Peterson, Douglas (USD)
Wed, 08 Oct 2008 10:48:46 -0700
As a director of an Honors Program, I can tell you statistics on our graduates over the past 5 years (averaging 40 Honors graduates per year) Acceptance rate into Medical School: 95% Acceptance rate into Law School: 100% Acceptance Rate for other professional programs (OT, PT, Dentistry): 100% Acceptance Rate for graduate school (masters and PhD): 84% Our program requires a senior thesis and the above statistics are based on acceptance in the year after graduation. We don't do a good job of tracking students after that first year (something I hope to change). Employment is not tracked as well either (80% or more go on in school), but I don't know of a graduate in the last five years that does NOT have a job! Doug P.S. I almost didn't reply because I thought this was a post on the honors listserve and I was waiting to see what other people reported but then I realized it was TIPS, where I am virtually unknown, but thought this was a good opportunity to bridge my two jobs. Doug Peterson, PhD Director of University Honors Associate Professor of Psychology The University of South Dakota 414 E. Clark Vermillion SD 57069 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] phone (Honors): (605) 677-5223 phone (Psychology): (605) 677-5295 -----Original Message----- From: Marc Carter [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 11:53 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] Question about honors programs Hi, All -- Quick question, here: Do any of you know whether or not having been in an "honors program" confers a benefit on a graduating student either with respect to getting into grad school or getting a job out of college? The reason I ask you is a) I have no idea who else to ask, and 2) I have noticed that students are actively *avoiding* honors sections here because they're perceived as being "more work" and represent a greater GPA risk. If we could sell honors as having a post-graduate value, perhaps more students would be interested in participating. Thanks for any thoughts you can send my way.... m Marc Carter Associate Professor and Chair Department of Psychology ------ "There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about." -- Margaret Wheatley --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])