funding covering first 3 years of a PhD??

[coffee_maniac]

I am applying for counseling Psych PhD now... I found that quite a few schools say that they can guarantee the funding (tuition remission + stipend) for the first couple of years, and later during the dissertation, it will be scholarship (which basically covers only a portion of the tuition, no stipend)....

Is this normal for counseling pscyhology phd track? Are there any schools that covers the whole 5 years of Phd with full funding? Please kindly suggest. thanks!

[SocialHealth]

Unclear about counseling per say but my institution right now covers five years but the funding is a mix of fellowship/ta/and ga. The other schools I applied and got acceptances to only guaranteed first year but said all their graduate students had received full 5 years of funding. So I guess it depends on the school. Definitely ask your PIs as they will have the inside track on funding.