Master of Arts in Education
Concentration in Counseling and Guidance
(36 units)
The Master of Arts in Education in Counseling and Guidance, offered in Arcadia and Mission Valley, prepares counselors to deliver comprehensive counseling and guidance services focused on supporting student learning in public and private schools at all grade levels including higher education.
Most aspiring counselors complete requirements for the counseling or pupil personnel services credential along with this advanced degree. The M.A. degree alone requires 36 units, The counseling credential, requiring 45-48 units or 3-4 additional courses beyond the M.A., certifies educators to work as counselors in K-12 public schools and in adult education. (See Services Credentials: Counseling.
This advanced degree program is ideal for :
- Educators in service or helping professions in the public or private sector such as support service units in private schools or higher education,
- Aspiring counselors who feel called to support students academically, socio-emotionally, spiritually, and vocationally beyond the classroom setting.
- Experienced educators seeking educational/career/salary advancement
Program Distinctions :
M.A. degree candidates develop the knowledge, skills, and dispositions to support learning community efforts to create and maintain healthy and nurturing environments for ALL students both at home and at school.
Recent M.A. graduates express their confidence in creating supportive environments that promote and maintain the 40 developmental assets of resiliency in students.
The M.A. in Counseling is an evidence-based program. Candidates develop professional portfolios for their graduate level coursework, building on the evidence of prior knowledge, skills, and dispositions that they bring into the program. This customized instructional design is focused on evidence of significant candidate transformation aligned with both state and national professional counseling and guidance standards.
Candidates may transfer up to 6 units of graduate level coursework to this degree.
COURSES :
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Sample Course of Study (36 units): GED633: Educational Law and Finance (3 units) GED641: School Communities in a Pluralistic Society (3 units) GED662: Foundations of Counseling and Counseling Theory (3 units) GED663: Individual and Group Counseling and Ethical Standards (3 units) GED664: Counseling for Academic Achievement and Career Development (3 units) GED667: Comprehensive Counseling and Guidance Programs: Coordination and Collaboration (3 units) GED670: Advanced Educational Psychology (3 units) GED672: Philosophy of Education (3 units) GED681: Educational Measurement and Evaluation (3 units) GED687: Research, Field Studies & Practicum in Counseling and Guidance (3 units) Electives (6 units): GED601: Foundations of Leadership and Educational Issues (3 units) GED665: Safe Schools and Violence Prevention(3 units) GED675: Family Systems (3 units) GED677: Teaching Strategies for Special Populations (3 units) GED687: Research, Field Studies & Practicum in Counseling and Guidance (3 units) For information about courses, please view the
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KEY CONTACTS BY LOCATION
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Arcadia: Daphne Jones, Graduate Enrollment Counselor:
daphnejones@pointloma.edu (626) 821-8277
Bakersfield: Stephanie Sheffield, Graduate Enrollment Counselor:
stephaniesheffield@pointloma.edu (661) 377-4721
Mission Valley: Amanda Bolton, Graduate Enrollment Counselor:
amandabolton@pointloma.edu (619) 563-2810