Pupil Personnel Services School Counseling Credential

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Overview

The school counseling credential requires a minimum of 50 semester units of coursework in the advanced component listed below. Up to 12 units from an accredited graduate program may be transferred at the discretion of the program director. In addition to the 50 units, there are five prerequisites. A sequence of
courses is determined by the program director.

Accreditation

State of California
Commission on Teacher Credentialing
1900 Capitol Avenue
Sacramento, California 95814-4213

Admissions Requirements

Official Transcripts verifying bachelor's degree
Minimum GPA of 3.0
Statement of intent
Three current reference forms
Interview with program director*
All other official transcripts from colleges/universities attended
Copy of valid California credential or certificate of clearance (fingerprints)
Verification of current negative TB test (last 12 months)
Verification of passing the CBEST
GRE or MAT results
Letter of explanation if your GPA is under 3.0
Prerequisite courses:
- Child Development
- Educational Statistics and Research Design
- Intercultural Communication
- Introduction to Counseling Theories
- Introduction to Psychology

*Program applicants will be required to submit an impromptu writing sample of approximately one page at the time they are scheduled to meet with the program director for an interview. The sample of written expression will be part of the documentation required to determine candidate competence. In the event that program prospects are judged by the Graduate Admission Committee to have writing deficiencies (provided they have met the other requirements) they may be accepted under the condition that they take a professional writing class.

Required Courses

Program Student Learning Outcomes

CCTC Standards for Pupil Personnel Services Credentials

Generic Standards

Standard 1 Program Design, Rationale and Coordination
Standard 2 Growth and Development
Standard 3 Socio-Cultural Competence
Standard 4 Assessment
Standard 5 Comprehensive Prevention and Early Intervention for Achievement
Standard 6 Professional Ethics and Legal Mandates
Standard 7 Family-School Collaboration
Standard 8 Self-Esteem and Personal and Social Responsibility
Standard 9 School Safety and Violence Prevention
Standard 10 Consultation
Standard 11 Learning Theory and Educational Psychology
Standard 12 Professional Leadership Development
Standard 13 Collaboration and Coordination of Pupil Support Systems
Standard 14 Human Relations
Standard 15Technological Literacy
Standard 16 Supervision and Mentoring

School Counselor Specialization Standards

Core Knowledge Base and Foundations
Standard 17 Foundations of the School Counseling Profession
Standard 18 Professionalism, Ethics and Legal Mandates
Professional Skills and Training
1. Domains of School Counseling and Guidance
  Standard 19 Academic Development
  Standard 20 Career Development
  Standard 21 Personal and Social Development
2. Themes of School Counselor Preparation
  Standard 22 Leadership
  Standard 23 Advocacy
  Standard 24 Learning, Achievement and Instruction
3. Functions of School Counselors
  Standard 25 Individual Counseling
  Standard 26 Group Counseling and Facilitation
  Standard 27 Collaboration, Coordination and Team Building
  Standard 28 Organizational and System Development Standard 29 Prevention Education and Training Standard 30 Research, Program Evaluation and Technology
Field Experience and Competency Evaluation Standard 31 Field Experience
Standard 32 Determination of Candidate Competence