BOLIVAR, MO –  Southwest Baptist University students who are classified as rising juniors recently scored in the 94^th percentile among other universities in the United States taking the Academic Profile test.

Dr. Janet Juhlin, Director of Institutional Research and Assessment at SBU, said the Academic Profile is a test of general academic knowledge and skills. It includes material usually covered in courses taken during the first two years of college, which are often called the “core curriculum” or the “general education requirements.” This test is intended for use by colleges and universities in assessing the outcomes of their general education programs to improve the quality of instruction and learning.

According to Juhlin, all incoming students must take the Academic Profile test at the beginning of their first year at SBU. The students’ beginning scores are recorded and then later compared to the test scores achieved as a rising junior. Juhlin said these students’ scores had risen from the 55^th percentile to the 94^th percentile since they arrived at SBU - a testament to an emphasis on academics supported by the SBU Success Center, where all incoming students receive advisement in their first year at the university.

For more information, please call Dr. Janet Juhlin of Institutional Research and Assessment at 328-1714.