Counseling Program Training Outcomes Data
Program Costs*
In state, full time** tuition and fees per semester $3360
In state tuition and fees per credit hour 365
Out of state, full time** tuition and fees per semester 9481
Out of state tuition and fees per credit hour 1045
*Costs as of Fall, 2007. Amounts are subject to increase for 2008 and years thereafter.
**Full time = nine or more credit hours.
Assistantships
Students awarded an assistantship described in the table below receive a waiver of tuition and a stipend of approximately $10,815 per year. The tuition waiver covers courses in Fall, Spring, and Summer semesters. Assistantships require students to work for 16 hours per week during Fall and Spring semesters, but not during Summer. Health insurance is provided at no charge to students who have assistantships. They are also considered to have in state status for fees not covered by the tuition waiver. Costs not covered include fees for Programs and Services, Technology, Facilities, and Transportation. In 2007, the total cost of fees not covered by waiver, per semester was: $556.
Counseling Psychology students are guaranteed an assistantship and tuition waiver from Department of Psychology funds for their first two years of full-time graduate study. In their third year and afterward, the Department does not guarantee funding for Counseling Psychology students. However, at this point in their training the program is structured to provide students with the skills to serve in a variety of campus assistantships, including teaching introductory psychology, placements at the Department of Psychology Training Clinic, and placements at Office of Career Services or the University Counseling Center, and within a variety of academic advising units. Students are also eligible for assistantships and tuition waivers to provide services off campus in community mental health care settings such as Cherokee Health Systems. These service-related assistantships provide valuable training opportunities. The Counseling Psychology program can not guarantee these assistantships after the second year, because selection of students is determined by the agency providing the funding. However, in every year from 2004 and afterward, all students in their first four years of training who sought an assistantship were supported. Students who make steady academic progress should be ready to begin a full time paid APA-accredited internship in their fifth year of training (or before if they enter with a Masters degree).
Table 1. Admissions and Assistantship Data
| Applicant Data | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
| Number of Applicants | 30 | 45 | 66 | 56 | 49 | 58 | 91 |
| Number Offered Admission (% of total applicants) |
8 (27%) |
10 (22%) |
11 (17%) |
8 (14%) |
10 (20%) |
10 (17%) |
10 (11%) |
| Size of Incoming Class | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| Number Receiving Assistantships* (% of incoming class) |
5 (100%) | 6 (100%) | 6 (100%) | 6 (100%) | 5 (100%) | 5 (100%) | 7 (100%) |
* Graduate assistantships includes stipend, tuition waiver, and health insurance.
Table 2. Incoming Students GRE and GPA
| Incoming Student Data | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
| Mean GRE Verbal* | 540 | 583 | 525 | 500 | 570 | 535 |
564 |
| Mean GRE Quantitative* | 620 | 593 | 595 | 690 | 640 | 620 |
650 |
| Mean Undergraduate GPA | 3.58 | 3.65 | 3.16 | 3.67 | 3.39 | 3.40 |
3.20 |
*Excludes data from international students. **Excludes data from international students not evaluatied on a 4.0 system.
Table 3. Internship Data
| Number of Students Who: | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
| Applied for Internship | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Obtained Internship | 6 (85%) | 7 (100%) |
5 (100%) | 5 (83%) | 2 (100%) | 6 (100%) | 1 (100%) |
| Obtained APPIC Member Internship | 6 (85%) | 7 (100%) |
5 (100%) | 5 (83%) | 2 (100%) | 6 (100%) | 1 (100%) |
| Obtained APA Accredited Internship | 5 (71%) | 5 (71%) |
4 (80%) | 4 (66%) | 2 (100%) | 6 (100%) | 1 (100%) |
| Obtained a Paid Internship | 6 (85%) | 7 (100%) |
5 (100%) | 5 (83%) | 2 (100%) | 6 (100%) | 1 (100%) |
| Obtained a Full Time Internship | 6 (85%) | 7 (100%) |
5 (100%) | 5 (83%) | 2 (100%) | 6 (100%) | 1 (100%) |
Table 4. Graduation Data for Students who Graduated from August, 2001 – August, 2008
| Proportion of all students (N = 42) |
Proportion of students entering with Masters (n = 13) |
Proportion of students entering with BA or BS (n = 29) |
|
| Less Than 5 Years to Complete Ph.D. | 5 (12%) | 4 (31%) | 1 (3%) |
| 5 Years to Complete Ph.D. | 12 (29%) | 3 (23%) | 9 (31%) |
| 6 Years to Complete Ph.D. | 12 (29%) | 5 (38%) | 7 (24%) |
| 7 Years to Complete Ph.D. | 5 (12%) | 1 (7%) | 4 (14%) |
| More Than 7 Years to Complete Ph.D. | 8 (19%) | 0 (0%) | 8 (28%) |
| Mean Years to Complete Ph.D. | 6.17 | 5.15 | 6.62 |
| Median Years to Complete Ph.D. | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Table 5. Attrition of all Students who Entered August, 2000 – August, 2008
| Year of Enrollment | Number Enrolled |
Number Graduated with Doctorate |
Number Currently Enrolled |
Number and % No longer enrolled |
| 2000 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 (33%) |
| 2001 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 (25%) |
| 2002 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 (20%) |
| 2003 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 (33%) |
| 2004 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 (17%) |
| 2005 | 6 | 5 | 1 (17%) | |
| 2006 | 5 | 4 | 1 (20%) | |
| 2007 | 5 | 5 | ||
| 2008 | 7 | 7 |
Table 6. Licensure status of Students who Graduated from 1997-2005
Number of students who graduated during this period: 43
Number of graduates who are now licensed: 36 84%
Number living in the U.S. who indicated they are not licensed: 1 2%
International student graduates with no licensure provision in their country: 1 2%
Application for license currently in process: 1 2%
Number whose licensure status is not known: 4 10%