Article archive / August 1, 2010
Originally published: . Volume 1, No. 12. Source pages: 5.
The Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPPB) published its 19th edition of “Psychology Licensing Exam Scores by Doctoral Program.” The report lists doctoral programs in the U.S. and Canada, and the average pass rate of candidates for licensure taking the exam, Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology (EPPP). The data has been collected over a five-year period. The report also provides a breakdown of scores from those individuals, by their graduate program, for each of the eight content areas of the test.
The overall passing rate was 76.6% for accredited programs.
The ASPPB recently updated the exam through a practice analysis, similar to a job analysis. Dr. Greg Gormanous, a Louisiana psychologist and past president of ASPPB, assisted in this study.
For a copy of this report go to the ASPPB website at: http://www.asppb.net/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=1
LSU professors Dr. Mary Lou Kelly, (Child- Clinical), Dr. Frank Gresham (center) (School Area Head), and Dr. Jeffrey Tiger (School) watch as graduate student Mindy Scheithauer presents her thesis. Students from LSU’s doctoral programs attained a 96.8% (clinical) and 100% (school) pass rate on the national licensing exam. Photos by Hazel Augustin
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