Rehabilitation Counseling M.A.
Requirements
Requirements for Graduation
1. A minimum of 72 quarter units of acceptable work, with 59 completed in residence at this university;
2. A minimum of 48 quarter units of credit taken after a student has been advanced to candidacy for the degree;
3. A grade point average of 3.0 ("B") in course work taken to satisfy the Master of Arts degree requirements and grades of "C" (2.0) or better in all courses in the program;
4. Successful completion of one of the following:
A. EDUC 600. Master's Degree Project
B. Written comprehensive examination;
5. Any additional general requirements not cited above and listed on Page 341.
Students who elect to complete a project will register for EDUC 600; these units will be part of the required 72 units.
A satisfactory project is one which can be reported in the form of a paper and/or through other media. The project proposal and the project must be approved by the student's advisor and one other professor in the College of Education and submitted in an approved format. Further information is available from the College of Education regarding an approved format for the project proposal and project. Students who elect to complete a project are not required to take a comprehensive examination.
Students are encouraged to present projects in a variety of media. The purpose of the project is for the student to communicate ideas gained in research, experimentation and creative endeavors; therefore, students should not feel bound to the traditional forms. All projects will be planned in consultation with the student's advisor.
The comprehensive examination is of an integrative nature and is designed to test the student's knowledge of the field of rehabilitation counseling rather than the subject matter of courses taken. The examination is offered once each quarter during the academic year. The student may enroll in the examination no earlier than the last quarter in which course work is taken. The student must complete a graduation check with the Office of Records, Registration and Evaluations before permission to take the examination can be granted. Students who do not receive a passing score the second time must petition the Dean of Graduate Studies to take it again. Approval to retake the examination may be, at any time, contingent upon completion of additional designated courses.
Degree Requirements (72 units)
Educational counseling courses (20 units):
1. ECLG 655. Multicultural Counseling (4)
2. ECLG 656. Counseling Theories and Techniques (4)
3. ECLG 657A. Counseling Practicum I (4)
4. ECLG 678. Theory and Practice of Group Counseling (4)
5. EREH 610. Research Methodology in Education (4)
Rehabilitation counseling courses (48 units)
1. EREH 605. Seminar Topics in Rehabilitation Counseling (Topic examples: Casework Management, Research in Rehabilitation, Current Issues in Rehabilitation and Bilingual Issues.) (2) for a total of (4)
2. EREH 615. Introduction to Rehabilitation Counseling (4)
3. EREH 616A. Multiple Aspects of Disability: Medical (4)
4. EREH 616B. Multiple Aspects of Disability: Vocational (4)
5. EREH 617. Vocational Assessment and Development (4)
6. EREH 618. Applied Job Placement (4)
7. EREH 649. Organizational Development of Rehabilitation Services (4)
8. EREH 652. Dynamics of Human Behavior (4)
9. EREH 667. Practicum in Rehabilitation Counseling (4)
10. EREH 679. Fieldwork in Rehabilitation Counseling (4) for a total of (12)
Culminating Experience (4 units)
1. One of the following options:
A. Master's Degree Project Option (4 units)
EDUC 600. Master's Degree Project (4)
B. Written Comprehensive Examination Option (4 units)
1. EREH 999. Comprehensive Examination (0)
2. Four units chosen from:
ECLG 650. Applied Career Counseling (4)
ECLG 693. Special Topics in School Psychology (4)
ESPE 530. Psychology and Education of Exceptional Individuals (4)
ETEC 546. Computer Based Technology in Education II (4)
EVOC 504. Principles of Adult Education (4)
EVOC 637. Foundations of Vocational Education (4)
Please refer to the University catalog at http://catalog.csusb.edu for official information.