Counselor Education Ph.D.

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Degree Overview | Admissions | Accreditation | Faculty | Cost & Financial Support | Information for Current Students

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Degree Overview

Coursework — 64 hours minimum

• This is a post-Master’s degree program, requiring a Master’s from a CACREP accredited program.
• Practica are completed in these professional practice areas: Teaching, Clinical Supervision, Advanced Clinical Counseling, and Research.
• Internship (600 hrs.) incorporates programmatic and student professional goals.
• Program requirements include dissertation and a comprehensive exam (Doctoral Portfolio).
• Program requires engagement in professional leadership and advocacy that integrates social justice, diversity and equity.

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View Doctoral Program Handbook >>

View Doctoral Professional Experiences Handbook (PDF) >>

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Admissions

Prerequisite

• Earned master’s degree from a CACREP accredited counseling program or equivalent by the start of the Ph.D. program

Application Deadline

February 1 (for a Fall Semester start)

Application Requirements

For the admission process, you will need to provide the following in your application to the Graduate School:

• All official transcripts
• 3 reference forms
• GRE scores (this requirement  is being waived for fall 2022 applicants)
• TOEFL report (for international students)
• Statement of intent
• Curriculum vita
• Interviews are required
• Graduate School application and fee

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Accreditation

The doctoral program in Counselor Education is accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP).

• CED Programs’ Outcomes Report 2019-2020 (PDF)
• CED Comprehensive Assessment Process and Program Modifications 2019-2020 (PDF)
• CED Comprehensive Assessment Plan (Word Document)
• Program Outcomes 2020-2021 (Word Document)

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Faculty

VIEW PROGRAM FACULTY & PROFILES >>

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Cost & Financial Support

Cost

• Auburn’s Student Financial Services provides up-to-date cost information.
• Tuition and Fees

Financial Support

• Auburn’s Financial Aid Office helps students find support.
• Auburn’s Graduate School provides fellowships and financial aid information.
• College of Education Graduate Student Travel Awards Guidelines

Assistantships and Scholarships

• Auburn University Graduate Assistantship Guidelines
• Auburn University Scholarships (AUSOM)
• SERC Assistantships and Scholarships
• SERC Graduate Assistantship Application (Priority given to doctoral students)

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Information for Current Students

• Graduate Diversity Campus Experience (DiCE)
• Iota Delta Sigma Chapter of Chi Sigma Iota, an international honor society

 

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