Counseling Psychology PhD

A full-time, APA-accredited PhD in counseling psychology requiring at least 103 semester hours, a practicum sequence, a dissertation and a full-year predoctoral internship. Students begin in the fall.

Official program name

Counseling Psychology PhD

Awarded degree

PhD in Psychological and Quantitative Foundations (Counseling Psychology subprogram)

Source: education.uiowa.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.

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Professional purpose

Professional purpose not verifiedWe did not find an official statement of the program's professional purpose.

School

University of Iowa — Department of Psychological and Quantitative Foundations

Source: catalog.registrar.uiowa.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Location

Iowa City, IA

Required credits

minimum of 103 semester hours including 12 dissertation semester hours

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Duration

Not verified

Start terms

Fall

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Teaching language

English (not separately stated)

Academic delivery

On campusClasses meet in person on campus.Classes meet in person on campus.

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Class schedule

Not verified

Study intensity

Full-time

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Internship

RequiredCalendar-year internship in a setting approved by the faculty; usually requires relocation

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Practicum

RequiredPracticum sequence

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Placement arrangements and supervision

Placement location

Internships usually require geographic relocation

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How practicum and internship placements work

Curriculum details: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Prior degree

RequiredStudents may enter with a bachelor's or a master's degree

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Minimum GPA

RequiredMinimum 3 — Undergraduate GPA of 3.00 or better; graduate GPA of 3.50 or better

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Interview

RequiredApplicants are invited for interviews in February

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Tests

GRE General Test

OptionalPreferred scores listed: Verbal 152, Quantitative 151.

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We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

• Application deadline

  Nov. 15 · for Fall

  The university does not print a year with this date.

  Source: education.uiowa.edu · verified October 12, 2026
  Year not printed

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

Scholarships, fellowships or assistantships for this program: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

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: education.uiowa.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Published enrollment restrictions (state authorization)

None recorded for this program.

International applicants

Not verified for this program.

• LicensureThis program meets the educational requirements for licensure in Iowa. Official disclosureSource: provost.uiowa.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

1. catalog.registrar.uiowa.edu/education/psychological-quantitative-foundations/counseling-behavioral-h — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 12, 2026
2. education.uiowa.edu/areas-study/counseling-and-mental-health/counseling-psychology — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
3. DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-12) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
4. provost.uiowa.edu/professional-licensure-disclosures-program — Official disclosure page, verified October 12, 2026

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