The entering Doctoral student who has not completed all of the educational prerequisites for the M.A. in Counseling must complete them during the initial year of enrollment in the Doctoral program. Decisions regarding this aspect of the student's course work will be based on a review of the student's background by the assigned advisor and the Director of Training.

Once admitted, Doctoral students are required to complete courses in each of the following broad areas that fulfill the basic professional training standards: (Please note that the list below includes a sample of the required courses. Click here to view the complete Program of study for Master's admits and Direct admits.)

• Professional Core (includes)
  • Multicultural issues
  • Counseling Theory
  • Career Development
  • Professional Issues in Counseling Psychology
• Statistics and Research Design (includes)
  • Intermediate Statistics
  • General Linear Models
  • Quantitative Research Design
  • Design of Qualitative Research
• Psychological Measurement (includes)
  • Intellectual Assessment
  • Projective Assessment
  • Psychological Testing
• Psychological Foundations (includes)
  • History and Theories of Psychology
  • Advanced Seminar in Psychopathology
  • Biological Bases of Behavior
  • Cognitive-Affective Bases of Behavior
  • Social Bases of Behavior
• Practicum
• Pre-Doctoral Internship

The Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology typically requires a minimum of five years of full-time academic study and advanced practica, including a year of full-time internship and successful defense of a dissertation. Student entering without a Master's degree in Counseling or a related field often will need longer to complete the Ph.D. degree.