GAINING ADMISSION INTO GRADUATE PROGRAMS IN PSYCHOLOGY - AN UPDATE

This article provides advisers of psychology majors with updated infor mation on criteria used by graduate selection committees. Information from the 569 U.S. graduate programs listed in Graduate Study in Psycho logy (American Psychological Association, 1993) was summarized. Underg raduate course preferences, the importance of nonobjective criteria (e .g., research and work experience), and the mean Graduate Record Exami nation scores and grade point averages of admitted students are presen ted for programs offering different types of training and degrees. For each of these criteria, program types showed differences.