North Carolina State University · Department of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development (ELPHD)

Ph.D. in Educational Leadership, Policy and Human Development, Counseling and Counselor Education Concentration

Awarded degree: Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Educational Leadership, Policy and Human Development

Counselor Education and Supervision

PhD CACREPFunding not verified

Overview

An on-campus PhD concentration in counseling and counselor education requiring at least 60 credit hours beyond the master's, including research methods, counselor education courses, internships in supervision and teaching, and 9 dissertation credits.

Official program name: Ph.D. in Educational Leadership, Policy and Human Development, Counseling and Counselor Education Concentration
Awarded degree: Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Educational Leadership, Policy and Human Development
Source: ced.ncsu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Degree level: Doctoral — research doctorate (phd)
Counseling specialty: Counselor Education and Supervision
Source: ced.ncsu.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: ced.ncsu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
School: North Carolina State University — Department of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development (ELPHD)
Source: ced.ncsu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Location: Raleigh, NC
Required credits: minimum of 60 graduate credit hours beyond an approved master's degree
Source: ced.ncsu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Duration: Not verified
Teaching language: English (not separately stated)

Why this program is listed

PhD concentration in counseling and counselor education; officially a concentration of the ELPHD PhD.

Source: ced.ncsu.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: On campusClasses meet in person on campus.
Source: ced.ncsu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
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.

Internship: RequiredECD 847 Internship in Supervision, ECD 850 Doctoral Internship, ECD 886 Internship in Teaching
Source: ced.ncsu.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

Dissertation

ECD 895 Doctoral Dissertation Research (9 credits)
Source: ced.ncsu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Curriculum

Required college research methods courses (15 credits) and counselor education courses (30 credits)
Source: ced.ncsu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

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: RequiredMaster's in counseling or equivalent with coursework equivalent to a 60-credit CACREP-accredited program
Source: ced.ncsu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Statement / essay: RequiredPersonal statement, up to 5 pages
Source: ced.ncsu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Recommendation letters: Required3 letters — Three recommendations
Source: ced.ncsu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Résumé / CV: RequiredOnline application, resume and non-refundable application fee
Source: ced.ncsu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Interview: RequiredAll doctoral candidates are expected to be interviewed, barring significant geographical distances
Source: ced.ncsu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Writing sample: RequiredWriting sample requested after the application is received
Source: ced.ncsu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Transcripts: RequiredOfficial transcripts
Source: ced.ncsu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Tests

GRE General Test: Required
Source: ced.ncsu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
TOEFL iBT: RequiredInternational students
Source: ced.ncsu.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.

Funding consideration deadline
December 1
The university does not print a year with this date.
Source: ced.ncsu.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.

Category	Amount	Basis and year
Resident (in-state) — Graduate, Residents of North Carolina (per credit hour, 1 hour)From the university-wide rate table covering online students at this level	$585.39	per credit · 2026-2027Estimated tuition$35,123.40 = 60 credits × $585.39 per credit. Excludes mandatory fees, books, travel for any required in-person sessions, transfer credit reductions and rate changes. Not the full cost of attendance.Source: studentservices.ncsu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Nonresident (out-of-state) — Graduate, Nonresidents of North Carolina (per credit hour, 1 hour)From the university-wide rate table covering online students at this level	$1,804.11	per credit · 2026-2027Estimated tuition$108,246.60 = 60 credits × $1,804.11 per credit. Excludes mandatory fees, books, travel for any required in-person sessions, transfer credit reductions and rate changes. Not the full cost of attendance.Source: studentservices.ncsu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Estimated total tuition: $108,246.60 (60 credits × $1,804.11 per credit)

Comparison basis: Nonresident (out-of-state) — Graduate, Nonresidents of North Carolina (per credit hour, 1 hour), 2026-2027. Excludes mandatory fees, books, living costs and any rate changes during the program. How we calculate

Other published fees

Graduate required fees (1 credit hour): $140.41 per creditMandatory
Source: studentservices.ncsu.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.

Separate application: Applications for consideration for funding and assistantships are due December 1
Source: ced.ncsu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Assistantships AssistantshipCompetitive
Eligibility: Complete applications by December 1 are considered
Source: ced.ncsu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

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 September 1, 1988 · current cycle ends March 31, 2030Source: cacrep.org · verified October 11, 2026

Published enrollment restrictions (state authorization)

Online and Distance Education programs are authorized or exempt from authorization in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories. Official pageSource: online-distance.ncsu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

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.

ced.ncsu.edu/programs/counseling-and-counselor-education-doctoral/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
online-distance.ncsu.edu/state-authorization/ — Official disclosure page, verified October 12, 2026
DAPIP — SACSCOC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-12) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
studentservices.ncsu.edu/finances/tuition-and-fees/tuition-and-fee-rates/graduate-students/ — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 12, 2026
CACREP Directory of accredited programs (CSV export downloaded 2026-10-11) — Accreditor directory, verified October 11, 2026

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Key facts

Degree
PhD · DoctoralCounselor education
Specialty
Counselor Education and Supervision
CACREP
Accredited (matched in the CACREP directory)
Delivery
On campus
Campus attendance
On-campus classes
Practical training
On-campus classes; internship required
Study intensity
Study intensity not published
Length
minimum of 60 graduate credit hours beyond an approved master's degree
Tuition
$585.39 per creditResident (in-state) — Graduate, Residents of North Carolina (per credit hour, 1 hour), 2026-2027
Next deadline
No upcoming verified date
Location
Raleigh, NC

Official program page How to apply

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