Carey Theological College is committed to offering quality theological education that meets the highest standards of academic excellence and effectively prepares students for ministry. To ensure that these goals are met, Carey’s curricula are regularly reviewed by faculty to incorporate continual improvement. Student evaluations are another measure used to assess educational effectiveness, and the data obtained from the evaluations is incorporated into ongoing refinement of curricula and programs. Students are surveyed using the Entering and Graduating Student Questionnaires, as well as on the completion of each course on the quality of instruction and the instructional methods used, and the extent to which stated course objectives are met.
Other measures of educational effectiveness for each of our degree programs are shown below.
1. Doctor of Ministry
Graduation Rates:
|
Year of Admission |
Admitted |
Graduated |
Graduation Rate % |
|
2000 |
4 |
2 |
50.0% |
|
2001 |
2 |
2 |
100.0% |
|
2002 |
3 |
2 |
66.7% |
|
2003 |
3 |
3 |
100.0% |
|
2004 |
6 |
6 |
100.0% |
|
2005 |
10 |
8 |
80.0% |
|
Overall Total |
82.1% |
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Vocational Placement:
|
Year of Graduation |
Percentage of graduates in relevant vocational placement within one year |
|
2010 |
100.0% |
|
2011 |
100.0% |
2. Master of Divinity
During the course of a students’ progress in the Master of Divinity program, the growth of the student is reviewed in all dimensions of life, including the academic, spiritual, personal, social, and vocational. This process involves the faculty, persons involved with the student in the Supervised Ministry program, the Profile of Ministry Stage 2 indicator, and the student’s own continued discernment. The student’s readiness and suitability for ministry are recognised by the granting of the Affirmation for Ministry, and through this process the faculty are also informed of the effectiveness of the program as a whole in preparing students for ministry. For the students graduating with MDiv in 2010, 2011 and 2012, over 96.8% of students achieved the Affirmation for Ministry designation.
As the Master of Divinity program had its first intake in the year 2008-09, the statistics for graduation rate are not yet available.
Vocational Placement:
|
Year of Graduation |
Percentage of graduates in relevant vocational placement within one year |
|
2010 |
100.0% |
|
2011 |
53.8% |
3. Master of Arts in Spiritual Formation
As this program had its first intake in the year 2009-10, the graduation rate and vocation placement information are not yet available.
4. Master of Pastoral Ministry
Graduation Rates:
|
Year of Admission |
Admitted* |
Graduated |
Graduation Rate % |
|
2002-03 |
2 |
2 |
100.0% |
|
2003-04 |
11 |
8 |
72.7% |
|
2004-05 |
22 |
10 |
45.5% |
|
2005-06 |
17 |
12 |
70.6% |
|
2006-07 |
12 |
5 |
41.7% |
|
2007-08 |
10 |
6 |
60.0% |
|
Overall Total |
58.1% |
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* – Students who were enrolled in the Master of Pastoral Ministry program, but subsequently transferred their enrollment to the Master of Divinity program when that program was introduced, are not included in this table.
Vocational Placement:
|
Year of Graduation |
Percentage of graduates in relevant vocational placement within one year |
|
2010 |
81.8% |
|
2011 |
100.0% |