Washington State University

Washington State University in Pullman offers a Counseling Psychology doctoral program that utilizes the scientist-practitioner learning model, balancing applied, theoretical, and scientific components in practice, preparing graduates to function as counseling psychologists in a variety of academic and service devil very systems.

Most Ph.D. students in Counseling Psychology, coming into the program with a bachelor’s degree, take 5 to 6 to complete the program, including 1-year of pre-doctoral internship. Students are not required to have an undergraduate degree to apply to the program, and student from a variety of majors have gained admission into the program—although majors in psychology and education degrees are preferred.

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Only 6 new students are accepted into the Counseling Psychology Ph.D. program each year. The application deadline is December 1^st for enrollment in the following fall semester.

Full-time tuition for Washington residents is about $12,000 for the first year, while out-of-state students pay more than $25,000 for tuition. Almost all incoming doctoral students are able to find graduate assistantships or other financial support for tuition, including fellowships, grants, scholarships, and student loans.

Coursework includes theory, research, psychological assessment, vocational/career counseling and assessment, professional and ethical issues, life-span development, counselor supervision, counseling diverse populations, statistics and measurements, and research design, as well as psychological foundations in biological, cognitive, social, and individual bases of behavior. Training also includes extensive practica, dissertation, and internship experiences.

Contact:

Office of Graduate Studies (email: [email protected])
College of Education (email: [email protected])
PO Box 642114
Pullman, WA 99164-2114
(509) 335-1738