University of Florida · Counselor Education Program, School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education (HDOSE), College of Education

On-Campus Ph.D. in Counseling (Counselor Education)

Awarded degree: Doctor of Philosophy

Counselor Education and Supervision

PhD CACREPFunding not verified

Overview

A full-time, on-campus PhD in counseling at Gainesville for students with a master's in counseling or a related field, with an advanced counseling practicum, a year-long counselor education internship, qualifying examinations and a dissertation.

Official program name: On-Campus Ph.D. in Counseling (Counselor Education)
Awarded degree: Doctor of Philosophy
Source: education.ufl.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Degree level: Doctoral — research doctorate (phd)
Counseling specialty: Counselor Education and Supervision
Source: education.ufl.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: education.ufl.edu · verified October 12, 2026
School: University of Florida — Counselor Education Program, School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education (HDOSE), College of Education
Source: education.ufl.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Location: Gainesville, FL
Required credits: Not verified
Duration: Program Completion: 3 years
Source: education.ufl.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Start terms: Fall
Source: education.ufl.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Teaching language: English (not separately stated)

Why this program is listed

On-campus PhD in counseling preparing counselor educators.

Source: education.ufl.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: education.ufl.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Class schedule: Not verified
Study intensity: Full-time
Source: education.ufl.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: RequiredSemester-long advanced counseling practicum
Source: education.ufl.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Internship: RequiredYear-long counselor education internship (teaching, supervision, research, leadership and advocacy)
Source: education.ufl.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

Written and oral doctoral qualifying examinations
Source: education.ufl.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Dissertation

Dissertation proposal, study and defense in the third year
Source: education.ufl.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 an accredited U.S. college or university or equivalent
Source: education.ufl.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Minimum GPA: RequiredMinimum 3 — Minimum 3.0 upper-division (last 60 credits) GPA
Source: education.ufl.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Work experience: RecommendedPost-master's experience recommended but not mandatory
Source: education.ufl.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Statement / essay: RequiredPersonal statement, 2-4 double-spaced pages
Source: education.ufl.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Recommendation letters: Required3 letters — Three letters of recommendation
Source: education.ufl.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Résumé / CV: RequiredResume/CV
Source: education.ufl.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Application fee: Required$30 — $30 non-refundable application fee
Source: education.ufl.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Tests

GRE General Test: Required
Source: education.ufl.edu · verified October 12, 2026
TOEFL iBT: RequiredInternational applicants, unless exempt by prior study or degree in an English-speaking country
Source: education.ufl.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 deadlineDomestic applicants
November 15 (fall semester) · for Fall 2027
The university does not print a year with this date.
Source: education.ufl.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 Courses (5000-9999), Total Florida Resident Rate/Credit HourFrom the university-wide rate table covering online students at this level	$532.52	per credit · 2026-2027Includes feesSource: cfo.ufl.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Nonresident (out-of-state) — Graduate Courses (5000-9999), Total Non-Resident Rate/Credit HourFrom the university-wide rate table covering online students at this level	$1,449.28	per credit · 2026-2027Includes feesSource: cfo.ufl.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.

Other: Some research and teaching assistantship funding; the number varies each year
Source: education.ufl.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Research and teaching assistantships AssistantshipCompetitive
Eligibility: Number available varies each year
Source: education.ufl.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: Ed.D./Ph.D.Accredited since October 1, 1979 · current cycle ends March 31, 2029Source: 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.

cfo.ufl.edu/student-financial-resources/current-and-former-students/2026-27-academic-year-tuition-an — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 12, 2026
education.ufl.edu/counselor-education/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
education.ufl.edu/counselor-education/prospective-students/on-campus-m-ed/faq/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
education.ufl.edu/counselor-education/prospective-students/on-campus-ph-d/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
education.ufl.edu/counselor-education/prospective-students/on-campus-ph-d/application/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
education.ufl.edu/counselor-education/prospective-students/on-campus-ph-d/faq/ — Official program page, 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

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