ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS, ACCEPTANCE RATES, AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE INCLINICAL-PSYCHOLOGY PROGRAMS - DIVERSITY ACROSS THE PRACTICE-RESEARCHCONTINUUM

129 directors (80% response) of APA-accredited clinical psychology pro grams provided information pertaining to admission requirements, accep tance rates, financial assistance, and theoretical orientations. Summa ry data are presented and comparisons are made among 4 types of clinic al programs: PsyD programs, practice-oriented PhD programs, equal-emph asis PhD programs, and research-oriented PhD programs. Clinical doctor al programs held similar expectations for undergraduate preparation in psychology, but robust differences emerged on preferred Graduate Reco rd Examination scores, acceptance rates, and financial assistance. In the most extreme comparison (PsyD vs. research-oriented PhD programs), students were 4 times more likely to gain acceptance but 6 times less likely to receive full financial assistance in PsyD programs. Implica tions of these results for potential graduate students and for the fut ure of applied psychology programs are briefly discussed.