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There are no revisions to the current D.Ed. program in Counselor Education.
Admissions Requirements
All doctoral applicants must have completed a master's degree in counselor education prior to
admission into the Ph.D. or D.Ed. program. The master's degree must be comprised of 48 credit
hours as specified by the Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational
Programs (CACREP). Post-master’s counseling experience is required for admission to the
D.Ed. program.
Degree Requirements
The following degree requirements for this extended delivery of the D.Ed. program are the same
as those in the standard D.Ed. degree. Course work, number of hours required, internship, and
dissertation requirements remain the same.
All candidates are expected to exhibit, in addition to academic competence, effectiveness in
interpersonal relations and in both written and oral communication. They also must provide
evidence support of professional counseling activities and involvement in professional
organizations. All degree options require students to participate in extensive practicum or
fieldwork experience under supervision.
The D.Ed. Program includes 61 credit hours beyond the master's degree in counselor education.
Students in the D.Ed. program in Counselor Education must satisfy degree requirements in core
counselor education courses (19 credit hours), empirical foundations (12 credit hours), and a
counseling specialty area (15 credit hours) such as: career guidance, administration, planning,
and management in service delivery settings. D.Ed. students must complete a dissertation (15
dissertation credit hours) that is of practical significance to the delivery or administration of
counseling services. The Graduate School may accept up to 30 credits from a counselor
education or closely related master’s degree at Penn State or at a regionally accredited institution
in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the D.Ed. degree.
CORE COURSES for Counselor Education D.Ed. Program:
* CN ED 554(3) Multicultural Counseling
* CN ED 580 (3) Foundations: History and Trends in Counselor Education
* CN ED 581(3) Professional Issues in Counselor Education
* CN ED 589(1) Seminar on Counseling Supervision
* CN ED 595D(3) Supervision of Counselors
* CN ED 595P(3) Counselor Education Doctoral Counseling Practicum
* CN ED 595K (3) Counselor Education Doctoral Counseling Internship