Clinical Child Psychology | WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY

 

Home

Program Faculty

Student Information

 

Psychology Home

 

 

 

Note: Information presented on this page represents combined data for the Clinical and Clinical Child Psychology training programs.

 

Clinical and Clinical Child Psychology Training Program

Admission Data

 

YEAR OF ADMISSION
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

Number of Applicants

140
154
172
149
125
107
129

Number Offered Admission

8

8

9

11

8

11
14

Size of Incoming Class

8

6

9

8

8

9
8

Number of Incoming Students Receiving Assistantships

8

6

9

8

8

9
8

Incoming Student Qualifications

SUMMARY OF INCOMING STUDENTS

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

GRE-Verbal

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Average Score

561

510

551

595

566

528

594

  Median Score

545

495

540

600

570

510

600

GRE-Quantitative

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Average Score

629

627

621

670

645

641

675

  Median Score

615

635

620

690

660

620

665

GRE-Analytical Writing

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Average Score

 

 

5.0

5.1

5.4

4.6

4.5

  Median Score

 

 

5.0

5.2

5.5

5.0

4.5

GRE-Advanced (Psychology)

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Average Score

648

615

644

692

655

634

673

  Median Score

640

615

670

720

680

645

675

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Undergraduate GPA

3.59

3.62

3.67

3.68

3.97

3.72

3.83

Student Research, Teaching, and Service Activity

 
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
% Members in Professional Organizations
88%
100%
91%
93%
91%
% Students as Authors
44%
47%
48%
55%
55%
% Students as Conference Presenters
68%
82%
80%
69%
70%
% Involved in Grant-Supported Research
37%
38%
39%
33%
25%
% Involved in Teaching
22%
27%
43%
51%
55%
% Involved in Delivery of Professional Services
78%
91%
98%
88%
91%

Internship Placement Data


Internship Year of Entry

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006
2007

2008

Number of students who:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Applied for internship

6

10

5

5

7
5

7

Obtained internships

6
(100%)

10
(100%)

5
(100%)

5
(100%)

7
(100%)
5
(100%)

7
(100%)

Obtained APPIC member
internships

6
(100%)

10
(100%)

5
(100%)

5
(100%)

7
(100%)
5
(100%)

7
(100%)

Obtained APA accredited
internships

6
(100%)

10
(100%)

5
(100%)

5
(100%)

7
(100%)
5
(100%)

7
(100%)

Obtained paid internships

6
(100%)

10
(100%)

5
(100%)

5
(100%)

7
(100%)
5
(100%)

7
(100%)

Obtained full time internships

6
(100%)

10
(100%)

5
(100%)

5
(100%)

7
(100%)
5
(100%)

7
(100%)

Internship Sites 2003-2008


Name

Location

Name

Location

American Lake VA Medical Center Tacoma, WA Palo Alto VA Medical Center Palo Alto, CA

Brown University Medical Center

Providence, RI

Rush Presbyterian Medical Center

Chicago, IL

Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center

Phoenix, AZ

Sharp HealthCare

San Diego, CA

Children’s Hospital of Orange County

Orange, CA

SUNY Upstate Medical Center

Syracuse, NY

Children's Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL The May Institute Randolph, MA

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

Cincinnati, OH

U.S. Medical Center for Federal Prisoners

Springfield, MO

Duke University Medical Center

Durham, NC

UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute

Los Angeles, CA

Federal Medical Center – Carswell

Ft. Worth, TX

University of California Davis Medical Center, CAARE Center

Sacramento, CA

Greater Hartford Clinical Psychology Internship Consortium

Newington, CT

University of Mississippi Medical Center

Jackson, MS

Gulf Coast Veterans Healthcare System

Biloxi, MS

VA Medical Center

Pittsburgh, PA

Kennedy Krieger Institute at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Baltimore, MD

VA Medical Center

Milwaukee, WI

Medical College of Georgia/VA Medical Center Consortium

Augusta, GA

VA Medical Center

Salem, VA

Medical University of South Carolina

Charleston, SC

VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System

Reno, NV

Meyer Rehabilitation Center

Omaha, NE

West Virginia University Medical Center

Charleston, WV

Northeastern Oklahoma Psychology Internship

Vinita, OK

 

 

Time to Graduation Data

Graduation Outcomes

Degree at
admission

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Number of Students
Completing Program

BA/BS*

0

7

11

3

4

5

4

MA/MS**

2

1

0

2

1

2

1

All students

2

8

11

5

5

7

5

Years to Completion -
Mean

BA/BS

--

6.0

5.5

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.3

MA/MS

4.7

10.3

--

5.0

5.0

4.5

4.0

All students

4.7

6.5

5.5

5.1

5.2

5.0

5.0

Years to Completion -
Median

BA/BS

--

5.0

5.3

5.3

5.0

5.0

5.0

MA/MS

4.7

10.3

--

5.0

5.0

5.5

4.0

All students

4.7

5.0

5.3

5.2

5.0

5.0

5.0

Number of students who
took < 5 years to complete degree

BA/BS

--

0

3

0

0

0

0

MA/MS

2

0

--

1

0

1

1

All students

2 (100%)

0

3 (27%)

1 (20%)

0

1 (14%)

1 (20%)

Number of students who took 5 years to complete degree

BA/BS

--

5

4

3

3

4

3

MA/MS

0

0

--

1

1

1

0

All students

0

5 (62%)

4 (36%)

4 (80%)

4 (80%)

5 (72%)

3 (60%)

Number of students who took 6 years to complete degree

BA/BS

--

0

3

0

1

1

1

MA/MS

0

0

--

0

0

0

0

All students

0

0

3 (27%)

0

1 (20%)

1 (14%)

1 (20%)

Number of students who
took 7 years to complete
degree

BA/BS

--

0

0

0

0

0

0

MA/MS

0

0

--

0

0

0

0

All students

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Number of Students who took > 7 years
to complete degree

BA/BS

--

2

1

0

0

0

0

MA/MS

0

1

--

0

0

0

0

All students

0

3 (37%)

1 (9%)

0

0

0

0

* BA/BS = students entering with bachelor's degree or masters degree without thesis

** MA/MS = students entering with a Psychology Master's degree with an empirical thesis

Summary of Time to Graduation (2002-2008)


Number of students who took:

Total Graduates (N=43)

Cumulative

less than 5 years to complete degree

8 (19%)

8 (19%)

5 years to complete degree

25 (58%)

33 (77%)

6 years to complete degree

6 (14%)

39 (91%)

7 years to complete degree

0 (0%)

39 (91%)

more than 7 years to complete degree

4 (9%)

43 (100%)

Licensure Data

Number of Students Graduating with Doctoral Degrees (1997-2006)

Number of Graduates who are Licensed Psychologists

Percentage of Graduates who are Licensed Psychologists

67

58*

87%

*3 additional graduates are in the licensure process

2008-2009 Tuition & Fee Schedule for Graduate Students

 

Annual Tuition and Fees

Per Credit Hour

Assistantship Stipend

Resident

$5,612

$315

 

Non-Resident

$16,270

$908

 

Graduate Special Fees

$570/sem

 

 

Graduate Assistantship (BA/BS degree)

$570/sem*

 

$11,086*

Graduate Assistantship (MA/MS degree)

$570/sem*

 

$11,635*

*All students admitted to the doctoral graduate program are offered a graduate assistantship that qualifies them for complete tuition waiver in addition to a monthly stipend and student health insurance. Students are only required to pay Graduate Special Fees each semester.

Program Graduation and Attrition

Year of Enrollment
Number Enrolled
Number Graduated with Doctorate

Number Still Currently Enrolled

Number No Longer Enrolled

2000
8

7

0

1(12%)

2001
8
6
0
2 (25%)
2002
8
6
0
2 (25%)
2003
6
4
0
2 (33%)
2004
9
0
8
1 (11%)
2005
8
0
7
1 (12%)
2006
8
0
8
0 (0%)
2007
9
0
9
0 (0%)