Psychology Doctoral Program Admissions: What Master's and Undergraduate-Level Students Need to Know

Autor/inn/en	Littleford, Linh Nguyen; Buxton, Kim; Bucher, Meredith A.; Simon-Dack, Stephanie L.; Yang, Kao Lee
Titel	Psychology Doctoral Program Admissions: What Master's and Undergraduate-Level Students Need to Know
Quelle	In: Teaching of Psychology, 45 (2018) 1, S.75-83 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0098-6283
DOI	10.1177/0098628317745453
Schlagwörter	Psychology; Doctoral Programs; College Admission; Online Surveys; Grade Point Average; Interviews; Mentors; Decision Making; Teacher Student Relationship; Student Research; Masters Programs; Clinical Psychology; Counseling Psychology; Business Administration Education; Business Schools; College Entrance Examinations; Graduate Study; Scores; Admission Criteria; Statistical Analysis; Graduate Management Admission Test + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Psychologie; Doktorandenprogramm; Hochschulzugang; Hochschulzulassung; Zulassung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Studentenforschung; Magister course; Magisterstudiengang; Klinische Psychologie; Counselling psychology; Beratungspsychologie; Aufnahmeprüfung; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Admission; Admission procedures; Zulassungsbedingung; Zulassungsverfahren; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	What do psychology doctorate programs require and prefer in their master's level applicants? Do the programs value students' graduate experiences during and postadmission? Doctoral programs' (n = 221) responses to an online survey showed that most required letters of recommendation, personal statements, Graduate Records Examination scores, and undergraduate grade point average. These credentials, interviewing skills, and student-mentor research match are crucial to admission decisions. However, clinical PhD, counseling PhD, clinical and counseling PsyD, practice subfields (e.g., school psychology), and research subfields (e.g., social psychology) evaluated differently 8 of the 26 credentials. Master's-level applicants benefit more than bachelor's-level applicants when beginning their doctoral work (e.g., having their master's theses waived), but the advantages vary by subfields. Implications and recommendations for doctoral applicants are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01