University of Central Florida · Department of Counselor Education and School Psychology, College of Community Innovation and Education

Education (PhD) - Counselor Education

Awarded degree: Doctor of Philosophy in Education

Counselor Education and Supervision

PhD CACREPFully funded (conditions apply)

Overview

A full-time, in-person Counselor Education track in UCF's PhD in Education (69 credits beyond the master's), with 100 practicum hours, 600 internship hours, a candidacy exam and a dissertation, typically completed in three years.

Official program name: Education (PhD) - Counselor Education
Awarded degree: Doctor of Philosophy in Education
Source: ucf.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Degree level: Doctoral — research doctorate (phd)
Counseling specialty: Counselor Education and Supervision
Source: ucf.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: ucf.edu · verified October 12, 2026
School: University of Central Florida — Department of Counselor Education and School Psychology, College of Community Innovation and Education
Source: ccie.ucf.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Location: Orlando, FL
Required credits: 69 credit hours minimum beyond the master's degree
Source: ucf.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Duration: 3 Years to Graduate (full-time)
Source: ccie.ucf.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Start terms: Fall
Source: ccie.ucf.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Teaching language: English (not separately stated)

Why this program is listed

PhD in Education, Counselor Education track (CACREP counselor education doctorate).

Source: ucf.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: ccie.ucf.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Class schedule: Not verified
Study intensity: Full-time
Source: ccie.ucf.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: Required100 hours. 100 hours of practicum experiences
Source: ccie.ucf.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Internship: Required600 hours. 600 hours of internship experiences (9 credit hours)
Source: ccie.ucf.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

Candidacy examination
Source: ucf.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Dissertation

15 credit hours of dissertation
Source: ucf.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 in counseling or a closely related field, with master's-level competency in educational research and statistics
Source: ccie.ucf.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Statement / essay: RequiredGoal statement, 500-700 words
Source: ccie.ucf.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Recommendation letters: Required3 letters — Three recommendation letters
Source: ccie.ucf.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Résumé / CV: RequiredResume or CV
Source: ccie.ucf.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Interview: RequiredFull-day interview with teaching demonstration and mock counseling session
Source: ccie.ucf.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Application fee: Required$31 — $31 application fee
Source: ccie.ucf.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Tests

GRE General Test: RequiredOfficial, competitive GRE score no older than five years
Source: ccie.ucf.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 (priority; for fellowship/assistantship consideration) · for Fall 2027
The university does not print a year with this date.
Source: ccie.ucf.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Year not printed
Application deadline
January 1 (regular) · for Fall 2027
The university does not print a year with this date.
Source: ccie.ucf.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
Nonresident (out-of-state) — Out of State Tuition	$1,276.48	per creditEstimated tuition$88,077.12 = 69 credits × $1,276.48 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: ucf.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Resident (in-state) — In State Tuition	$369.65	per creditEstimated tuition$25,505.85 = 69 credits × $369.65 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: ucf.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Estimated total tuition: $88,077.12 (69 credits × $1,276.48 per credit)

Comparison basis: Nonresident (out-of-state) — Out of State Tuition, academic year not stated. 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: Fully funded — subject to published conditions

Tuition coverage and a stipend are offered to all admitted students, subject to conditions the program publishes (for example satisfactory progress).

Funding guarantee: Accepted students are offered a graduate assistantship, contingent upon funding availability
Source: ccie.ucf.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Tuition coverage: Assistantships typically include a stipend, tuition waiver and student health insurance; students pay university fees
Source: ccie.ucf.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Graduate assistantship AssistantshipCompetitive
Typically stipend, tuition waiver and student health insurance; packages vary
Eligibility: Accepted students, contingent upon funding availability
Source: ccie.ucf.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Competitive fellowships FellowshipCompetitive
Eligibility: Selected by the fellowship committee
Source: ccie.ucf.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

Higher Learning Commission (HLC) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026
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, 2000 · current cycle ends October 31, 2030Source: cacrep.org · verified October 11, 2026

Published enrollment restrictions (state authorization)

Licensure disclosures cite UCF's participation in SARA; UCF generally cannot enroll students physically located outside Florida in these licensure programs during their first term without an attestation. Official pageSource: apq.ucf.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.

apq.ucf.edu/document/counseloredmaclinical-disclosure/ — Official disclosure page, verified October 12, 2026
ccie.ucf.edu/cesp/academics/counseling-admission-requirements-phd/ — Official admissions page, verified October 12, 2026
ccie.ucf.edu/cesp/academics/counselor-education-phd/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
ccie.ucf.edu/counselor-education/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
DAPIP — HLC 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
ucf.edu/degree/education-phd-2/counselor-education/ — Official program 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
On campus
Campus attendance
On-campus classes
Practical training
On-campus classes; practicum and internship required100 practicum + 600 internship hours
Study intensity
Full-time
Length
3 Years to Graduate (full-time) · 69 credit hours minimum beyond the master's degree
Tuition
$369.65 per creditResident (in-state) — In State Tuition
Next deadline
No upcoming verified date
Location
Orlando, FL

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