Counselor Education and Supervision

The application deadline if February 1st each year for admission the following fall semester. 

  • Meet graduate school admissions requirements, including a Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum grade average of 3.0;
  • Possess a Master's degree in counseling or a related field. Graduates of CACREP accredited programs receive preference. If individuals do not have a master’s degree from a CACREP accredited program, they may be considered, but must meet all CACREP requirements for a master’s degree prior to taking core courses in counseling;
  • Demonstrate skills in counseling, teaching, research, leadership and professional service;
  • Express counselor education and supervision career goals;
  • Attend an in-depth interview with the Counselor Education faculty at a date and time specified by the faculty;
  • Complete all international student requirements, where appropriate;
  • Sign a disclosure statement regarding activities, which may be deemed inappropriate by professional and/or ethical standards.

Financial Assistance

Limited graduate assistantships are available in the School of Education and on campus. We do not guarantee students an assistantship, but will alert students when we are aware of opportunities and support them in securing an appropriate assistantship. Students must be accepted into the Graduate School before they are eligible for an assistantship.

The doctoral degree in counselor education and supervision requires a minimum of 71 semester credits beyond the master’s degree. Students must successfully complete required courses, electives, a 600 hour doctoral internship, comprehensive exams and a disquisition.

Required Courses
EDUC 703Research, Measurement and Program Evaluation3
CNED 863Advanced Clinical Assessment, Report Writing, & Treatment Planning3
CNED 867Advanced Group Counseling3
CNED 8693
CNED 870Counselor Supervision3
CNED 8713
CNED 8723
CNED 8763
CNED 879Quantitative and Survey Research3
CNED 887Professional Issues: Professional Development, Consultation and Publishing3
CNED 880Ethical and Legal Issues in Counselor Education and Supervision3
CNED 890Graduate Seminar1-5
CNED 894Practicum/Internship1-8
CNED 899Doctoral Dissertation1-15
Statistics
STAT 725Applied Statistics3
Additional Statistics Course3
Additional Electives are also required, a minimum of 71 credits is required to graduate.

Carol E. Buchholz Holland, Ph.D.
Kansas State University, 2005
Research Interests: School Counseling, Solution Focused Counseling Approaches

Brenda Hall, Ed.D.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1993
Research Interests: Intimate Partner Violence, Relational Cultural Theory, and Collaborative Group Practices Studies

James Korcuska, Ph.D.
Kent State University, 2000
Research Interests: Counseling Research Methodology, Counselor Education, Men’s and Gender Studies & Substance Abuse Counseling

Todd F. Lewis, Ph.D., LPC, NCC
Kent State University, 2002
Research interests: Risk Factors for Drinking during Emerging Adulthood, Theoretical Explanations for College Drinking and Substance Abuse, Substance Abuse Interventions, Motivational Interviewing, Process Addictions, and Quantitative Methods for Investigating These Issues.

Jill Nelson, Ph.D.
Kent State University, 2005
Research Interests: Shame and shame resilience, mentoring, community well-being interventions, and women's issues in higher education. 

Jodi L. Tangen, Ph.D.
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2015
Research Interests: Clinical Supervision, Counselor Education, Relational Depth, Spirituality