| Each year the applicant pool for the Counseling Psychology Program becomes
more competitive. Typically, an effort is made to select highly qualified
students who will enrich the program's commitment to cultural and individual
differences. At present the program has 77% females and 23% males. Twentyk-five
percent of the current students represent minority groups. The overall
(verbal and quantitative) average score on the GRE for students enrolling
in 2002 was 1060; the faculty recommended the admission of 15 students
from a pool of 48 applicants. The typical first year student is 31 years old and has completed a Master's degree either at UK or at another University. Of those students beginning in the Fall of 2002, 77% received their undergraduate degrees and 33% received their graduate degrees outside of Kentucky. The program faculty is committed to the high rate of program completion and makes every effort to facilitate student progress. Attrition rates are very low, averaging less than one student per year for the years 1982-2002. Counseling Psychology Program students present papers at national and regional meetings and co-author journal articles with the faculty and/or fellow students.
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