Importance of Degree for Attaining Present Position
Reported by Employed 1992 Psychology Baccalaureate Recipients in Psychology
| | Very important | Important | Unimportant | Not at all important | Not specified |
| Undergraduate degree | 36 | 38 | 11 | 8 | 7 |
| Undergraduate degree in psychology | 17 | 34 | 25 | 16 | 8 |
Table 4a
Extent Undergraduate Psychology Education Related to Current Primary Position,
Reported by Employed 1992 Psychology Baccalaureate Recipients in Psychology
| Closely | Considerably | More or less | Slightly | Not at all | Not specified |
| 15 | 20 | 19 | 26 | 18 | 1 |
Table 4b
Extent to Which Course Experience Was Helpful in Obtaining Primary Position
Reported by Employed 1992 Psychology Baccalaureate Recipients in Psychology
| | Very helpful | Helpful | Somewhat Helpful | Not Helpful | Not at all helpful |
| Statistics | 10 | 11 | 23 | 21 | 34 |
| Research methods/design | 14 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 31 |
| Undergraduate research/independent | 19 | 19 | 24 | 16 | 21 |
| Research assistance | 24 | 26 | 20 | 15 | 15 |
| Field placement | 50 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 10 |
| Intensive writing/advanced | 30 | 35 | 17 | 10 | 8 |
| Computers | 39 | 22 | 19 | 10 | 11 |
