Overview

About this Degree

Our Counseling program at California State University Fullerton is approved by the California State Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) to meet all of the educational requirements preparing students for state licensure as Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists (LMFT) and as Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors (LPCC). We are also nationally accredited by The Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP).

Our emphasis is on the training of clinicians who can serve the needs of individuals and families in their communities. We train students to provide evidence-based brief and long-term counseling while maintaining professional identities as counselors and marriage and family therapists. The program strongly emphasizes a multicultural perspective. We prepare counselors who will be sensitive to the diverse ethnic and religious heritages, lifestyles and special needs of individuals and families. Both our student body and our faculty encompass a wide range of backgrounds and values.

Accreditation

Our program is approved by the California State Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) to meet all of the educational requirements preparing students for state licensure as Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists (LMFT) and as Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors (LPCC). We are also nationally accredited by The Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP).

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

The Counseling Profession
Career and Lifestyle Development
Human Development and Functioning
Techniques of Brief Treatment and Assessment
Psychopharmacology for Counselors
rofessional, Ethical and Legal Issues in Counseling

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-13 00:00:00

Language

English

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IELTS

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Credits

63 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Fullerton, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

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General requirements

An acceptable Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent) from a regionally accredited institution.
A minimum GPA of 3.0 for the undergraduate degree.
A minimum GPA of 3.0 for four prerequisite courses in behavioral science courses (or equivalents): counseling theory, research methods or statistics, abnormal psychology, and human development.
At least two of the four prerequisites must be completed at the time of entrance; any remaining prerequisite(s) must be completed during the first semester of enrollment.
Three letters of recommendation.
An interview with Department faculty.

The GRE is not required.
A detailed personal statement (approximately 3,000 words)

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Tuition Fees

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8548 USD / year

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8548 USD / year

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8548 USD / year

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Additional Details

If you are not a resident of California, you must add $420 for each unit enrolled to your tuition fees.

Living costs

Fullerton

United States

1100 - 1600 USD / month

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