Doctor of Philosophy in Counseling Psychology

The Ph.D. in counseling psychology program typically requires five to six years of full-time study, including an approved one-year internship at an appropriate training agency (e.g., approved university counseling center, community mental health center, hospital, outpatient clinic, correctional facility, healthcare system, psychological-services consortium). hough the program does not offer a terminal master’s degree, students may elect to earn an optional master’s degree in psychology during their pursuit of the doctoral degree. The master’s degree requires completion of a minimum of 36 credit hours in required coursework completed at TTU. These hours will also count toward the doctoral degree. Doctoral students in counseling psychology typically earn between 90-120 credit hours of required coursework in their graduate program before successfully completing their doctoral degree. They must also meet other program requirements. The counseling program ascribes to a scientist-practitioner training model that emphasizes training in both research and clinical skills, with a commitment to fostering an appreciation of multicultural diversity. The counseling program uses a mentoring model in which an attempt is made to match incoming students with a particular faculty member with whom they will work closely during their time in the program.