Review Assessment Report

Part 1: Contact & Program Identification

Report Year and Contact Information
Academic Year	Modified By	Date Modified
2020-2021	[email protected]	2021-11-19T20:59:14.626Z

School	Name of Program	Courses
HWPS	Yoga Instructor Certificate	FITT 2020,HLTH 1001,FITT 1593,EXSC 2110,EXSC 2120,BIOL 1130,EXSC 1160,FITT 2090,BIOL 1130L

Part 2: Program Summary

Provide a high level review of the program to include highlights, successes, challenges, significant changes, and significant resources needed to support the program
This has been an incredibly difficult and challenging year for the Yoga Instructor Program due to Covid-19 pandemic we were forced to move all our classes (entire program) online via Zoom/BrightSpace. The Yoga Instructor Certificate of Completion is relatively new and started Fall 2018. In 2019-2020 FY there were a total of 15 declared Yoga Certificate Majors and this fiscal year (2020-2021) there are 12 declared Yoga Certificate Majors. This has been a steady drop over the last 3 fiscal years. It is understandable that this decline (especially the last FY and this one) could be attributed to the Covid-19 pandemic. Given the challenges of the pandemic the number of graduates doubled from 4 last 2019-2020FY to 8 this current fiscal year--still below the target of 10. This programs Annual average class withdrawal rate, Annual C-Pass rate for course work, and average class fill rate all met the target cut-offs.

Provide a high level review of the program to include highlights, successes, challenges, significant changes, and significant resources needed to support the program

This has been an incredibly difficult and challenging year for the Yoga Instructor Program due to Covid-19 pandemic we were forced to move all our classes (entire program) online via Zoom/BrightSpace. The Yoga Instructor Certificate of Completion is relatively new and started Fall 2018. In 2019-2020 FY there were a total of 15 declared Yoga Certificate Majors and this fiscal year (2020-2021) there are 12 declared Yoga Certificate Majors. This has been a steady drop over the last 3 fiscal years. It is understandable that this decline (especially the last FY and this one) could be attributed to the Covid-19 pandemic. Given the challenges of the pandemic the number of graduates doubled from 4 last 2019-2020FY to 8 this current fiscal year--still below the target of 10. This programs Annual average class withdrawal rate, Annual C-Pass rate for course work, and average class fill rate all met the target cut-offs.

Part 3: Data Review

	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021
Annual number of graduate awards is greater than 10	8	4	8
Number of declared majors	28	15	12
Average Class Size	21.8	25	22.2
Annual Average Class withdrawal rate is 30% or below (SAGE 35%)	10%	14%	14%
Annual C-Pass rate for coursework is 60% or above	80%	77%	75%
Average class fill rate at 60% or above capacity within a term or over a year	75%	81%	79%
Graduate Transfer to 4-year Schools	n/a	n/a	n/a
Full-time Faculty Coverage by Section	52%	53%	27%

Summarize how your program met or did not meet the target measures based on the data above
The Yoga Instructor Certificate program has failed to meet the target measure of 10 graduate awards with 8 graduates this 2020-2021 FY this is up by 4 students from the prior fiscal year (2019-2020). This is fairly surprising because this entire fiscal year the program was forced online due to the Covid-19 pandemic. However, the program did meet and exceed target measures of 60% or above on Annual C-Pass Rate for course work with 75% to date. The average class fill met the above 60% target this FY year at 79%. Annual average class withdrawal rate did meet the below 30% target at 14% this FY which remained steady from last 2019-2020 FY. One statistic that is alarming is that the program's number of declared majors has steadily dropped the last 3 fiscal years to 12 students from 28 in FY 2018-2019 which was the Yoga Instructor Cert. first year of operation.

Summarize how your program met or did not meet the target measures based on the data above

The Yoga Instructor Certificate program has failed to meet the target measure of 10 graduate awards with 8 graduates this 2020-2021 FY this is up by 4 students from the prior fiscal year (2019-2020). This is fairly surprising because this entire fiscal year the program was forced online due to the Covid-19 pandemic. However, the program did meet and exceed target measures of 60% or above on Annual C-Pass Rate for course work with 75% to date. The average class fill met the above 60% target this FY year at 79%. Annual average class withdrawal rate did meet the below 30% target at 14% this FY which remained steady from last 2019-2020 FY. One statistic that is alarming is that the program's number of declared majors has steadily dropped the last 3 fiscal years to 12 students from 28 in FY 2018-2019 which was the Yoga Instructor Cert. first year of operation.

Part 4: Program Learning Outcome Analysis

Learning Outcome	Population or Course(s) Assessed	Description	Summary of Assessment Results
1. Understand how to sequence a yoga class; understand mechanics; deconstruct asanas into their component parts.	FITT 2090.		Average of 90 points in final exams; Average of 80% in practicum exam and instructor observation.
2. Evaluate yoga philosophy, asana paradigms, and breathing techniques through a written exam.	FITT 2020.		Average of 90 points in final exam; Average of 80% in practicum exam and instructor observation.

Interpretation of Assessment findings
This fiscal year there have been a total of 10 students move through our FITT 2090: Yoga Internship class which is the last class students take upon completing the certificate. One of the major assessments for the class is having students complete live teaching and recordings demonstrating a proper yoga class sequence, mechanics, and deconstructing asanas into component parts. The average points scored by students was 90 points out of 100 which was 10 points ahead of our target. Based on these results we will continue in the way we are delivering this curriculum and assessment at this time. In our FITT 2020: Fundamentals of Yoga Instruction class student were scoring a 90/100 on their final exam score upon exiting the class—10 points higher than our target. A total of 10 students have registered with the Yoga Alliance to become officially a Certified Yoga Instructor. Nothing should change here, except in getting the number of declared majors and # of graduated increased through program promotion.

Interpretation of Assessment findings

This fiscal year there have been a total of 10 students move through our FITT 2090: Yoga Internship class which is the last class students take upon completing the certificate. One of the major assessments for the class is having students complete live teaching and recordings demonstrating a proper yoga class sequence, mechanics, and deconstructing asanas into component parts. The average points scored by students was 90 points out of 100 which was 10 points ahead of our target. Based on these results we will continue in the way we are delivering this curriculum and assessment at this time. In our FITT 2020: Fundamentals of Yoga Instruction class student were scoring a 90/100 on their final exam score upon exiting the class—10 points higher than our target. A total of 10 students have registered with the Yoga Alliance to become officially a Certified Yoga Instructor. Nothing should change here, except in getting the number of declared majors and # of graduated increased through program promotion.

Part 5: Additional Action Plan in Support of Student Learning (If Appropriate)

Upcoming Year	Changes Planned for the upcoming year	Data Motivating this change
2021-2022	Nothing needs to be done with the specific courses analyzed however, increasing the number of declared majors and number of graduates in this program needs to be addressed. This will be done through marketing strategies and program promotion.	Number of declared majors has fallen the last 3 fiscal years; Number of graduates is below 10 at 8 this fiscal year.
2021-2022
2021-2022

Please select all of the following that characterize the types of changes described in the above action plan

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