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The School and College Counseling program at CSUDH offers a blended educational counseling program with the opportunity to specialize in both school and college student populations. Students are able to simultaneously earn one or more of the objectives below:
Please click the following program links for specific information about the M.S. in Counseling, PPS, CWA, and Certificate in College Counseling programs:
The School/College Counseling program admits new students once a year, every Fall Semester.
Counseling Info Session 11.2022 (Passcode 1446)
Please contact the Division of Graduate Education office for more information: (310) 243-3524.
Due to recent changes by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) in how the California Basic Skills Requirement (BSR) may be met, our program does not require applicants to submit proof of having met the BSR in their application. However, we do encourage applicants to upload BSR verification in their application (such as passing California Basic Educational Skills Test CBEST scores) if they have it.
Admitted students wishing to pursue the School Counseling option or PPS credential will need to furnish BSR verification within their first semester of the program. If you have no intention of earning the PPS and just wish to earn the M.S. College Counseling option, then you do not need to meet the basic skills requirement.
For more information on the various ways the BSR may be met, click here. Methods include approved undergraduate coursework, a combination of coursework and CBEST sections, as well as target scores on SAT, ACT, or AP tests.
If you are admitted and wish to use undergraduate coursework to meet the BSR, your coursework will be evaluated after admission by our College of Education staff. You do not need to have coursework evaluated for the application.
Please contact the Division of Graduate Education office for more information: (310) 243-3524.
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 concentrate in School or College specializations and are able to concurrently pursue dual-specialization in a secondary area through the additional attainment of the PPS credential and College Counseling Certificate.
Through a framework of cultural humility and a commitment to justice in education, the program stresses the importance of self-awareness, reflective examination, and interpersonal and professional growth in order to provide a comprehensive preparation in K-16 educational counseling.
Counseling students completing the MS degree (in either option) are able to simultaneously earn the PPS Credential in School Counseling if they have met the California Basic Skills requirement. The PPS credential in School Counseling is required to work as a School Counselor in the pK-12 public school system. 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. The CWA authorization prepares candidates with the specialized counseling training to assist K-12 students and families in need of attendance support.
By continually assessing and evaluating the needs of local urban schools, the Counseling coursework and training remain relevant and connected to the current demands of school districts as well as the communities they serve. Candidates finish the program well prepared to anticipate and address emerging as well as existing challenges learners face in today's urban high-needs schools.
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