Department of Psychology
Fast Facts about the Clinical/Community Mental Health Program:
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The C/CMH program prepares students for responsibilities as professional mental health clinicians Students receive actual clinical experience from the beginning of the program, through participation in our community Psychology Clinic
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The C/CMH program has been approved as meeting educational requirements for Illinois LPC/LCPC licensure The program includes two on-campus years of theoretical and applied coursework, followed by a 9-12 month internship that the student selects
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Graduate assistantships are available within the department for first-year students and across campus for second-year students. Assistantships provide a monthly stipend and tuition waiver
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Class sizes remain small throughout the program. The Clinical/Community Mental Health program is accredited by the Master’s in Psychology and Counseling Accreditation Council (MPCAC) through August 2027
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Applications will be accepted until the program is filled but the deadline for priority admission consideration is February 1 st
Number of applications
Fall 2019 |
Fall 2020 |
34 |
21 |
Average number of applications 2012-2020: 30
Number of applicants offered admission
Fall 2019 |
Fall 2020 |
12 |
15 |
Number of applicants accepting offer of admission
Fall 2019 |
Fall 2020 |
4 |
6 |
Number of students enrolled in the CCMH program
Fall 2019 |
Fall 2020 |
15 |
16 |
First year retention rate for 2020: 100%
Number graduating in May 2020: 4
Percentage of cohort graduating in May 2020: 80%
Percent of students who enrolled in the program Fall 2015 who graduated from the program 2020: 83%
Average Percentage of cohorts graduating 2015-2020: 92%
Percentage of graduates 2016-2018 who became fully licensed: 92.3% of those reported
Number of full-time graduate faculty: 3
Number of part-time graduate faculty: 0
Number of adjunct graduate faculty: 1
Percentage of courses taught by adjunct graduate faculty: 16%
Percentage of courses taught by full-time graduate faculty: 84%
Gender of graduate faculty: 4 females; 0 male
Race of graduate faculty: 4 Caucasian
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