School Counseling Credential
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Students completing all requirements including course requirements, 100 hours of introductory fieldwork, 800 hours of field experience/ internship following completion of coursework, and a passing score on the required Praxis exam for School Counseling will be eligible for the School Counseling Certificate and may apply for recommendation for the Pupil Personnel Services Credential with an authorization in School Counseling
Students must have documented at least 450 clock hours in introductory fieldwork through the completion of the practicum courses to be approved to begin the field experience/internship requirements.
Admission standards for graduate studies at California Baptist University can be found in the admissions section of the University Catalog. In addition, each candidate must meet the following requirements for this program:
• Pass the state-administered California Basic Education Skills Test (CBEST) or equivalent prior to admission.
• Verification of Certificate of Clearance granted prior to admission.
• Prerequisites (completed with grades of C or better)
• General Psychology
• Introductory Statistics
• Growth Development and Learning or Life Span Development or Educational Psychology
• Abnormal Psychology or Personality Theory
• At least two prerequisites must be completed prior to admission. Remaining prerequisites must be completed within the first semester of the program.