Counseling Psychology, Ph.D.

Counseling Psychology Doctoral Program

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). Extensive details regarding a typical curriculum are available in the program handbook, which is online at www.depts.ttu.edu/psy/counseling/. Though the program does not offer a terminal masters degree, students may elect to earn an optional masters degree in psychology during their pursuit of the doctoral degree. The masters 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.

Graduation requirements include a minimum cumulative Texas Tech University GPA of 2.0 for all courses, including repeated courses, attempted in the degree program in which students seek graduation. To obtain a degree granted by the university, at least 25 percent of the total semester credit hours must be earned through instruction offered by Texas Tech University. Students in their semester of graduation must be enrolled in a minimum of one credit-bearing semester hour.

• Applicant attended four (4) consecutive long semesters of credit-bearing/non-development/non-ESL courses at an accredited post-secondary school in the U.S.
• Attended two (2) consecutive years of high school in the United States.
• Attended two (2) consecutive years of high school with U.S. accreditation or within an English proficiency exempt country
• Applicants from the below English Proficiency exempt countries (must provide proof with passport)

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• While you will be able to add to certain segments on the application (e.g. test scores) post submission, you will not be able to make revisions once the application has been submitted.
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