DOCTORAL PROGRAM
The Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree may be earned in Counselor Education. Through this preparation program, a variety of professional counseling goals may be met. These include the preparation of: counselor educators for professorial positions in colleges and universities; student personnel, pupil personnel, or rehabilitation administrators; counselor supervisors; counseling specialists for community settings, such as family counseling clinics, community mental health centers, rehabilitation facilities, substance abuse centers, and governmental agencies; and private counseling practitioners.
Graduate study at the doctoral level requires rigorous application on the part of the student, as well as a substantial investment of time on the part of the student's Program Advisory and Dissertation committees. Because there is a very real limit to the amount of time and effort that faculty can devote to this kind of responsibility, not all aspirants for the doctoral program can be accommodated. Some prospective students must be denied admission despite their apparent promise to successfully complete the program if more staff and other institutional resources were available.
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Doctoral Degree
Program Planning Record - Doctoral
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Doctoral Counseling Program: Select Courses
While the majority of your courses will be offered through the Program in Counselor Education (designated as BCE) many courses will be offered by affiliated programs. During your academic career, you will likely enroll for courses in Educational Psychology (designated as BEP), Educational Research (designated as BER), School Psychology (designated as BSP), and other areas. These courses afford the opportunity to take advantage of the expertise of faculty in other programs in the College of Education. Please refer to the Program Planning Record for Doctoral Degree.
Courses
PROFESSIONAL COURSES (15 Semester hours)
BCE 615: Field Experiences in Counselor Education (3)
Select 12 Semester Hours From the Courses Below:
BCE 511 Elementary School Guidance (3)
BCE 523 Internship/School and Community Counseling
OR 625 Advanced Internship (3)
BCE 617 Internship in Group Counseling (3)
BCE 618 Advanced Theories of Counseling (3)
BCE 626 Readings in Counselor Education (3-6)
BCE 631 Consultation in Educational and Agency Settings (3)
BCE 633 Advanced Seminar in Counselor Education (3-9)
BCE 650 Counseling Strategies for Family Relationships (3)
BCE 652 Counseling Strategies for Adult-child Relationships (3)
BCE 653 Introduction to Play Therapy (3)
BCE 654 Advanced Play Therapy (3)
RESEARCH COURSES (3) semester hours)
BER 500 Research Methods in Education (3)
BER 540 Statistical Methods in Education (3)
BER 558 Introduction to Psychometrics (3)
BER 603 Survey Research in Education (3)
BER 643 Qualitative Methods in Education (3)
BER 660 Evaluation Theory and Practice (3)
CAT 531 Computer Technology in Education (3)
CAT 532 Computer Data Management in Education (3)
CAT 533 Microcomputer Applications in Educational Research (3)
BCT 550 Interactive Video Instruction in Education (3)
ELECTIVE COURSES (12) semester hours from
courses listed below or any other APPROVED elective)
BCE 518 Introduction to Community Counseling (3)
BCE 525 OR 625 Internship/School Counseling (3)
BCE 540 Introduction to Rehabilitation Counseling (3)
BCE 542 Medical Aspects of Rehabilitation (3)
BCE 543 Psychological and Sociological Aspects of Disability (3)
BCE 626 Readings in Counselor Education (3-6)
BCE 633 Advanced Seminar in Counselor Education (3-9)
BCE 651 Counseling Strategies for Marital Relationships (3)
CRD 554 Diagnosis and Correction of Reading Disabilities (3)
SPE 532 Seminar in Emotional Conflict (3)
SPE 500 Introduction to Exceptional Children and Youth (3)
SPE 541 Psychology of Mental Retardation (3)
SPE 561 Nature of Learning Disabilities (3)
SPE 571 Education of Preschool Handicapped (3)
SPE 581 Psychology of Gifted and Talented Children and Youth (3)
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS
A minimum of 12 semester hours in research must be included in the total hours of graduate credit. These hours must include competencies in research methods, quantitative concepts and analysis, philosophical inquiry, qualitative analysis, computer technology, and other competencies to serve the research expectation for the doctorate. Specific courses required in Counselor Education related to research competencies are as follows:
BER 500 - Research Methods in Education
BER 540 - Statistical Methods in Education
BER 545 - Analysis of Variance
BER 546 – Regression
BER 631 – Qualitative Inquiry I
A minimum of 12 semester hours of foundational must be included in the overall graduate program about eh bachelor’s level. The student’s Program Planning Committee determines which courses may be used to meet this requirement. Students anticipating carets in education settings must complete at least one course in philosophy of education within their foundational study. Students anticipating careers in other settings are not required to include philosophy of education in their foundational study.
Students must obtain a minimum of 60 post-master’s credit hours or a minimum of 90 graduate credit hours in the overall graduate program, to which six of the 12 semester hours of required dissertation research credit may be applied.
Faculty/Advisors
S.
Allen Wilcoxon III, Ed.D., LPC
Professor and Program Chairperson
Concentration: Community Counseling
Daniel
L. Boutin, Ph.D., CRC, LPC
Assistant Professor
Concentration: Rehabilitation Counseling
Joy
Burnham, Ph.D., LPC, NCC
Associate Professor
Concentration: School Counseling
Karla
D. Carmichael, Ph.D., LPC, NCC
Professor
Concentration: School Counseling
Lisa
Hooper, Ph.D, L.P.C.
Assistant Professor
Concentration: Community Counseling and Family Counseling
Rick
Houser, Ph.D.
Department Head and Professor
Mark
Leggett, Ph.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor
Concentration: Counseling
Jamie
F. Satcher, Ph.D., CRC
Assistant Dean and Professor
Concentration: Rehabilitation Counseling
Marilyn
Scoggins
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