Old Dominion University · Department of Counseling & Human Services, Darden College of Education & Professional Studies

Ph.D. in Education - Counseling Concentration

Awarded degree: Doctor of Philosophy in Education (Counseling)

Counselor Education and Supervision

PhD CACREPFunding not verified

Overview

A Ph.D. in Education with a counseling concentration requiring 60 credit hours beyond the master's, including doctoral practicum, internship and 12 dissertation credits. Students may study full-time (usually three years) or part-time (usually four years).

Official program name: Ph.D. in Education - Counseling Concentration
Awarded degree: Doctor of Philosophy in Education (Counseling)
Source: catalog.odu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Degree level: Doctoral — research doctorate (phd)
Counseling specialty: Counselor Education and Supervision
Source: catalog.odu.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: catalog.odu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
School: Old Dominion University — Department of Counseling & Human Services, Darden College of Education & Professional Studies
Source: catalog.odu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Location: Norfolk, VA
Required credits: 60 academic credit hours beyond the master's degree
Source: catalog.odu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Duration: usually three years full-time; four years part-time (full-time)
Source: odu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Start terms: Fall, Spring, Summer
Source: catalog.odu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Teaching language: English (not separately stated)

Why this program is listed

PhD in Education with a concentration in counseling (counselor education doctorate).

Source: catalog.odu.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: Full-time or Part-time
Source: odu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

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: RequiredDoctoral practicum
Source: catalog.odu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Internship: RequiredDoctoral internship
Source: catalog.odu.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

12 credits of dissertation
Source: catalog.odu.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 degree from a CACREP-accredited counseling program or the equivalent; otherwise missing master's-level courses are added
Source: catalog.odu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Tests

Entrance and English-language test policy: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

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
October 1st of each year · for Annual admission
The university does not print a year with this date.
Source: catalog.odu.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, in state per credit hour ($510 standard + $162 mandatory auxiliary), Norfolk campus coursesFrom the university-wide rate table covering online students at this level	$672	per credit · 2026-2027Includes feesEstimated tuition$40,320 = 60 credits × $672 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: odu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Nonresident (out-of-state) — Graduate, out of state per credit hour ($1361 standard + $162 mandatory auxiliary), Norfolk campus coursesFrom the university-wide rate table covering online students at this level	$1,523	per credit · 2026-2027Includes feesEstimated tuition$91,380 = 60 credits × $1,523 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: odu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Estimated total tuition: $91,380 (60 credits × $1,523 per credit)

Comparison basis: Nonresident (out-of-state) — Graduate, out of state per credit hour ($1361 standard + $162 mandatory auxiliary), Norfolk campus courses, 2026-2027. Excludes mandatory fees, books, living costs and any rate changes during the program. How we calculate

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.

Tuition coverage: Students who study full-time often are awarded assistantships which include tuition waivers.
Source: odu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Doctoral assistantships AssistantshipCompetitive
include tuition waivers
Eligibility: Full-time students
Source: odu.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 July 10, 2007 · current cycle ends March 31, 2028Source: 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.

catalog.odu.edu/graduate/education/counseling-human-services/counseling-clinical-mental-health-msed/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 12, 2026
catalog.odu.edu/graduate/education/counseling-human-services/education-counseling-phd/ — Official catalog / bulletin, 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
CACREP Directory of accredited programs (CSV export downloaded 2026-10-11) — Accreditor directory, verified October 11, 2026
odu.edu/counseling-human-services/academics/counseling/phd-in-education-counseling-concentration — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
odu.edu/tuition/rates — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 12, 2026

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Key facts

Degree
PhD · DoctoralCounselor education
Specialty
Counselor Education and Supervision
CACREP
Accredited (matched in the CACREP directory)
Delivery
Format not verified
Campus attendance
Campus attendance not verified
Practical training
Format not verified
Study intensity
Full-time or part-time
Length
usually three years full-time; four years part-time (full-time) · 60 academic credit hours beyond the master's degree
Tuition
$672 per creditResident (in-state) — Graduate, in state per credit hour ($510 standard + $162 mandatory auxiliary), Norfolk campus courses, 2026-2027
Next deadline
No upcoming verified date
Location
Norfolk, VA

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