Counseling Psychology (PhD)

The PhD in counseling psychology includes:

Clinical experiences in a variety of real-world settings
A research component that involves discovery of new knowledge
A variety of assistantship assignments
The integration of knowledge in scientific psychology
The program contains a core of psychology courses in the social, biological, cognitive, affective, and individual bases of behavior.

Graduates of the counseling psychology doctoral program are employed in a variety of settings, including faculty positions in undergraduate and graduate programs and staff and administrative psychology positions in:

Private Practice
University counseling centers
Integrated behavioral health in primary care
Health care settings such as academic medical centers
Rehabilitation hospitals
Veterans administration hospitals
The Army, Navy, and Air Force