University of Kentucky · Department of Early Childhood, Special Education, & Counselor Education

Early Childhood, Special Education, and Counselor Education and Supervision (Ph.D.) — Option in Counselor Education, Research, and Policy

Awarded degree: Ph.D. in Early Childhood, Special Education, and Rehabilitation Counseling with a formal option in Counselor Education and Supervision

Counselor Education and Supervision

PhD CACREPFunding not verified

Overview

An on-campus, 74-credit PhD with a formal option in Counselor Education and Supervision, covering counseling, supervision, teaching, research and scholarship, and leadership and advocacy. The page states CACREP accreditation until October 31, 2030.

Official program name: Early Childhood, Special Education, and Counselor Education and Supervision (Ph.D.) — Option in Counselor Education, Research, and Policy
Awarded degree: Ph.D. in Early Childhood, Special Education, and Rehabilitation Counseling with a formal option in Counselor Education and Supervision
Source: education.uky.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Degree level: Doctoral — research doctorate (phd)
Counseling specialty: Counselor Education and Supervision
Source: education.uky.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.uky.edu · verified October 12, 2026
School: University of Kentucky — Department of Early Childhood, Special Education, & Counselor Education
Source: education.uky.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Location: Lexington, KY
Required credits: 74 credit hours
Source: education.uky.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Duration: Not verified
Start terms: Fall, Spring
Source: education.uky.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Teaching language: English (not separately stated)

Why this program is listed

Doctoral program with a formal option in Counselor Education and Supervision.

Source: education.uky.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.uky.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 and internship requirements: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

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

Five doctoral core areas: counseling, supervision, teaching, research and scholarship, and leadership and advocacy.
Source: education.uky.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 rehabilitation counseling, counselor education, mental health counseling or a related field with a GPA of at least 3.5; leveling courses may be required.
Source: education.uky.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Minimum GPA: RequiredMinimum 2.75 — Undergraduate GPA of at least 2.75.
Source: education.uky.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Work experience: RequiredAt least one year (two preferred) of post-master's experience in a related field; extensive prior experience may be considered.
Source: education.uky.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Statement / essay: RequiredWritten statement of objectives for doctoral study.
Source: education.uky.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Recommendation letters: Required3 letters — At least three positive recommendations.
Source: education.uky.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Interview: RequiredQualified applicants are invited to campus to interview; video conference interviews can be arranged.
Source: education.uky.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Writing sample: RequiredSample of academic and/or professional writing.
Source: education.uky.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Tests

GRE General Test: Required
Source: education.uky.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
March 1 · for Fall
The university does not print a year with this date.
Source: education.uky.edu · verified October 12, 2026
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Application deadline
October 1 · for Spring
The university does not print a year with this date.
Source: education.uky.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.

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

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 January 13, 2016 · current cycle ends October 31, 2030Source: cacrep.org · verified October 11, 2026

Published enrollment restrictions (state authorization)

The University of Kentucky is a participating institution of State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (SARA); programs in licensed fields may not be available in every state. Official pageSource: online.uky.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.

education.uky.edu/academics/graduate/counselor-education-research-and-policy-phd — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
online.uky.edu/authorization-licensure — Official disclosure 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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