Our program faculty are committed to making your experience rewarding, both personally and professionally. Our doctoral program is a challenging journey that will lead you to a high level of professional competence. Supporting students along the journey is a key priority for faculty.The doctoral program in Counselor Education and Supervision is part of the Counselor Education program, which is housed in the Human Development, Family Science, and Counseling department. Our doctoral program is accredited through the Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Education Programs (CACREP) and designed to meet the CACREP doctoral standards.<br>The Ph.D in Education with a concentration in Counselor Education and Supervision is a CACREP accredited, in person, research-oriented degree intended for individuals with master's degrees in counseling and professional experience in the field wishing to work at a more advanced level. Most of the doctoral students in this concentration are preparing for the professional ranks of higher education or to assume positions of leadership in schools and agencies. Our program strives to prepare talented and engaged students who have a diverse counseling background and professional experiences and are committed to teaching, research, leadership, clinical supervision, advocacy, and multiculturalism in counseling.<br> The Ph.D. program in Education prepares you at an advanced level to work in the professorial ranks of higher education or assume positions of leadership in schools and agencies. The degree provides rich preparation by exposing you to a wide variety of courses and experiences related to fundamental theories and concepts associated with education, as well as current issues and trends in diversity, technology, and counseling. Strengths of the program lie in the opportunity for you to be exposed to a variety of courses and to faculty members in the College of Education and the University, while having a defined area of emphasis for your study. the Ph.D. program leads to both a broad and a deep scholarly knowledge, with an emphasis on the production of new knowledge within the profession.