This course offers doctoral students the opportunity to integrate their program of study into an in-dept exploration of a research study. Students complete the dissertation with the guidance of a chair and committee members. Students work with a dissertation chair to write the prospectus, complete an approved proposal, complete an application for Institutional Review Board approval, collect and analyze data, and complete the dissertation. During the final semester, students conclude with an oral defense of their dissertation. Prerequisites: COUN 991, COUN 984. (F;S;SS)