Pennsylvania State University · Counselor Education, Department of Educational Psychology, Counseling, and Special Education

Counselor Education Ph.D. Program

Awarded degree: Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Counselor Education

Counselor Education and Supervision

PhD CACREPFunding not verified

Overview

A residential PhD at University Park requiring a minimum of 96 graduate credits including master's-level preparation, with a doctoral internship, qualifying and comprehensive examinations and a dissertation. Full-time students generally receive fellowships or graduate assistantships.

Official program name: Counselor Education Ph.D. Program
Awarded degree: Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Counselor Education
Source: ed.psu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Degree level: Doctoral — research doctorate (phd)
Counseling specialty: Counselor Education and Supervision
Source: ed.psu.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: ed.psu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
School: Pennsylvania State University — Counselor Education, Department of Educational Psychology, Counseling, and Special Education
Source: ed.psu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Location: University Park, PA
Required credits: minimum of 96 graduate-level credits including master's-level preparation
Source: ed.psu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Duration: minimum of four academic years of graduate level preparation (including master's-level preparation)A minimum under the stated conditions, not a typical length.
Source: ed.psu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Start terms: Fall
Source: ed.psu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Teaching language: English (not separately stated)

Why this program is listed

PhD in Counselor Education (Counselor Education and Supervision program).

Source: ed.psu.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: ed.psu.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: RequiredCNED 595I Counselor Education Doctoral Internship (6 credits)
Source: bulletins.psu.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

Dissertation involving independent and original research
Source: bulletins.psu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Comprehensive examination

Written and oral comprehensive examination
Source: bulletins.psu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Other

Specialty focus options include school, mental health and rehabilitation counseling
Source: ed.psu.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 counselor education (minimum 48 credits aligned with CACREP standards)
Source: bulletins.psu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Minimum GPA: RequiredMinimum 3.33 — At least a 3.33 average in all graduate study
Source: bulletins.psu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Statement / essay: RequiredCareer goals statement (one page) and autobiographical statement (two pages)
Source: ed.psu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Recommendation letters: Required3 letters — Three letters of recommendation
Source: ed.psu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Résumé / CV: RequiredResume (CV up to 3 pages accepted)
Source: ed.psu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Interview: RequiredInterviews scheduled for mid-January
Source: ed.psu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Transcripts: RequiredTranscripts from all post-secondary institutions
Source: ed.psu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Tests

GRE General Test: WaivedProgram page states the GRE requirement is waived; the Graduate Bulletin still lists GRE as required.
Source: ed.psu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
TOEFL iBT: Required — minimum 80Internet-based total 80 with 19 speaking; IELTS 6.5 accepted
Source: ed.psu.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
December 5 · for Fall 2027
The university does not print a year with this date.
Source: ed.psu.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) — University Park, Graduate, All Other Programs, Pennsylvania residents, per academic year (full-time)From the university-wide rate table covering online students at this level	$26,486	per academic year · 2026-2027Source: tuition.psu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Resident (in-state) — University Park, Graduate, All Other Programs, Pennsylvania residents, part-time per creditFrom the university-wide rate table covering online students at this level	$1,104	per credit · 2026-2027Estimated tuition$105,984 = 96 credits × $1,104 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: tuition.psu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Nonresident (out-of-state) — University Park, Graduate, All Other Programs, non-Pennsylvania residents, per academic year (full-time)From the university-wide rate table covering online students at this level	$48,668	per academic year · 2026-2027Source: tuition.psu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Nonresident (out-of-state) — University Park, Graduate, All Other Programs, non-Pennsylvania residents, part-time per creditFrom the university-wide rate table covering online students at this level	$2,028	per credit · 2026-2027Estimated tuition$194,688 = 96 credits × $2,028 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: tuition.psu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Estimated total tuition: $194,688 (96 credits × $2,028 per credit)

Comparison basis: Nonresident (out-of-state) — University Park, Graduate, All Other Programs, non-Pennsylvania residents, part-time per credit, 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.

Other: Current full-time students generally receive fellowships or graduate assistantships
Source: ed.psu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Fellowships or graduate assistantships AssistantshipCompetitive
Eligibility: Full-time students
Source: ed.psu.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

Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) — 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, 2001 · 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.

bulletins.psu.edu/graduate/programs/majors/counselor-education/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 12, 2026
ed.psu.edu/academics/departments/department-educational-psychology-counseling-and-special-education/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
ed.psu.edu/academics/departments/department-educational-psychology-counseling-and-special-education/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
ed.psu.edu/academics/departments/department-educational-psychology-counseling-and-special-education/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
DAPIP — MSCHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-12) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
tuition.psu.edu/rates-effective-2026-fall-semester — 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 four academic years of graduate level preparation (including master's-level preparation) · minimum of 96 graduate-level credits including master's-level preparation
Tuition
$1,104 per creditResident (in-state) — University Park, Graduate, All Other Programs, Pennsylvania residents, part-time per credit, 2026-2027
Next deadline
No upcoming verified date
Location
University Park, PA

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