Student Admissions, Outcomes and Other Data

Time to Completion:

Since the year 2000, students entering the Counseling Psychology program with a Master’s degree in counseling (or a closely related field) have taken on average 5.3 years (median 4.0) to graduate from our program. Below is a breakdown of their time to completion:

Time to Program Completion # of Students Percent
Less than 5 years 34 64.2
5 years 6 11.3
6 years 3 5.6
7 years 8 15.2
More than 7 years 2 3.7

Because we admitted our first cohort of students entering with a BA/BS degree in 2006, none have completed the program yet. The program is structured, however, so that those entering with a bachelor’s degree could complete the program in 5 years.

PROGRAM COSTS:

The costs of attending UNC varies depending upon your residency status. The Counseling Psychology Program is a member of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education’s (WICHE) Western Regional Graduate Program. What membership in the WRGP means is that applicants who are residents of 15 western states (Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming) would qualify for resident tuition status starting their first year in the program. Applicants who are US citizens, but residents from other states would need to pay nonresident tuition their first year on campus, but could then qualify for resident tuition status after 1 year in Colorado. International students currently remain classified as nonresidents throughout their degree program. Current information regarding tuition and fees can be found on the Costs website.

More information regarding the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE). More information regarding WICHE’s Western Regional Graduate Programs (WRGP).

Students are eligible for federal loans, scholarships and grants. There are limited assistantships offered through the program that pay for a portion of the student’s tuition and give a small stipend. Our students usually obtain additional assistantships across the campus. For more information regarding financial aid please refer to Financial Aid's Web site.

INTERNSHIPS:

Since 2003, our doctoral students have successfully completed predoctoral internships at sites across the country. Below are some data on student’s outcomes.

Students who obtained: Number Percentage
Internships* 36 85.7
paid internships 36 100
APPIC member internships 8 25
APA/CPA accredited internships 27 75
two year half-time internships 0 0

Please Note: All of our graduates must complete an internship. During the past 7 years we have had 6 students (14.3 percent) that did not obtain an internship the first time they applied. All of those students did obtain an internship when they applied a second time.

Since 2003, 13 of 36 graduates obtained their first jobs from their internship sites (36 percent).

Attrition

Once admitted into our program, we work very hard to help ensure that students successfully progress toward degree completion. Unfortunately, for a variety of reasons not all students complete the program. During the past 7 years our attrition or drop out rate has been about 6 percent (3 out of 51 students).

Year of Enrollment # Enrolled # Graduated w/ Doctorate # Still Currently Enrolled # No Longer Enrolled
2004 7 3 (43) 4 (57) 0
2005 6 5 (83) 1 (17) 0
2006 8 1 (13) 4 (50) 3 (37)
2007 7 0 7 (100) 0
2008 9 0 9 (100) 0
2009 7 0 7 (100) 0
2010 7 0 7 (100) 0

Licensure

Depending upon the state there are different types of mental health licenses. We prefer that our students become licensed psychologists. We have had 34 students graduate between the years 2002-2008. Of those students, 80 percent (N=27) have become Licensed Psychologists. Five graduates (14 percent) have obtained a different type of mental health license (4 are licensed professional counselors and 1 is a licensed nurse). Two of our graduates (6 percent) do not currently hold any type of mental health license.