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Academic Assessment Program

Psychology & Counseling

University of Central Arkansas

1a. Senior majors are required to enroll in History & Systems of Psychology. As part of the evaluation of performance in this class, students will take an essay examination in which they will describe the historical development of the discipline. At least 80% of the students will pass the examination.

1b. Grades in History & Systems of Psychology will be based, in part, on performance on the Major Field Achievement Test in Psychology. At least 50% of students taking this test will score at the 50th percentile or higher.

1c. At least 50% of graduates will respond to a brief questionnaire concerning their satisfaction with their major training, to be mailed one year after their graduation.

2a. Twenty-five percent of students applying to doctoral programs in psychology or related fields will be admitted to those programs.

2b. Fifty percent of students applying to master's degree programs in psychology or related fields will be admitted to those programs.

3a. At least 50% of graduates who respond to a questionnaire, mailed one year following their graduation, will report that their training in psychology is useful in their current employment situation.

3b. At least 75% of graduates who respond to the same questionnaire will report that their training in psychology has been generally useful.

4a. Fifty percent of honors students applying to doctoral programs in psychology or related fields will be admitted to those programs.

4b. Seventy-five percent of honor students applying to masters degree programs in psychology or related fields will be admitted to those programs.

1a. Eighty percent of graduating students will "agree" or "strongly agree" to the item on a follow-up questionnaire that states: Community counseling students are provided with enough training so that they have the knowledge and skill to work within a counseling setting.

1b. Eighty percent of students will demonstrate their ability to use counseling techniques and theories with various populations as evidenced by a favorable evaluation by their internship supervisor, (i.e., with consistent ratings of 3, 4, or 5 on a 5-point Likert scale) in terms of skill and knowledge.

3a. Sixty percent of those students taking the examination for licensure as an associate counselor will pass on their first attempt.

3b. Students will demonstrate their knowledge in a variety of counseling theories and therapeutic techniques by passing the counseling sections of the comprehensive examination.

1a. Sixty percent of those students taking the National Teachers Examination (NTE) in School Counseling will pass on their first attempt.

1b. Eighty percent of those students graduating from the program will "agree" or "strongly agree" to the first item on a follow-up questionnaire prepared by the Center for Academic Excellence that "the curriculum provided by the Department adequately prepared them to meet the counseling certification requirements in Arkansas."

2a. Eighty-five percent of those students completing internship will have earned satisfactory ratings from internship supervisors (consistent overall ratings of 3, 4, or 5 on a 5-point Likert scale).

2b. Eighty percent of those students graduating will "agree" or "strongly agree" to the second item on a follow-up questionnaire that "the degree program provided them with the competencies necessary to develop a guidance program in their school."

3a. Eighty-five percent of those students completing an internship will have earned satisfactory ratings from internship supervisors in the area of "interaction with students" (consistent ratings of 3, 4, or 5 on a 5-point Likert scale).

3b. Eighty percent of those students graduating will "agree" or "strongly agree" to the third item on a follow-up questionnaire that "the skills developed during my degree program have practical applications to the implementation of my guidance program."

1a. Students will demonstrate their knowledge by passing the school psychology comprehensive examination covering the standards for training of the National Association of School Psychologists.

1b. Sixty percent of graduates will pass the school psychology specialty area of the National Teachers Examination and will be state and nationally certified in school psychology on their first attempt.

1c. Sixty percent of graduates will pass the psychological examiner licensure exam in Arkansas on their first attempt.

2a. Students will demonstrate awareness of individual differences by successfully completing coursework which emphasizes cultural diversity and by obtaining acceptable supervisors' ratings during practicum and internship of 3, 4, or 5 on a 5-point Likert scale.

2b. Students will demonstrate sensitivity to human diversity through the selection and interpretation of assessment procedures in accordance with the professional standards and ethical principles of the National Association of School Psychologists as evidenced by acceptable supervisors' ratings of 3, 4, or 5 on a 5-point Likert scale.

3a. Students will demonstrate competencies in the professional practices of school psychologists during their practica and internships as evidenced by acceptable ratings by field and university supervisors of 3, 4, or 5 on a 5-point Likert scale.

3b. Seventy-five percent of graduates who so choose will be employed in the field of school psychology or closely related mental health field.

3c. Seventy-five percent of graduates who respond to a questionnaire, mailed one year following graduation, will report that their training in school psychology prepared them well for their current employment.

1a. Eighty percent of students will receive satisfactory ratings of counseling skills from internship supervisors on an evaluation form provided by UCA (consistent ratings of 3, 4, or 5 on a 5-point Likert scale).

1b. Eighty percent of students will receive satisfactory ratings of psychological assessment and report writing from internship supervisors on an evaluation form provided by UCA (consistent ratings of 3, 4, or 5 on a 5-point Likert scale).

2a. Eighty percent of students will receive satisfactory ratings of professional conduct and ethics from internship supervisors on an evaluation form provided by UCA (consistent ratings of 3, 4, or 5 on a 5-point Likert scale).

2b. Seventy-five percent of students electing to become licensed as Psychological Examiners will successfully pass the state board oral exam portion on professionalism and ethics.

4a. Eighty percent of graduates electing to obtain employment as a mental health counselor or psychological examiner after licensure will be able to do so.

4b. Eighty percent of graduates obtaining employment will be able to rate that their training prepared them adequately for entry into the mental health profession on a follow-up questionnaire.