Certificates may be earned by regularly matriculated or extended learning students and denote successful completion of a prescribed program of study designed to:
- impart specified professional/vocational/career competencies; or
- produce mastery of the content of a sub-field of an academic major (discipline); or
- provide exposure to the range of materials in a traditional or emerging interdisciplinary field.
Certain certificate programs contain 600-level courses as requirements and/or electives. These 600-level courses may not be taken by undergraduate students. Candidates must receive two-thirds of their certificate-applicable credit from the university. The transferring of credit or the substitution of courses may occur only after application to the appropriate campus authority.
The Certificate in Counseling is designed only for those who a) already have a masters degree in Counseling and b) need to make up for deficiencies in their academic record in order to apply to the Board of Behavioral Sciences in California for a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) license. Certificates may be earned by regularly matriculated students or by extended learning students and denote successful completion of a program of study. All units of coursework for this certificate must be completed at CSUSB. Entry to any of the courses may occur only with the consent of the program coordinator.
