Doctor of Philosophy in Counseling Psychology and School Psychology

Florida State's combined doctoral program in Counseling Psychology and School Psychology provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary for practice as a health service psychologist. Graduates from our counseling psychology program go on to work in a variety of settings. Furthermore, our students contribute to the advancement of the profession through research and scholarship.
Within this combined program, youll share a common core of experience in research and practice. As you work through the curriculum, youll select a concentration in counseling psychology or school psychology and have the option of dual concentration. Youll also be eligible for licensing as a psychologist in the state of Florida upon graduation.
Regardless if you focus on counseling psychology, school psychology or both, you will receive mentorship from acclaimed faculty members. Faculty members in the program specialize in addiction, ADHD, career counseling and vocational psychology, to name a few.

A bachelor's degree with at least a 3.0 GPA An earned bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution, or a comparable degree from an international institution, with a minimum 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) grade point average (GPA) in all coursework attempted while registered as an upper-division undergraduate student working towards a bachelor's degree, OR a graduate degree with at least a 3.5 GPA An earned graduate degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution, or a comparable degree from an international institution, with a minimum 3.5 (on a 4.0 scale) grade point average (GPA).
GRE test scores Official test results are required from the General Test of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). The Educational Testing Service (ETS) does not retain scores for longer than five years. If your test scores are older than five years, you may have to retake the test to have official scores sent directly to FSU from the testing agency. If you have the official report that was mailed to your home address for older scores, then FSU will accept that report. The FSU Institution Code is 5219.
Target Scores: Verbal 150 or above, Quantitative 148 or above, Analytical 4.0 or above
Note: GRE scores may be waived for applicants who meet ALL of the following criteria:
The applicant has a graduate (master's or higher) or a bachelor's degree in psychology or a counseling-related field.
The applicant has a minimum 3.5 upper-division undergraduate or overall graduate grade point average.
The applicant must have completed (with a B or higher grade) at least 1 undergraduate or graduate course in statistics, plus one other course in one of the following areas: biological bases, developmental, learning & cognition or sociocultural/individual differences as noted on their official transcript(s).
The applicant must have had at least one of the following as indicated on their resume/vita:
1 supervised clinical/helping project/experience.
1 supervised research project/experience.
Language proficiency test (international students only) FSU accepts scores from TOEFL (minimum 80), IELTS (minimum 6.5), MELAB (minimum 77), Cambridge C1 Advanced Level (minimum 180), Michigan Language Assessment (minimum 55), and Duolingo (minimum 120)
Transcripts Applicants must submit an official transcript from each college and/or university attended.
TOEFL (paper-based) 550
TOEFL (internet-based) 80
IELTS 6.5