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