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Walden University · School of Counseling, College of Social and Behavioral Health

PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision

Awarded degree: Doctor of Philosophy in Counselor Education and Supervision

Counselor Education and Supervision

PhD CACREP Fully online courseworkFunding not verified

Overview

Online PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision (90 quarter credits for CACREP master's graduates) with one residency and two intensives (virtual or face-to-face), three internship courses and a dissertation; not a licensure program.

Official program name
PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision
Awarded degree
Doctor of Philosophy in Counselor Education and Supervision
Source: waldenu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Degree level
Doctoral — research doctorate (phd)
Counseling specialty
Source: waldenu.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: academics.waldenu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
School
Source: academics.waldenu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Location
Minneapolis, MNWhere the school is located. Coursework is online; this is not a residency requirement, does not decide whether you may enroll from your state, and is not where you complete practicum or internship.
Required credits
90 quarter credits (for students who graduated from a CACREP-accredited program)
Source: waldenu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Duration
2.5-year minimum completion requirement; 8-year maximum (minimum per Walden academic policy)
Source: waldenu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Teaching language
English (not separately stated)

General Program or specializations (Addiction Counseling, Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Marriage, Couple, and Family Counseling, School Counseling and others); 39 prerequisite credits for applicants without a CACREP-accredited master's.

Why this program is listed

Online PhD in counselor education and supervision.

Source: waldenu.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
Fully online courseworkCoursework is delivered online. Practicum and internship are completed in person at approved sites, and some programs also require campus residencies.Coursework is delivered online. Practicum and internship are completed in person at approved sites, and some programs also require campus residencies.
Source: waldenu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Campus attendance for coursework
No required campus attendance for coursework (stated)
Source: waldenu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Class schedule
Not verified
Study intensity
Not published

Campus requirements as published

  • Residency Optional

    One residency, virtual or face-to-face (in-person attendance optional)

    One

    Source: waldenu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

  • Intensive Optional

    Two intensives, 6 weeks online with a 3-day synchronous intensive, virtual or face-to-face

    Two

    Source: waldenu.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.
Internship
RequiredField experience courses: Internship I: Counseling; Internship 2 and 3: Counselor Education and Supervision (9 credits)
Source: academics.waldenu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Placement arrangements and supervision

Other fieldwork requirement
Applicants must be US citizens or permanent residents residing in the US or a US territory because of field experience requirements
Source: waldenu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

How practicum and internship placements work

Curriculum

Dissertation

  • Doctoral dissertation; dissertation writing courses for a minimum of three terms
    Source: waldenu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Other

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 or higher in counseling
Source: waldenu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Statement / essay
Not requiredNo essay
Source: waldenu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Application fee
Not requiredNo application fee
Source: waldenu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Transcripts
RequiredCompleted online application and transcripts
Source: waldenu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Tests

GRE General Test
Not required
Source: waldenu.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 deadlines: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

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
All students — Coursework tuition per quarter hour$640per creditEstimated tuition$57,600 = 90 credits × $640 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: waldenu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
All students — Estimated total range (2.5-year to 8-year completion)$60,870 – $135,440entire programIncludes feesSource: waldenu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Estimated total tuition: $57,600 (90 credits × $640 per credit)

Comparison basis: All students — Coursework tuition per quarter hour, academic year not stated. Excludes mandatory fees, books, living costs and any rate changes during the program. How we calculate

Other published fees

Program fee
$185 per termMandatory
Source: waldenu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Residency fee (virtual $1,420 / in-person $1,520)
$1,420 entire programMandatory
Source: waldenu.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.

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

  • Higher Learning Commission (HLC) — 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 July 11, 2012 · current cycle ends October 31, 2033 · listed by the accreditor as onlineSource: cacrep.org · verified October 11, 2026

Published enrollment restrictions (state authorization)

International applicants

  • Applicants must be US citizens or permanent residents residing in the US or a US territorySource: waldenu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

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.

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. academics.waldenu.edu/catalog/social-behavioral-health/master-science/marriage-couple-family-counsel — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 12, 2026
  2. academics.waldenu.edu/catalog/social-behavioral-health/phd/counselor-education-supervision — Official catalog / bulletin, 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. CACREP Directory of accredited programs (CSV export downloaded 2026-10-11) — Accreditor directory, verified October 11, 2026
  5. waldenu.edu/about/accreditation/state-authorization-and-program-licensure — Official disclosure page, verified October 12, 2026
  6. waldenu.edu/online-doctoral-programs/phd-in-counselor-education-and-supervision — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026

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