Wayland Business students score better on major exam than 98 percent of U.S. students

PLAINVIEW – Wayland Baptist University students completing School of Business degree programs scored better than 98 percent of the nation’s Business students on the 2022-2023 Peregrine Major Field Exam, and some were even in the 99^th percentile on the comprehensive test.

According to Dr. Kelley Warren, Dean of the School of Business and Professor of Management, the Peregrine Major Field Exam tests students in core business disciplines such as accounting, business ethics, economics and finance, management, and marketing, among others.

“Based on a selected aggregate from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools many of our students scored in the 90 and above percentile range with several scoring in the 98 and 99 range for the 2022-2023 academic year,” Warren said.

Bachelor of Business Administration students scoring in the 99^th percentile range include Gabriel Aplicano, Kayla Cobbley, Diego Cortez, Cauane Krainski, Javorian Miller, Flor Pantoja, Jaxon Recer, and Brody Williams from the Plainview campus; - Lidia Medina, online; and Eric Vasquez, Lubbock campus.

Bachelor of Applied Science students scoring in the 99^th percentile range include Samba Gnokane and Jaime Martin, Plainview campus; Marissa Torres and Mahogany Woods, online; Brittany Larson, Anchorage, AK, campus; Shirley Crichton, Hawaii campus; Samantha Dominguez, Lubbock campus; Victor Ruiz and Violeta Venne, San Antonio campus; and Amanda Poore and Ashley Sluder, Wichita Falls campus.

Bachelor of Business Administration students scoring in the 98^th percentile range include Rene Nunez Feliz, Plainview campus.

Bachelor of Applied Science students scoring in the 98^th percentile range include Steven Flowers, Plainview campus; Glenda Perez and Jesse Rutledge, Amarillo campus; Chandra Davis, online; and Catherine Cooper and Samantha Lopez, San Antonio campus.

Master of Management and Master of Organizational Leadership students scoring in the 99^th percentile range include Svetlana Gapeshina, Anchorage, AK, campus; Adrian Camacho, Fairbanks, AK, campus; Amanda De Leon, online; Jasmine Johnson, San Antonio campus; and Anthony Bergandino, Wichita Falls campus.

Master of Business Administration students scoring in the 99^th percentile range include Chelsea Hunter, Dharmil Khandhar and Brandy McCrory, Plainview campus; Gilbert Macias, online; Sinaiaiga Poyer, Anchorage, AK, campus; Lavina Smith, Hawaii campus; and Jessica Cruz, Monica Gallegos and Sharonica White, San Antonio campus.