Students enrolled in the MS in Family and consumer Sciences, will graduate with an in-depth knowledge of the content area of interest.
Objective
Knowledge And Skills
Students graduating from the MS in FCS program will demonstrate adequate knowledge and skills necessary for upper-level employment positions in their selected fields including teacher education in family and consumer sciences, interior design, fashion merchandising, and nutrition.
Indicator
Knowledge And Skills
Comprehensive exams for Family and Consumer Sciences covers all major and minor course areas undertaken by each student; scores are assigned on a High Pass, Pass, or Fail basis. These exams are scored holistically, and must cover content of specific course work taken for the degree. The answers are written into "blue books" and are scored by the faculty under whom the work was complete. Any student who does not score a High Pass in every area is required to take an oral exam over every area where a score of High Pass was not awarded.
Criterion
80% Of Students Scoring At Least Pass On Knowledge And Skills
At least 80% of the students who complete the master's program in FCS will score a Pass or higher on each area of the comprehensive exam AND/OR will pass a follow-up oral exam.
Finding
Knowledge And Skills
Because there were no program graduates for the period of August 2010 through May 2011, there are no findings to be reported in connection with this criterion.
Action
Knowledge And Skills
The program continues to recruit for the MS in FCS. For more detail, see objective below, "Increase MS Enrollment."
Goal
Increase Enrollment
The MS program in Family Consumer Science will increase enrollment with the goal of producing graduates during the coming academic year (2011-2012).
Objective
Increase Program Enrollment
Increase numbers of students enrolled in the Master of Science in Family Consumer Sciences Program at Sam Houston State University
Indicator
Increase Enrollment In MS In FCS
An increase in the number of declared majors and graduates in Master of Science in Family Consumer Sciences Program.
Criterion
Increase Enrollment
An increase in enrollment in number of students in the MS program in Family Consumer Sciences will indicate that this criterion has been met.
Finding
Increase Enrollment
As the Fall 2010 semester began, there were two new graduates students enrolled in the program. One was a transfer student from TWU and the other one was a new master's student. Therefore, enrollment did increase initially. However, one of the students did not re-enroll for spring and the other student applied for and was admitted to the MS program in Dietetics.
Action
Increase Enrollment
The program continues its recruitment efforts and is in the process of making some substantive changes that are reported in the Closing the Loops Summary below. Since March the Graduate Advisor has been contacted by 11 persons seeking information on the MS in FCS program. Two students have been admitted for Fall 2011. Another one who had been admitted has instead accepted a spot in the Dietetics program at TWU. Dr. Tripp, Graduate Advisor for the department, is meeting with another potential student this week.