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Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) - Counselor Education

Awarded degree: Doctor of Philosophy, Counselor Education

Counselor Education and Supervision

PhD CACREPFunding not verified

Overview

A 64-credit PhD in Counselor Education with doctoral practica in teaching, supervision, research and advanced counseling, a three-semester internship, a portfolio comprehensive exam and a dissertation. Admission is for fall only.

Official program name
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) - Counselor Education
Awarded degree
Doctor of Philosophy, Counselor Education
Source: education.auburn.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Degree level
Doctoral — research doctorate (phd)
Counseling specialty
Source: education.auburn.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Professional purpose
Counselor education and supervisionDoctoral preparation for counselor educators, supervisors and researchers. It does not replace entry-level counselor preparation.
Source: education.auburn.edu · verified October 12, 2026
School
Source: education.auburn.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Location
Auburn, AL
Required credits
64 credit program of study
Source: bulletin.auburn.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Duration
typically 3-4 years depending on enrollment status, internship workload, and dissertation timeline
Source: education.auburn.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Start terms
Fall
Source: education.auburn.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Teaching language
English (not separately stated)
Why this program is listed

PhD in counselor education (CACREP Counselor Education and Supervision).

Source: education.auburn.edu · verified October 12, 2026

We list counseling bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees whose official program is counselor preparation in a named specialty, and — separately labelled — counseling psychology. Generic psychology, education, social work and standalone MFT degrees are excluded. Eligibility rules

Format and campus attendance

How coursework is delivered and whether you must come to campus for it. Practicum and internship are a separate requirement, shown in the next section. “Fully online coursework” appears only when the school says no campus attendance is required.
Academic delivery
Format not verified
Campus attendance for coursework
Campus attendance: not verified
Class schedule
Not verified
Study intensity
Not published

Practicum, internship and placements

Supervised fieldwork in a clinical, community or school setting, as the school publishes it. For online programs this happens in person, usually near where you live — whatever the coursework format.
Practicum
RequiredFour COUN 8910 practica (Teaching, Advanced Counseling, Supervision, Research), 3 credit hours each.
Source: bulletin.auburn.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Internship
RequiredCOUN 8920 Internship (Counselor Education), 9 credit hours; internship of 3 semesters.
Source: bulletin.auburn.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Placement arrangements and supervision

Not published on the pages we checked. Ask who finds the practicum site, whether sites in your area are approved and how supervision works.

How practicum and internship placements work

Curriculum

Comprehensive examination

Dissertation

Admissions

Required, optional, waived and not-required items are shown exactly as the university states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.
Prior degree
RequiredApproved master's degree, preferably from a 60-credit CACREP-accredited program.
Source: bulletin.auburn.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Statement / essay
RequiredStatement of Interest and Cultural Statement.
Source: education.auburn.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Recommendation letters
Required3 letters — Three professional/academic references submitted online.
Source: education.auburn.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Résumé / CV
RequiredResume/CV.
Source: education.auburn.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Transcripts
RequiredUnofficial transcripts for review; official transcripts before enrollment.
Source: education.auburn.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Tests

GRE General Test
Not requiredGRE scores may be used for some scholarships or fellowships.
Source: education.auburn.edu · verified October 12, 2026
TOEFL iBT
Required — minimum 79International applicants; iBT minimum 79 (IELTS 6.5 also accepted).
Source: education.auburn.edu · verified October 12, 2026

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

Dates are shown with the term the university printed. A past date is marked passed and is never carried into a new cycle.

  • Application deadline

    January 1 · for Fall

    The university does not print a year with this date.

    Source: education.auburn.edu · verified October 12, 2026
    Year not printed

Tuition and fees

Each amount keeps its student category, academic year and basis. Per-credit, per-term and whole-program figures are not comparable with each other, and tuition is not the full cost of attendance.
CategoryAmountBasis and year
Resident (in-state) — Graduate, Alabama Resident, tuition/fees, 2026-2027 fall and spring semesters (cost of attendance estimate)From the university-wide rate table covering online students at this level$13,578per academic year · 2026-2027Includes feesSource: auburn.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Nonresident (out-of-state) — Graduate, Non-Resident (9 hours), tuition/fees, 2026-2027 fall and spring semesters (cost of attendance estimate)From the university-wide rate table covering online students at this level$37,554per academic year · 2026-2027Includes feesSource: auburn.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Funding

Funding policy and awards exactly as the school publishes them. Competitive scholarships and assistantships are not guaranteed funding; loans must be repaid and are not scholarships. Counseling tuition and scholarships

Funding classification: Funding not verified

We have not verified an official funding policy for this program. That does not mean funding is unavailable.

Scholarships, fellowships or assistantships for this program: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Accreditation and enrollment restrictions

Institutional accreditation covers the whole school; programmatic accreditation (CACREP) covers only the specialty and degree it lists. Enrollment restrictions for online students are a separate question.

Institutional accreditation

  • Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026

Programmatic accreditation

  • Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP)Status: Accredited · Specialty: Counselor Education and Supervision · Degree: Ph.D.Accredited since March 1, 1985 · current cycle ends October 31, 2027Source: cacrep.org · verified October 11, 2026

Published enrollment restrictions (state authorization)

None recorded for this program.

International applicants

Not verified for this program.

Licensure and professional disclosures

What the school publishes about professional licensure or certification. Meeting a state's educational requirements is only one part of licensure: examinations, post-degree supervised experience, background checks and a board application follow. This directory does not decide whether you qualify.

A professional licensure disclosure for this program: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

CACREP accreditation does not guarantee licensure in every state, and school counselor certification is not the same as clinical counselor licensure. LPC, LMHC and other state titles · School counselor credentials

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 12, 2026.
  1. auburn.edu/administration/finaid/cost/estimates.php — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 12, 2026
  2. bulletin.auburn.edu/thegraduateschool/graduatedegreesoffered/specialeducationrehabilitationandcounse — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 12, 2026
  3. bulletin.auburn.edu/undergraduate/collegeofeducation/specialeducationrehabilitationandcounseling/cou — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 12, 2026
  4. education.auburn.edu/academic-programs/counselor-ed-info/admissions.php — Official admissions page, verified October 12, 2026
  5. education.auburn.edu/academic-programs/counselor-ed-info/ced-doctoral-program-handbook.pdf — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  6. education.auburn.edu/academic-programs/counselor-education.php — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  7. DAPIP — SACSCOC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-12) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
  8. CACREP Directory of accredited programs (CSV export downloaded 2026-10-11) — Accreditor directory, verified October 11, 2026

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