One - Graduates will secure placement in appropriate career fields or in advanced degree programs in their chosen fields. Goal Two - Graduates will be able to communicate the results of their quantitative analysis of data in a professionally accepted writing style. Goal Three - Graduates will have command of the critical knowledge base relevant to their educational and career goals.
Some procedures are applicable to more than one goal.
Program Planning - Upon entering the program, students will prepare a statement of their personal goals including postgraduation plans. Every five years a mailed survey will be carried out. All students complete a Capstone Experience requiring either a thesis or project that demonstrates a command of research skills. The final product is a written report which will be judged according to standards of professionalism by a committee of faculty. A subcommittee for program assessment will be formed from members of this committee and chaired by the program director.