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ELIZABETH SKOWRON, In Charge of Graduate Program in Counseling Psychology
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Degrees Conferred: Ph.D.

The Graduate Faculty

Kathleen J. Bieschke, Ph.D. (Michigan) Associate Professor of Counseling Psychology
JoLynn V. Carney, Ph.D. (Ohio) Associate Professor of Counseling Education
Lisa M. Conyers, Ph.D. (Wisconsin, Madison) Associate Professor of Rehabilitation Services
Jeffrey A. Hayes, Ph.D. (Maryland) Professor of Counseling Psychology
Dennis E. Heitzmann, Ph.D. (Texas) Affiliate Associate Professor of Counseling Psychology
James T. Herbert, Ph.D. (Wisconsin, Madison) Professor of Education and Rehabilitation Services
Edwin L. Herr, Ed.D. (Columbia) Distinguished Professor of Education
Brandon Hunt, Ph.D. (Virginia) Associate Professor of Rehabilitation Services
Joyce K. Illfelder-Kaye, Ph.D. (Ohio State) Affiliate Assistant Professor of Counseling Psychology
Benjamin D. Locke, Ph.D. (Boston College) Affiliate Assistant Professor of Counseling Psychology
Margaret Lorah, D.Ed. (Penn State) Affiliate Assistant Professor of Counselor Education
Mary McClanahan, Ph.D. (Penn State) Adjunct Assistant Professor of Counseling Psychology
Janet McCracken, Ph.D. (Ohio State) Adjunct Assistant Professor of Counseling Psychology
Elizabeth Mellin, Ph.D. (Ohio) Assistant Professor of Counselor Education
Elias Mpofu, Ph.D. (Wisconsin, Madison) Professor of Rehabilitation Services
Spencer G. Niles, D.Ed. (Penn State) Professor of Counselor Education
Jack R. Rayman, Ph.D. (Iowa) Affiliate Professor of Education and Counseling Psychology
Elizabeth Skowron, Ph.D. (Albany) Associate Professor of Counseling Psychology
Robert B. Slaney, Ph.D. (Ohio State) Professor of Counseling Psychology
Jerry G. Trusty, Ph.D. (Mississippi State) Professor of Counselor Education
Keith B. Wilson, Ph.D. (Ohio State) Associate Professor of Rehabilitation Services
Susan S. Woodhouse, Ph.D. (Maryland) Assistant Professor of Counseling Psychology

The Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology is fully accredited by the American Psychological Association and approved by the Pennsylvania Board of Psychologist Examiners. This degree program is designed to train counseling psychologists in a multiculturally infused scientist-practitioner model. Graduates of this program are automatically entitled to sit for the psychology licensure examination in Pennsylvania and in most other states. Requirements vary from state to state so students desiring licensure in other states must determine the requirements of the state in which they intend to practice, although graduation from an A.P.A.-approved doctoral training program in counseling psychology is ordinarily sufficient to qualify to sit for a state licensure examination as a psychologist.

Admission Requirements

Scores from the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) are required for admission. Requirements listed here are in addition to general Graduate School requirements stated in the GENERAL INFORMATION section of the Graduate Bulletin.

All candidates for the Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology must possess a master's degree program, the content of which is relevant to counseling psychology (e.g., rehabilitation counseling, counselor education, clinical or general psychology). Doctoral candidates should present a 3.33 average in all graduate study completed.

Degree Requirements

In addition to academic competence, all candidates are expected to exhibit effectiveness in interpersonal relations and in both written and oral communication. They also must evidence support of professional counseling activities and organizations.

Ph.D. students in Counseling Psychology must satisfy degree requirements in statistics and research design, general psychology foundations, and counseling psychology core courses. In addition, students participate in extensive practicum, research team, and internship experiences under supervision. As part of the requirements for the Ph.D., all students must complete an approved internship in a counseling center or other facility meeting criteria set by the American Psychological Association.

The communication and foreign language requirement for the Ph.D. degree may be satisfied by a comprehensive knowledge of one foreign language and courses from other designated areas, or by options from designated areas selected to include competence in statistics, research design, computer application, or measurement.

Student Aid

Graduate assistantships available to students in this program and other forms of student aid are described in the STUDENT AID section of the Graduate Bulletin.

Graduate courses carry numbers from 500 to 599 and 800 to 899. Advanced undergraduate courses numbered between 400 and 499 may be used to meet some graduate degree requirements when taken by graduate students. Courses below the 400 level may not. A graduate student may register for or audit these courses in order to make up deficiencies or to fill in gaps in previous education but not to meet requirements for an advanced degree.

COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY (CNPSY) course list

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Date last reviewed by Graduate School: 04/12/04

Date last updated by Publications: 6/18/08