Counseling Psychology Ph.D.
College of Education and Behavioral Sciences
Degree Requirements — 121 Credits*
Accredited by the American Psychological Association. For more information regarding program accreditation, contact the APA's Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation, 750 1st Street NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242 or at (202)336-5979 or at www.apa.org/ed/accreditation/.
Required Major Credits
Introductory Core Required — 20 hours
| APCE 558 | Diagnosis and Treatment Planning | 3 |
| APCE 612 | Practicum in Individual Counseling | 5 |
| APCE 660 | Psychological Consultation: Theory and Practice | 3 |
| APCE 665 | Family Systems | 3 |
| APCE 669 | Advanced Methods: Couples and Family Therapy | 3 |
| SRM 600 | Introduction to Graduate Research | 3 |
Counseling Psychology Core — 8 hours
| APCE 616 | Career Theory, Counseling and Assessment | 3 |
| APCE 701 | Professional Development Seminar in Counseling Psychology | 1 |
| PSY 530 | Life Span Developmental Psychology | 3 |
Research Core — 16 hours
Suggested Electives for Students Completing Quantitative Dissertations:
| SRM 607 | Non-Parametric Statistics | 3 |
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| SRM 609 | Sampling Methods | 3 |
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| SRM 625 | Applied Multiple Regression Analysis | 3 |
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| SRM 627 | Survey Research Methods | 3 |
Suggested Electives for Students Completing Qualitative Dissertations:
| SRM 685 | Educational Ethnography | 3 |
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| SRM 686 | Qualitative Case Study Research | 3 |
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| SRM 687 | Narrative Inquiry | 3 |
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| SRM 688 | Writing as Analysis of Qualitative Research | 3 |
Practica Required — 24 hours
| APCE 694 | Practicum in Couples and Family Therapy | 4 |
| APCE 702 | Practicum in Counseling | 4 |
| APCE 712 | Advanced Practicum in Indvidual Counseling | 4 |
| APCE 714 | Practicum in Supervision of Counseling | 3 - 6 |
| APCE 715 | Seminar in Counselor Supervision and Theory | 2 |
| APCE 762 | Practicum in Group Facilitation | 4 |
| APCE 793 | Psychological Services Clinic I | 1 |
| APCE 794 | Psychological Services Clinic II | 2 |
Suggested Practica Electives:
| APCE 617 | Play Therapy: Theory and Practicum | 3 |
| APCE 713 | Practicum in Supervision of Play Therapy | 3 |
| APCE 773 | Practicum in Supervision of Group Facilitation | 3 |
| APCE 774 | Practicum in Supervision of Family Therapy | 3 |
Assessment Core Required — 10 hours
| APCE 674 | Assessment for Intervention: Cognitive and Academic | 5 |
| APCE 678 | Assessment for Intervention: Personality and Behavior | 5 |
Suggested Assessment Elective:
| APCE 782 | Introduction to Rorschach Administration and Scoring | 3 |
Licensing Core — 24 hours
| APCE 623 | Understanding and Counseling Diverse Populations | 3 |
| APCE 657 | Legal and Ethical Aspects of Counseling and Psychology | 3 |
| APCE 682 | Biological Bases of Behavior | 3 |
| APCE 707 | Seminar in Personality and Counseling Theories | 3 |
| APCE 758 | Advanced Psychopathology | 3 |
| PSY 540 | Theories and Principles of Learning | 3 |
| PSY 590 | Seminar in History and Systems | 3 |
| PSY 664 | Advanced Social Psychology | 3 |
Internship - 3 hours
| APCE 791 | Internship in Counseling Psychology | 1 - 5 |
Research Proposal/Dissertation — 16 hours
NOTES: * A student entering with previously completed graduate coursework equivalent to coursework required for the Ph.D. degree may have course(s) waived with advisor consent and may significantly reduce the total number of hours required to complete the program. A plan of study for the degree must contain a minimum of 72 hours of coursework in addition to doctoral research (16) and internship hours (3-18).
In addition to formal course requirements, students are required to successfully complete a doctoral comprehensive examination, a dissertation and a one-year, 2000-hour internship.