SECTION IV. PROGRAM PLANNING and PROGRESSION

Program of Study

PRE-SUMMER (3 Credits)

• EDU 650 Analysis of Research Perspectives (3 credits)

FALL: YEAR 1 (10 Credits)

• COUN 614 Advanced Practicum (100 clock-hours lab) (3 credits)
• COUN 602 Advanced Theories and Research in Counseling (3 credits)
• COUN 603 Instructional Theory in CES (1 credit)
• EDU 555 Analysis of Variance in Educational (3 credits)

SPRING: YEAR 1 (11 credits)

• COUN 612 Research and Program Evaluation in Counseling (3 credits)
• COUN 620 Scholarship in Counselor Education (2 credit)
• COUN 616 Advanced Practicum (Intro to supervision) (3 credits)
• COUN 556 Multiple Regression in Educational Research (3 credits)

SUMMER YEAR 1 (0 Credits)

FALL: YEAR 2 (9 credits)

• COUN 613 Advanced Group Counseling (3 credits)
• COUN 624 Advanced Supervision and Consultation (3 credits)
• EDU 653 Qualitative Approaches to Research (3 credits)

SPRING: YEAR 2 (9 credits)

• COUN 609 Advanced Culturally Aware (3 credits)
• COUN 610 Leadership and Advocacy (2 credit)
• COUN 691 Comprehensive Examination (1 credit)
• EDU 652 Quantitative Approaches (3 credits)

SUMMER YEAR 2 (0 Credits)

FALL: YEAR 3 (9 credits)

• COUN 626: Doctoral Internship (300 clock-hours) (3 credits)
• COUN 693: Dissertation (proposal) (6 credits)

SPRING: YEAR 3 (11 credits)

• COUN 628: Doctoral Internship (300 clock-hours) (3 credits)
• COUN 693: Dissertation (defense) (6 credits)
• COUN 592: Portfolio (2 credits)

Additional Requirements

• 4 credits COUN electives
• 46 credits COUN (includes 4 electives, 1 COMPS, 2 Portfolio, and 12 Dissertation)
• 32 Credits research courses (including COUN 612 and COUN 620)

Once admitted to the program, a candidate has seven years to complete all coursework, including the dissertation. After admission to candidacy, a student must remain continually enrolled each academic term until all graduation requirements are completed.

• In the case of emergencies, a student may request a leave of absence from the program for up to two years by submitting a letter to the Counselor Education Department Chair, Associate Dean of the College of Education, and to the Dean of the Graduate College explaining the reasons for the request and outlining a plan for when the student will resume active work. Time spent on an approved leave of absence will not be counted as part of the seven years allowed for completion of the program. During a leave of absence, the student does not receive services from the university (advising, library privileges, etc.). The student is allowed one leave of absence.

Only work of high quality is approved for graduate credit.

• A student admitted to the doctoral program is required to achieve a semester grade point average (semester GPA) of 3.0 or better each and every semester or summer session in which he or she is enrolled through program completion.
  • If a student fails to meet the semester GPA requirement and the failure is the first occurrence since admission to the program, the student will be placed on academic notice by the Graduate College but will be allowed to continue in the program.
  • If a student fails to meet the semester GPA requirement and the failure is the second occurrence since admission to the program, the student will be administratively withdrawn from the program by the Graduate College (see the Graduate Catalog for more details).
• In addition, no more than two grades of “C” may be earned in required course-work, exclusive of cognate studies.
  • A required course in which a “C or “D” is earned may be repeated once. If a retake fails to result in a grade of “A” or “B” the student is subject to dismissal.
• If a student takes an incomplete, he or she has one year to complete the requirements.
  • An incomplete form is filled out with the course instructor and the student prior to the end of the semester in which the course is taken.
  • If the incomplete is not satisfactorily completed by the deadline, the student will receive a final grade of “F.”
• If a student receives a final grade of “F” in a 600 level course that is required for the doctoral degree, he or she may not retake the course. The student will be withdrawn from the doctoral program and academically disqualified from any further doctoral level work at Boise State University.

Each semester, students will be required to submit an updated Program Planning Form showing their progress in the program. This allows the Ph.D. program to track students and help at varying points in the program.