University of North Texas · Department of Counseling and Higher Education

Counselor Education and Supervision, PhD

Awarded degree: Doctor of Philosophy

Counselor Education and Supervision

PhD CACREPFunding not verified

Overview

An on-campus PhD at Denton requiring at least 72 semester hours beyond the master's, with a first-year doctoral residence requirement, specialty areas such as play therapy and couple and family counseling, and fall-only admission.

Official program name: Counselor Education and Supervision, PhD
Awarded degree: Doctor of Philosophy
Source: coe.unt.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Degree level: Doctoral — research doctorate (phd)
Counseling specialty: Counselor Education and Supervision
Source: coe.unt.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: coe.unt.edu · verified October 12, 2026
School: University of North Texas — Department of Counseling and Higher Education
Source: coe.unt.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Location: Denton, TX
Required credits: minimum of 72 semester hours beyond the master's degree
Source: coe.unt.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Duration: Est. time to complete: 3-4 years
Source: unt.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Start terms: Fall
Source: coe.unt.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Teaching language: English (not separately stated)

Why this program is listed

PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision.

Source: coe.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: On campusClasses meet in person on campus.
Source: unt.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Class schedule: Not verified
Study intensity: Not published

Campus requirements as published

Residency Required
UNT doctoral residence requirement during Fall and Spring of the first year
Denton, TX
Source: coe.unt.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 and internship requirements: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Placement arrangements and supervision

Other fieldwork requirement: Required clinical experiences detailed in the Counseling Doctoral Program Handbook
Source: coe.unt.edu · verified October 12, 2026

How practicum and internship placements work

Curriculum

Other

Doctoral specialty areas: Adolescent/Adult, Career/Vocational, College, Couple and Family, Group, Play Therapy, School Counseling
Source: coe.unt.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Students are expected to pursue Texas counselor licensure while enrolled
Source: coe.unt.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 a counseling-related field
Source: coe.unt.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Minimum GPA: RequiredMinimum 3.5 — Cumulative GPA of at least 3.5 on all graduate coursework
Source: coe.unt.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Statement / essay: RequiredStatement of purpose
Source: coe.unt.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Recommendation letters: Required3 letters — Three professional references
Source: coe.unt.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Résumé / CV: RequiredResume / CV
Source: coe.unt.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Interview: RequiredInvited applicants complete written and oral examination interviews in mid-to-late January
Source: coe.unt.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Writing sample: RequiredVideo demonstration of counseling skills (about 30 minutes) and theoretical orientation essay
Source: coe.unt.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Transcripts: RequiredOfficial transcripts
Source: coe.unt.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Other requirement: RequiredCACREP Equivalency Worksheet if the master's program was not CACREP-accredited
Source: coe.unt.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Tests

GRE General Test: RequiredNo minimum score requirement
Source: coe.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.

Priority deadline
December 1st · for Fall 2027
The university does not print a year with this date.
Source: coe.unt.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Year not printed
Application deadline
December 15 · for Fall 2027
The university does not print a year with this date.
Source: coe.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.

Category	Amount	Basis 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	$50	per credit · 2026-2027Estimated tuition$3,600 = 72 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	$478	per credit · 2026-2027Estimated tuition$34,416 = 72 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	$227.79	per credit · 2026-2027Estimated tuition$16,400.88 = 72 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	$50	per credit · 2026-2027Estimated tuition$3,600 = 72 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	$25	per credit · 2026-2027Estimated tuition$1,800 = 72 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: $34,416 (72 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

Other published fees

College of Education (Counseling) graduate differential tuition: $30 per creditMandatory
Source: studentaccounting.unt.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.

Graduate assistantship (Doctoral Assistantship Application) AssistantshipCompetitive
Eligibility: Applicants who submit the optional Doctoral Assistantship Application
Source: coe.unt.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
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 June 1, 1979 · current cycle ends March 31, 2028Source: cacrep.org · verified October 11, 2026

Published enrollment restrictions (state authorization)

UNT is a member of NC-SARA; membership does not guarantee licensure outside Texas. Official pageSource: accreditation.unt.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.

accreditation.unt.edu/license-disclosure.html — Official disclosure page, verified October 12, 2026
coe.unt.edu/academics/counseling-doctor-philosophy/application.html — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
coe.unt.edu/academics/counseling-doctor-philosophy/index.html — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
coe.unt.edu/counseling-and-higher-education/ — 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
DAPIP — SACSCOC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-12) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
studentaccounting.unt.edu/tuition-and-fees.html — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 12, 2026
CACREP Directory of accredited programs (CSV export downloaded 2026-10-11) — Accreditor directory, verified October 11, 2026
unt.edu/academics/programs/counselor-education-and-supervision-phd.html — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026

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Key facts

Degree
PhD · DoctoralCounselor education
Specialty
Counselor Education and Supervision
CACREP
Accredited (matched in the CACREP directory)
Delivery
On campus
Campus attendance
On-campus classes
Practical training
On-campus classes
Study intensity
Study intensity not published
Length
Est. time to complete: 3-4 years · minimum of 72 semester hours beyond the master's degree
Tuition
$50 per creditResident (in-state) — Statutory Tuition for Texas Residents (component; graduate students also pay Board Designated and Board Authorized tuition), 2026-2027
Next deadline
No upcoming verified date
Location
Denton, TX

Official program page How to apply

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