Education/Training Outcomes

Typically, 6 to 8 students enter the program each year. Between 2004 and 2008, 36% of applicants were admitted to and enrolled in the program. Their mean GRE scores were: Verbal = 529, Quantitative = 634, Writing = 4.7. Bachelor admits had a mean GPA of 3.68/4.0; master's admits had a mean graduate GPA of 3.9/4.0. The program typically expects a combined GRE-V and GRE-Q score of 1000, and a bachelor's or master's program GPA of 3.5.  Purdue University has established minimal scores for the revised Test of English as Foreign Language (TOEFL): Total = 77, Writing = 18, Speaking = 18, Listening = 14, and Reading = 19. One graduate has chosen not to be professionally employed.  All other graduates have obtained employment. 

Time to Completion

For students who entered between 2000-2009, 17 graduated.  Only one of these graduates had been admitted from the Bachelor's level.  Therefore, the table below details information for students who were admitted from the Master's level.  For these graduates, time to graduation, the Median = 5.5 years, and the Means= 5.44 years.

For 2000-2009:

* Percentages are rounded up.

Program Costs

For the Fall 2009-2010 cohort, tuition and fees were $4,319 for full-time students who are Indiana residents and $12,559 for non-residents. The program assess no additional fees. Students are, however, expected to join professional organizations (e.g., APA, Student Affiliate Group of Division 17). Additional expenses include books and other learning materials (e.g., Practicum Handbook). In Fall 2009, 4 out of 6 first-year students obtained competitive fellowships.  All first-year students have funding. Although fellowships and graduate assistantships provide tuition remission, students are still responsible for $943.00 (for 2009-2010) in fees. Students on fellowships are assigned work responsibilities. Students also have access to financial aid and loans .

The program does not accept part-time students.
 
Internships

No students have applied for two-year, half-time internships. Percentages and ns include all students who applied for an internship in the designated year.

Attrition

The program was accredited in October, 2002, and re-accredited in November 2007. There was no (0%) attrition during Fall 2002-Fall 2007. 

Licensure

Program  licensure rate, 1997-2006 = 75%.  Of the 20 graduates between 1997-2006, 15 are licensed, and 3 of the 4 international student graduates are currently employed in academic positions in their home country.