Graduate

Ph.D. Program in Counseling Psychology

Disclosure

Information for applicants to our APA-accredited Counseling Psychology Ph.D. Program.

Our Ph.D. program in Counseling Psychology (COPS) at Marquette University was established in 1994 and began matriculating students in that year. The program was initially accredited by the American Psychological Association in 2002. The COPS program was re-accredited in 2005, with the next site visit scheduled in 7 years (2012; the longest time period granted for a re-accreditation visit).

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Time To Completion

American Psychological Association directive: In their public materials, programs should provide the mean and the median number of years that students have taken to complete the program from the time of program entrance. These data should be provided for all graduates over the past seven years. Where applicable, these measures should be provided separately for students who began the program as bachelor level graduates and those who began with advanced standing (e.g., after having completed a separate master's program in psychology). The program should also provide the percentage of students completing the program in fewer than five years, five years, six years, seven years, and more than seven years.

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Time to Completion for Students entering the Program with a Bachelor’s Degree

Outcome Year in which Degrees were Conferred
2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 Total
Total number of students with doctoral degree conferred on transcript 2 2 0 1 3 6 1 15
Mean number of years to complete the program 7.5 8 NA 6 7.3 6.5 7 7.05
Median number of years to complete the program 7.5 8 NA 6 7 6.5 7 7
Time to Degree Ranges N % N % N % N % N % N % N % N %
Students in less than 5 years 0 0 0 0 NA NA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Students in 5 years 0 0 0 0 NA NA 0 0 0 0 2 33 0 0 2 14
Students in 6 years 1 50 0 0 NA NA 1 100 0 0 1 17 0 0 3 20
Students in 7 years 0 0 1 50 NA NA 0 0 2 67 1 17 1 100 5 33
Students in more than 7 years 1 50 1 50 NA NA 0 0 1 33 2 33 0 0 5 33

 

Time to Completion for Students entering the Program with Advanced Standing

Outcome Year in which Degrees were Conferred
2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 Total
Total number of students with doctoral degree conferred on transcript 2 7 3 4 6 4 3 29
Mean number of years to complete the program 4 7.23 6 6.5 6.67 5.75 7 6.17
Median number of years to complete the program 4 7 6 6 6 5 7 6
Time to Degree Ranges N % N % N % N % N % N % N % N %
Students in less than 5 years 2 100 0 0 1 33 0 0 1 17 1 25 0 0 5 17
Students in 5 years 0 0 1 14 0 0 1 25 2 34 2 50 1 33 7 24
Students in 6 years 0 0 1 14 1 33 2 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 14
Students in 7 years 0 0 2 29 0 0 0 0 1 17 0 0 1 33 4 14
Students in more than 7 years 0 0 3 43 1 33 1 25 2 34 1 25 1 33 9 31

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Program Costs

American Psychological Association directive: Programs are expected to make available the costs (i.e., tuition and fees) per student for the current first year cohort. This information should include full time student tuition, tuition per credit hour for part time students, and any fees assessed to students beyond tuition costs. Programs may also provide information regarding current adjustments to tuition including, but not limited to: financial aid, grants, loans, tuition remission, assistantships, and fellowships.

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Graduate School Tuition Rates for 2012 - 2013

Fees. Compared to many institutions, relatively few fees are assessed by Marquette University above and beyond the tuition costs.

Description 2012-2013 1st-year Cohort Cost
Tuition for full-time students (in-state) $735 per credit
Tuition for full-time students (out-of-state) $735 per credit
Tuition per credit hour for part-time students (if applicable) $735 per credit
University/institution fees or costs  **See chart below
Additional estimated fees or costs to students (e.g. books, travel, etc.) $500 per year
**CONTINUOUS ENROLLMENT FEES Applicable to all graduate programs
Part Time $100.00
Full Time $100.00
SERVICES FEES
Application Fee $50.00
Diploma Mailing Fee - Domestic $10.00
Diploma Mailing Fee - International $15.00
Doctoral Dissertation Publication Fee $75.00
Examination, Comprehensive $45.00
Readmission Fee $100.00
TRANSCRIPT FEES
Per Transcript $5.00
Immediate Service (Per Transcript) $10.00
Additional charge per international transcript $1.00

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Financial Support

In recent years most of the new full-time students in our doctoral program have been supported by a part-time research assistantship through the department or centers affiliated with our department. Scholarships and fellowships have also helped support some additional students. We will not know the number of assistantships that will be available to next year's students until our admissions offers are sent out to students in the middle of the spring semester. A variety of fellowships and other possibilities are also available for our students. For more information, see:

http://www.marquette.edu/grad/finaid_index.shtml

Most of the scholarships and assistantships that we offer students in the Department of Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology go to doctoral students. We have two scholarships open only to current students within the department: Adelaide and Herbert Booz Scholarship in Neuropsychology, and the Janz Scholarship. A small percentage of our students decline assistantships to pursue outside employment.

We currently (September 2012) have 21 active students in our counseling psychology doctoral program. These students are in various stages of the program. Below, the funding status is broken down by stage in the program.

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2012 - 13 Academic Year funding status for all current students (n =21)

Status in Program Total Receiving Funding ¼ time RA ½ time RA ¼ time RA + Fellowship Fellow-
ship		 Intern-
ship Funded 		Intern-
ship non-Funded 		External Employ-
ment
Year 1 cohort 2012-13

100% (4/4)

 4 0 0 0 NA NA 0
Year 2 cohort 2011-12

100% (3/3)

 2 1 0 0 NA NA 0
Year 3 cohort 2010-11

100% (2/2)

 1 1 0 0 NA NA 0
Year 4 cohort 2009-10 100%
(4/4)		 0 0 0 0 2 NA 2
Year 5 cohort 2008-09 100%
(5/5)		 0 0 0 0 3 NA 2
Year 6 cohort 2007-08 100%
(2/2)		 0 0 0 0 1 NA 1
Year 7 cohort 2006-07 100%
(1/1)		 0 0 0 0 0 NA 1
TOTAL 100%
(21/21)		 7 2 0 0 6 NA 6
Current Interns 100% (6/6) all in funded internships; 5 of 6 in APA-accredited funded internships
All but Dissertation All are externally employed

RA = Research Assistantship
¼ time Research Assistantship = typically - 10 months, 10 hrs per week
Average stipend = $6760 per year
Average tuition scholarship = 18 credits per year
½ time Research Assistantship = typically - 10 months, 20 hrs per week
Average stipend $13,520 per year
*All who sought funding received it

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Arthur J. Schmitt Fellowship in support of future academic leaders

COPS Schmitt Fellows:
David Phelps 2011-12
Michael Martinez 2010-11
Rose Lucey 2009-10
Shauna Fuller & Sara Hegerty 2008-09
Jessica Thull 2007-08
Augustine Kalameera 2006-07
Julie Jackson 2005-06
Nathan Pruitt 2004-05
Michael Madson 2003-04
Lee Hildebrand 2000-01
Bonnie Nicholson 1999-00
Margie Jacques 1997-98

For more information regarding the Schmitt Fellowship:

finaid_schmitt

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Internships

Six students are currently on internship. All six interns are in funded positions.

*All students must their complete PDQEs and propose their dissertation prior to applying for internship

Outcome Year Applied for Internship
2005-  2006 2006-   2007 2007-   2008 2008-   2009 2009-   2010 2010-   2011 2011-   2012
N % N % N % N % N % N % N %
Students who sought or applied for internships* 4 100 7 100 3 100 7 100 9 100 6 100 6 100
Students who obtained internships 4 100 7 100 3 100 6 86 7 78 6 100 6 100
Students who obtained APA/CPA-accredited internships 2 50 7 100 3 100 6 86 7 78 5 83 5 83
Students who obtained APPIC member internships that were not APA/CPA-accredited (if applicable) 1 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17
Students who obtained other membership organization internships (e.g. CAPIC) that were not APA/CPA-accredited (if applicable) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Students who obtained  internships conforming to CDSPP guidelines that were not APA/CPA-accredited (if applicable) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Students who obtained other internships that were not APA/CPA-accredited (if applicable) 1 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17 0 0

 

Outcome Year Applied for Internship
2005-   2006 2006-   2007 2007-   2008 2008-   2009 2009-   2010 2010-   2011 2011-   2012
N % N % N % N % N % N % N %
Students who obtained internships 4 100 7 100 3 100 6 86 7 78 6 100 6 100
Students who obtained paid internships 4 100 7 100 3 100 6 100 7 100 5 83 6 100
Students who obtained half-time internships* (if applicable) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Student Attrition From Program

American Psychological Association directive: Programs are expected to report the number and percentage of students who have failed to complete the program once matriculated.

Variable Year of First Enrollment
2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012
N % N % N % N % N % N % N %
Students for whom this is the year of first enrollment (i.e. new students) 6 100 6 100 6 100 4 100 4 100 3 100 3 100
Students whose doctoral degrees were conferred on their transcripts 5 83 5 83 1 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Students still enrolled in program 0 0 1 17 4 67 3 75 4 100 2 67 3 100
Students no longer enrolled for any reason other than conferral of doctoral degree 1 17 0 0 1 17 1 25 0 0 1 33 0 0

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Median GRE scores for students admitted into the Counseling Psychology program 2006 - 2012

Year Median GRE Verbal Median GRE Quantitative Median GRE Writing
2012-13 580 670 4.5
2011-12 640 650 4.5
2010-11 530 590 4.0
2009-10 470 553 4.5
2008-09 487 513 4.5
2007-08 526 536 4.5
2006-07 520 660 5.0

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Program Graduates' Licensure Status

Outcome 2002-2003 to 2009-2010
Total number of students with doctoral degrees conferred on transcript in time period 39
Number of students with doctoral degrees conferred on transcripts who became licensed doctoral psychologists in time period 24
Licensure percentage 62%

 

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