When Making Graduate Program Admissions Decisions, Counselor Educators

question 13

Multiple Choice

When making graduate program admissions decisions, counselor educators:

• A) must use objective information such as grade point averages and test scores.
• B) may balance their program by admitting certain numbers of individuals based on their gender, race, and religion.
• C) must have a minimum cut-off score if a standardized test, such as the GRE, is used.
• D) may deviate from their published procedures if fairness demands that they do that.
• E) may use their subjective judgment regarding a number of factors.

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Definitions:

Accessible

Describes something that is easily approachable, obtainable, or usable by individuals, emphasizing ease of use or understanding.

Recently Learned

Pertains to knowledge or skills that one has acquired not long ago, emphasizing recent improvement or education.

Inconsistent

Lacking consistency, uniformity, or agreement, often resulting in unpredictability or incongruity in actions, values, or principles.

Cognitive Closure

The human desire to have a clear, definite answer to a question or decision, avoiding ambiguity.