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Ph.D. Counseling Psychology

Awarded degree: Doctor of Philosophy

Counseling Psychology (related field)

PhDCounseling psychologyCACREP: not listedFunding not verified

Overview

An APA-accredited PhD in counseling psychology requiring at least 99 semester hours beyond the bachelor's degree, including a one-year, full-time paid pre-doctoral internship; admission once a year with a December 1 deadline.

Official program name
Ph.D. Counseling Psychology
Awarded degree
Doctor of Philosophy
Source: pahs.unt.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: pahs.unt.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: pahs.unt.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Location
Denton, TX
Required credits
minimum of 99 semester hours beyond the bachelor's degree
Source: pahs.unt.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Duration
may complete the program in five years; most students take about six years (admitted with a master's degree in a closely related field and studying full time)
Source: pahs.unt.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Teaching language
English (not separately stated)
Why this program is listed

APA-accredited PhD in counseling psychology preparing health service psychologists (related classification).

Source: pahs.unt.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
Format not verified
Campus attendance for coursework
Campus attendance: not verified
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.
Internship
RequiredOne-year, full-time paid pre-doctoral internship
Source: pahs.unt.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”.
Minimum GPA
RequiredAt least one of: 3.0 overall bachelor's GPA, 3.5 last 60 credits, 3.5 psychology GPA, 3.5 related master's, completed doctorate, or first/second author of a peer-reviewed article
Source: pahs.unt.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Psychology prerequisites
Required24 semester credits of psychology coursework including statistics; 12 at the advanced level
Source: pahs.unt.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Statement / essay
RequiredGoal statement, 500-1000 words
Source: pahs.unt.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Recommendation letters
Required3 letters — Three recommendation letters
Source: pahs.unt.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Résumé / CV
RequiredCurriculum vitae
Source: pahs.unt.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Interview
RequiredSecond stage: virtual interview day, usually late January or early February
Source: pahs.unt.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Transcripts
RequiredOfficial transcripts
Source: pahs.unt.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Tests

GRE General Test
OptionalGRE Subject Test not required
Source: pahs.unt.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 2027

    The university does not print a year with this date.

    Source: pahs.unt.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.
CategoryAmountBasis and year
Resident (in-state) — Statutory Tuition for Texas Residents (component; graduate students also pay Board Designated and Board Authorized tuition)From the university-wide rate table covering online students at this level$50per credit · 2026-2027Estimated tuition$4,950 = 99 credits × $50 per credit. Excludes mandatory fees, books, travel for any required in-person sessions, transfer credit reductions and rate changes. Not the full cost of attendance.Source: studentaccounting.unt.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Nonresident (out-of-state) — Statutory Tuition for Non-Residents, Fall 2026 - Summer 2027 (component)From the university-wide rate table covering online students at this level$478per credit · 2026-2027Estimated tuition$47,322 = 99 credits × $478 per credit. Excludes mandatory fees, books, travel for any required in-person sessions, transfer credit reductions and rate changes. Not the full cost of attendance.Source: studentaccounting.unt.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Board Designated Tuition for Graduate students (component, all graduate students)From the university-wide rate table covering online students at this level$227.79per credit · 2026-2027Estimated tuition$22,551.21 = 99 credits × $227.79 per credit. Excludes mandatory fees, books, travel for any required in-person sessions, transfer credit reductions and rate changes. Not the full cost of attendance.Source: studentaccounting.unt.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Board Authorized Tuition (component, all graduate students)From the university-wide rate table covering online students at this level$50per credit · 2026-2027Estimated tuition$4,950 = 99 credits × $50 per credit. Excludes mandatory fees, books, travel for any required in-person sessions, transfer credit reductions and rate changes. Not the full cost of attendance.Source: studentaccounting.unt.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Board Designated Graduate Tuition (component, all graduate students)From the university-wide rate table covering online students at this level$25per credit · 2026-2027Estimated tuition$2,475 = 99 credits × $25 per credit. Excludes mandatory fees, books, travel for any required in-person sessions, transfer credit reductions and rate changes. Not the full cost of attendance.Source: studentaccounting.unt.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Estimated total tuition: $47,322 (99 credits × $478 per credit)

Comparison basis: Nonresident (out-of-state) — Statutory Tuition for Non-Residents, Fall 2026 - Summer 2027 (component), 2026-2027. Excludes mandatory fees, books, living costs and any rate changes during the program. How we calculate

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
  • Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026

Programmatic accreditation

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

Published enrollment restrictions (state authorization)

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.
  • LicensureGraduate training meets the general education requirements for licensure as a psychologist in all 50 states, DC and US territories; some states require additional coursework or registration. Official disclosureSource: pahs.unt.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.
  1. accreditation.unt.edu/license-disclosure.html — Official disclosure page, verified October 12, 2026
  2. DAPIP — SACSCOC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-12) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
  3. DAPIP — SACSCOC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-12) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
  4. pahs.unt.edu/psychology/academics/counseling-psychology/counseling-doctoral-degree.html — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  5. pahs.unt.edu/psychology/academics/counseling-psychology/index.html — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  6. pahs.unt.edu/psychology/academics/counseling-psychology/prospective-students.html — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  7. studentaccounting.unt.edu/tuition-and-fees.html — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 12, 2026

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