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2023-2024 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Pupil Personnel Services (PPS) School Counseling Credential


The Pupil Personnel Services (PPS) School Counseling Credential (formerly K-12 School Counseling Credential), offered by the Department of Counselor Education , is a 57-unit program that qualifies individuals to work as school counselors in California K-12 public schools.

Note: A master’s degree in Counseling or a related field is required to be eligible to apply for a clear PPS School Counseling Credential through the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC). Therefore, applicants who have not already earned a master’s degree in Counseling or a related field need to apply via the MA in Counseling and Guidance  program option. The MA in Counseling and Guidance with a PPS School Counseling Credential program option requires the completion of 63 units.

Individuals admitted into the PPS School Counseling Credential program are eligible to apply for a PPS School Counseling Internship Credential  (valid for up to two years) if they are offered a school counseling position by a local school district before completing the program requirements. To be eligible, a program candidate must have completed a minimum of 15 units (EDCO 215 EDCO 218 EDCO 232 EDCO 244 , and EDCO 294 ) with a 3.0 GPA or higher and met the Basic Skills Requirement (BSR).

A Child Welfare and Attendance (CWA) authorization, which focuses on issues related to truancy and dropout prevention, can also be obtained.

PPS Credential Requirements (57 units)


Additional Foundational Courses (12 units)


To be completed in the order listed below:

Supervised Experience (9 units)


Complete 800 hours of counseling fieldwork experience - 200 to 300 hours for every 3 units of EDCO 292. A minimum of 200 hours must be completed within each of two public K-12 school levels. Up to 200 hours may be completed outside of a K-12 school setting.

Fieldwork experience can commence after the five Foundational Core Courses and 100 hours of K-12 practicum experience are completed with a 3.0 GPA or higher. Practicum experience is typically completed within EDCO 218 (35 hours) and EDCO 294 (65 hours).

Total Units Required (57 units)


Completion of coursework requires a minimum grade of C or higher in each course and a minimum overall GPA of 3.0.