Doctoral Program of Study

UNC Charlotte’s Ph.D. Program in Counselor Education and Supervision has been designed to prepare dedicated, knowledgeable, skillful, socially and culturally aware, and ethically responsible professionals for the 21st century. Students working towards a Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision must complete a program of study of at least 63 semester credit hours. Additional internships, practica, and coursework may be assigned as needed. Although the order of coursework remains similar for most Ph.D. students, students can also work with their Doctoral Program Committee to design a program of study that best suits their needs.

Below are the required courses for the Ph.D. Program of Study, as well as a sample Program of Study.

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Typical Sequence of Classes (Based on current Graduate Catalog)

Below is a sample course sequence. The following sequences show the semesters when specific courses are currently offered. Please note that some courses are only offered in the fall semester and some only in the spring semester.

Students must take two (2) required elective courses during their Program of Study. Students may choose, or be required by their Doctoral Advisory Committee, to take additional courses based on their career goals and professional development needs.

Sample Course Plan

Year 1:

Fall
CSLG 8100Advanced Theories of Counseling
CSLG 8345Advanced Multicultural Counseling
CSLG 8105Introduction to Counselor Education and Supervision
RSCH 8210Applied Research Methods
Spring
CSLG 8431Doctoral Practicum
CSLG 8346Applied Multicultural Counseling
RSCH 8110Descriptive and Inferential Statistics
CSLG 8400Doctoral Internship: Counseling1
CSLG 8443Doctoral Internship: Research2

1 Elective requirement for admits with less than 1 year of counseling experience post Master’ degree
2 Register 3 times for 1 credit, for a total of 3 credit hours

Year 2

Summer
RSCH 8111Qualitative Research Methods
Fall
CSLG 8110Clinical Supervision in Counseling
CSLG 8203Instructional Theory in Counselor Education
CSLG 8105Doctoral Internship: Research2
RSCH 8210Applied Research Methods
Spring
CSLG 8442Doctoral Internship: Supervision
CSLG 8998Seminar in Prospectus Design
RSCH 8140Multivariate Statistics
CSLG 8445Doctoral Internship: Counselor Education3

2 Register 3 times for 1 credit, for a total of 3 credit hours

Year 3

Summer
CSLG _____Elective
Fall
CSLG 8445 Doctoral Internship: Counselor Education3
CSLG 8999Dissertation
Spring
CSLG ______Elective
CSLG 8999Dissertation