FALL ADMISSION	deadline
Cal State Apply Application	January 6, 2025
Supplemental Materials	January 6, 2025
Interviews	End of January
Offers of Admission	Early March

FALL ADMISSION

deadline

Cal State Apply Application

January 6, 2025

Supplemental Materials

January 6, 2025

Interviews

End of January

Offers of Admission

Early March

HECSA Program Coursework

The Higher Education Counseling / Student Affairs (HECSA) program requires the successful completion of 72 quarter credit units (equates to 48 semester units). In compliance with CAS (2012) standards, the program can be completed in a minimum of two full-time academic years. There are two options for completing the program: the two-year plan, and the three-year plan.

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*

School of Education

Bailey College of Science & Mathematics

HECSA

Important Dates

HECSA Program Coursework

2-year Plan

3-year Plan

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

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