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Pupil Personnel Services Credential
Pupil Personnel Services Credential : School Counseling Designation
The Department of Education notes that 190,000 teachers will have to be trained and hired to teach a projected increase of 33.1% in the school age population in the coming years. The hiring of school counselors will follow.
Students completing the PPSC program in school counseling will meet the standards of quality and effectiveness as recommended by the California Commission Teaching Credentialing (CCTC).
The program is designed to supplement in a systematic manner an already completed master's degree. It comprises a minimum of fifteen semester units that can be completed in two or three semesters. The three-course school specialization sequence is offered fall, spring, fall. Students also complete a post-master's internship.
PPSC Admissions Procedure
Individuals who are interested in applying to the PPSC program must submit an application to the Department of Counseling and to SFSU. Applicants will be asked to enclose official transcripts for the department application, but will also be required to submit official transcripts for their SFSU application. Please refer to the application for more information.
Upon departmental review of your application and acceptance to the credential program, you will be invited for advising and orientation. Students may begin the PPSC program as soon as their admissions process has been completed.
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here for the PPSC Coursework Brochure.
Click here for the PPSC application.
