Professional Counseling and Supervision, Ed.D.

Admission Requirements Include:

• Licensed or License-eligible in counseling or related field
• Cumulative minimum graduate GPA of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale
• Official GRE scores not older than 5 years with preferred scores of
  • Verbal 151
  • Quantitative 142
  • Writing 3.5
• Masters in counseling or related field
  • (e.g. psychology, counseling psychology, clinical social work, mental health counseling, community counseling, professional counseling, marriage and family therapy, school psychology, school counseling, school social work)*
  • *If the program was not CACREP accredited at the time of the applicant’s graduation, the applicant must demonstrate that the program was substantially CACREP equivalent or the accrediting body that accredited the degree is equivalent to CACREP standards.
• Minimum of three years of post-masters counseling experience in private or public schools, community agency, university, hospital, or private practice
• Vitae
• If all of the above are met, then the application requires the following:
  • A 300-500 word essay presenting the applicant’s professional goals and the relationship between those goals and the program mission
  • Official transcripts from all schools attended for all degrees including schools attended only for transfer credit
  • Three recommendations from professionals who are familiar with the applicant’s professional qualities and academic potential. The electronic Recommendation Request form will be available after you submit your application
• Interview with the faculty

Please see website for further information: https://www.westga.edu/academics/education/cspc/eddpcs/

For Students Entering without Ed.S.

• CEPD 9184 - Doctoral Seminar Professional Issues 3 Credit Hours
• EDLE 8324 - Ethical Leadership in Education 3 Credit Hours
• CEPD 8185 - Professional Research Writing 3 Credit Hours
• EDSI 9961 - Quantitative Research Methods 3 Credit Hours
• CEPD 9183 - Directed Doctoral Research 3 Credit Hours
• EDSI 9962 - Qualitative Research Methods 3 Credit Hours
• CEPD 9171 - Program Evaluation 3 Credit Hours
• CEPD 9187 - Doctoral Practicum in Supervision 3 Credit Hours
• CEPD 9153 - Advanced Therapeutic Techniques in Counseling 3 Credit Hours
• CEPD 9186 - Doctoral Internship 3 Credit Hours - taken twice (Program Evaluation focus and Administrative Supervision focus)
• CEPD 9185 - Doctoral Seminar-Advocacy for Marginalized and Underserved Populations 3 Credit Hours
• CEPD 9199 - Dissertation 1.0 - 12.0 Credit Hours
• Electives 12

(Approved electives include, but are not limited to, the following: CEPD 8138 , CEPD 8152 , CEPD 8171 , and CEPD 8141 .  Additional elective courses may be approved by the program director.)

For Students Entering with Ed.S.

• CEPD 9184 - Doctoral Seminar Professional Issues 3 Credit Hours
• EDLE 8324 - Ethical Leadership in Education 3 Credit Hours
• CEPD 9153 - Advanced Therapeutic Techniques in Counseling 3 Credit Hours
• EDSI 9961 - Quantitative Research Methods 3 Credit Hours
• EDSI 9962 - Qualitative Research Methods 3 Credit Hours
• CEPD 9183 - Directed Doctoral Research 3 Credit Hours
• CEPD 9185 - Doctoral Seminar-Advocacy for Marginalized and Underserved Populations 3 Credit Hours
• CEPD 9187 - Doctoral Practicum in Supervision 3 Credit Hours
• CEPD 9186 - Doctoral Internship 3 Credit Hours (Administrative Supervision focus)
• CEPD 9199 - Dissertation 1.0 - 12.0 Credit Hours

Learning Outcomes:

1. Candidates will apply administrative supervision principles to the development of an administrative supervision plan.
2. Candidates will demonstrate advanced knowledge of professional counseling intervention through the creation of an advocacy plan to improve services for marginalized, underserved populations.
3. Candidates will demonstrate advanced knowledge of professional counseling through the creation of a professional association presentation.
4. Candidates will analyze relevant literature and develop a comprehensive dissertation literature review.
5. Candidates will apply knowledge of research through the development of a scientifically credible dissertation research method.
6. Candidates will analyze and evaluate dissertation research data to draw scientifically credible conclusions.
7. Candidates will create an integrated dissertation discussion that synthesizes dissertation findings within the framework of existing literature and offers data-driven recommendations for practice.