Rehabilitation Counseling M.A.
Getting Started
Admission to the Program
In addition to the general requirements of the university, specific requirements for admission to classified graduate status are:
1. A baccalaureate degree with a major preferably in education psychology, sociology, or a related social service field;
2. A cumulative undergraduate grade point average of 3.0 ("B") overall;
3. Completion of the graduate entrance writing requirement. The student should submit a narrative, quality paper using APA guidelines to his/her advisor prior to advancement to candidacy;
4. A cumulative grade point average of 3.0 ("B") in all previous graduate work;
5. Completion of an interview with two faculty members to assess competence in interpersonal skills and aptitudes for the rehabilitation counseling profession;
6. Participation in a continual evaluation process which will assess personality and character, professional ethics and aptitude, counseling skills, oral and written language usage and many-sided interests.
Advancement to Candidacy
In order to be formally advanced to candidacy, a student must have:
1. Achieved classified graduate standing;
2. Satisfactorily completed EREH 615 with a grade of "B" (3.0) or better;
3. Completed with a grade point average of 3.0 ("B") no more than 24 quarter units of course work;
4. Secured approval of candidacy from the College of Education;
5. Filed an approved graduate program for completion of the degree. This must be prepared in consultation with an advisor in the College of Education and approved by the College and the Dean of Graduate Studies;
6. Submitted a proposal for the graduation writing requirement.
Please refer to the University catalog at http://catalog.csusb.edu for official information.