Outcome Measure #1: The Number of Program Completers (Graduates)

Academic Year% of program completers who were attending full-time (at the time of completion) % of program completers who were attending part-time (at the time of completion)
2023-202419%81%
2022-202328%72%
2021-202230%70%

Outcome Measure #2: The Program Completion Rate

Online: Approximately 2 years or more (around 60 credits required in the major, depending on credit evaluation)

Academic year in which a Fall cohort of full-time candidates enrolled in the program

Percentage of those candidates who completed the program within 150% of the published timeframe

Percentage of those candidates who completed the program within (select one measure): 100% (exactly the published timeframe)

2023-202482%72%
2022-202382%71%
2021-202287%81%

Outcome Measure #3: Institutional Selected Data

Academic YearOutcome MeasurePerformance Data
2023-2024Average GPA3.21
2022-2023Average GPA3.16
2021-2022Average GPA3.09

Candidate Performance on Program Outcomes*

(% Candidates meeting or exceeding standard)

NAEYC Professional StandardStandard 1: Child Develop-ment and Learning in ContextStandard 2: Family-Teacher Partnerships and Community ConnectionsStandard 3: Child Observation, Documen-tation and AssessmentStandard 4: Develop-mentally, Culturally, Linguistic-ally Appropriate Teaching PracticesStandard 5: Knowledge, Application, and Integration of Academic Content in the Early Childhood CurriculumStandard 6: Profession-alism as an Early Childhood Educator
Eastern Program OutcomesOutcome 1: Integrate knowledge of early develop-ment and careOutcome 2: Plan for active engage-ment with diverse families and communitiesOutcome 3: Utilize effective child observation & assessment practicesOutcome 4: Identify and implement develop-mentally appropriate teaching practicesOutcome 5: Apply accurate content knowledge and resources in academic disciplinesOutcome 6: Engage in continuous, collaborative learning within the larger early childhood community
AY 2023-202487%88%85%94%91%94%
AY 2022-202388%83%85%83%85%93%
AY 2022-202189%94%93%91%88%85%

*Eastern University Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s degree program outcomes are aligned with NAEYC Professional Standards and Competencies