72 hours

Apply to the UGA Graduate School and include the following: -Apply to the PhD in Education Gwinnett campus only -Statement of purpose (emphasizing how/why the CES program fits with their personal/professional goals, describing their professional identity, and potential for success as a scholar, leader, educator and/or practitioner) -3 Letters of recommendation -CV or resume -Unofficial transcript (if admitted, official transcripts are required prior to enrollment) -International students: For students whose primary language is not English, proof of English proficiency is required. Students need to submit official university documents according to the UGA Graduate School requirements. Students will also have to show certificate of finances upon acceptance to the program. Application deadline is December 1 for the following summer.

The coursework for the CES Ph.D. program builds upon entry-level counseling coursework aligned with the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Programs (CACREP). Previous graduate work must include sufficient coursework in each of the eight Counselor Education core courses. Any of the core courses that are missing must be taken as pre- or co-requisites.

ECHD 8015

Foundations of Counselor Education

3

ECHD 8035

Seminar in Counselor Education

3

ECHD 8290

Social Justice and Liberation Frameworks in School and Community Settings

3

ECHD 8310

Social Justice Assessment and Program Evaluation in P-16 Settings

3

ECHD 8680

Counseling Supervision in Educational Settings

3

ECHD 8990  (6 hours)

Research Seminar in Counseling and Human Development Services

1-3

ECHD 9070

Preparing Students to Teach

3

ECHD 9080

Advanced Theories and Procedures of Group Work

3

ECHD 9300  (minimum of 6 hours)

Doctoral Dissertation

1-12

ECHD 9500

Advanced Theories of Counseling and Development

3

ECHD 9720

Internship in Counseling

3

ECHD 9730

Practicum in Counseling Supervision

3

ECHD 9750  (6 hours)

Internship in Counselor Education and Supervision

1-3

ECHD 9850

Teaching Internship in Counseling and Human Development Services

1-6

ECHD 9970

Educational Research in Counseling and Human Development Services

3

QUAL 8400

Qualitative Research Traditions

3

Choose 6 credit hour(s) from the following:

Research electives

Choose 3 course(s) from the following:

Cognate electives

This program is exempt from the GradFIRST requirement. Doctoral students in the Counselor Education and Supervision program are expected to make satisfactory academic progress. Students are expected to maintain a high-grade point average (3.0 or better on the 4-point scale); this is considered the benchmark for satisfactory progress with respect to coursework. Students who earn a grade of C (2.0) in a core counseling course will need to retake the course to earn a higher grade. No grade below a C is accepted for a graduate program of study (in any course). Students are required to demonstrate proof of student liability insurance prior to beginning all clinical experiences that involve counseling and clinical supervision. Students are required to work according to the schedules of the Counselor Education and Supervision program and internship sites.

Select additional courses, as needed, in consultation with an advisor to meet the minimum number of required credit hours for this program.

The program is designed to prepare graduates to be counselor educators, advanced clinicians, community leaders, and advocates.

Students may transfer up to nine hours of doctoral-level coursework into the program. Any and all transfer credits must be approved by program faculty prior to enrollment in the program.

While our recommendation of admission does not include funding, we will share opportunities to apply for assistantships as they are brought to our attention. We also encourage students to search for assistantship opportunities throughout the university.

Students are expected to complete 3 hours of ECHD 7920, Internship in Counseling, and 6 hours of ECHD 9750, Internship in Counselor Education and Supervision. Internship is integrated across three semesters in the second and third year of the program and focuses on teaching, supervision, research and scholarship, leadership and advocacy, and counseling. During the second fall semester of the program, students take the first of three required internship courses, ECHD 9720 Internship in Counseling. Students must pass and complete Internship in Counseling before moving into the remaining two semesters of internship. Internship in Counseling is described as a distinctly defined, supervised clinical experience in which students develop basic counseling skills and integrate professional knowledge.

ECHD 9750 Internship in Counselor Education and Supervision (CES Internship) is integrated across two semesters in the third year of the program and focuses on teaching, supervision, research and scholarship, and leadership and advocacy. The CES Internship is a supervised “capstone” clinical experience in which the student refines and enhances counseling knowledge and skills and integrates and authenticates professional knowledge and skills appropriate to their program and initial postgraduate professional placement. Successful completion of both written and oral comprehensive exams is a pre-requisite for enrolling in CES Internship. The internship experiences represent a minimum of 600 total hours resulting from clinical practice, teaching, supervision, leadership, or research.

Chi Sigma Iota (Gamma Beta) is a professional counseling honor society that all counseling students with a GPA of 3.5 or higher are invited to join. The mission is to promote scholarship, research professionalism, leadership, and excellence in counselling and to recognize high attainment in the pursuit of academic and clinical excellence in the profession of counseling.

Other programs in the Department of Counseling and Human Development Services, include: MEd and EdS (students graduate with 2 degrees) in Professional Counseling with an emphasis in School Counseling (MEd) and Professional School Counseling (EdS) (Athens Campus only) MEd in Professional Counseling with an emphasis in Mental Health Counseling (Athens Campus only) MEd in College Student Affairs Administration (Athens Campus only) EdS in Professional Counseling (Gwinnett Campus only) EdD in Student Affairs Leadership (Griffin Campus only) PhD in Counseling Psychology (Athens Campus only) PhD in Education with an emphasis in College Student Affairs Administration (Athens Campus only)