{"id":4460,"date":"2024-03-21T13:09:42","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T20:09:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.callutheran.edu\/programs\/graduate\/msc-csp\/curriculum\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T15:06:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T22:06:15","slug":"curriculum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.callutheran.edu\/programs\/graduate\/msc-csp\/curriculum\/","title":{"rendered":"Curriculum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our thoughtfully designed Master of Science in Counseling and College Student Personnel (CSP) curriculum teaches you how to support college students, create inclusive programs and measure the success of your interventions.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"fw-bold mb-2\">Two Ways To Earn Your Degree<\/h2>\n<p>Choose between attending classes at our Thousand Oaks campus or completing your degree online, with both paths offering the same high-quality education and strong support from faculty. Once you choose online or in person, you will follow that format for the entirety of the program.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"txt-blue fw-bold mb-2\">In Person<\/h3>\n<p>During fall and spring semesters, students attend two back-to-back classes one evening per week. In the summer semester, students attend two evening classes each week. The summer courses also include weekly virtual content.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Required fieldwork:<\/strong> In-person students will complete two 150-hour experiences \u2014 a practicum and field studies \u2014 at a college or university of your choice. We will provide support in finding a placement that matches your career goals and preferred location.<\/p>\n<p><strong>See the <a href=\"#in-person-ms-in-counseling-courses\">in-person curriculum<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"txt-blue fw-bold mb-2\">Online<\/h3>\n<p>The online program is a blend of self-paced work and interactive virtual sessions. You\u2019ll complete some coursework on your own schedule, while attending live sessions one evening per week. These sessions are scheduled back-to-back on the same night. Later in the program, two courses will include extended 2.5-hour sessions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Required fieldwork:<\/strong> Online students attend classes virtually but will complete two 150-hour experiences \u2014 a practicum and field studies \u2014 at a college or university of your choice. We will provide support in choosing your placement so that it matches your career goals and preferred location.<\/p>\n<p><strong>See the <a href=\"#online-ms-in-counseling-courses\">online curriculum<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"bg-gray curriculum-highlights p-4 p-lg-5\">\n<h2 class=\"h3 txt-blue fw-bold mb-3\">Curriculum Highlights<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"mb-1\">\n<li>Designed to help learners develop strong careers and gain educational counseling skills for individual and group settings.<\/li>\n<li>Built on the cultural proficiency model, which emphasizes the importance of understanding one\u2019s own experience in order to better understand the perspectives of others. Students engage with this approach in a dedicated course and consistently throughout the program.<\/li>\n<li>Emphasis on concepts, theories and models related to retention and resiliency.<\/li>\n<li>Culminating field placements in postsecondary settings, under the supervision of experienced professionals, which allow learners to gain real-world experience and build connections.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"gray-hr\">\n<div class=\"card rounded-0 border-0 bg-neutral mb-4\">\n<div class=\"row g-0\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"card-body p-4 p-md-5\">\n<blockquote class=\"blockquote mb-0\">\n<p class=\"fst-italic\">&#8220;The program felt like the right choice because it emphasized becoming culturally responsive counselors, and the way that we were going to achieve that was through an \u2018inside-out\u2019 approach. This caught my attention because I wanted a program that valued diversity but I never thought it was going to start with examining my own experiences. This was exactly what the program provided for me \u2014 a scholarly space to reflect on my counseling philosophy through introspection and theory.&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr class=\"blue-hr\">\n<footer class=\"blockquote-footer txt-bold txt-blue\">Mireya Milian, &#8217;20, MS in Counseling and College Student Personnel<\/footer>\n<\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"gray-hr\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.callutheran.edu\/programs\/graduate\/msc-csp\/curriculum\/\" class=\"btn btn-purple read-more article-read-more\" aria-label=\"Read more about this article: Curriculum \">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":4450,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-curriculum.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4460","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - 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