Counselor Education and Supervision, Ph.D.

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The UW Ph.D. program in counselor education and supervision is targeted to students who already hold a master’s degree from a CACREP-accredited institution or equivalent and are seeking to become counselor educators and advanced practitioners.

Degree Requirements

This degree requires 72 credits, 12 of which may be transferred from a CACREP accredited program.

Learning Outcome Areas Advanced Foundations

Ph.D. students with a 48-hour CACREP equivalent Master’s degree are required to complete 12 semester hours of courses beyond their Master’s preparation (in consultation with their adviser and committee). Ph.D. students with a 60-hour CACREP equivalent Master’s program can petition up to 12 hours of their Master’s coursework to fulfill this requirement.

Counseling and Supervision

CNSL 5340 - Play Therapy Credits: 3
CNSL 5860 - Doctoral Practicum in Counselor Education Credits: 1-8
CNSL 5865 - Supervision Theory Credits: 3
CNSL 5875 - Doctoral Practicum in Supervision Credits: 1-6

Teaching, Leadership and Advocacy

CNSL 5871 - Doctoral Seminar I: Professional Identity and Ethics Credits: 3
CNSL 5872 - Doctoral Seminar II: Diversity and Social Change Credits: 3
CNSL 5873 - Doctoral Seminar III: Research, Assessment & Scholarship Credits: 3
CNSL 5874 - Doctoral Seminar IV: Leadership, Consultation and Advocacy Credits: 3
PRST 5070 - Introduction to College Teaching Credits: 3
CNSL 5990 - Internship Credits: 6

Research and Scholarship

12 credits chosen from the following (or equivalent) in consultation with major adviser and graduate committee.

EDRE 5600 - Introduction to Quantitative Research Credits: 3
EDRE 5610 - Educational Research: Group Comparison Research Credits: 3
EDRE 5620 - Correlational Research Credits: 3
EDRE 5630 - Educational Research IV: Multivariate Research Credits: 3
EDRE 5645 - Phenomenology, Case Study, and Grounded Theory in Qualitative Research Credits: 3
EDRE 5655 - Ethnography and Narrative Inquiry in Qualitative Research Credits: 3
EDRE 5650 - Adv. Qual Research Credits: 3
EDRE 5670 - Mixed Methods Research Credits: 3

Dissertation

PRST 5980 - Dissertation Research Credits: 1-12

Total: 72 Credits

Additional Information:

Doctoral students are required to have completed a minimum of a 48-hour Master’s degree from a program of study equivalent to a CACREP accredited Masters program in Counselor Education. These requirements are based upon the 2015 CACREP Standards.

In order to be considered for admission, applicants must meet the following minimum requirements:

Hold a Master’s degree from an accredited institute of higher education.
Score of “Proficient” or higher on a letter of intent describing academic goals, teaching experiences, and reasons for pursuing a doctoral degree at the University of Wyoming. This letter serves as a writing sample.
Three (3) years of P-12 teaching experience or its equivalent.
Minimum 3.000 GPA on a 4.000 scale on the applicant’s most recent degree from an accredited institution, plus transcripts from all other schools attended.
GRE minimum score of Verbal:153, Quantitative:144.
TOEFL score of 540 (paperbased), 76 (internet exam) or IELTS score of 6.5 or above are required for international, non-native English speaking applicants. Until further notice, due to COVID-19 related postponements/cancellations of TOEFL/IELTS exams, we will be accepting Duolingo scores or 110 or higher as proof of English proficiency.