Advanced Studies in Education and Counseling

Programs - Master of Science in Counseling

Option in Student Development in Higher Education (SDHE)

Students completing this option are employed in residence halls, financial aid, student activities, adult re-entry, admissions, career centers, academic advising, disabled student services, counseling centers, orientation, TRIO and Educational Opportunity Programs, multicultural affairs, and community outreach in two- and four-year institutions.

Advancement to Candidacy - Clear Admission

Students should advance to candidacy as early as possible. For advancement to candidacy (Clear Admission status), students must:

1. Fulfill the campus Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR).
2. Complete COUN 510, 513, 538, 593; EDP 400.
3. Maintain a 3.0 grade point average in all course work.
4. Resolve all incomplete grades.
5. Submit to the Graduate Studies Office an Advancement to Candidacy form signed by the program advisor.

Requirements

Take all of the following (51 – 57 units):

COUN 510 Law and Ethics for Counselors (3)
Prerequisites: None.
COUN 513 Introduction to Clinical Interviewing (3)
Prerequisites: None.
COUN 515 Counseling Theories (3)
Prerequisites: COUN 513.
COUN 516 Counseling the Adult (3)
Prerequisites: COUN 515.
COUN 538 Student Development in Higher Education (3)
Prerequisites: None.
COUN 547 Student Development Theory in Higher Education: Theory to Practice (3)
Prerequisites: COUN 538.
COUN 548 Students in U. S. Higher Education (3)
Prerequisites: COUN 538.
COUN 549 Management of Student Development in Higher Education (3)
Prerequisites: None.
COUN 555 Cross-Cultural Counseling (3)
Prerequisites: COUN 510, 513, 515, 538, or their equivalent upon approval of the instructor.
COUN 593 Seminar in Professional Development in Counseling and Human Services (1)
Prerequisites: COUN 538 and 548 (must have completed or concurrently enrolled).
COUN 638 Group Counseling (3)
Prerequisites: Admission to the MS in Counseling, and/or PPS School Counseling Credential, or School Psychology Program, COUN 510, 513, 515 or equivalent upon approval of instructor.
COUN 643B Counseling Field Work: Student Development in Higher Education (3)
Prerequisites: COUN 516, 538.
COUN 644B Advanced Counseling Field Work: Student Development in Higher Education (3)
Prerequisites: COUN 516, 538, 643B.
COUN 693A Intermediate Seminar in Professional Development in Student Development in Higher Education (1)
Prerequisites: COUN 593.
COUN 693B Advanced Professional Development Sem. in Student Development in Higher Education (1)
Prerequisites: COUN 593, COUN 693A.
EDP 400 Intro to Educational Research (3) (or equivalent)
Prerequisites: None.
EDP 520 Quantitative Research Methods in Education (3)
Prerequisites: EDP 419 or equivalent.
EDP 596 Program Evaluation in Education (3)
Prerequisites: EDP 400 and 520, or equivalent.