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Counselor Education Doctoral Program|

Principles of Admissions Policy and Procedure

Academic performance is not the sole criterion for admission to and continuation in the Counselor Education Concentration. The faculty may find it necessary to evaluate a person’s background to determine his/her likelihood of maintaining standards of professional conduct that are necessary in the discipline. An evaluation may take into consideration current performance as well as past experiences and actions that could affect a student’s ability to perform in a program.

Counselor Education faculty subscribe to the above statement and have adopted the following specific principles and conditions for admission and retention in the program:

  1. Applicants are sought from a variety of groups and cultures within society. Admissions policies and procedures are designed to foster the identification and selection of prospective students who possess the potential for doctoral level work in counseling.
  2. Applicants are sought who have demonstrated a commitment to the professions of counseling or counseling-related fields through interest, preparation, experience, and professional leadership.
  3. The staffs of cooperating professional agencies, and appropriate professional credentialing bodies are consulted relative to admission policies and procedures.
  4. The Counselor Education faculty has the sole responsibility for the selection of Ph.D. candidates and has established admission criteria consistent with, and in excess of, those of The University of Tennessee. The faculty will meet early in the spring semester (not later than February 15) to review applications.

    Students must notify the counselor education faculty in writing of their decision to accept the offer of admission to the program. All newly admitted students must take courses on campus the fall semester following notification of acceptance into the program.

Updated 09/13/2006

Contact EPC

525 Jane & David Bailey Education Complex
1122 Volunteer Boulevard
Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-3452

Phone: 865-974-8145
Fax: 865-974-0135