HECSA

Important Dates

FALL ADMISSION deadline
Cal State Apply Application January 6, 2025
Supplemental Materials January 6, 2025
Interviews

End of January
Offers of Admission Early March

 

Becoming a teacher

HECSA Program Coursework

Current Quarter Schedule - Fall 2025

2-year Plan

FIRST Year

FALL

WINTER

SPRING

EDUC 555
Intro to Counseling Profession

EDUC 560
Counseling Theories

EDUC 568
Individual Counseling Techniques

EDUC 562
Student Dev/Higher Education Theories

EDUC 564
Legal & Ethical Issues in Counseling

EDUC 557
Career Counseling

EDUC 586
Intro to Educational Inquiry

EDUC 556
Multicultural Counseling

EDUC 589
Educational Research
EDUC 573
Field Experience		 EDUC 573
Field Experience		 EDUC 573
Field Experience

(14 SCU Units)

(14 SCU Units)

(14 SCU Units)
 

 

 
Second year

fall

winter

spring

EDUC 561
Group Counseling

EDUC 588
Culture, Learning & Education

EDUC 566
Leadership & Consultation

EDUC 587
Educational Foundations

EDUC 590
Research Application

 EDUC 565
Measurement & Assessment
EDUC 573
Field Experience		 EDUC 573
Field Experience

EDUC 573
Field Experience

(10 SCU Units)

(10 SCU Units)

(10 SCU Units)
    PORTFOLIO PROJECT

3-year Plan

FIRST Year

FALL

WINTER

SPRING

EDUC 555
Intro to Counseling Profession

EDUC 556
Multicultural Counseling

EDUC 565
Measurement & Assessment

EDUC 586
Intro to Educational Inquiry

EDUC 564
Legal & Ethical Issues in Counseling

EDUC 589
Educational Research

(8 SCU Units)

(8 SCU Units)

(8 SCU Units)
Second year

fall

winter

spring
EDUC 587
Educational Foundations		 EDUC 588
Culture, Learning & Education		 EDUC 568
Individual Counseling Techniques
EDUC 562
Student Dev/Higher Education Theories		 EDUC 560
Counseling Theories		 EDUC 557
Career Counseling

(8 SCU Units)

(8 SCU Units)

(8 SCU Units)
third year

fall

winter

spring

EDUC 561
Group Counseling

EDUC 590 (Thursday)
Research Application

EDUC 566
Leadership & Consultation
EDUC 573
Field Experience		 EDUC 573
Field Experience

EDUC 573
Field Experience

(8 SCU Units)

(8 SCU Units)

(8 SCU Units)
   

PORTFOLIO PROJECT

View the M.S. in Higher Education Counseling and Student Affairs Course Catalog

 

Upcoming Semester Schedule - Starting Fall 2026

Schedules are still being finalized and are subject to change prior to Fall 2026.

2-Year Plan

Fall Semester Year One

HCSA 5501 Introduction to Higher Education Counseling and Student Affairs (3 units)
HCSA 5521 Introduction to Research and Assessment in HECSA (3 units)
HCSA 5531  Student Development Theory in HECSA (3 units)
HCSA 5560 Field Experience in HECSA (2 units)

Spring Semester Year One

HCSA 5510 Counseling and Advising in Higher Education (3 units)
HCSA 5511 Legal and Ethical Issues in HECSA (3 units)
HCSA 5520 Multicultural Issues in HECSA (3 units)
HCSA 5560 Field Experience in HECSA (2 units)

Fall Semester Year Two

HCSA 5540 Higher Education Administration (3 units)
HCSA 5541 Group Facilitation (3 units)
HCSA 5581 Advanced Research & Assessment in HECSA (3 units)
HCSA 5560 Field Experience in HECSA (2 units)

Spring Semester Year Two

HCSA 5530 Leadership and Consultation in HECSA (3 units)
HCSA 5550 Career Counseling (3 units)
HCSA 5580 Advanced Multicultural Issues in HECSA (3 units)
HCSA 5598 Culminating Project (3 units)

Electives

HCSA 5551  Adult Learning, Communication, and Conflict Resolution (3 units) - Offered every other Fall
HCSA 5591  Community College Counseling (3 units) - Offered every other Spring

Note: 2 electives are listed  - students must choose at least 1 to earn a total of 48 semester credits, or can take both if so desired. 

View the M.S. in Higher Education Counseling and Student Affairs Course Catalog

4-Year Plan

Information coming soon!

 

 

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