Counselor Education (PhD in Counselor Education)

Program of Study - Counselor Education

Recommended sequence for full time students

* Counselor Education will require 96-105 hours beyond the bachelor’s degree.

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
FallHours
EDUC 663 Quantitative Research Design & Methods I 3
EDUC 632 Advanced Theories of Counseling and Psychotherapy 3
EDUC 764 Seminar in Counselor Education 3
EDUC 763 Doctoral Practicum 3
 Hours12
Spring
EDUC 665 Quantitative Research Design & Methods II 3
EDUC 762 Internship in Teaching 3
EDUC 684 Advanced Multicultural Social Justice Theory and Practice 3
EDUC (Cognate) 3
 Hours12
Second Year
Fall
EDUC 601 Advanced Group Work and Theory 3
EDUC 639 Theory and Process of Counselor Supervision 3
EDUC 694 Qualitative Research, Part 1 3
EDUC 700 Quantitative Research Design & Methods III 3
EDUC (Cognate) 3
 Hours15
Spring
EDUC 629 Individual Appraisal 3
EDUC 647 Internship in Counselor Supervision 3
EDUC 695 Qualitative Research, Part II 3
EDUC 703 Research in Counselor Education 3
 Hours12
Third Year
Fall
EDUC 800 Dissertation 3
EDUC 767 Leadership in Counselor Education 3
EDUC (Cognate) 3
 Hours9
Spring
EDUC 800 Dissertation 3
EDUC 765 Doctoral Internship 3
EDUC (Cognate) 3
 Hours9
 Total Hours69

Area of Specialization/Cognate

All students are required to have curricular experiences designed to develop an area of professional expertise (e.g., a 12 hour specialization in multicultural counseling, family counseling, substance abuse counseling) and at least one year (two semesters) of full-time study. Courses are listed as EDUC (Cognate) (3) above for total of 12 credit hours in cognate courses.

Additional Requirements for Graduation

  • Committee Approved Dissertation must be uploaded for publishing to ProQuest by the semester deadline established by the Office of Academic Programs prior to graduation.
  • The Survey of Earned Doctorates must be completed by the semester deadline established by the Office of Academic Programs prior to graduation.