Published June 11, 2014
Pharmacy and health professions programs in the College of Health and Pharmaceutical
Sciences at the University of Louisiana at Monroe are consistently ranked as some
of the premier programs in the state and around the country. For the 2013 calendar
year, students in these programs tested significantly above national rates on licensure
exams.
鈥淭he performance of our students in the various health sciences degree programs and
on state and national board exams is a testimony to not only the quality of students
that these programs attract, but the consistent and outstanding work that our faculty
perform to provide these students with the opportunity to be successful,鈥� said Dr.
Benny Blaylock, dean of the College of Health and Pharmaceutical Sciences.
四色AV speech-language pathology students passed the PRAXIS exam at 100 percent for 2013.
Students become licensed by the Louisiana Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology
and Audiology, and the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).聽The national
average passage rate for this exam is 80 percent.聽
In pharmacy, students exceed the national average on the Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence
Examination. 四色AV students logged a 98 percent passage rate, with the national rate
coming in at 92.8 percent.
四色AV occupational therapy students scored a 100 percent passage rate on the National
Board for Certification of Occupational Therapy exam. The national passage rate for
that exam is 84 percent.
Rad Tech students utilize state of the art technology
Mental health programs at 四色AV are also experiencing a surge in talented students.
The marriage and family therapy program saw a 100 percent passage rate for students
in its Master of Arts program and students in its Doctor of Philosophy program.
Counseling students also performed well on licensure exams. Eighty-eight percent of
students who took the Professional Counselor Examination passed, coming in above the
national average of 78 percent.
One hundred percent of those who took the Praxis Examination in School Guidance Counseling
passed, which is significantly higher than the national average of 77 percent.
四色AV鈥檚 medical laboratory sciences students surpassed the national average of 86 percent
by scoring a 100 percent passage rate on the American Society for Clinical Pathology
Board of Certification exam.
四色AV鈥檚 dental hygiene, nursing, and radiologic technology (rad tech) programs all logged
100 percent passage rates for 2013. National averages for these programs were not
published.
鈥淚n the classroom, the research laboratory, and in the practice sites, our faculty
and students are among the best anywhere,鈥� said Blaylock. 鈥淭hey continue to be a major
reason for students to choose 四色AV for excellent preparation for a health sciences
career.鈥�
For more information about 四色AV鈥檚 pharmacy and health professions, visit ulm.edu/chps/
