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Department of Counseling

 

Open University Courses

Undergraduate Prerequisite Requirements:

The following courses (except COUN 690) may be taken at any accredited junior college, college, or university but must have been completed no more than ten years prior to enrollment in the program. We strongly suggest that you complete these courses prior to your first semester. See the FAQs for a detailed explanation.

  • PSY 451 – Theories of Personality – MUST BE TAKEN PRIOR TO ENROLLMENT IN COUN 700.

  • PSY 431 – Life Span Developmental Psychology – MUST BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO ENROLLMENT IN COUN 702.

  • PSY 452 – Psychopathology – MUST BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO ENROLLMENT IN COUN 703.

  • COUN 690 – Field of Counseling (may be taken either prior to enrollment into the program, BUT MUST HAVE BEEN TAKEN WITHIN FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE OF ENROLLMENT IN THE PROGRAM or during the first semester in residence after acceptance into the program. Those applicants intending to enroll in the M.S. Rehabilitation Counseling degree ONLY do not need to take this course.

 

 

Open University Courses (prior to admission)

  • COUN 700 – Theories of Counseling (prerequisite: A theories of personality class)

  • COUN 702 – Developmental Foundations (prerequisite: A developmental psychology class)

  • COUN 703 – Psychological Foundations (prerequisite: A psychopathology class)

 

For more information, visit the website here or call:

College of Extended Learning

phone icon  1.415.405.7700

 

Bring the registration form you obtained from Extended Learning to the first class meeting and obtain the instructor's signature. Deliver your registration form to the Student Services Building Extended Learning window. If you have problems with registration, please call phone icon 415.405.7700.

 

For students who are not going to enroll/apply to our program or for those who are enrolled in another program/at another school and have questions, please refer to our FAQs for more information.

 

 

 

 

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Department of Counseling - San Francisco State University

1600 Holloway Ave - Burk Hall 524, San Francisco, CA 94132-4161

Phone: 1.415.338.2005 - Fax: 1.415.338.0594 - Email: counsel@sfsu.edu