Clinical Program

Announcements

• Applications for Fall 2010 Admission are due January 2, 2010.
• The 2010 Interview Day will be held Friday, February 19.
• Dr. Catherine Epkins and Dr. James Clopton will not be taking graduate student for Fall 2010.
• Dr. Sid O'Bryant (Adjunct Assistant Professor) will be recruiting a graduate student that has interests in Clinical Neuropsychology.

Student Disclosure Data

Admission to the Clinical Program is highly competitive and is based upon a combination of undergraduate (and any previous graduate) grades, GRE scores, undergraduate (and any previous graduate) psychology course work, letters of recommendation, relevant experience in psychological research, volunteer or paid experience with adults, children, adolescents, or clinical populations, and your statement of goals and interests. Following careful review of written applications, potential mentors conduct phone interviews with the top-ranked applicants. Based on these initial phone interviews, candidates being considered for offers are invited to campus for our Interview/Visitation Day. These interviews with the Clinical faculty and visits with graduate students presently in the program are a very important part of the application process that helps both the Clinical faculty and the applicant decide how good the fit is bet ween the Clinical program and the interests, goals, and preparation of the applicant. While attendance at the Interview Day is highly encouraged, if students are unable to travel to campus due to financial reasons, a phone interview can be arranged.

Clinical students come from a variety of backgrounds and from many locations, mostly the United States but some from abroad. Almost all students have had an undergraduate major in psychology. On average, one incoming student a year has completed either a master’s degree in psychology or some graduate work.

The Clinical Psychology Program at Texas Tech University is a member of the Council of University Directors of Clinical Psychology (CUDCP). The CUDCP website states: "The member programs of CUDCP support the provision of fuller disclosure about operations and outcomes of our educational endeavors." Responding to the recommendation of the CUDCP Board of Directors, the TTU Clinical Psychology Program provides the following performance and outcome data pertaining to the education of its graduate students:

 

Applicant Information

*There were actually 6 students admitted but one never enrolled/began the program.   

 

Incoming Student Qualifications

  

Internship Placement Data

 

Intership Sites 2006-2009

 

Time to Graduation

 

Summary of Time to Graduation 2003-2009

 

Program Graduation and Attrition

*There were actually 6 students admitted but one never enrolled/began the program.

Licensure Data 2001-2009

** Missing data – was unable to obtain data from 2003-04 graduates

Licensing Data: From 2001 to 2009, 40 students graduated from the doctoral program.  For the 37 students for whom information was collected, 27 (73%) have obtained licenses.  Considering only graduates more than two years removed from the program, 90% have obtained licenses.

2009-2010 Tuition & Fees Schedule for Graduate Students:

Assistantship Reward

 

Tuition

 

Fees

Rate Schedule Approved December 2009

*All student admitted to the clinical program are offered a graduate assistantship that qualifies them for the tuition reduction.
* Tuition and Fee waivers are available in addition to the Assistantships offered.

Students with an assistantship
Cost to student for tuition and fees for a typical academic year (12 credits per semester) during 2009-2010.
Tuition: 12 x $100.00 = $1200 per semester x 2 semesters = $2400.00
Fees:  12 hours = $1155.00 per semester x 2 semesters = $2310.00
TOTAL: $1200.00 for tuition and $1155.00 for fees for 2 semesters: $ 4710.00

Resident:
Cost to student for tuition and fees for a typical academic year (12 credits per semester) during 2009-2010:
Tuition: 12 x $212.50 =  $2550.00 per semester x 2 semesters = $5100.00
Fees:  12 hours = $1155.00 per semester x 2 semesters = $2310.00
TOTAL = $2550.00 for tuition and $155.00 for fees for 2 semesters = $7410.00

Non-Resident:
Cost to student for tuition and fees for a typical academic year (12 credits per semester) during 2009-2010.
Tuition: 12 x $489.50 = $5874.00 per semester x 2 semesters = $11,748.00
Fees:  12 hours = $1155.00 per semester x 2 semesters = $2310.00
TOTAL: $5874.00 for tuition and $1155.00 for fees for 2 semesters: $ 14,058.00
*Expect a 5% yearly increase in tuition.