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In addition to Faculties of Graduate Studies and Education requirements, entry requirements for the CP PhD program include:

(a) A completed thesis-based Master’s degree in Counselling Psychology or equivalent from an approved university, with a minimum grade point average of 3.50 in the Master’s program. If coursework from an applicant’s Master’s program is not equivalent to courses from the Master of Science in Counselling Psychology at the University of Calgary, the student will be required to take additional courses within the doctoral program to ensure equivalent training;

(b) Two senior undergraduate or one graduate half-course in i) biological bases of behaviour, (ii) cognitive-affective bases of behaviour, (iii) social bases of behaviour, and (iv) individual behaviour;

(c) One senior undergraduate or one graduate half-course in the historical and scientific foundations of general psychology;

(d) If all of the prerequisite courses for admission to the PhD program in Counselling Psychology have not been completed at the time of application, students who have up to two full-course equivalents in deficiencies may still be admitted, but the prerequisite courses will need to be completed before the doctoral candidacy examination;

(e) A typed résumé and a concise rationale (500 words or less) for the application;

(f) Two letters of reference.

On-line applications to all Educational Studies in Psychology programs may be accessed through the following link: http://ucalgary.ca/gpe/StepstoApply.

The deadline for the submission of complete applications to all programs is December 1 for September admission.

In addition to Faculties of Graduate Studies and Education requirements, the degree programs require the following:

Students who have completed the pre-requisites in the areas of (a) biological bases of behaviour, (b) cognitive-affective bases of behaviour, (c) social bases of behaviour, (d) individual behaviour, (e) historical and scientific foundations of general psychology, and (f) the courses and thesis required of students on the Master of Science program in Counselling Psychology will be required to complete:

• two doctoral-level full-course equivalents normally including Applied Psychology 731, 742, and one half-course in research methods
• a non-credit research seminar
• a candidacy examination
• a dissertation
• a twelve-month full-time internship: Applied Psychology 788

Students who are deficient in prerequisites will be required to take additional courses on their programs once admitted.  A student may be deficient in up to two full-course equivalents, which must be completed before the PhD candidacy examination.

Course content addresses theory, research, and practice in the domains identified by the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) for accreditation of doctoral programs in professional psychology.

Detailed information on program and core course requirements can be obtained from the Division website in the document Counselling Psychology Information Booklet and from the Faculty of Education Office of Graduate Programs.

Note: First year students are assigned an interim advisor who will assist with course selection.

Candidacy examinations for the doctoral program both have written and oral components.

Information on examinations is provided on the Graduate Programs in Education website.

Financial assistance may be available to qualified students. For information on awards, see the Awards and Financial Assistance section of this Calendar.

Students applying for scholarships for September admission must submit their scholarship applications to the Graduate Programs in Education office by the preceding February 1.

The Division also provides assistance for students through teaching assistantships, graduate research scholarships and other Divisional scholarships. Application forms and deadline information for these awards can be obtained from the Division.