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PhD Program: Student Evaluation

Doctoral students’ progress in the program and their academic, practicum, research, and professional activities will be evaluated by program faculty in the areas of knowledge, performance, and dispositions during or following every fall and winter semester prior to the predoctoral internship. Additionally, the Office of Graduate Studies requires a yearly general evaluation of each student. While on internship, students are evaluated by the internship training staff, and these evaluations are sent to the program training director.

Performance evaluations in the areas of counseling and assessment will be conducted during winter semester of the third year post-bachelor's (second year post-master’s) degree. These evaluations are the first of a two-part comprehensive examination sequence.

A written comprehensive examination of all academic course work will be given prior to fall semester (approximately August) of the fourth year post-bachelor’s (third year post-master's) degree.