UTEP Students Earn Top Marks on National Exam

Last Updated on January 08, 2017 at 12:00 AM

Originally published January 08, 2017

By UC Staff

UTEP Communications

Jazmin Gonzalez, a graduate student from UTEP’s College of Education, earned the highest score in the country of those taking the national Counselor Preparation Comprehensive Examination in 2016.

More than 1,200 students took the CPCE in 2016, according to the Center for Credentialing and Education. Gonzalez, an El Paso native, took the test in October 2016 at The University of Texas at El Paso. The exam tests the students’ understanding of how theory, research and clinical practice intersect, and how to apply that knowledge in different scenarios.