High-Impact Practices (HIPs) for Psychology Graduate Program Admission

High-impact practices (HIPs) are related to student success and development. In this project, we examined (a) the perceived availability of HIPs and (b) the perceived role that HIP participation in Psychology graduate program admission success. A total of 81 U.S. psychology professors who are involved in graduate program admission decisions rated the availability, importance, and influence of HIPs and non-HIPs (e.g., GPA) on Psychology graduate program admission success. Findings showed that many HIPs are widely available. Of all HIPs, only undergraduate research was rated as very important and strongly increases admission chances. Participation in honors, writing-intensive courses, and applied experiences slightly increased admission chances.
The project page contains the original questionnaire, deidentified data, and supplementary tables.