Master of Science in Counseling Psychology

The three-year, 60-semester unit Master of Science in Counseling Psychology Program at CSUB trains students to meet the community need for ethical, competent, and adaptable mental health professionals. It is designed to satisfy the academic requirements of the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) statutory requirements, Section 4980.36 of the Business and Professions Code (BPC), for the California License in Marriage and Family Therapy (LMFT) as well as 4999.33 for the Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC). Students receive broad training that prepares them for work in diverse and changing settings. Training particularly focuses on the counseling process and therapeutic relationship. The well-trained counselor will understand that:

Counseling involves the application of skills that facilitate the counseling process,
The counseling relationship is central to effective therapeutic intervention,
Counselors creatively use their knowledge, skills, and experiences to create an environment where clients can make positive change,
Clients adaptive and maladaptive functioning is determined by multiple factors including individual, familial and cultural influences, and
Training and education in counseling is a lifelong process that begins in graduate school and continues throughout the counselor's professional career.

To be eligible for admission, the student must fulfill the following minimum requirements:

A bachelor\u2019s degree from an accredited university. (Students with an international degree must have U.S. equivalency determined.)
A 3.2 GPA over the most recent 60 semester or 90 quarter units.
Completion of all prerequisite courses with a grade of at least a \u201cB-\u201d (grading scale 2.7/4.0); (note that prerequisite courses must have been completed within five calendar years of intended admission date). Prerequisite courses:

Introductory statistics
Abnormal psychology
A developmental psychology course (i.e., child psychology, human growth and development, or lifespan development).
Three additional psychology electives

Language proficiency:

TOEFL: Score of 79 iBT required
IELTS: Score of 6.5 required.
Duolingo English Test: Minimum score of 105.
Pearson Test Examination (PTE): Minimum score of 58.