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Doctor of Counseling Psychology

PURPOSE

The Doctor of Counseling Psychology program is designed to prepare advanced counseling professionals, practitioner-scholars, and organizational leaders who can address contemporary and emerging counseling needs in mental health, family and relational systems, digital and behavioral health environments, healthy aging, and expressive counseling practice. The program integrates advanced counseling theory, supervised practice, applied research, and dissertation inquiry to equip graduates for high-level leadership and service in clinical, educational, community, and interdisciplinary settings.

OBJECTIVES

Upon completing this degree, students will be able to:

• Demonstrate advanced competency in counseling psychology practice through the application of evidence-based interventions, clinical assessment, and professional decision-making in diverse counseling settings.
• Apply ethical, compassionate, and holistic approaches to counseling psychology practice while respecting the dignity, values, and diverse backgrounds of individuals, families, and communities.
• Evaluate, interpret, and apply scholarly research, psychological theories, and evidence-based practices to address complex mental health, relational, developmental, and community counseling concerns.
• Demonstrate leadership, cultural responsiveness, and effective professional collaboration in counseling, advocacy, and service across diverse professional and community environments.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

• Application form for admission
• $100.00 non-refundable application fee
• A brief autobiographical statement
• Applicant Qualifications:
  • Master’s degree holder (Every major)
  • To enter the Doctor of Counseling Psychology, students must have majored in Counseling in their master program. If they did not major in Counseling, they must take 12 additional credits as prerequisite courses.
  • The completed course with grade C+ below would not be counted as credit hours.
  • GPA should be above 3.5
• Admission Procedures
  : Admission procedures consist of application screening, entrance exam, and interview.
  • Applicants should pass application screening before taking entrance tests. Application includes applicant's essay, recommendation letters, and transcripts.
  • The test areas are essay and English (reading).
  • Program faculties will interview applicants who take tests.
  • Application screening, written essay test, English test and interview respectively take up 100 points (Total 400 points). Admission would be given to the applicants who scored 320 points above.
  • Faculty committee will make all admission decisions.
• Two recent photographs (for student ID)

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

• The doctoral program is designed to be completed within five academic years. A maximum of seven years may be granted upon appeal to the Academic Dean.
• The student must successfully complete a prescribed course of study with a minimum of 3.00 (B) grade point average on a 4.00 scale.
• The awarding of a "C" in a doctoral course constitutes a failure (unsuccessful completion of the course).
• The student must pass a qualifying examination.
• The student must successfully complete a dissertation and pass the oral defense.
• Prior to graduation the student must meet all financial obligations to the institution.
• All candidates for graduation must complete a non-credit course, GE 500 Worldview. It will be waived for the students who have taken any biblical courses.

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