Department of Counselor Education
2021 – 2022 Vital Statistics and Program Outcomes Report
Overview:
The Counselor Education Department at Missouri Baptist University offers two CACREP-Accredited counseling degrees: A Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (MA-CMHC; 60 credit hours), and a Master of Arts in School Counseling (MA-SC, Traditional [51 credit hours] or Licensure track [60 credit hours]). Courses are offered across three delivery formats: Main Campus, Digital Synchronous (Livestream), and Digital Asynchronous (Online). Students may fluctuate between delivery methods throughout the program. Students seeking licensure may not complete courses asynchronously. Field-experience courses must be completed synchronously via Livestream or on Main Campus.
Student and Faculty Full-Time-Equivalent Counts and Ratios by Delivery Method:
(FTE)
Reports
Retention statistics represent all students enrolled from Summer 2019 through Spring 2022, representing average of 2.75 years to complete degree
Published December 2022
student enrollment is calculated by dividing the number of credits completed by students in each delivery method and dividing by a full-time credit load of 9 credit hours. Faculty FTE is calculated using contracted graduate teaching load of 9 credits fall/spring and 3 credits summer. FTE Student to FTE Faculty ratio is calculated by dividing FTE students by FTE faculty assigned to each delivery method, each semester.
Department of Counselor Education 2021 – 2022 Vital Statistics and Program Outcomes Report
Graduation/ Completion Rates (2021-2022 CACREP Program Graduates):
Chart depicts the rates of Spring and Summer 2021 graduates employed or contracted to begin employment in counseling or a closely related field at graduation, broken down by program track. Source: Recent Graduate/ Graduating Student Survey, graduate self-report
Credentialing (Exit) Exam Scores:
* To pass the CPCE exam, MBU students must score a nine or higher on each of the eight competency sections, and /or at least .25 standard deviations below the mean for the corresponding version of the exam.