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Overview
The Master of Science in Counseling program prepares students for careers in educational counseling settings and is designed to provide a broad conceptual knowledge base and the development of specialized counseling skills applicable to a diversity of student populations and counseling needs. Students choose to specialize in School or College specializations and are able to concurrently pursue the PPS credential.
Through a framework of cultural humility, the program stresses the importance of reflective examination and interpersonal and professional growth to prepare counselors who are responsive, transformative, student-centered leaders.听
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Program Options
We are not currently offering an online program option as part of our curriculum.
M.S., Counseling, School Counseling or College Counseling option听
Due to the University graduate degree requirements, you have to choose one option: School Counseling or College Counseling. Applicants should choose according to which option interests them most and which educational setting they eventually hope to work in. After admittance, it is possible to change your option to the other focus should you later decide to switch.听
While one degree option must be selected, the program is designed to allow students in either option to gain specialization in the other area. The PPS credential in School Counseling is open to all MS Counseling students who have declared the PPS on their objective of study. Additionally, the Certificate in College Counseling allows School Counseling students the ability to concurrently specialize in College Counseling work.
Note that the College Counseling Certificate is only available to School Counseling students because the College certificate specialization is already embedded in the College Counseling degree option.听
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+ Pupil Personnel Services (PPS) Credential, School Counseling听
Our program is accredited by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing to offer both the PPS credential and the Child Welfare and Attendance (CWA) authorization. Counseling students completing the MS degree (in either option)听are able to听simultaneously earn the PPS Credential in School Counseling,听which听is required to听work as a School Counselor in the TK-12 public school system.听听
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+ Child Welfare and Attendance (CWA) Authorization听
The CWA authorization prepares candidates with the specialized counseling training to assist TK-12 students and families in need of attendance support.听
Practicum Education
Field-based clinical practice is a requirement in every program听objective听whether it is for the MS degree, PPS Credential, or College Counseling Certificate.听听
Students choose their own placement based on their preferences for population, location, and time. However, we do assist students who may need help in contacting a potential supervisor or site. Our program has partnerships with schools and colleges throughout the region so there are numerous placements available.听听
Admissions
The MS degree offers two specialization options:听School听Counseling and听College听Counseling. Due to university degree requirements, only one听option听can be selected for the degree. However, students will have the opportunity to gain experience in both levels during the program.听
Behavioral Health Career Pathways
School Counselor (K-12)
School counselors听are authorized to听provide education counseling services in听grades听kindergarten through fourteen. They have a Pupil Personnel Services Credential for Individuals Prepared in California with a specialization in School Counseling. They work with all grade levels as听a part听of a team of School-Based Mental Health Professionals. As part of a multidisciplinary team, school counselors听collaborate together听as a unified and cohesive听component听of the larger school system to meet the learning and developmental needs of all students.听听听
School Counselors assist students in making decisions, managing emotions, coping with crises, overcoming barriers to learning, and seeking access to the core curriculum. School counselors help students set short- and long-term goals, improve attendance, reduce and resolve conflicts, and prevent youth suicide. They work to create a positive learning environment; teach self-management skills; act as advocates for students; and provide relevant academic, career, and personal/social counseling to enable students to make informed decisions toward achieving their future goals.听
From the CA Department of Education and California Department of Education: School Counseling Programs.听
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The following four functions for [college] counseling programs:听听
(1) Academic counseling, in which the student is听assisted听in assessing,听planning听and implementing his or her immediate and long-range academic goals.听
(2) Career counseling, in which the student is听assisted听in assessing his or her aptitudes, abilities, and interests, and is听advised听concerning the current and future employment trends.听
(3) Personal counseling, in which the student is听assisted听with personal,听family听or other social concerns, when that听assistance听is related to the student鈥檚 education.听
(4) Coordination with the counseling aspects of other services to students which may exist on the campus, including, but not limited to, those provided in programs for students with special needs, skills testing programs, financial听assistance听programs, and job placement services.听
From The Role of Counseling Faculty in the California Community Colleges and Section 51018 of Subchapter 1 of Chapter 2 of Division 6 of Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations Is Amended to Read: 搂 51018. Counseling Programs.听
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