PhD Counseling Psychology at University of Georgia

Programme overview

Counseling Psychology is a specialty emphasizing normal and optimal human functioning across the lifespan with a strength-based approach to facilitating change. The program is an APA-accredited 5-year full-time scientist-practitioner doctoral program that prepares graduates for careers as health service psychologists.

Faculty: Mary Frances Early College of Education | Duration: 107 credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Athens, GA, United States

What you will study

107 credit hours total. Required courses include ECHD 8000 Applied Project in Counseling and Human Development Services; ECHD 8610 Fundamentals of Behavioral Neuroscience; ECHD 9000 Doctoral Research; ECHD 9002 Social Psychology and Counseling; ECHD 9050 Career Development and Research.

Career pathways

Most program graduates pursue licensure as a psychologist and pursue careers in a variety of clinical settings (e.g., private practice, university health centers, VAs, counseling centers, academic medical centers, hospitals) as well as institutions of higher education as faculty members and researchers.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Apply to the UGA Graduate School and include the following: -Master’s degree (can be in progress when applying, but must be completed by enrollment) -3 Letters of recommendation -CV -Counseling Psychology Supplemental Application -Statement of Purpose (emphasizing goals, objectives, and research ideas) -Unofficial transcript (if admitted, official transcripts are required prior to enrollment) -International students: For students whose primary language is not English, proof of English proficiency is required. Students need to submit official university documents according to the UGA Graduate School requirements. Students will also have to show certificate of finances upon acceptance to the program. Application completion deadline is December 1 for the following fall. Program admits once per year.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Duration: 107 credit hours

Apply through the official page: https://grad.uga.edu/

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