Location:

San Luis Obispo, United States

Program Type:

Full Degree

Degree Level:

Master

Specialty:

Psychology

Program Overview

Program Description:

The M.S. in Psychology is a 90-quarter unit professional degree program designed for personswho desire to practice in the field of clinical/counseling psychology. Cal Poly's M.S. inPsychology fulfills the educational requirements for the state of California's Marriage, Family and Child Counseling (MFCC) License.

The program's mission is to provide the state of California with highly competent master-level clinicians who are academically prepared for the marriage, family and child counseling (MFCC) license and counseling with individuals, couples, families, and groups in a multicultural society. Its mission is also to provide students who want to proceed on to doctoral programs in clinical or counseling psychology with sound research skills, thesis experience and clinical intervention training.

Graduates find career opportunities in public social service agencies such as Mental Health and Departments of Social Services as well as in private non-profit and private practice counseling centers. Ten to twenty percent of graduates go on to doctoral programs in clinical or counseling psychology.

Additional Program Information

Accreditation:

Contact the school for information

Financial Aid:

No

Requirements:

GRE

International Requirements:

TOEFL