CPCE Exam Guide

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CPCE Exam SURVIVAL GUIDE
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COUNSELOR PREPARATION COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION?

• WHAT is a

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• a 160 question multiple choice NCE Info exam
  administered by the National Board for Certified
  Counselors

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• It assesses the student's knowledge and
  capacities to earn a given graduate degree.

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IT MEASURES STUDENTS KNOWLEDGE OF THE 8 CORE
CURRICULUM STANDARDS

• Human Growth And Development
• Social And Cultural Diversity
• Counseling And Helping Relationships
• Group Counseling And Group Work

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• Career Development
• Assessment And Testing
• Research And Program Evaluation
• Professional Counseling Orientation And Ethical
  Practice

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COMPREHENSIVE EXAM

• may test course knowledge, knowledge of your
  proposed research area,

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• as well as general knowledge in the field.

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EXAMINATION OPTIONS

• Internet-based Testing it cost 75 per student
• Computer-based Testing -150 for this test

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• Next question is, HOW TO PREPARE FOR
  COMPREHENSIVE EXAMS?

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READ STRATIGICALLY
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• Make your own reading list and organize them.

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• You can recall information, if you read
  articles/topics in a logical order

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KEEP ABREAST IN YOUR FIELD
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• When preparing for COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION,
  keep updated with the latest journals

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• Because professors get ideas from the latest
  trends in your field of study.

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TAKE DOWN NOTES
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• When you start reviewing, take down detailed notes

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GET ORGANIZED
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• Some recommend to have a citation software

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• So you can keep track on your notes

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SEEK ADVICE FROM OLDER STUDENTS
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• Students who have passed the PHD comprehensive
  exam, make great resources.

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ASK QUESTIONS
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• It is okay to clarify questions, if you didnt
  understand them.

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READ DIRECTIONS
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• Sometimes detailed directions are unnoticed when
  you are under pressure

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BE THOROUGH,
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NOT ENCYCLOPEDIC
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• Packing in too many citations is an all too
  common mistake

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BRAINSTORM AND DRAFT YOUR ANSWERS
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• Before answering, take a few moments and gather
  all what you know

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• Formulate what are you going to say or write.

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• Then write down and make a draft of your answer.

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PROOFREAD AND EDIT
Always reread your answers, catch any typos.
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• make sure that your responses are as cohesive and
  comprehensive as possible.

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TIPS!

• If you dont know the answer, move on to another
  question.

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• Mange your time properly when answering your CPCE
  exam.

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• Take a break
• Do something that will give your brain a quick
  rest.

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• Practice

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• Be confident
• Be optimistic, this will attract good vibes.

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• There is no better way to overcome the
  comprehensive examination

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• than preparing ahead of time.

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TOP SCHOOLS NAMED BY STUDENTS THAT HAS THE
HARDEST COMPS.

• University of Rochester
• Rutgers
• LSU
• Penn state in Philidelphia
• University of Pheonix

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DID YOU KNOW?

• 72 have used it for five years or more
• 71 agree that the CPCE has made their counseling
  programs stronger
• 59 use the examination to evaluate their
  counseling programs
• 58 use it to assess students mastery of
  counseling skills

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REFERENCES

• https//www.insidehighered.com/blogs/gradhacker/su
  rviving-writing-comprehensive-exams
• http//www.apa.org/gradpsych/2004/04/comps.aspx
• https//dynamicecology.wordpress.com/2013/03/28/su
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