About Counselor Education and Supervision
The UW Ph.D. program in counselor education and supervision is targeted to students who already hold a master’s degree from a CACREP-accredited institution or equivalent and are seeking to become counselor educators and advanced practitioners. Students who do not come from CACREP school may have to take additional coursework.
Integrating theory and practice, this program will provide you with expertise and experience in counseling, supervision, teaching, leadership, advocacy, research and scholarship.
Counselor education and supervision Ph.D. graduates from UW go on to establish counseling practices and academic careers.
We are no longer accepting Ph.D. applications for this program. Current Ph.D. students are allowed to complete their program. Please consider applying to our Ed.D. program instead.
Questions?
We are no longer accepting applications to this Ph.D. program. Currently enrolled students are allowed to complete their programs.
Admission Requirements
Domestic Students
- GPA: 3.0
- GRE: Not required
International Students
- TOEFL: 80 minimum online score, 20 minimum score in each subset and the score must be from within the last 2 years, OR
- IELTS: 6.5 minimum overall score with 6 minimum in each subset.
- GRE: 151 minimum verbal and 153 minimum quantitative
Other Requirements
- Master of Arts or Master of Science Degree in Counseling
What Can You Do with a Counselor Education and Supervision Ph.D. Degree?
The UW Ph.D. in counselor education and supervision prepares you for a career in academia, readying you to teach the next generation of counselors and advance the discourse in our field.
UW Ph.D. alumni in counselor education and supervision have worked in institutions such as:
- Universiti Putra Malaysia
- University of Northern Colorado
- Bridgewater State University
- Aquinas College
- University of Wyoming
- University of Wisconsin-Stout
- Cathedral Home for Children
- Lindsey Wilson College
- Peak Wellness Center
- Austin Peay State University
As a doctoral student, you will be expected to conduct a systematic inquiry into the counseling field. Some recent dissertation titles include:
- “Exploration of the Relationship between a Counselor Preparation Program and a Collegiate Athletic Program”
- “Get Out of Your Way: Educators’ Perceptions of the Self-Defeating Behaviors of High-Achieving Students During Senior Year of High School”
- “Psychological and Personal Variables as Predictors of the Willingness of International Students to Seek Formal and Informal Counseling Help”
- “Healthy Marital Relationships among Farming Couples: A Narrative Inquiry”
- “Assessing the Methods of Identification, the Availability of School-based Support and the Perceived Barriers to Providing Support for Children of Substance Abusing Parents”
- “Silent Voices in Session: A Narrative Inquiry of How Male Clients Who Identify as Gay Experience Counseling from Male Clients Who Identify as Straight”
Yes! The UW College of Education is nationally accredited by NCATE. The counselor programs are accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP).
Yes! Try incorporating a graduate minor in qualitative or quantitative methodologies into your Ph.D. program!
"As a professional counselor, counselor educator, and clinical supervisor, the doctoral program at the University of Wyoming provided me with both the knowledge and experience that I was seeking, and fostered within me a strong professional identity in these areas through its integration of theory and practice. I also gained valuable training in the practice and supervision of Play Therapy and was provided with expertise in advocacy and a tremendous opportunity to advance causes of social justice. The program additionally offered a unique and structured approach to support the incubation of research ideas. Coupled with the faculty's open-door approach to collaboration, this helped to advance my research agenda, which led to my receipt of a prestigious national academic research fellowship to fund my research on the counseling experiences of gender-diverse populations."
- Benjamin Aiken, Ph.D. ’20