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The Department of Psychology, Counseling and Special Education offers a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Educational Psychology. This program has an interdisciplinary perspective, with a strong foundation in methodology. Students will acquire an in-depth knowledge of human learning and cognition, instructional strategies, research, and evaluation. This emphasis will prepare students to integrate knowledge of human cognition and instructional practice across a variety of occupational, educational, and content matter domains, with emphasis on applications of learning technologies.

Career opportunities for psychologists exist with federal and state educational agencies, national and state legislative groups, regional educational laboratories and research centers, higher education, public and private schools, professional organizations, high technology companies, military, publishers, private funding agencies, medical organizations, and private consulting. Increasing opportunities for psychologists are expected in all settings where job training and retraining is required and where technology-assisted learning (including distance education) is employed.

Currently, the Department of Psychology, Counseling and Special Education offers a limited number of courses online, although the PhD program is not available as distance education. Still, the combination of online and summer courses available may make the doctoral program a viable option for nontraditional students. Time to complete the degree program depends upon many factors, including: 1. how many courses a student completes per semester, 2. whether courses are offered during the semester that they are needed by the student, 3. successful completion of comprehensive exams, and 4. how persistent a student is in completing the thesis and dissertation requirements. Some full-time students have completed the degree program within four years, but, of course, part-time students require more time. Coursework used towards the doctoral degree cannot be older than 10 years at the time the degree is conferred.

The PhD in Counseling includes approximately 69-72 hours of coursework beyond the equivalent of a CACREP-accredited master鈥檚 degree. This total includes doctoral field experience, specified doctoral courses, cognate area, elective cluster, research tools, and dissertation.