Master's friendly PhD programs?

[jmhockey23]

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I tried searching for threads covering this issue with little success. I'm currently in a M.S. Mental Health Counseling program and I'm looking for PhD programs that either require a master's for entry or are generous in transferring credits. This has been a much more difficult task than I had expected. If anyone knows of resources or lists that would be beneficial to my search I'd appreciate it.

 

[erg923]

I tried searching for threads covering this issue with little success. I'm currently in a M.S. Mental Health Counseling program and I'm looking for PhD programs that either require a master's for entry or are generous in transferring credits. This has been a much more difficult task than I had expected. If anyone knows of resources or lists that would be beneficial to my search I'd appreciate it.

You're not gonna find a ph.d program that requires a masters (expect for Pepperdine's Psy.D program) because a masters degree is simply earned along the way during the course of the program. Most Ph.D. program will also not be very generous with transfer credits, as they generally want to train you "their way." I would expected most will let you transfer a few, but this will likley just make for slightly an easier/lighter course load in the first couple semesters, rather than actually shortening your time in the program.

 

[skipsy]

Also, I think University of British Columbia in Vancouver requires a masters, or at least they did when I looked at programs a few years ago.

 

[lookitssara]

If you're interested in children/adolescents, there is at least one school psych psyd or phd that I've found that requires a masters.

 

[docma]

Check the APA accredited Counseling Psych program one by one; there is a list on the APA website

 

[cara susanna]

Eastern Michigan University from what I can tell.

University of North Dakota accepts Masters thesis and usually it gets you ahead a year.

Edit: Oh, sorry, these are Clinical PhD programs.

 

[futureapppsy2]

The following programs (all Counseling Psych PhDs---St. Thomas is a Counseling PsyD) REQUIRE masters for application:

Ball State
Denver
Georgia
Georgia State
Howard
Indiana State
Kentucky
Loyola (Chicago)
Memphis
Minnesota (Dept. of Ed. Psych)
New Mexico State
Pennsylvania State
St. Thomas
Seton Hall
Tennessee State
West Virginia
Wisconsin-Madison
So does James Madison's combined Clinical/School PsyD.

 

[chasingthedream]

Some Counseling PhD programs require Master's degrees. Loyola University Chicago and the University of Georgia are two that I can remember.

 

[olychick65]

Lots of Canadian schools (UBC, U Victoria, Montreal) require masters prior to application/entry.

 

[Neuropsych2be]

I tried searching for threads covering this issue with little success. I'm currently in a M.S. Mental Health Counseling program and I'm looking for PhD programs that either require a master's for entry or are generous in transferring credits. This has been a much more difficult task than I had expected. If anyone knows of resources or lists that would be beneficial to my search I'd appreciate it.

Spalding University has a Psy.d. program that will accept 30 credit hours of work. http://www.spalding.edu/content.aspx?id=1908&cid=1148

 

[jmhockey23]

Thanks for the suggestions! I had found a few you guys mentioned, but it's nice to get a few more.

 

[Wildcat06]

Also the Clinical Psych PhD program in the University of Virginia's Curry School of Education.