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2008-09 |
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Admitted with BA/BS only |
N=1 Median=8 yrs Mean=8 yrs |
N=0 Median=0 Mean=0 |
N=0 Median=0 Mean=0 |
N=0 Median=0 Mean=0
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N=1 Median= 4 yrs Mean= 4 yrs |
N=1 Median= 6 yrs Mean= 6 yrs |
N=0 Median=0 Mean=0 |
Admitted with MA/MS |
N=5 Median= 3 yrs Mean= 3.6 yrs |
N=7 Median= 4 yrs Mean= 5.1 yrs |
N=4 Median= 4 yrs Mean= 4.5 yrs |
N=5 Median= 6 yrs Mean= 4.8 yrs |
N=4 Median= 4 yrs Mean= 5.25 yrs |
N=8 Median= 6 yrs Mean= 5.5 yrs |
N=3 Median= 4 yrs Mean= 5 yrs |
Total N=39 |
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A total of 39 students have graduate with the Ph.D. in school psychology over the last 7 years. The average time to completion for students who were admitted to the doctoral program and who held a master's degree (N=36) at time of admittance was 4.88 years (Median = 4 years). For students who were direct admits (held a BA or BS degree only), the average time to complete the doctoral program was 6 years (N=3; Median=4 years). Of the 36 who were admitted with a master's degree, 21 (58%) completed the doctoral degree within 2 to 4 years. Only 9 students (25%), who were admitted with a master's degree, took 7 to 10 years (4 took 7 years, 3 took 8 years, 1 took 9 years, and 1 took 10 years) to complete the degree. (Graduate Catalog).
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