Measure 4: Ability of Completers to be Hired
Initial and Advanced Programs. Ability of completers to be hired in education positions for which they have prepared.
Cameron University's EPP completers apply their knowledge, skills, and dispositions effectively to positively impact P-12 student learning and development. Almost 100 percent of completers in both the initial and advanced programs are employed immediately in their respective field.
2022-2023 Data
INITIAL PROGRAMS
B.S. in Early Childhood Education
For academic year 2022-2023, there were 11 graduates in Early Childhood Education. Five of those 10 graduates are currently employed as full-time teachers. One is enrolled in graduate school at Cameron while working full time, and another is continuing their education in family and child studies. Two graduates are working in fields outside of education.
B.S. in Elementary Education
Of the 30 students who graduated in 2022-2023 with a B.S. in Elementary Education, 27 are employed full-time as elementary teachers: 13 of those are teaching in schools in southwest Oklahoma, and 11 are teaching in schools in northeastern Oklahoma. One Elementary Education completer was accepted to graduate school, and two moved to teach out of state.
B.A. in English Education
One student graduated with a BA in English Education in AY 2022-2023, and was immediately employed to teach in southwest Oklahoma.
B.A. in Social Studies Education
For 2022-2023, two candidates of the Social Studies Education Program completed the requirements of the program and graduated. One is teaching in southwest Oklahoma, and one moved to teach out of state.
Bachelor of Music Education
There were no graduates from the CU BME in 2022-2023.
ADVANCED PROGRAMS
M.S. in Educational Leadership
Our graduates typically continue to be employed in a P-12 classroom setting, in private schools, or at technology centers after completing their graduate degree in Educational Leadership. There were 13 Educational Leadership graduates in 2022-2023. All program completers continue to work in the education field, and one is currently employed in a campus leadership role for their school district.
M.Ed. in Reading
There were 10 graduates from the M.Ed. in Reading program in 2022-2023. From those 10, eight are working full-time in the field of literacy in some capacity, and one of our program completers is continuing their education in another graduate program.
