Program Snapshot

Accreditation

CACREP

Concentrations/Specializations Offered

The Marriage, Family and Child Counseling (MFCC) concentration provides students with the knowledge, theory, and skills to work as effective counselors/therapists in a variety of settings: community-based agencies, public and private agencies, non-profit organizations, private practice, and school based wellness centers supporting student mental health. The Marriage, Couple, and Family concentration meets all the educational competencies required by the California State Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) for licensure as a Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT). Emphasis is placed on training individuals to become social change agents and to work in diverse settings. Students also learn how to address developmental and preventative concerns.

Only the MFCC concentration is a qualifying degree for the LMFT in California. The Rehabilitation concentration is a qualifying degree for the LPCC only in California.

LMFT Track or Dual LMFT/LPCC Track

LMFT and LPCC

Length of Program

60 units; the program is a full-time, 3-year, fall/spring program with no summer classes.

Schedule/Format

Classes are offered during the day, late afternoon, and evening. Students are admitted into a cohort and will follow the course sequence designated by their program concentration. A cohort sequence is a series of courses suggested to take by semester in order to complete your degree in the three-year time frame. Most of our courses are offered once a year, therefore the sequence provides direction as to which courses need to be taken during which period (e.g. fall/spring) and which year (e.g. year one, year two, or final year) in order to support the developmental structure of the course content.

Program Start

Fall

Estimated Total Program Tuition

$21,528

Religious Orientation

None

Entering Class Size and Classroom Sizes

Accepts 20 applicants per specialty each application cycle. Average class size is around 14-20.

Fieldwork Hours Accrued During Program

The programs are clinically oriented, with didactic and experiential courses, a 100-hour clinical practicum, and 600 hours of field experience.

The Fieldwork Coordinator will work with you on site-placements as you enter into your third year. The Counselor Education programs have partnerships in the Sacramento, and some surrounding, communities for which you will have the option of working within your specialty.

Many of these partnerships are long standing relationships, and others have been vetted to ensure they can provide the appropriate supervision and experience within the specialty. Each spring, as part of the Spring Symposium, the Counselor Education program holds an Orientation to Fieldwork and Site Fair. The Site Fair provides students the opportunity to meet site contacts and inquire about each site and its population.

Personal Psychotherapy Requirement During Program

10 hours

Comprehensive Exam/Culminating Project/Thesis/Etc:

All MS Counseling students acquire 100 hours in Practicum, under faculty supervision providing counseling services through either the Center for Counseling and Diagnostic Services (CCDS) or a K-12 school site in the community. Over the course of the final year, students must accrue between 600-800 hours of experience in the community (under faculty AND site supervision) as an aspect of the Culminating Experience. Furthermore, all students must pass a comprehensive examination. This prepares students for licensing exams when seeking licensure or credentialing.