University of New Orleans  

The Counselor Education Program offers a Ph.D. degree which consists of a minimum of 114 semester hours and includes all coursework completed as a part of a docotral counselor education program. It is accredited by CACREP (Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs) and graduates meet the academic qualifications for becoming a National Board Certified Counselor (NCC) and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Louisiana. The core curriculum in the Ph.D. program includes 48 hours of required master’s-level counseling courses, 39 hours of doctoral-level courses, 15 hours of research tools, and 12 hours in the emphasis area. Graduates of the program usually are employed in careers that require a doctoral degree, such as careers as university professors of counseling, administrators, or researchers.