Louisiana Tech University

Accredited by the American Psychological Association, the Department of Psychology & Behavioral Sciences at Louisiana Tech University in Ruston offers a doctoral program in Counseling Psychology that embodies a balanced training experience designed to train professional in the scientist-practitioner model. The Ph.D. program strives to produce professional psychologists who advocate for social justice and are equipped to meet with the needs of a diverse client base.

The Counseling Psychology Ph.D. program requires about 4 year of full-time graduate study beyond a master’s degree, including a pre-doctoral internship, or about 5 years for graduates coming into the program with a bachelor’s degree.

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The application deadline is January 15^th for fall admission consideration.

Full-time tuition for the first year in the program runs about $10,000 for Louisiana residents and $25,000 for out-of-state students looking to attend the graduate program. Louisiana Tech offers several financial aid options for doctoral students, including a limited number of fellowships

All students that enter the Counseling Psychology Ph.D. program are required to attend full-time. Coursework incudes psychological foundations, professional core, supervised practicum, and research methodology and statistics. Students are also required to complete 1000 hours in practicum training, pass a comprehensive examination in counseling psychology, complete a qualifying research project, complete a dissertation, and complete a 2000-hour internship.

Contact:

Walt Buboltz, Ph.D. (email: [email protected])
Director of Training
(318) 257-4039

Tony R. Young, Ph.D. (email: [email protected])
Psychological Services Clinic Director
(318) 257-2449