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Master of Arts in Education,
Counseling Option
Master of Arts in Education,
Counseling Option (48 – 51
units)
The M.A. in Education:
Counseling Option program
prepares candidates for careers
in a variety of counseling
organizations. These
organizations include two and
four year colleges and
universities and public and
private service agencies. The
program is designed to provide
candidates with a broad
conceptual knowledge base in
counseling and to help
candidates develop specific
counseling skills applicable to
a wide range of areas. M.A.
candidates often concurrently
pursue the Pupil Personnel
Services credential which is
required to function as a school
counselor in the public schools.
Application Deadlines
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Credit for Previous
Coursework
M.A. Candidates may transfer up
to 9 units of previous graduate
work, provided that the
coursework will not be older
than seven years by the time the
current M.A. degree is
completed. Candidates are
required to provide the
university catalog descriptions
and course syllabi of previous
graduate work. A “Transfer for
Credit” form must be filed to
obtain coursework toward the
M.A. degree.
Coursework used to complete a
previous M.A. degree may not be
used for a second M.A. degree.
However, nine units of
coursework completed in a
previous M.A. program where the
degree was not completed may be
transferred if it will fall
within the seven year limit
described above.
Admission Requirements
All applicants will be applying
for the Master’s degree (unless
they already hold a Master’s
degree in Education, Counseling,
or Psychology and do not with to
pursue another MA). Applicants
may also apply for the PPS
credentials in School Counseling
if CBEST has been completed.
Admission to the program does
not automatically guarantee
completion of the degree
program, fieldwork, or a
credential, if there are any
interpersonal, intrapersonal, or
psychological disorders that
might inhibit the effectiveness
of the Candidate’s role as a
Counselor, School Counselor or a
School Psychologist.
Admission with Classified
Status:
Candidates who have
satisfied all of the
requirements of program
admission with conditionally
classified status, who have
successfully completed the non-
repeatable course PPS 525, Group
Dynamics for Personal Growth,
and the remaining two
preliminary courses, qualify for
Classified Standing in the
program. Candidates who did not
successfully complete the
preliminary courses will be
disqualified from the program.
The PPS faculty will require the
fulfillment of a Remediation
Plan before the candidate can
reapply. After one year, from
the time of receiving a failing
grade in any of the preliminary
courses, the candidate may
reapply to the program if they
have satisfactorily completed
the Remediation Plan.
Requirements for the Master’s
Degree
A. Continuous Enrollment:
Candidates are required to
enroll in either a regular
course or GED 600, Graduation
Continuation course every
semester.
B. A minimum grade of “B” in
all coursework:
Candidates must maintain a
“B” in all coursework.
C. Maintaining Ethical and
Professional Standards:
Candidates must adhere to all
ethical and professional
standards required of the
university, professional
organizations, and/or
accrediting affiliations
associate with the degree.
Candidates must adhere to the
PPS Program’s “Professional
Dispositions.” Candidates must,
at all times, demonstrate high
quality interpersonal skills
with faculty, staff, fellow
students, and others in their
field experiences. If candidates
fail to meet this requirement,
they are subject to
disqualification from the
program.
D. Adherence to the Maximum
Course Load Policy
Candidates must adhere to
the maximum course load
policy of the MA in
Education and PPS School
Counseling program, which
states that Counseling
graduate students are not
permitted to take in excess
of 12 graduate units per
semester. Exceeding the
recommended course load
negatively affects student
learning by reducing
students’ ability to
adequately learn and retain
course content, apply
information, and
reflectively process
material. The course load
maximums were established to
better ensure that
Counseling students would be
best equipped to help the
human populations whom they
serve. If candidates fail to
abide by this requirement,
they are subject to
disqualification from the
program.
E. Graduation Writing
Assessment Requirement (GWAR):
Candidates must complete the
Graduation Writing Requirement
and score at least either or
take one of the undergraduate
certifying courses at CSU
Dominguez Hills and make at
least a grade of “B”. Candidates
are required to either pass the
exam or the course by the end of
their first semester in the
program or be subject to
disqualification. The GWAR and
Graduation Writing Examination (GWE)
Handbook is available online and
can be downloaded. The website
is:
http://www.csudh.edu/oir/testing/index.htm.
F. Time Limit on Coursework:
Candidates must complete all
of the requirements for the
degree or credential within
seven years.
G. Capstone Requirement for
the Master’s Degree:
Candidates must complete a
comprehensive examination or a
thesis project to fulfill the
capstone requirement, and they
are required to make this
decision when they apply for
classified standing. They may
retake the comprehensive
examination one time provided
the retake is within the
seven-year limit. A candidates
who does not pass the
comprehensive examination the
second time has the option of
remediation as deemed
appropriate by the PPS Faculty
Committee. Upon completing the
remediation plan, the candidate
may retake the comprehensive
examination. The thesis is not
an option for someone who
selected the exam option but was
unable to pass.
H. Transfer Credit:
Several restrictions apply
to transfer credit (1) The
coursework must be from an
accredited college of
university; (2) the maximum
number of units which may be
transferred, for either a
degree or credential, from
another accredited institution,
is nine(9); (3) the coursework
can be no older than seven (7)
years from the expected date of
completion; and (4) credit is
never given for PPS 525, 530,
540, 555, 556, 562, 564, 571,
572, 575, or 585.
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