Standard Program

Designed for students with counseling experience, the Standard Program comprises 24 courses and two clinical experiences: Practicum and Internship. The program can be completed on an accelerated full-time, traditional, or part-time basis.

California regulations require the equivalent of at least two quarters of coursework in order to begin your Practicum season. Therefore, California residents are only eligible for admission to the traditional and part-time tracks. 

Sample course schedules for each track can be found below:

Standard Program: Accelerated Track
Standard Program: Traditional Track
Standard Program: Part-Time Track

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Standard Program: Accelerated Track Sample Course Sequence (Six-Quarter)

QuarterCourse Title
1
410-6: Foundations in Clinical Mental Health Counseling
1
483-6: Ethics and Legal Issues in Counseling
1
480-6: Methods 1: Introductory Counseling Skills
1
481-4: Pre-Practicum in CMHC
2
414-6: Human Growth and Lifespan Development
2
416-6: Theories of Counseling and Psychotherapy
2
480-7: Methods 2: Advanced Counseling Skills
2
481-5: Supervised Practicum in CMHC – 1
3
426-6: Assessment in Counseling
3
483-7: Multicultural Counseling
3
480-8: Methods 3: Skills for Outreach, Prevention, and Intervention
3
481-6: Supervised Practicum in CMHC – 2
4
406-6: Research Methods and Program Evaluation
4
412-6: Group Counseling Theory and Practice (Group Dynamics Immersion (GDI))
4
427-6: Career and Lifestyle Planning
4
482-6: Supervised Internship – 1
5
Elective
5
415-6: Psychopathology and Diagnosis in Counseling
5
452-6: Addictions Counseling
5
482-7: Supervised Internship – 2
6
Elective
6
411-6:  Psychodynamic Counseling: Individuals and Systems
6
422-6: Family, Marital and Couple Counseling
6
482-8: Supervised Internship – 3
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Standard Program: Traditional Track Sample Course Sequence (Nine-Quarter)

QuarterCourse Title
1
410-6: Foundations in Clinical Mental Health Counseling
1
483-6: Ethics and Legal Issues in Counseling
2
416-6: Theories of Counseling and Psychotherapy
2
414-6: Human Growth and Lifespan Development
3
426-6: Assessment in Counseling
3
483-7: Multicultural Counseling
4
406-6: Research Methods and Program Evaluation
4
480-6: Methods 1: Introductory Counseling Skills
4
481-4: Pre-Practicum in CMHC
5
427-6: Career and Lifestyle Planning
5
480-7: Methods 2: Advanced Counseling Skills
5
481-5: Supervised Practicum in CMHC – 1
6
415-6: Psychopathology and Diagnosis in Counseling
6
480-8: Methods 3: Skills for Outreach, Prevention, and Intervention
6
481-6: Supervised Practicum in CMHC – 2
7
412-6: Group Counseling Theory and Practice (Group Dynamics Immersion (GDI))
7
Elective
7
 482-6: Supervised Internship – 1
8
452-6: Addictions Counseling
8
411-6: Psychodynamic Counseling: Individuals and Systems
8
482-7: Supervised Internship – 2
9
422-6: Family, Marital and Couple Counseling
9
Elective
9
482-8: Supervised Internship – 3
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Standard Program: Part-Time Track Sample Course Sequence (12-Quarter)

QuarterCourse Title
1
410-6: Foundations in Clinical Mental Health Counseling
1
483-6: Ethics and Legal Issues in Counseling
2
416-6: Theories of Counseling and Psychotherapy
2
414-6: Human Growth and Lifespan Development
3
426-6: Assessment in Counseling
3
483-7: Multicultural Counseling
4
406-6: Research Methods and Program Evaluation
4
427-6: Career and Lifestyle Planning
5
415-6: Psychopathology and Diagnosis in Counseling
5
Elective
6
411-6: Psychodynamic Counseling: Individuals and Systems
6
452-6: Addictions Counseling
7
480-6: Methods 1: Introductory Counseling Skills
7
481-4: Pre-Practicum in CMHC
8
480-7: Methods 2: Advanced Counseling Skills
8
481-5: Supervised Practicum in CMHC – 1
9
412-6: Group Counseling Theory and Practice (Group Dynamics Immersion (GDI))
9
481-6: Supervised Practicum in CMHC – 2
10
480-8: Methods 3: Skills for Outreach, Prevention, and Intervention
10
482-6: Supervised Internship – 1
11
Elective
11
482-7: Supervised Internship – 2
12
422-6: Family, Marital and Couple Counseling
12
482-8: Supervised Internship – 3

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