加州州立大学圣博纳蒂诺分校

We are happy you are interested in considering a graduate degree in counseling. We offer a robust and exciting curriculum, to prepare students for a rewarding career in counseling in a variety of settings. As we move our program to a semester system, we are expanding the options for the degree to better meet a variety of interests! Students can be granted a masters degree concentrating in school counseling, which includes a PPS credential. Or, students can receive a masters degree concentrating in professional counseling, which meets the criteria for people interested in being certified as a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LPCC). Most students entering our program elect to combine these two concentrations to meet qualifications to earn both their PPS and LPCC, opening to many exciting job possibilities.

Many of our graduates work in K–12 schools or community colleges as professional counselors. Additionally, our graduates work in a variety of settings providing counseling and leadership in public and private sectors in hospitals, counseling clinics, criminal justice & probation, higher education, and private counseling. Graduates also can continue on to pursue licensure as a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor or seek a PhD.

Students are often drawn to our program for a variety of reasons. Noteworthy is our programs teaching philosophy, which is committed to serving our local communities and the unique challenges faced. This includes preparing students to understand the complexities of racism, gendered biases, and the effects of poverty as students enter a counseling and service-driven profession. MS coursework blends the theoretical with practice using narrative and postmodern frameworks to prepare graduates to address a variety of issues.

The M.S. in Counseling is a professional program to prepare students for a successful career in the counseling profession. The program's emphasis in postmodern praxis and commitment to social justice sets the tone of preparing counselors who can respond to complex issues in a variety of settings. The degree offers two concentrations, one in Professional Counseling and one in School Counseling, each being 60 units as a stand alone degree. Students who complete the appropriate concentration within the degree can apply to the California Board of Behavioral Sciences to become Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors (LPCC). Coursework in the appropriate concentration prepares students to become counselors in grades K-12 through applying for the California Pupil Personnel Services School Counselor Credential (PPS). Students may also elect to combine concentrations, as core courses overlap, for a total of 72 semester units.