I thought I might have to do this....
The study will be published soon in Teaching of Psych
Here are some of the things learned (this is from 253 programs)
Mode GPA for entrance 3.0, GRE 1000 (450 for each section) with little differences between types of programs
Letters of recommendation and personal statements were top nonobjective criteria (research was not really important)
Most programs did have prerequisites (with the most common being Stats and Experimental)
About 60% have probationary admission. Many reported having deadlines, but admitting students after that deadline was common.
Many programs did not have a cap on the number of students they would admit - most said they took in about 5-15 students a year.
Many programs admitted students year-round (not just fall) and about 1/3 of students go part-time.
There are program variations - number of hours to complete varied (general/experimental programs and industrial/organizational programs tending to be shorter than most counseling programs), programs that graduated students who could be licensed were more likely to have a nonacademic reason for dismissal as well as academic, and they were also more likely to have an internship. As I already said, experimental programs were more likely to have their students go on into a doctoral program.
About half of the programs did not require students to do a thesis or take a comprehensive exam.
Deb
Dr. Deborah S. Briihl Dept. of Psychology and Counseling Valdosta State University Valdosta, GA 31698 (229) 333-5994 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://chiron.valdosta.edu/dbriihl/
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