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Doctor of Philosophy in Counselor Education and Supervision

Harold Abel School of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Department of Counseling

General Counselor Education and Supervision specialization

Counseling is one of the country's fastest growing professions, creating an accompanying need for counseling educators and supervisors. This rigorous Counselor Education and Supervision doctoral degree program includes online course work, residencies, and field experiences designed to build your clinical, teaching, research, and supervisory skills. Capella's degree program is one of few available online, and provides opportunities for you to potentially fulfill your internship experience working with counseling students enrolled in Capella's CACREP-accredited master's degree programs. People likely to be interested in this specialization include master's-level counselors interested in pursuing supervisory, faculty, research, or advanced practitioner positions in academic and clinical settings.

This specialization is not designed to meet licensure requirements for the counseling professions. If you are seeking information on professional licensure, please see our licensure FAQ.

This specialization requires course work and clinical experience, including a 100-hour practicum and a 600-hour internship.

Applicants to the PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision must be graduates of a CACREP-accredited master's program or a master's program with equivalent curriculum (subject to Capella review).

Residency Requirements: Three three-day colloquia (CES-R8921, CES-R8922, CES-R8923).

Learn about the residential colloquia experience.
As a PhD learner, you will attend three three-day residential colloquia at specific stages in your program, in addition to your online courses. These energizing residencies provide you with insights and knowledge that will be valuable during your PhD studies and beyond. Learn more about residential colloquia:

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Total Program: 144 quarter credits
Up to 60 quarter credits may be transferred into this specialization
Next Start Date: September 13, 2010
Quarter - Coursework: $4,485
Up to 3 courses per quarter
Quarter - Comps/Diss: $3,945

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Required Courses (each course 4 quarter credits unless noted)

  • CES8002 - Advanced Research in Adult Human Development and Behavior
  • CES8756 - Advanced Counseling Theories
  • CES8760 - Advanced Clinical Practice*
  • CES8764 - Contemporary Issues in Compulsive and Addictive Behavior Treatment
  • CES8768 - Counselor Education Teaching and Practice*
  • CES8772 - Counselor Supervision*
  • CES8776 - Leadership and Advocacy in Counseling
  • CES8100 - Fundamentals of Social Science Research*
  • CES8106 - Epistemology of Practice Knowledge*
  • CES8111 - Quantitative Research Methods in the Human Services*
  • CES8112 - Advanced Qualitative Research Methods*
  • CES8113 - Advanced Study in Research Methods*
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  • The three courses listed below are 10-week online courses. Each includes specific clinical experiences. Learners must complete prerequisites and clinical experience requirements to be eligible to complete each course in the sequence.
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  • CES8780 - Counselor Education and Supervision Practicum*
  • CES8784 - Counselor Education and Supervision Internship I*
  • CES8785 - Counselor Education and Supervision Internship II*
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  • CES9919 - Doctoral Comprehensive Examination*
  • CES9920 - Dissertation Courseroom* - non-credit
  • CES9921 - Dissertation Research 1* - 5 quarter credits
  • CES9922 - Dissertation Research 2* - 5 quarter credits
  • CES9923 - Dissertation Research 3* - 5 quarter credits
  • CES9924 - Dissertation Research 4* - 5 quarter credits

Additional Required Courses

  • Graduate course work totaling 60 quarter credits from a CACREP-accredited or CACREP curriculum equivalent master's degree program.
Only learners enrolled in the PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision degree program may take CES Courses.
* This course has a prerequisite. Contact an enrollment counselor for more information.
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