Overview

At School Counseling programme from California State University Long Beach we endorse the use of data-informed decision-making and evidence-based practices to effect systemic change in schools and the community. As leaders of educational reform and the profession, our school counselors are trained to advocate for equity, achievement, and opportunity for all students.

Learning Outcomes

Plan, implement, and evaluate an urban school counseling programme aligned with the ASCA National Model.

Collaborate and consult with stakeholders such as parents and guardians, teachers, administrators and community leaders to create learning environments that promote educational equity and success for every student.

Apply knowledge and skills of direct services at multiple tiers of support including individual and group counseling, academic advising, and instruction and classroom management, to meet the needs of a diverse urban student population.

Demonstrate an awareness of how cultural values and biases impact the counselor-student relationship, and develop culturally responsive interventions that consider school, institutional, community, and environmental factors that enhance and impede student success.

Understand and use research methods, programme evaluation, and accountability strategies to demonstrate the effectiveness of the school counseling programme, and to advocate for all students in order to close achievement, opportunity and attainment gaps.

Identify and apply professional and personal qualities and skills of effective servant leaders through self-assessment related to school counseling skills and performance.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Child and Spousal/Partner Abuse

Clinical Interviewing

Psychopharmacology for Counselors

Counseling Theories

Counseling Methods and Techniques

Human Sexuality Counseling

Cross-Cultural Counseling

Counseling Children and Adolescents

Play and Art Therapy for Children/Adolescents

Psychological Assessment and Testing

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-17 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2027-03-15 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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Credits

60 SCH

60-66

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Long Beach, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

2.8

English requirements

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General requirements

Baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or university.

Minimum 2.85 overall grade point average in last degree (not credential or certificate) earned from an accredited institution of higher education.

International applicants have additional university application requirements including meeting the English language proficiency requirement.

Resumé

Two letters of recommendation

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

17922 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

8064 USD / year

≈ 8064 USD / year

Additional Details

If you are not a resident of California, you must add $444.00 for each unit of credit you take to your tuition total.

Living costs

Long Beach

United States

1400 - 2000 USD / month

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