to this program-

Direct - Exam/Quiz - within thecourse - Selected questions onmidterm and final exams in coursesrelated to this outcome: assessed atcourse level

Goal Level (Bloom/Webb): Low-Level (Understanding/Remembering)


Knowledge - Graduates of theMedical Laboratory Science Programwill recall fundamental principles ofeach discipline used in the medicallaboratory


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level outcome that were assessed in 2 courses, the outcometarget was met for all 5. (08/27/2018)

Goal Status: Active

Criteria Target: All courses related tothis outcome will meet or exceed thetarget given for their course-leveloutcome corresponding to thisprogram-level outcome


Use of Result: Introduce antibodyidentification more systematicallythe next time I teach the course(Spring 2020). (08/27/2018)

Finding Reporting Year: 2017-2018Goal met: No2 course-level outcomes in 2 courses were identified aspertaining to this program level course and assessed duringthe 2017-2018 AY. One of the outcomes was met and theother wasn't. The one that wasn't was the same one inBIOL406 in which students had to correctly complete all thesteps of an antibody identification problem, but most ofthem could not do so by the end of the course.(08/27/2018)

Direct - Exam/Quiz - within thecourse - Specific questions onmidterm and final exams in coursesrelated to this outcome: assessed atcourse level

Goal Level (Bloom/Webb): Mid-Level (Analyzing/Applying)


Clinical Laboratory QualityEvaluation - Graduates of the MLSProgram will, given the necessarydata, draw accurate conclusionsabout the quality of a clinicallaboratory test and suggestappropriate action

Goal Status: Active

Criteria Target: All courses related tothis outcome will meet or exceed thetarget given for their course-leveloutcome corresponding to thisprogram-level outcome


Finding Reporting Year: 2017-2018Goal met: YesSee related document "2017-2018 MLS-CC AssessmentReport" (08/27/2018)

Direct - Laboratory, Clinical,Skill/Competency Assessments -Students will be evaluated onlaboratory skills through homeworkassignments and/or practical examsin the laboratory portions of coursesrelated to this outcome: assessed atcourse level

Use of Result: This is a smalldataset. If the pattern I see in thisgroup continues, I may have totake steps to strengthen theImmunology portion of theprogram. (08/27/2018)

Finding Reporting Year: 2017-2018Goal met: YesThere have been 3 alumni of the accredited MLS program todate. All 3 responded to the survey. All 3 felt prepared inmost areas of laboratory testing, except in Immunology (2felt unprepared) and Immunohematology (1 feltunprepared). (08/27/2018)

Indirect - Survey, including self-evaluation, peers, or graduates -Alumni survey: Question 2 on thealumni survey asked respondents torank their level of preparedness inperforming and understandingmedical laboratory test proceduresin each of seven subject areas, and

Goal Level (Bloom/Webb): Mid-Level (Analyzing/Applying)

Skills - Graduates of the MedicalLaboratory Science program willsafely and accurately perform basicmedical laboratory test procedures.


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Related Documents:Alumni Survey LSSU MLS Program dfedits.docx

Related Documents:Alumni Survey LSSU MLS Program df edits.docx

to comment on any specificstrengths and weaknesses.

Related Documents:Employer Survey LSSU MLSProgram.docx

Related Documents:Employer Survey LSSU MLS Program.docx

Use of Result: This result does notsupport the need for any changesin the program, but it is a verysmall dataset. Continue to surveyemployers of recent graduatesannually. (08/27/2018)

Finding Reporting Year: 2017-2018Goal met: YesAll 3 employers of all 3 recent graduates of the MLSprogram ranked the graduates at a "3" or "4" (on a scale of1-4 with 4 being the highest) on their level of preparednessto perform test procedures. (08/27/2018)

Indirect - Survey, including faculty,supervisors, employers - Employersurvey: Question 2 on the employersurvey asked employers of recentgraduates of the MLS program torank the level of preparedness ofLSSU graduates in performing andunderstanding medical laboratorytest procedures in each of sevensubject areas, and to comment onany specific strengths andweaknesses.

Goal Status: Active

Criteria Target: 75% of MedicalLaboratory Science graduates whoapply for clinical internships aftergraduation will be placed in one.High Impact Program Practices 1:Internships

Use of Result: Goal met. Re-assess next cycle. (05/30/2018)

Finding Reporting Year: 2017-2018Goal met: YesFrom the end of 2015 to the present, only one studentelected to seek an internship placement independently, as agraduate of the Academic Concentration rather than theClinical Concentration. That student was successful insecuring an internship. (05/30/2018)

Direct - Field Placement/InternshipEvaluation - Each MedicalLaboratory Science graduate whoapplies for a clinical internship willeither obtain an internship slot ornot.

Use of Result: Goal met. Continueto monitor employment rates asmore students graduate from theprogram. (05/30/2018)

Finding Reporting Year: 2017-2018Goal met: YesAll three students (100%) who graduated from the MLS-Clinical Concentration since its creation in 2014 wereemployed as medical laboratory scientists within 1 year ofprogram completion. (05/30/2018)

Indirect - Survey, including self-evaluation, peers, or graduates -Graduates of the MLS-Clinicalconcentration will be asked whetheror not they have obtainedemployment as medical laboratory

Goal Level (Bloom/Webb): Goal isnot a student learning outcome.

Goal Category: Operational Goal, notrelated to student learning

Employability - Graduates of theMedical Laboratory Science programwill obtain clinical internships (ifgraduating from the AcademicConcentration) or employment (ifgraduating from the ClinicalConcentration) in Medical LaboratoryScience at appropriate medicalinstitutions


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Criteria Target: The three-yearcumulative average of theemployment rate will 75% or higher.

scientists within 1 year of programcompletion.


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