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Information for Prospective Students

Education Outcomes

"Domain G of the Guidelines and Principles for Accreditation of Programs in Professional Psychology (G&P) requires that doctoral graduate programs provide potential students, current students and the public with accurate information on the program and with program expectations. This information is meant to describe the program accurately and completely, include education and training outcomes, and be presented in a manner that allows applicants to make informed decisions about entering the program."
(Committee on Accreditation, July 2007)


Time to Completion

Mean and median number of years that students have taken to complete the program from the time of program entrance. (Note: '-' indicates no students in this category; '*' indicates students in this category are still matriculating).

Years To Completion
Year Entered
02-03
03-04
04-05
05-06
06-07
07-08
08-09
Average, entering with BA
6.5
5
*
*
*
*
*
Median, entering with BA
6.5
5
*
*
*
*
*
Average, entering with MA
4.5
-
4
*
*
*
*
Median, entering with MA
4.5
-
4
*
*
*
*

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Program Costs

Current Program costs (i.e., tuition and fees) per student are provided on the University of Rhode Island web site at the following address: http://www.uri.edu/es/acadinfo/acadyear/tuition.html

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Internships

The following Table provides information regarding our students' success in obtaining internships over the past seven years. These data show the number of students in the following categories:
  • The number who applied to internships
  • The number who obtained paid internships
  • The number who obtained APPlC member internships
  • The number who obtained APA/CPA accredited internships
  • The number who obtained internships conforming to Council of Directors of School Psychology Programs (CDSPP) guidelines (School Psychology only)
  • The number who obtained two-year, half-time internships

Program Student Internship Data
For academic years
02-03
03-04
04-05
05-06
06-07
07-08
08-09
Applied for internship for
8
1
6
3
6
2
2
Received funded internships for
7
1
6
3
6
2
2
Received unfunded internships for
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Received accredited/APPIC internships for
4/1
1/0
3/1
1/0
2/1
2/1
2/1
CDSPP guidelines met
8
1
6
3
6
2
2
1/2 time internship for 2 years?
0
0
0
0
0
0
1

* All pre-doctoral internships completed by students in our program conform to the Internship Guidelines of the Council of Directors of School Psychology Programs.

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Attrition

The following Table provides the number and percentage of students who have failed to complete the program once matriculated:

Student Attrition Data
Year of Enrollment
02-03
03-04
04-05
05-06
06-07
07-08
08-09
# Enrolled
5
5
4
3
6
3
3
# Graduated with doctorate
4
3
1
0
0
0
0
# Still currently enrolled
1
0
1
2
6
3
3
# No longer enrolled**
0
2
2
1
0
0
0

** Each of the 5 students represented in this row have transferred into the M.S. Program in School Psychology: 4 have graduated and 1 is still matriculating.

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Licensure

Since 2002, the Program has graduated 24 doctoral students. Of these, 5 graduates (20%) have obtained licensure as a psychologist. Initially, a licensure rate of 20% among our graduates over the past 7 years may appear to be a low rate. However, our program and curriculum prepare interested graduates to take the national psychology licensure exam and to qualify as State board licensed psychologists. Yet, as with most school psychology doctoral programs our program is focused on the provision of psychological services in pre-school through secondary level school settings rather than in clinic, medical, or independent practice settings. Because working in school settings requires a separate State Department of Education school psychologist credential, and because psychology board licensure is usually not accepted as a means for obtaining such a credential, only a small percentage of our graduates have pursued board licensure. All of our graduates are eligible for obtaining State Department of Education credentials as school psychologists, and virtually all of them hold such credentials in one or more states. In addition, many of our graduates also have obtained the Nationally Certified School Psychologist (NCSP) credential. Potential applicants to our program who wish to eventually become board licensed psychologists should be aware that our program can provide support for achieving this professional goal.

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