MPCAC Mission and Program Data
Mission
The mission of MPCAC is to accredit academic programs that provide science-based education and training in the practice of counseling and psychological services at the master’s level, using both counseling and psychological principles and theories as they apply to specific populations and settings. Since our accreditation in 2013, the Counseling Program at UWF has promoted a model of training that is committed to science-based education while training students to provide services that are culturally responsive and that promote the public good. Upon graduation, most of our students obtain clinical/counseling jobs and seek state licensure in Florida or other states after gaining experience. Some students obtain gainful employment in the field but don’t find it necessary to later become licensed for various reasons, usually because they either apply to doctoral programs or work for agencies and institutions (e.g., mental health centers, non-profits, hospital systems) that do not require a license in addition to the master’s degree.
MPCAC requires all accredited programs to report the following data to inform prospective students and the public about important program data.
UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA PROGRAM DATA:
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2022-2023 |
| Number of applicants | 57 |
| Number of acceptances | 21 |
| % Accepted | 36.2% |
| Number of enrollees | 17 |
| % Enrolled | 81% |
| Number of total students in the program | 44 |
| Graduates (2023) | 10 |
| Number of core counseling faculty | 3 |
| Number of psychology department faculty | 13 |
| Faculty-to-student ratio in counseling concentration | 1:14 |
| Percent of courses taught by adjuncts | 27% |
OUTCOMES of GRADUATES |
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| Percent of students who enrolled in 2017 and who graduated from the program (5-year graduation rate) |
75% |
| Licensed: Percent of those who graduated in the years 2017 to 2019 who became fully licensed and/or credentialed (as mental health counselors or professional counselors in other states) |
73.7% |
