COURSES > DOCTORATE DEGREE
Doctor degree program is achieved with 60 graduate 3 semester credit hours (20 graduate semester credits hour courses). This includes 21 graduate credit hours for scientific investigation.
Clinical Counseling and Counseling/Psychology require 90 graduate semester credit hours or 30 graduate 3 semester credit hour courses totaling 90 graduate semester credit hour Master degree. This includes 21 graduate credit hours for scientific investigation and nine graduate hours for the Practicum.
The student receives a Doctor degree when they do scientific research on a publishable topic (even if it is not published) for a dissertation that contributes to the field of human knowledge. The dissertation is defended before their dissertation committee.
Entrance Requirements:
- Application for admission.
- Master degree (60 graduate semester credits)
- Master degree (90 graduate semester credits) for Clinical Counseling and Counseling/Psychology
- Official transcript(s).
Semester credits required:
- 60 graduate semester credit hours (20 three graduate semester credit hour courses). Clinical Counseling and Counseling/Psychology requires 90 graduate semester credit hours (30 three graduate semester credit hour courses). This includes 18 graduate credit hours for scientific investigation and nine graduate credit hours for Practicum.