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Doctoral Programs in Clinical Psychology

Student Admissions, Outcomes & Other Data

Time to Completion for Students entering the Program with Advanced Standing (if applicable)

OutcomeYear in which Degrees were Conferred
2005-20062006-20072007-20082008-20092009-20102010-20112011-2012Total
Total number of students with doctoral degree conferred on transcript 22 29 26 21 31 30 23 182
Mean number of years to complete the program 5.4 5.8 5.4 5.7 5.4 5.4 5.3 5.5
Median number of years to complete the program 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Time to Degree RangesN%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%
Students in less than 5 years 2 9 2 7 3 12 1 5 2 6 6 20 3 19 19 10
Students in 5 years 13 59 12 41 15 58 12 57 13 42 15 50 14 61 94 52
Students in 6 years 4 18 9 31 5 19 2 10 7 23 4 13 4 17 35 19
Students in 7 years 2 9 3 10 0 0 2 10 3 10 2 7 1 4 13 7
Students in more than 7 years 1 5 3 10 3 12 4 19 6 19 3 10 1 4 21 12

Program Costs

Description2012-2013 1st year Cohort Cost
Tuition for full-time students (in-state) $46,620.00
Tuition for full-time students (out-of-state) N/A
Tuition per credit hour for part-time students (if applicable) N/A
University/institution fees or costs $40.00
Additional estimated fees or costs to students (e.g. books, travel, etc.) $2,000.00

Internship Placement - Table 1

OutcomeYear Applied for Internship
2005-20062006-20072007-20082008-20092009-20102010-20112011-2012
N%N%N%N%N%N%N%
Students who sought or applied for internships* 27 - 28 - 28 - 28 - 23 - 26 - 30 -
Students who obtained internships 26 96 28 100 28 100 28 100 23 100 22 85 28 96
Students who obtained APA/CPA-accredited internships 18 69 22 79 17 61 16 57 15 65 16 73 21 75
Students who obtained APPIC member internships that were not APA/CPA-accredited (if applicable) 5 19 5 18 10 36 9 31 6 26 5 23 4 14
Students who obtained other membership organization internships (e.g. CAPIC) that were not APA/CPA-accredited (if applicable) 3 12 1 4 1 4 3 11 2 9 1 5 2 7
Students who obtained internships conforming to CDSPP guidelines that were not APA/CPA-accredited (if applicable)                         1** 4
Students who obtained other internships that were not APA/CPA-accredited (if applicable)                         0 0

*This includes students that withdrew from the internship application process

Internship Placement - Table 2

OutcomeYear Applied for Internship
2005-20062006-20072007-20082008-20092009-20102010-20112011-2012
N%N%N%N%N%N%N%
Students who obtained internships 26 - 28 - 28 - 28 - 23 - 22 - 28 -
Students who obtained paid internships 23 89 27 96 23 82 26 93 21 91 22 100 27 96
Students who obtained half-time internships* (if applicable)             1 4 1 5 1 5 1 4

*Should only include students that applied for internship and are included in the number that "sought or applied for internship" from "Internship Placement - Table 1" for each year.

**Exempt site

Attrition

VariableYear of First Enrollment
2005-20062006-20072007-20082008-20092009-20102010-20112011-2012
N%N%N%N%N%N%N%
Students for whom this is the year of first enrollment (i.e. new students) 27 - 27 - 26 - 26 - 28 - 27 - 33 -
Students whose doctoral degrees were conferred on their transcripts 20 74 22 82 16 62 3 12 0 0 0 0 0 0
Students still enrolled in program 6 22 3 11 9 34 23 88 28 100 27 100 32 97
Students no longer enrolled for any reason other than conferral of doctoral degree 1 4 2 7 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3

Licensure

Outcome2002-2003 to 2009-2010
Total number of students with doctoral degrees conferred on transcript in time period 176
Number of students with doctoral degrees conferred on transcripts who became licensed doctoral psychologists in time period 129
Licensure percentage 73%

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