University of Denver · Department of Counseling Psychology, Morgridge College of Education

Doctor of Philosophy in Counseling Psychology

Counseling Psychology (related field)

PhDCounseling psychologyCACREP: not listedFunding not verified

Overview

Campus PhD in Counseling Psychology following a scientist-practitioner model, requiring a minimum of 135 quarter credits, advanced practica, a pre-doctoral internship and a dissertation. The bulletin states the doctoral program is APA-accredited.

Official program name: Doctor of Philosophy in Counseling Psychology
Awarded degree: Doctor of Philosophy in Counseling Psychology
Source: bulletin.du.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Degree level: Doctoral — research doctorate (phd)
Counseling specialty: Counseling Psychology (related field)Counseling psychology programs are listed separately. A doctoral counseling psychology program prepares psychologists, a different profession with its own licensure; some master's programs in counseling psychology state a professional counselor pathway.
Source: bulletin.du.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Professional purpose: Professional purpose not verifiedWe did not find an official statement of the program's professional purpose.
School: University of Denver — Department of Counseling Psychology, Morgridge College of Education
Source: bulletin.du.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Location: Denver, CO
Required credits: Minimum of 135 quarter credits
Source: bulletin.du.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Duration: Not verified
Start terms: Fall
Source: du.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Teaching language: English (not separately stated)

Why this program is listed

APA-accredited PhD in Counseling Psychology preparing counseling psychologists; classified as related.

Source: bulletin.du.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: bulletin.du.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.

Practicum: RequiredAdvanced Practicum I and II: 15-20 hours per week for three consecutive quarters, 500-600 hours per practicum experience
Source: bulletin.du.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Internship: RequiredPre-doctoral internship
Source: bulletin.du.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

Comprehensive exam, pre-doctoral internship, dissertation proposal and oral defense
Source: bulletin.du.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Other

Optional Emphasis in Health Psychology
Source: bulletin.du.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: RequiredEarned baccalaureate from a regionally accredited institution
Source: du.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Minimum GPA: RequiredMinimum 2.5 — University minimum cumulative 2.5 on a 4.0 scale (or 2.5 on the last 60 semester / 90 quarter credits)
Source: du.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Statement / essay: RequiredTyped, double-spaced 2-3 page personal statement
Source: du.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Recommendation letters: Required2 letters — Two (2) letters of recommendation are required, three recommended.
Source: du.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Résumé / CV: RequiredResume or CV
Source: du.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Interview: RequiredVirtual interview
Source: du.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Application fee: Required$65 — $65 application fee
Source: du.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Transcripts: RequiredScanned transcripts from every college attended
Source: du.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Tests

TOEFL iBT: Required — minimum 80For non-native English speakers; 80 for exams before January 21, 2026, 4.0 for exams on or after that date
Source: du.edu · verified October 12, 2026
IELTS Academic: Required — minimum 6.5For non-native English speakers
Source: du.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Duolingo English Test: Required — minimum 115For non-native English speakers
Source: du.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.

Final deadline
November 16, 2026 · for Fall 2027
Source: du.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.

Tuition for this program: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

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

Higher Learning Commission (HLC) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026

Programmatic accreditation

American Psychological Association Commission on Accreditation (APA)Status: AccreditedSource: bulletin.du.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Published enrollment restrictions (state authorization)

SARA participant; online and distance education in all 49 states except California, plus California authorization outside SARA Official pageSource: bulletin.du.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.

LicensureWith additional post-doctoral hours graduates may apply for psychologist licensure in Colorado and various other states; check with state board Official disclosureSource: bulletin.du.edu · verified October 12, 2026

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.

bulletin.du.edu/graduate/aboutdu/stateauthorization/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 12, 2026
bulletin.du.edu/graduate/schoolscollegesanddivisions/morgridgecollegeofeducation/counselingpsycholog — Official catalog / bulletin, 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
du.edu/academics/admission-steps/counseling-psychology-phd-2027-2028 — Official admissions page, verified October 12, 2026

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