For licensure following graduation, the National Certification Examination must be passed. DeSales students have a 99% first-time pass rate on this examination. For the last ten National Certifying Examinations, DeSales graduates have achieved scores that exceeded the 99th percentile in the nation.
- Only examination offered in the United States
- Graduate MUST pass in order to obtain licensure in all 50 states
- First-time Pass Rate is the real reflection for how a PA Program prepares its graduates
- National Average First Time Pass Rate 5-year average: 92%
- DeSales First Time Pass Rate 5-year average: 100%
|
Graduating Class
|
'99
|
'00
|
'01
|
'02
|
'03
|
'04
|
'05
|
'06
|
'07
|
'08
|
'09
|
'10
|
'11
|
|
DeSales Mean
|
518
|
547
|
632
|
616
|
628
|
661
|
632
|
629
|
660
|
646
|
722
|
700
|
747
|
|
Required Passing Score
|
350
|
350
|
350
|
350
|
350
|
350
|
350
|
350
|
350
|
350
|
350
|
350
|
350
|
|
National
Mean
|
497
|
498
|
489
|
492
|
487
|
496
|
501
|
504
|
517
|
528
|
535
|
558
|
574
|
|
DeSales
Pass Rate
|
92%
|
100%
|
97%
|
100%
|
100%
|
100%
|
100%
|
100%
|
100%
|
100%
|
100%
|
100%
|
100%
|
|
National
Pass Rate
|
91%
|
92%
|
91%
|
90%
|
89%
|
90%
|
91%
|
92%
|
93%
|
94%
|
92%
|
94%
|
91%
|
|
# of DeSales Students Tested
|
23
|
36
|
38
|
34
|
35
|
41
|
35
|
34
|
43
|
35
|
35
|
40
|
40
|
|
# of DeSales Students who Failed Exam
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
DeSales Students Against Mean
|
+21
|
+40
|
+143
|
+124
|
+144
|
+165
|
+131
|
+125
|
+143
|
+118
|
+187
|
+142
|
+173
|
Depicted below in table format are the comparison scores for DeSales graduates versus all first-time test takers nationally for all examinations that were administered.
|
National Boards - Mean
|
DeSales
|
All Programs
First Takers
|
All Programs
All Exams
|
|
Organ Systems
|
|
Cardiovascular
|
85
|
74
|
72
|
|
Pulmonary
|
79
|
73
|
71
|
|
Endocrine
|
83
|
74
|
72
|
|
Eyes, Ears, Nose, Throat (EENT)
|
80
|
72
|
70
|
|
GI/Nutrition
|
83
|
73
|
71
|
|
Urinary/Renal
|
83
|
73
|
71
|
|
Reproductive
|
81
|
73
|
71
|
|
Musculoskeletal
|
83
|
73
|
71
|
|
Neurology
|
83
|
73
|
71
|
|
Psychiatry
|
86
|
73
|
71
|
|
Dermatology
|
85
|
75
|
73
|
|
Hematology
|
82
|
73
|
71
|
|
Infectious Disease
|
87
|
73
|
71
|
|
Tasks
|
|
History & Exam
|
84
|
75
|
74
|
|
Lab Studies
|
82
|
74
|
72
|
|
Making Diagnosis
|
84
|
75
|
73
|
|
Health Maintenance
|
84
|
73
|
71
|
|
Clinical Intervention
|
79
|
70
|
69
|
|
Clinical Therapeutics
|
84
|
72
|
70
|
|
Applying Scientific Concepts
|
82
|
71
|
69
|
| Class |
Group |
Year |
Students
|
Program Pass Rate
(First Time Takers)
|
NCCPA National Pass Rate
(First Time Takers)
|
| August 2011 |
First Time Takers |
2011 |
40
|
100%
|
91%
|
|
August 2010
|
First Time Takers |
2010 |
40
|
100%
|
94%
|
| August 2009 |
First Time Takers |
2009 |
35
|
100%
|
92%
|
|
August 2008
|
First Time Takers |
2008 |
34
|
100%
|
94%
|
| August 2007 |
First Time Takers |
2007 |
43
|
100%
|
93%
|
Data from NCCPA |
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