State and National Licensing Exam Results

Listed below are reports of Murray State University's student pass rates for academic years 2016 to 2018. The reports are listed by core academic areas.

Core Areas: Arts and Sciences, Communications, Teacher Education

Passing the PRAXIS is one requirement for teaching licensure in Kentucky. The following Praxis pass rate reports include licensure exams in Music Concepts and Process, Music Content Knowledge, Speech-Language Pathology, Principles of Learning and Teaching across K-12, and English Education. Pass rates and average scores are organized by certification area and program type (alternative, traditional).

PRAXIS Pass Rate Reports

2017-18

2016-17

2015-16

Core Area: Agriculture

Success for Murray State University's animal health technology students is measured through the Veterinary Technician National Examination (VTNE). The chart below presents Murray State University's pass rates for first-time and repeater completers compared with the national average pass rates.

Veterinary Technician National Examination (VTNE) Pass Rates

Pass Rates 2016 2017 2018
1st Time Pass Rate 55.00% 55.26% 68.97%
Target 69.66% 69.77% 69.94%
Met Target No No No
Repeater Pass Rate 45.00% 58.82% 41.18%
Target 36.86% 41.25% 36.24%
Met Target Yes Yes Yes

VTNE Full Report

Core Area: Business

Success for Murray State University's public accountancy students is measured through the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) examination. Listed below is the Murray State University CPA pass rate report for all testing events from 2015 to 2017. The report also includes national and Kentucky CPA exam pass rates.

CPA Full Report

Core Area: Nursing

The School of Nursing offers a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) and Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degrees. Advanced Practice Specialties include Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) and Nurse Anesthesia (NA).
Graduates of the BSN program sit for the National Council Licensing Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN). The Kentucky Board of Nursing (KBN) reports pass rates on the National Council Licensing Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) based on the first attempt only. The majority of those students who were not successful on the first attempt passed the exam on their second attempt.

BSN NCLEX-RN Pass Rates*

Year No. of Graduates Testing Murray State University Pass Rate  BSN National Pass Rate  > KBN Benchmark
2015 68 82% 87% > 85%
2016 65 82% 88% > 85%
2017 64 92% 90% > 85%
2018 66 95%** 92% > 85%

*From Kentucky Board of Nursing, 2015-2016 NCLEX Pass Rate was calculated using data on first-time testers who tested within 1 year of the program completion date. The 2017 NCLEX Pass Rate was calculated using data on first-time testers who tested within 6 months of the program completion date.

**Unofficial pass rate 95% will be voted on at the next board meeting.

Graduates of the DNP program sit for the certification exam appropriate to their specialty area. FNP graduates are certified by either the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or the American Academy of Nurse Practitioner Certification Program, both of which are nationally recognized. Nurse Anesthesia graduates sit for the certification exam administered by the National Board of Certification & Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists.

Certification Rates for Master of Science in Nursing Graduates

Year FNP NA
    1st Attempt 2nd Attempt All Test Takers
2015 80%      
2016 100%      
2017 100% 9/18 (50%) 6/8 (76.4%) 15/18 (83.3%)
2018 100% 8/13 (62%) 4/4 (100%) 13/13* (100%)

NCLEX Full Report

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