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Vocational Rehabilitation Program and Degree Requirements
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The Master of Science in Counseling, Vocational Rehabilitation option, requires completion of 60 units of graduate coursework with a minimum 3.0 grade point average. A minimum of 42 of these units must be completed in residence at CSUS. Use of extension courses must be approved by an assigned advisor. Enrollment in Special Problems will only be granted under exceptional circumstances. An outline of the degree requirements follows.
Prerequisite Courses (All prerequisites, or their equivalencies, must be completed before Advancement to Candidacy.)
PSYCH 168 Abnormal Psychology - 3 units
EDC 170 Introduction to Counseling - 3 units
EDC 171 Power, Privilege, and Self-Identity - 4 Units
Required Courses
Graduate Core
EDS 250 Educational Research - 3 units
Counseling Core
EDC 210 Multicultural/Ethnic Counseling - 3 units
EDC 216 Counseling Theory (Corequisite: EDC 280) - 3 units
EDC 218 Appraisal in Counseling - 3 units
EDC 219 Group Processes in Counseling - 3 units
EDC 280 Practicum in Communication (Corequisite: EDC 216) - 2 units
Rehabilitation Courses
EDS 260A Med/Psych/Social Aspects of Disability - 3 units
EDS 260B Med/Psych/Social Aspects of Disability - 3 units
EDS 262 Seminar in Counseling: Job Placement - 3 units
EDS 263 Case Practices in VRC - 3 units
EDS 264 Seminar in Counseling: Work Evaluation - 3 units
EDS 460 Practicum in Individual Counseling/VRC - 3 units
EDS 461 Field Study in Counseling/VRC - 15 units
EDS 462 Supervised Field Observations in Rehabilitation Counseling - 3 units
Culminating Requirement (2 - 6 Units)
Choose One
EDS 560 Master's Thesis Counseling/VRC - 4-6 units
EDS 561 Master's Project Counseling/VRC - 3 units
Electives (4 Units) - With Advisor Approval
TOTAL: 60 Units
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