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Course sequence for Counselor Education D.Ed. program
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Fall Semester Spring Semester Summer Semester
6 credit hours:
CN ED 581 (3): Professional
Issues in Counselor Education
Counseling Specialty Area
Course (3)
6 credit hours
CN ED 580 (3): Foundations:
History and Trends in
Counselor Education
CN ED 595P (3): Counselor
Education Doctoral
Counseling Practicum
6 credit hours:
Empirical Foundations
Course (3)
Counseling Specialty Area
Course (3)
(Candidacy Examination)
6 credit hours:
CN ED 595K (3): Counselor
Education Doctoral
Counseling Internship
Counseling Specialty Area
Course (3)
(Comprehensive Exam)
3 credit hours:
CN ED 600 (3):
Dissertation/Research
6 credit hours:
Empirical Foundations
Course (3)
CN ED 595D (3): Supervision
of Counselors
3 credit hours:
CN ED 600 (3):
Dissertation/Research
3 credit hours:
CN ED 600 (3):
Dissertation/Research
(Dissertation Defense)
7 credit hours:
CN ED 554 (3):
Multicultural Counseling
CN ED 589 (1): Seminar
on Counseling
Supervision
CN ED 594 (3): Research
in Counseling
(Residency Summer 1)
6 credit hours:
Counseling Specialty
Area Course (3)
Empirical Foundations
Course (3)
(Residency Summer 2)
9 credit hours:
CN ED 600 (6):
Dissertation/Research
Counseling Specialty
Area Course (3)
(Dissertation Proposal)
Graduation
C. A statement demonstrating how the essential elements of residency (as defined in
"Residency and Related Policies for Off Campus Graduate Programs") will be achieved.
Three years after program inception a report must be made to the Graduate Council's
Committee on Programs and Courses which provides evidence concerning how the
essential elements of residency have actually been incorporated into the program and that
high quality graduate education has been delivered in the off-campus program. During this
3-year period, the Graduate School is charged with monitoring program delivery and
quality. (See Off-Campus Program Reporting Process)
The residency requirement for this program meets the Graduate Council Specific Requirements
for D.Ed. programs which states: “The D.Ed. candidate may meet the requirements by attending
summer sessions unless the major department requires a period of registration during the regular
academic year.” Students will be taking concentrated work focused on utilizing all the human
research and academic resources of the University Park campus during three summer sessions.
Students will also be continuously registered for courses during 4 years of academic work that
includes periodic involvement on the University Park campus in addition to continuous direct
interactions with faculty, fellow students, and all the Penn State University resources via
technology and meetings at PSU Branch Campuses. The combined effect is the development of a