FALL 2024 MATRICULATION
Regarding Fall 2024 matriculation, the pools consisted of 46 applicants to the master’s/sixth-year program, and 19 applicants to the doctoral program. From these pools, eight students matriculated into the master’s/sixth year program and three students matriculated into the doctoral program (a total of 11 matriculated students between the two programs). The mean total Graduate Record Examination scores of the master’s/sixth-year and doctoral applicants matriculated in 2024 have been suppressed due to five or fewer students reporting scores.
Currently, there are 31 doctoral and 27 master’s/sixth-year students pursuing advanced degrees in the school psychology program.
TIME TO COMPLETION
For the last 10 years, since Fall 2014, of the students who completed the master’s/sixth year program, the vast majority graduated within three years, and the remainder completed within four years.*
*Exact percentages not disclosed to comply with data suppression guidelines.
Since Fall 2014, the program has graduated 46 doctoral students. On average, doctoral students require 4.9 years to graduate. The median was 4.7 years.
Students are allowed to enter the degree programs with credit from prior graduate work in accord with the graduate school policies (http://gradcatalog.uconn.edu/guidelines-for-grad-study/standards-degree-requirements) and advisor consent based on syllabus review. This may reduce the time to completion of the MA degree program by the number of credits approved for transfer and by a maximum of approximately two years if a student enters the PhD program with a master’s/sixth-year specialist school psychology degree. Program requirements exclude credit for undergraduate study, study that is remedial, or study which is designed to remove deficiencies in meeting admissions standards. To obtain a doctoral degree, the student must be enrolled in a UConn school psychology program for at least three years, even if they already have a master’s/sixth-year degree. The table below contains information about time to completion for doctoral students only.
| Year in Which Degrees were Conferred: Fall 2014 – Summer 2024 | ||
| Outcome | Total | |
| Total number of students with doctoral degrees conferred on transcript | 46 | |
| Mean number of years to complete the program | 4.9 | |
| Median number of years to complete the program | 4.7 | |
| Year in Which Degrees were Conferred: Fall 2014 – Summer 2024 | ||
| Time to Degree Ranges | N | % |
| Students in less than 5 years | 23 | 50 |
| Students in 5 years | 10 | 22 |
| Students in 6 years | 7 | 15 |
| Students in 7 or more years | 6 | 13 |
PROGRAM COSTS
Non-resident students can establish resident status after living in the state for one year and meeting some additional specific conditions. For a comprehensive description of program costs, see University of Connecticut Graduate Catalog, available at: http://gradcatalog.uconn.edu/
| Description | 2024 – 2025 1st-year Cohort Cost |
| Tuition for full-time students (in-state) | $19,512 |
| Tuition for full-time students (out-of-state) | $41,424 |
| Tuition per credit hour for part-time students (if applicable enter amount; if not applicable enter “NA”) | NA |
| University/institution fees or costs | $3,360 |
| Additional estimated fees or costs to students (e.g., books, travel, etc.) | $5,922 |
INTERNSHIP DATA
All matriculated master’s/sixth year and doctoral students for the last 10 years, since Fall 2015, have completed supervised internships. The following tables provide data exclusively for doctoral students.
Internship Placement Table 1.
| Year Applied for Internship: Fall 2015 – Summer 2025 | ||
| Outcome | N | % |
| Students who obtained APA/CPA-accredited internships | 10 | 23 |
| Students who obtained APPIC member internships that were not APA/CPA-accredited | 8 | 19 |
| Students who obtained other membership organization internship (CAPIC) that were not APA/CPA-accredited | 0 | 0 |
| Students who obtained internships conforming to CDSPP guidelines that were not APA/CPA-accredited | 16 | 37 |
| Students who obtained other internships that were not APA/CPA-accredited | 9 | 21 |
| Students who obtained any internship | 43 | 100 |
| Students who sought or applied for internships including those who withdrew from the application process | 43 | – |
Internship Placement Table 2.
| Year Applied for Internship: Fall 2015 – Summer 2025 | ||
| Outcome | N | % |
| Students who sought or applied for internships including those who withdrew from the application process | 43 | 39 |
| Students who obtained paid internships | 39 | 91 |
| Students who obtained half-time internships | 0 | 0 |
ATTRITION
There were 85 students who entered the master’s/sixth-year program in school psychology during the 10-year period Fall 2014-Summer 2024. The vast majority of these students completed the program, transferred to the PhD program, or are still enrolled.* With respect to the doctoral program, there were 55 students who entered the PhD program during the 10-year period Fall 2014-Summer 2024. Of this number, seven students, or 13% did not complete the program for reasons that primarily involved a change in their career aspirations.
*Exact percentages not disclosed to comply with data suppression guidelines.
| Academic Years Fall 2014 – Summer 2024 | ||
| Outcome | N | % |
| Students for whom this is the year of first enrollment (i.e., new students) | 55 | – |
| Students whose doctoral degrees were conferred on their transcripts | 24 | 44 |
| Students still enrolled in the program | 24 | 44 |
| Students no longer enrolled in the program for any reason other than conferral of doctoral degree | 7 | 13 |
LICENSURE
All students who have entered the master’s/sixth-year or the doctoral program directly from the baccalaureate degree have passed the Praxis – School Psychology Test* prior to internship and therefore were eligible to obtain National Certification in School Psychology (NCSP). In addition, all students who graduated from the master’s/sixth-year or doctoral programs were eligible for certification in school psychology by the Boards of Education in the states they chose to practice. (*0401- prior to 9/2014, 5402- 9/2014 to 9/2022, 5403- 9/2022- present)
For the last 10 years, from Fall 2014 to Summer 2024, 46 students completed their doctoral programs; 39 of these students completed their doctoral programs between two and 10 years ago. Of this number, 21 students have been licensed by the Boards of Psychology in their state.
| Outcome | Fall 2014 – Summer 2024 |
| The total number of program students (doctoral degrees conferred on transcript) between 2 and 10 years ago | 39 |
| The number of these graduates (between 2 and 10 years ago) who became licensed psychologists in the past 10 years | 21 |
| Licensure percentage | 54% |
Assistantships, Fellowships, and Other Aid
School psychology students may be able to secure graduate assistantships, although they are not guaranteed. Students who declare intent to matriculate or are already matriculated in the program will be informed of graduate assistantship opportunities as they are posted via regular program communications. Students interested in obtaining a graduate assistantship, however, should be active participants in independently seeking opportunities.
Graduate assistantships are funded through a variety of opportunities and may be through the Neag School of Education or university-at-large, with funding sources as internal or extramural sources. University-wide stablished requirements for eligibility, types and duration, and related information is posted by the UConn Graduate School: https://grad.uconn.edu/financing/assistantships/.
As noted, the stipends and related benefits (e.g., tuition remission, health care) are established as part of contractual negotiations between the University and the UConn Graduate Employee Union (https://uconngradunion.org/). Stipend rates are aligned on the basis of the progress the student is making toward their degree completion and typically range from full time (approximately 20 hours per week) to half time (approximately 10 hours per week). Updated information is provided by the UConn Graduate School: https://grad.uconn.edu/financing/assistantships/.
The University also makes available numerous financial assistance programs based on academic merit or financial need. These include dissertation fellowships, summer fellowships, pre-doctoral fellowships, dissertation extraordinary expense awards, summer pre-doctoral fellowships, multicultural scholars program, and the outstanding scholars program.
General need-based financial aid includes Federal Stafford Loans (FSL), Federal Work Study (FWS), and University of Connecticut tuition remission grants. This assistance can be acquired by completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or Renewal FAFSA on the Web at www.fafsa.ed.gov. Also, students interested in need-based financial aid can access the University of Connecticut’s student financial aid web site at https://www.financialaid.uconn.edu. For a comprehensive description of financial aid, grants, loans, tuition remission, assistantships, and fellowships see the University of Connecticut’s Graduate Catalog, available at: http://gradcatalog.uconn.edu/.
Program Disclosures
At University of Connecticut, there are no policies pertraining to “admission and employment policies that directly relate to affiliation or purpose” that may be faith-based or secular in nature. It aspires to be the outstanding public university in the nation; a center for learning providing excellence in both teaching and research and delivers comprehensive, innovative, and inclusive programs and services for all students.
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