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PhD in Counselor Education & Supervision

Awarded degree: PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision

Counselor Education and Supervision

PhDCACREP: not listedFunding not verified

Overview

PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision delivered online with synchronous classes one to two days a week and three in-person residencies, designed for completion in three years (9 quarters, no summers). It includes a CES internship and a multiple-article dissertation.

Official program name
PhD in Counselor Education & Supervision
Awarded degree
PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision
Source: paloaltou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Degree level
Doctoral — research doctorate (phd)
Counseling specialty
Source: paloaltou.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: paloaltou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
School
Source: paloaltou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Location
Palo Alto, CAWhere the school is located. Coursework is online; this is not a residency requirement, does not decide whether you may enroll from your state, and is not where you complete practicum or internship.
Required credits
91.5 quarter units (CES Degree Plan, 2025 version)
Source: paloaltou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Duration
three years (9 quarters, excluding summers)
Source: paloaltou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Start terms
Fall
Source: paloaltou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Teaching language
English (not separately stated)
Why this program is listed

Doctorate in counselor education and supervision.

Source: paloaltou.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
Online courseworkCoursework is delivered online. Practicum and internship are completed in person at approved sites, and some programs also require campus residencies.Coursework is delivered online. Practicum and internship are completed in person at approved sites, and some programs also require campus residencies.
Source: paloaltou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Campus attendance for coursework
Required campus residencies or visits
Source: paloaltou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Class schedule
Synchronous (live sessions)
Source: paloaltou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Study intensity
Not published

Campus requirements as 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
RequiredCES Internship (3 classes over 3 quarters, 13.5 units)
Source: paloaltou.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

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 in counseling with CACREP-aligned core and specialty coursework
Source: paloaltou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Minimum GPA
RecommendedMinimum 3 — At least 3.0 GPA strongly recommended
Source: paloaltou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Recommendation letters
Required3 letters — Three professional references, one from a current or most recent clinical supervisor
Source: paloaltou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
International applicants
Not requiredF-1 international students are ineligible to apply
Source: paloaltou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Other requirement
RequiredLicensed mental health counselor or license-eligible
Source: paloaltou.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Tests

GRE General Test
Not requiredNot considered even if submitted
Source: paloaltou.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.

  • Priority deadline

    December 1, 2026 · for Fall 2027

    Source: paloaltou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
    Upcoming

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
All students — Cost of attendance, PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision, Tuition & Fees per quarterFrom the university-wide rate table covering online students at this level$9,178per termIncludes feesSource: paloaltou.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

  • WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026

Programmatic accreditation

No CACREP accreditation is matched to this program in the current CACREP directory, and no other programmatic accreditation was verified. Institutional accreditation does not imply programmatic accreditation, and another program at the same school being accredited does not cover this one.

Published enrollment restrictions (state authorization)

  • Online programs cannot admit students located in states listed on the state authorization page Official pageSource: paloaltou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
  • Online-only programs cannot currently admit students located in AL, AK, AR, DE, DC, GA, IA, IN, KS, MD, MN, MS, MT, NM, NJ, NY, ND, NC, OK, OR, PR, RI, WI, WY Official pageSource: paloaltou.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.
  1. DAPIP — WSCUC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-12) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
  2. paloaltou.edu/academic-programs/ma-counseling — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  3. paloaltou.edu/academic-programs/phd-counselor-education-and-supervision — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  4. paloaltou.edu/financial-aid/tuition-and-costs/estimated-cost-attendance — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 12, 2026
  5. paloaltou.edu/hubfs/PDFs/CES%20PhD%20Degree%20Plan%20(2025%20version).pdf — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  6. paloaltou.edu/state-authorizations — Official disclosure page, verified October 12, 2026

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Awarded degree: Doctor of Philosophy in Counselor Education and Supervision

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Delivery: Online courseworkCoursework is delivered online. Practicum and internship are completed in person at approved sites, and some programs also require campus residencies.Campus residencies required · Study intensity not published
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Regent University logo

Regent University

Ph.D. in Counselor Education & Supervision

Awarded degree: Doctor of Philosophy in Counselor Education & Supervision

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PhD CACREPFunding not verified
Location: Virginia Beach, VASchool location, not where online students live or train
Delivery: Online courseworkCoursework is delivered online. Practicum and internship are completed in person at approved sites, and some programs also require campus residencies.Campus residencies required · Full-time
Practical training: Online coursework with campus residency; practicum and internship required in person
Duration: Length not published · 66 credits
Tuition: $995 per credit · All students — Doctor of Philosophy in Counselor Education & Supervision, full-time · 2026-2027Est. total tuition $65,670 (66 credits × $995 per credit; fees excluded)
Next deadline: November 16, 2026 · Summer 2027
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