MA in Counseling, with Specialization in School Based Clinical Counseling (PPS & LPCC, 60 units)

Through the School Counseling 60-unit specialization students earn the PPS credential and take additional coursework to become eligible for licensure as a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor. Students who opt to pursue the 60-unit PPS credential with LPCC eligibility should have an interest in working with children and adolescents, providing School Based Mental Health Services. 

Through this program, students fulfill the requirements to earn a pupil personnel services credential (PPS) from the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. Our school counseling program is nationally accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) and the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), a subsidiary of CAEP. Additionally, students in the 60-unit concentration become eligible for licensure with the California Board of Behavioral Sciences as licensed professional clinical counselors (LPCCs).