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Counseling Psychology PhD

Awarded degree: PhD in Counseling Psychology

Counseling Psychology (related field)

PhDCounseling psychologyCACREP: not listedFunding not verified

Overview

An APA-accredited PhD in Counseling Psychology following a scientist-practitioner model, designed as five years of full-time study including a full-time internship, for applicants who have completed an applied master's program.

Official program name
Counseling Psychology PhD
Awarded degree
PhD in Counseling Psychology
Source: umb.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: umb.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Professional purpose
Professional purpose not verifiedWe did not find an official statement of the program's professional purpose.
School
Source: umb.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Location
Boston, MA
Required credits
Not verified
Duration
five years of full-time study, including a full-time internship (full-time)
Source: umb.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Start terms
Fall
Source: umb.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Teaching language
English (not separately stated)
Why this program is listed

APA-accredited counseling psychology PhD (related classification).

Source: umb.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.Classes meet in person on campus.
Source: umb.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Class schedule
Not verified
Study intensity
Full-time
Source: umb.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
RequiredMost clinical practicum training takes place in the field in the Boston metro area; placements are competitive.
Source: umb.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Internship
RequiredFull-time internship.
Source: umb.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

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

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
RequiredApplied master's degree with supervised clinical experience in a license-eligible program required before fall admission.
Source: umb.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Statement / essay
RequiredStatement of purpose (research interests, practice experience, career objectives).
Source: umb.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Recommendation letters
Required3 letters — Three letters of recommendation.
Source: umb.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Writing sample
RequiredCompleted project or academic paper (suggested 25 to 30 pages).
Source: umb.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Application fee
Required$75 — Nonrefundable $75 application fee.
Source: umb.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Tests

GRE General Test
Not required
Source: umb.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

    December 1 · for Fall

    The university does not print a year with this date.

    Source: umb.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

  • New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026

Programmatic accreditation

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

Published enrollment restrictions (state authorization)

  • UMass Boston is approved to participate in NC-SARA. Its programs are designed to meet license requirements in Massachusetts; it cannot confirm whether its professional licensure programs meet requirements outside Massachusetts. Official pageSource: umb.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.
  1. DAPIP — NECHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-12) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
  2. umb.edu/academics/program-finder/counseling-psychology-phd/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  3. umb.edu/academics/sara-compliance-and-dispute-resolution/ — Official disclosure page, verified October 12, 2026
  4. umb.edu/education/academic-departments/counseling-school-psychology-sport/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026

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