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Addendum to concerns about professional schools.

Donald I Templer¹

¹Alliant International University, 5130 East Clinton Way, Fresno, CA 93727, USA. dtempler@alliant.edu

Psychological Reports

|November 11, 2005

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Traditional psychology graduate students have higher GRE scores than professional school students. Professional programs accept a higher percentage of applicants, indicating different admission standards.

Area of Science:

Psychology
Educational Psychology

Background:

Research in 2004 by Templer and Arikawa highlighted differences in GRE scores between traditional and professional psychology graduate students.
This study builds upon prior findings regarding academic metrics in psychology graduate admissions.

Purpose of the Study:

To compare academic profiles and admission rates of traditional versus professional psychology graduate programs.
To provide updated data on GRE scores, undergraduate GPAs, and acceptance percentages.

Main Methods:

Comparative analysis of academic data from traditional and professional psychology graduate programs.
Statistical examination of Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) scores, undergraduate Grade Point Averages (GPAs), and applicant acceptance rates.

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Main Results:

Traditional psychology graduate students exhibited significantly higher mean GRE scores compared to professional school students.
Mean undergraduate GPAs were 3.62 for traditional students and 3.36 for professional students.
Acceptance rates were 10.4% for traditional programs and 44.4% for professional programs.

Conclusions:

Significant disparities exist in GRE scores and acceptance rates between traditional and professional psychology graduate programs.
Professional psychology programs appear to have more accessible admission criteria compared to traditional programs.
These findings underscore the distinct applicant pools and selection processes in different graduate psychology training models.