“We have been notified by the State Board of Nursing (SBON) that our Bachelor of Nursing program has been placed on a probationary status due to our NCLEX pass rates declining over the past two years. Please note that we remain an accredited nursing program.
We acknowledge that our response to disruptions resulting from the pandemic did not meet SBON standards, but we are confident that improvements initiated during the past year will raise test scores and foster a better learning environment for our students. These improvements include:
- Updates to the BSN curriculum
- New partnership with Temple University Hospital System ensuring priority clinical placements for our students
- Several new hires within the nursing department that will enable us to better serve our students, including a BSN program coordinator, a field coordinator, a simulation director and a new department chair”
So, they are being somewhat transparent (they told my daughter, but not me) but like it’s been mentioned here, many programs saw 5-8 point drops from 2021 to 2022. Temple’s was over 13 points.