Guidance and Psychological Services: Specialization Counselor Education PhD

The PhD in Counselor Education prepares persons for positions of leadership in research, teaching, and counseling in collegiate institutions, and leadership positions in student services in public schools.

Research Foundations

Student will complete 15 hours in statistical methods.

COUN 620 - Foundations of Research 3 Credits
EPSY 612 - Statistical Methods 3 Credits
EPSY 710 - Introduction to Qualitative Methods of Inquiry 3 Credits
EPSY 711 - Advanced Qualitative Methods and Inquiry 3 Credits
EPSY 712 - Statistical Inference 3 Credits
EPSY 713 - Multivariate Statistics and Advanced Research Design 3 Credits
Students will take either EPSY 711 or EPSY 713.

Counselor Education Core

CACREP Core 8, Minimum of 24 hours

COUN 533 - Techniques of Counseling 3 Credits
COUN 615 - Introduction to Group Work 3 Credits
COUN 623 - Counseling Children and Adolescents 3 Credits
COUN 626 - Diagnosis & Psychopathology for Clinical Mental Health Counselors: Across the Lifespan 3 Credits
COUN 628 - Psychological Appraisal in Counseling I 3 Credits
COUN 631 - Counseling Workshop 1-3 Credits
COUN 633 - Theories of Counseling 3 Credits
COUN 634 - Counseling Practicum 3 Credits
COUN 635 - Career Development 3 Credits
COUN 666 - Multicultural Counseling 3 Credits
EPSY 621 - Development Through the Lifespan 3 Credits
COUN 738C - Ethics and Professional Practice: Counselor Education 1-3 Credits
COUN 739D - Internship: Mental Health Counseling 3 Credits

Counselor Education Specialization

Minimum of 33 hours plus 18 hours dissertation

CIMT 868 - Seminar in Postsecondary Teaching 3 Credits
COUN 550 - Introduction to Marriage and Family Therapeutic Systems 3 Credits
COUN 646 - Advanced Marriage Counseling and Family Therapy 3 Credits
SAHE 651 - Program Evaluation 3 Credits
COUN 728 - Psychological Appraisal in Counseling II 3 Credits
COUN 732 - Consultation 3 Credits
COUN 733 - Group Counseling 3 Credits
COUN 736 - Research Seminar 3 Credits
COUN 738C - Ethics and Professional Practice: Counselor Education 1-3 Credits
COUN 750 - Advanced Theories of Counseling 3 Credits
COUN 793T - Supervised Field Work: College Teaching 0.5-1 Credits
COUN 834 - Supervision of Counseling 3 Credits
COUN 835 - Seminar in Career Development 3 Credits
COUN 837 - Advanced Counseling Practicum 3 Credits
COUN 891 - Internship 2-6 Credits
COUN 899 - Dissertation 18 total requirement Credits
**In addition of the hours indicated in COUN634, students are required to accumulate 600 hours in supervised experiences in clinical settings, teaching, and supervision. Hours earned through COUN837 Advanced Counseling Practicum, COUN834 Supervision, COUN793T Supervised Fieldwork: University Teaching, and COUN891 Internship may count toward this total.
Students are required to take 18 hours of dissertation credit.