PROGRAM OUTCOME	CURRENT CUT SCORE/DEFINITION	CURRENT THRESHOLD	CUT SCORE/DEFINITION AS OF APRIL 15th, 2011	THRESHOLD AS OF APRIL 15th, 2011
CRT Credentialing Success	NBRC passing score (set by NBRC)	80% of total number of graduates obtaining NBRC CRT credential (3-year average)	NBRC passing score (set by NBRC)	80% of total number of graduates obtaining NBRC CRT credential (3-year average)
RRT Credentialing Success	NBRC passing score (set by NBRC)	50% of total number of graduates obtaining NBRC RRT credential (3-year average)	N/A (programs will still be required to provide RRT outcomes data on annual reports, However, no accreditation actions will be taken based on RRT credentialing success).	N/A
Comprehensive Written RRT Self-Assessment Exam (CWRRT SAE)	CoARC passing score of 55%	80% of cohort meeting the cut score on NBRC CWRRT SAE (most recent one year results)	N/A (No reporting required)	N/A
RPSGT/SDS Credentialing Success	BRPT passing score (set by BRPT) and NBRC passing score (set by NBRC)	60% of total number of graduates obtaining BRPT RPSGT or NBRC SDS credential (3-year average)	N/A (programs will still be required to provide RPSGT and/or SDS outcomes data on annual reports, However, no accreditation actions will be taken based on RPSGT or SDS credentialing success).	N/A
Retention/Attrition	Student is no longer enrolled in the program and is not expected to return (attrition)	30% attrition of the total number of students in the enrollment cohort (3-year average)	Students formally enrolled in a respiratory care program that began fundamental (non-survey) respiratory care core coursework and have left for academic or non-academic reasons. Students who leave the program with a full tuition refund, and those students transferring to satellites are not included in program attrition.	40% attrition of the total number of students in the enrollment cohort (3-year average)
Positive (Job) Placement	Defined as a graduate who within ten (10) months after graduation is: a. employed full- or part-time in  respiratory care, or b. enrolled full- or part-time in another degree program, or   c. serving in the military, or d. employed full- or part-time in the polysomnography field (for graduates of the polysomnography option of programs offering the same).	70% positive placement (3-year average)	Defined as a graduate who within ten (10) months after graduation is: a. employed full- or part-time in  respiratory care, or b. enrolled full- or part-time in another degree program, or   c. serving in the military, or d. employed full- or part-time in the polysomnography field (for graduates of the polysomnography option of programs offering the same).	70% positive placement (3-year average)
Graduate Survey – Satisfaction (for each learning domain)	A rating of 3 or higher on a 5-point Likert scale for each item/statement.	Each item/statement has at least 80% of the responses rated 3 or higher.	A rating of 3 or higher on a 5-point Likert scale for each item/statement.	Each item/statement has at least 80% of the responses rated 3 or higher.
Graduate Survey – Participation	The total number of program graduates who return their graduate survey.	50% of the graduates have returned surveys (3-year average)	The total number of program graduates who return their graduate survey.	50% of the graduates have returned surveys (3-year average)
Employer Survey – Satisfaction (for each learning domain)	A rating of 3 or higher on a 5-point Likert scale for each item/statement.	Each item/statement has at least 80% of the responses rated 3 or higher.	A rating of 3 or higher on a 5-point Likert scale for each item/statement.	Each item/statement has at least 80% of the responses rated 3 or higher.
Employer Survey – Participation	The total number of employers of program graduates who return their employer survey.	50% of the employers have returned surveys (3-year average)	The total number of employers of program graduates who return their employer survey.	50% of the employers have returned surveys (3-year average)
On-Time Graduation Rate	N/A	N/A	The Annual Report due April 15, 2011 will require all programs to report their on-time graduation rate.  This will be calculated as the number of students who graduate with their enrollment cohort (i.e. by their expected graduation date) - the number who attrited from that cohort divided by the total number of students enrolled in that cohort.   The enrollment date and the expected graduation date of each cohort are specified by the program.	Report only -no threshold established