Counseling Psychology

Student Progress Report in Counseling Psychology 
Used by Counseling Graduate Students to record yearly progress in the program.

Counseling Student Portfolio Checklist
Used to help Counseling Graduate Students determine the documentation that should be submitted to their student portfolio. The Portfolio is a record of academic/professional competency.

Counseling Psychology Degree Progress Checklist
Used by Counseling Graduate Students to make timely progress on completion of program, department, and university requirements.

Curriculum Requirements (see your GPAS for curriculum requirements specific to your incoming year)

Summary of APA Discipline-Specific Knowledge (DSK) Coursework
Used by Counseling Graduate Students to identify coursework that meets APA Discipline-Specific Knowledge (DSK) for the Counseling Psychology Program.

Student Counseling Services (SCS)
Practicum opportunity for second-year Counseling Graduate Students. Eligibility and application process are available online. The deadline is early February.

Advanced Practicum Evaluation
Used by Advanced Practicum Supervisors to evaluate student progress at the end of each semester of site placement.

Student Evaluation of Advanced Practicum Site
Used by Counseling Graduate Students to evaluate their experience at an Advanced Practicum Site. Student evaluations must be completed at the end of the academic year (Spring Semester).

Time2Track
The Counseling Psychology Program requires all students participating in practicum and advanced practicum to use Time2Track to record and track their practicum/advanced practicum hours. Funding is available to counseling psychology graduate students to cover the cost of a four-year student/individual subscription plan. Please contact the Counseling Program Specialist for details.

Travel Award in Counseling Psychology

The Counseling Psychology Travel Award is funded through several sources within the program, including the Steven Snyder Travel Award and the Lofquist-Dawis Award. Counseling graduate students must apply for this award by completing the Travel Award Application form. Please note that the award will not cover all travel-related expenses, so plan accordingly.

Eligibility. Graduate students in Counseling Psychology who are in good academic standing and registered for at least 1 credit are eligible to apply. To be considered for the award, students must also be attending a scientific or professional conference.

Terms. Counseling graduate students are guaranteed $800 to attend a scientific or professional conference within each fiscal year (July 1 – June 30). Students do not need to present at the conference to be eligible for their first award of the fiscal year. A second $800 award may be available for attending a second conference; however, students must be the first author of a paper accepted for presentation to qualify. Please note that the second award is not guaranteed and will depend on available funding as well as equity across all students in the Counseling program. These funds are strictly for travel-related expenses, and using them for personal expenses will jeopardize future eligibility for awards from the Counseling program.

Awarding Policy. Travel awards will be paid directly to the student’s account through the Office of Student Finance: Scholarship. Please be aware that receiving this award may impact your financial aid, and it may be subject to taxable income. Since students are required to be registered for at least 1 credit to receive a travel award and students typically do not register during the summer, the program will no longer be able to payout travel awards during the summer. If you are attending a conference in the summer, you may apply for funding during the Spring Semester (refer to the "Deadlines" section). For any questions, please contact Amy Kranz at [email protected].

Deadlines. There will be three hard deadlines for applying for travel funding:

• September 15 (for conferences occurring in the fall)
  
• January 15 (for conferences occurring in the spring)
• April 1 (for conferences occurring in the summer)

Applications must be submitted by 5:00 PM CST on the specified dates. Award notifications will be sent within one week of the deadline. Late applications will not be considered.

Awards granted in April will be disbursed at the end of the Spring Semester, with the expectation that funds will be used to attend conferences during the summer.

Award Use/Expectations. We recommend discussing with your advisor to identify which conference(s) would be most beneficial for your professional development and how to maximize your conference experience. This includes finding ways to share your learnings with the Counseling program. The Travel Award is intended to foster your growth as a professional, and using it primarily for vacation purposes while attending very little of the conference violates the spirit of the award.

Counseling Psychology Research Fellowship

The Counseling Psychology Research Award is funded by several sources available in the program (e.g., Hansen Dissertation Fellowship, Holland Research Fellowship). Counseling Graduate Students in the Department of Psychology can apply for a Research Award to help with costs associated with conducting research. Funds can only be used for expenses directly related to the research project. For example, software necessary for the analysis is eligible, but a new laptop computer is not.

Eligibility. Graduate Students in the Counseling Psychology who are in good academic standing and are registered for a minimum of 1 credit are eligible to apply for the Counseling Psychology Research Award. Priority will be given to students who have a dissertation proposal approved by their committee, but all counseling students are eligible to apply for a research award.

Terms. Counseling students are guaranteed a maximum of $1,000 for a research application that has been approved by their advisor (see link above). Counseling students can apply for additional funding once they have spent their first award (receipts will be required). Additional funding is not guaranteed but will be considered depending on justification, availability of funds, and equity issues.

Awarding Policy. Research Awards will be paid to the student’s account through the Office of Student Finance: Scholarship. Please be aware that financial aid may be adjusted in response to your receipt of this award and the award may be subject to taxable income.

The Counseling Program has established a new policy on applying for and distribution of our research award to meet University and CLA requirements. Starting Summer 2024, the University is discontinuing GRAD 4999, which was a zero credit/zero fee summer registration option for our students who needed to register during the summer to be eligible for awards/fellowships. This policy change and additional recommendations have required us to adopt this new policy. The Department of Psychology is working on language surrounding summer awards/fellowships. Once they are available, the Counseling Program will review and edit our policy to align with the department’s.

Deadlines. We will have one hard deadline for applying for research funding. The deadline will be September 15th by 5:00 pm CST. Applications will not be reviewed before September 15th; however, you can submit your application anytime before the deadline. Students who have submitted their application by 5 pm CST on the deadline listed above will receive notification of the award within a week of the deadline. 

Counseling Psychology Summer Fellowships
The Counseling Psychology Program has summer funding available for Counseling Graduate Students in the Department of Psychology. The fellowships are awarded to students who are conducting research and are in good standing academically.

If you are interested in being considered for a Counseling Psychology summer fellowship, please contact your advisor by March 1st to express your interest.