Ph.D. Program in Clinical-Community Psychology
Offered Jointly by the University of Alaska Fairbanks and the University of Alaska Anchorage
Program Outcomes
The program regularly collects outcome data from students and other sources. Students are asked at the end of every academic year to fill out the Student Satisfaction and Cultural Competency Surveys and in October the Outcomes Committee collates the information and the results and other program outcomes are posted below.
Student Satisfaction with Program
Outcomes Related to the Cultural Sensitivity of Students
Educational Outcomes of Students
Relevant data are to come soon.
Internship Acceptance Rates
To date, nine students have applied for predoctoral internships. All were accepted into their internships of preference. Given the strong local focus of the program, most students have chosen to apply to local internship options, regardless of APA or APPIC status. All students to date have entered or will enter paid internships.
| Application Year | # of Applicants |
% Accepted at Paid Site |
# Applying to APPIC Member Sites |
% Accepted at APPIC Member Sites |
# Applying to APA-Accredited Sites |
% Accepted at APA-Accredited Sites |
% at 2-year, 50% Time Sites |
| 2007/2008 | 2 | 100% | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0% | |
| 2008/2009 | 2 | 100% | 1 | 100% | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 2009/2010 | 5 | 100% | 0 | n/a | 0 | n/a | 0% |
| Overall | 9 | 100% | 1 | 100% | 1 | 100% | 0% |
Student Attrition Rates
Attrition rates were highest during the first two years of program operation. They have now sharply leveled off. Overall attrition currently averages 21%.
| Application Year | # Enrolled | #
Graduated with Ph.D. |
# Still Enrolled | # No
Longer Enrolled |
% Attrition |
| 2006/2007 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 33% |
| 2007/2008 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 29% |
| 2008/2009 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 13% |
| 2009/2010 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0% |
| Overall | 38 | 0 | 30 | 8 | 21% |
Time To Program Completion
The first cohort of students was accepted for academic year 2006/2007. The program is a five-year program and hence no students have yet been ready for graduation. The first graduates are expected at the end of the current academic year. If they graduate as planned, they will have completed the program in four years (they entered the program with preexisting MS degrees and hence had a shortened curriculum).
| Year of Entry and Degree at Entry | # of Students Entered | # Graduates To Date | Mean Years to Graduation | % Completed within X Years | ||||
| <5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | >7 | ||||
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2006/2007 |
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| BA or BS | 10 | 0 | ||||||
| MA or MS | 5 | 0 | Graduates
anticipated May 2010 → 4 years |
100% | ||||
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2007/2008 |
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| BA or BS | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| MA or MS | 2 | 0 | ||||||
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2008/2009 |
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| BA or BS | 7 | 0 | ||||||
| MA or MS | 1 | 0 | ||||||
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2009/2010 |
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| BA or BS | 8 | 0 | ||||||
| MA or MS | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Licensure Outcomes
No data are available yet in this category of program outcomes as no students have graduated from the program yet.
Highlights of
Program Achievements
Relevant data are to come soon.
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Department of Psychology
P.O. Box 756480
Fairbanks, Alaska 99775
telephone 907.474.7012
fax 907.474.5781
University of
Alaska Anchorage
Department of Psychology
3211 Providence
Drive,
SSB 302
Anchorage, Alaska 99508
telephone 907.786.1640
fax 907.786.1669