Counseling Psychology

Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology Overview

The Ph.D. program, which is accredited by the American Psychological Association, trains students to become effective counseling psychologists who demonstrate the competencies necessary to deliver mental health services to multicultural client populations in various settings. The program requires a total of 103 credits, which are composed of 30 master's level credits plus 70 doctoral level credits.

The program faculty openly embrace and encourage student development with respect to issues such as race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, disability, spirituality, age, religion, and socioeconomic status. The professional training in the program adheres to a scientist-practitioner model, which presumes skillful and professional practice that is enforced by sound principles and models of psychological science and social justice.

Counseling Psychology Contact

• Dr. Grace I. L. Caskie, Director & Associate Professor: [email protected] | (610) 758-6094

• Lori Gallagher-Anderson, Program Coordinator: [email protected] | (610) 758-3256

International applicants must hold an American bachelor’s degree or an equivalent foreign degree requiring at least 16 years of primary, secondary, and university education. International applicants applying for regular graduate student status must submit all documents required for that status.

University admissions criteria for non-degree graduate students are:

• A Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution with an overall grade point average of at least 3.0. Applicants with undergraduate GPAs below 3.0 may be admitted with the approval of the department in which they wish to take courses

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• Evidence that the applicant is presently a student in good standing in an appropriate graduate program at an accredited institution

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• Evidence that the applicant has received an appropriate graduate or other advanced degree from an accredited institution.

Lehigh is a partner of the Common Application and Coalition Application. Lehigh is currently accepting the Common Application for applicants for Fall 2023 and will resume accepting the Coalition Application for applicants for Fall 2024.

Once your application is submitted, a confirmation email will be sent to the email address you designated on your application.

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• Submit any additional or missing documents through your applicant portal, or by utilizing the LUFileSender tool.

• If you run into any issues or have questions, please check our below FAQs first and then reach out to the Office of Admissions at [email protected] or (610) 758-3100.

If it has been more than seven business days since you submitted your application and you have not received a confirmation email, please contact the Office of Admissions at [email protected] or (610) 758-3100. In your email, please include your full name, address and date of birth as provided in your application.