Reputation is a tough one to calculate
At 01:55 PM 8/23/2004 -0700, you wrote:
Aubyn writes... I will look forward to reading your paper, and perhaps I should hold this question until I do, but I can't wait...
Did your data allow you to ask if Masters Programs with more rigorous admission requirements (e.g. higher GPA, GRE scores, more research) had a higher percentage of graduates going on to doctoral programs? Or any other predictors of which kinds of Masters Programs were more successful in getting students into doctoral programs (e.g. type or reputation of Master's program, reputation of faculty, size of school, etc.?).
Aubyn
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-----Original Message----- From: Deb Briihl [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 12:00 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences Subject: [tips] Re: Terminal Master's Programs in Psych
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
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