Counseling Psychology

Educational Psychology Foundation courses represent core knowledge in educational psychology and reflect APA guidelines consistent with the Standards of Accreditation (SoA) and eligibility for licensure as a Psychologist in the State of Texas, requiring doctoral-level psychologists to have basic knowledge in the breadth of scientific psychology, its history of thought and development, research methods, and applications. Foundation courses must be completed prior to the Qualifying Process.

Methods Core (17 hours)

• Prerequisite Course: EDP 380C.2 Fundamental Statistics: prerequisite for all Methods courses. 
• EDP 480C.6 Statistical Analysis for Experimental Data
• EDP 380D.4 Psychometric Theory and Methods
• EDP 480C.4 Correlation & Regression Methods
• EDP 381C.2 Research Design & Methods for Psychology and Education

CP students are encouraged to take additional courses in this area; additional courses in Methods may be taken as an Out-of-Specialization Requirement.

Development & Learning Foundation (9 hours)

Human Development & Social Core Courses:

• EDP 382C.2 Social Psychology
• EDP 382F.3 Life Span Development

Learning Content Core Courses (Choose 1):

• EDP 382D.6 Motivation and Emotion
• EDP 382D.4 Psychology of Learning

Students are encouraged to take additional EDP counseling-related courses as well. 

• EDP 384C.2 Theories in Counseling
• EDP 383C.30 Developmental Psychopathology
• EDP 384C.6 Helping and Counseling Skills
• EDP 383C.12 Assessment in Counseling
• EDP 385C.5 Professional Orientation / Ethics in Counseling
• EDP 384C.18 Multicultural Counseling
• EDP 384C.24 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with Adults
• EDP 382D.2 History and Systems of Psychology
• EDP 382E.2 Biological Bases of Behavior
• EDP 385C Advanced Consultation, Collaboration, Supervision

Counseling Psychology students must complete at least 3 courses to meet the Professional Interest Component (PIC) course requirement, one from each of the clusters described below. Required Program or Department Core courses cannot count toward this requirement.

Cluster 1: Foundation of Intervention (Choose 1)

• EDP 384C.6 Career Development
• EDP 384D Group Counseling

Cluster 2: Professional Intervention (Choose 1)

• EDP 384C.32 Integrated Behavioral Health
• EDP 384C.14 Addiction Counseling
• EDP 384C Motivational Interviewing

Cluster 3: Cultural Diversity

• EDP 381C.10 Issues in Multicultural Research
• EDP 382C.6 Psychology of Race, Prejudice, and Stereotypes

The Graduate School requires doctoral students to complete 9 hours of coursework outside of their area of specialization. These courses are an opportunity to enhance research/clinical interests and form relationships with out-of-area faculty; course choice must be approved by a faculty adviser.

• 1 course (minimum 3 hours) taken outside of the EDP department
• 2 courses (minimum 6 hours) taken either in an EDP program area outside CP or outside of the department
  • Note: the required course EDP 382E.2 Biological Bases of Behavior may be counted towards this requirement.

• Qualifying Process: EDP 395R Qualifying Process Research (2 semesters, no later than the semester in which turn in qualifying document)
• Dissertation: EDP 3/6/999W Dissertation, beginning the semester following advancement to candidacy.

The Collaborative Research Project is required of Counseling Psychology doctoral students to advance to Candidacy. To fulfill the requirement, students must submit research in which they have played a substantial role (i.e., their own research or a collaboration in which they have been particularly active) at a professional conference and/or submit their research for publication. This must be submitted before the student submits paperwork for advancement to candidacy.

The objective of this requirement is to provide students with experience and skills necessary for professional scholarship (e.g., research, writing, presenting a conference paper) and to further students’ identities as scholars/scientists. It is completed under the supervision of the student’s advisor, typically during the first two years of the program. 

Often students will not be the primary or sole author on a resulting publication but should be involved to a significant degree. In the rare situation where a project/paper was submitted but not accepted for presentation or publication, this part of the requirement (acceptance) may be waived with approval by the faculty adviser, Area Chair and Department Chair.

Portfolio programs are optional opportunities for doctoral graduate students to obtain credentials in a cross-disciplinary academic area of inquiry while they are completing the requirements for a degree in a particular discipline. A portfolio program usually consists of four thematically related graduate courses and a research presentation.

EDP doctoral students admitted without a master’s in the field must complete an en-route master’s degree before receiving the doctoral degree. See the En-Route Master’s page for requirements.

Course sequencing and requirements are subject to change. Students must refer to their individual Program of Work and semester advising for course requirements and sequence.

Year 1

Course	Requirement Fulfilled
EDP 380C.2 Fundamental Statistics	Discipline-Specific Knowledge (DSK) – Category IV
EDP 384C.2 Theories in Counseling	CP Professional Coursework
EDP 382D.4 Psychology or Learning OR EDP 382D.6 Motivation and Emotion	DSK Category II
EDP 384C.6 Helping and Counseling Skills	CP Professional Coursework
EDP 385C.5 Professional Orientation / Ethics in Counseling	CP Professional Coursework
EDP 383C.12 Assessment in Counseling	CP Professional Coursework
EDP 384C.18 Multicultural Counseling	CP Professional Coursework
EDP 480C.6 Statistical Analysis of Experimental Data	DSK – Category IV

Year 2

Course	Requirement Fulfilled
EDP 380D.4 Psychometric Theory and Methods	DSK – Category IV
Choose 1 from Counseling Foundation: EDP 384C.6 Career Development EDP 384D Group Counseling	PIC Cluster 1
EDP 382F.3 Life Span Development	DSK – Category II
EDP 384Q Practicum in Counseling (Fall and Spring)	CP Professional Coursework
EDP 384C.24 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with Adults	CP Professional Coursework
EDP 381C.2 Research Design & Methods for Psychology and Education	DSK – Category IV
EDP 382D.2 History & Systems of Psychology	DSK – Category I
EDP 480C.4 Correlation and Regression Methods	DSK – Category IV

Year 3

Course	Requirement Fulfilled
EDP 385C Advanced Consultation, Collaboration, Supervision	CP Professional Coursework
Choose 1 from Diversity: EDP 382G Latinx Psychology EDP 381C.10 Issues in Multicultural Research	PIC Cluster 3
EDP 382C.2 Social Psychology	DSK – Category II
Out-of-specialization (1 of 3)	EDP – Graduate School Requirement
EDP 384Q Practicum in Counseling (Fall and Spring)	CP Professional Coursework
EDP 395R Qualifying Process Research (2 semesters)	DSK – Category III
Choose 1 from Intervention: EDP 384C.32 Integrated Behavioral Health EDP 384C Motivational Interviewing EDP 384C.14 Addiction Counseling	PIC Cluster 2
EDP 398R En-Route Master’s Report	1 semester required for all doctoral students who entered without a Master’s degree

Year 4

Course	Requirement Fulfilled
Out-of-Specialization (2 of 3)	EDP – Graduate School Requirement
EDP 382E.2 Biological Bases of Behavior (also counts as Out-of-Specialization course 3 of 3)	DSK – Category II EDP – Graduate School Requirement
EDP 3/6/999R Dissertation (minimum 2 semesters)	EDP – Graduate School Requirement
EDP 194.16 Internship Colloquium	CP Professional Coursework
EDP 384V Advanced Practicum (optional)

Year 5

Course	Requirement Fulfilled
EDP 3/6/999W Dissertation	EDP – Graduate School Requirement
EDP 1/394N Internship in Counseling Psychology	CP Professional Coursework