1998 Student Attributes
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 58% females and 42% males. Twelve percent of current
students represent minority groups. The overall (verbal & quantitative) average
score on the Graduate Record Examination for doctoral students admitted i n 1998
was 1053. For the 1998 admissions cycle, the faculty recommended the admission
of six students from a pool of 93 qualified applicants. The typical first year
student is 30 years old and has completed a Masters degree either at the University
of Kentucky or at another regionally accredited University. Of those students
beginning in the Fall of 1998, 75% received undergraduate degrees and 50% received
Masters degrees outside of Kentucky. The program faculty is committed to the high
quality of program completion and makes every effort to facilitate student progress.
Program attrition rates are very low, averaging less than one student per year
for the years 1982-1997.
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