Option 2 - School Counseling/pupil Personnel Services Credential
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| COUN 501 | Counseling Theories & Professional Orientation | 4 |
| COUN 510A | Applied Counseling Techniques & Assessment | 4 |
| COUN 513 | Research, Evaluation, and Assessment In Counseling | 4 |
| COUN 514A | School Counseling (only) Field Experience I | 4 |
| COUN 514B | School Counseling (only) Field Experience II | 4 |
| COUN 515A | CMHC (only) Supervised Field Experience I | 4 |
| COUN 514B | CMHC (only) Supervised Field Experience II | 4 |
| COUN 570 | Multicultural Counseling | 4 |
Total units in the MA core: 24
Major Electives
To earn the Pupil Personnel Services Credential Master's degree, students must also complete Option II
Candidates for the PPS Credential are urged to be mindful of the following: While it is possible to complete all the courses required for the Credential in a two-year period, such a program requires extremely careful planning. The Department intends to offer each PPS course at least once a year, but students need to plan the sequence with their advisor to insure it matches the availability of courses.
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| COUN 510B | Counseling Practicum | 4 |
| COUN 511A | Fundamentals & Theoretical Foundations of Career Counseling | 1 |
| COUN 511B | Measurement & Assessment for Career Counseling | 1 |
| COUN 511C | Career Planning & Counseling Issues of Young Adulthood, Adulthood & Late Adulthood | 1 |
| COUN 511D | Career Planning & Counseling Issues of K-12 Populations | 1 |
| COUN 523 | Working with Families in a School Setting | 4 |
| COUN 524 | Counseling Children & Adolescents | 4 |
| COUN 526 | Group Counseling in the Schools | 4 |
| COUN 527 | Law & Ethics for School Counselors | 4 |
| COUN 528A | Consultation | 3 |
| COUN 528B | Crisis Intervention | 1 |
Total units in MA Option II: 36
Total units for the MA: 60
All Master's candidates are required to complete a project representing a comprehensive and integrative understanding of the field of Counseling. Projects include a case analysis and a standardized exit exam.
Six hundred hours of supervised field experience are required for other PPS options. For the PPS Credential at least 450 of these hours are to be completed in two out of the following sites: elementary school, junior high or high school.
Community College Counseling Credential
Completion of the MA degree satisfies all current requirements to apply for the Community College Counseling Credential.