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Community-Based Block Multicultural Community Counseling & Social Justice Education (CBB)

Awarded degree: Master of Science in Community-Based Block Multicultural Community Counseling and Social Justice Education

Multicultural Community Counseling & Social Justice Education · Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Master'sMSCACREP: not listed

Overview

A two-year cohort M.S. in multicultural community counseling that prepares students for California LPCC licensure, with classes in City Heights, on the SDSU campus and in Barrio Logan and fieldwork two days per week. Admission is every two years; the next cycle opens in Fall 2027 for the 2028-2030 cohort.

Official program name
Community-Based Block Multicultural Community Counseling & Social Justice Education (CBB)
Awarded degree
Master of Science in Community-Based Block Multicultural Community Counseling and Social Justice Education
Source: education.sdsu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Degree level
Master's
Counseling specialty
Multicultural Community Counseling & Social Justice EducationClinical Mental Health Counseling
Source: education.sdsu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Professional purpose
Clinical counselor preparationThe institution states the program prepares students for professional counselor licensure. Licensure itself also requires post-degree supervised experience, an examination and a state application.
Source: education.sdsu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
School
Source: education.sdsu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Location
San Diego, CA
Required credits
60+ unit
Source: education.sdsu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Duration
two-year cohort program
Source: education.sdsu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Start terms
Fall
Source: education.sdsu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Teaching language
English (not separately stated)

Classes meet Mondays at the Dede Alpert Center in City Heights, Tuesday nights on the SDSU campus and Wednesdays in Barrio Logan.

Why this program is listed

M.S. in multicultural community counseling preparing LPCCs.

Source: education.sdsu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

We list counseling bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees whose official program is counselor preparation in a named specialty, and — separately labelled — counseling psychology. Generic psychology, education, social work and standalone MFT degrees are excluded. Eligibility rules

Format and campus attendance

How coursework is delivered and whether you must come to campus for it. Practicum and internship are a separate requirement, shown in the next section. “Fully online coursework” appears only when the school says no campus attendance is required.
Academic delivery
On campusClasses meet in person on campus.Classes meet in person on campus.
Source: education.sdsu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Class schedule
Not verified
Study intensity
Not published

Practicum, internship and placements

Supervised fieldwork in a clinical, community or school setting, as the school publishes it. For online programs this happens in person, usually near where you live — whatever the coursework format.

Practicum and internship requirements: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Placement arrangements and supervision

Other fieldwork requirement
Fieldwork hours required in both years; Thursday and Friday at the fieldwork site
Source: education.sdsu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Placement location
Thursday & Friday at the fieldwork site
Source: education.sdsu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

How practicum and internship placements work

Curriculum

Academic calendar

Admissions

Required, optional, waived and not-required items are shown exactly as the university states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.
Minimum GPA
RequiredMinimum 2.85 — University asks a 2.85 minimum GPA over the last 60 units; no program cut-off
Source: education.sdsu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Statement / essay
RequiredPersonal statement
Source: education.sdsu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Recommendation letters
Required3 letters — Three letters of recommendation
Source: education.sdsu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Résumé / CV
RequiredResume/CV
Source: education.sdsu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Interview
RequiredApplicant interviews at the Dede Alpert Center in City Heights
Source: education.sdsu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Application fee
RequiredNo application fee waiver offered by the program
Source: education.sdsu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Tests

Entrance and English-language test policy: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

Dates are shown with the term the university printed. A past date is marked passed and is never carried into a new cycle.

Tuition and fees

Each amount keeps its student category, academic year and basis. Per-credit, per-term and whole-program figures are not comparable with each other, and tuition is not the full cost of attendance.
CategoryAmountBasis and year
All students — Basic Tuition, graduate full-time (6.1 or more units), per semester, Fall 2026From the university-wide rate table covering online students at this level$4,274per semesterSource: bursar.sdsu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Nonresident (out-of-state) — Out of state / foreign tuition, per unit, Fall 2026 (in addition to basic tuition)From the university-wide rate table covering online students at this level$471per creditSource: bursar.sdsu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Funding

Funding policy and awards exactly as the school publishes them. Competitive scholarships and assistantships are not guaranteed funding; loans must be repaid and are not scholarships. Counseling tuition and scholarships

Funding classification: Funding not verified

We have not verified an official funding policy for this program. That does not mean funding is unavailable.

Scholarships, fellowships or assistantships for this program: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Accreditation and enrollment restrictions

Institutional accreditation covers the whole school; programmatic accreditation (CACREP) covers only the specialty and degree it lists. Enrollment restrictions for online students are a separate question.

Institutional accreditation

  • WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026

Programmatic accreditation

No CACREP accreditation is matched to this program in the current CACREP directory, and no other programmatic accreditation was verified. Institutional accreditation does not imply programmatic accreditation, and another program at the same school being accredited does not cover this one.

Published enrollment restrictions (state authorization)

None recorded for this program.

International applicants

Not verified for this program.

Licensure and professional disclosures

What the school publishes about professional licensure or certification. Meeting a state's educational requirements is only one part of licensure: examinations, post-degree supervised experience, background checks and a board application follow. This directory does not decide whether you qualify.
  • LicensureProgram states it fulfills the academic requirements for LPCC licensure. Source: education.sdsu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

CACREP accreditation does not guarantee licensure in every state, and school counselor certification is not the same as clinical counselor licensure. LPC, LMHC and other state titles · School counselor credentials

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 12, 2026.
  1. bursar.sdsu.edu/tuition — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 12, 2026
  2. education.sdsu.edu/graduate/community-based-block-ms — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  3. education.sdsu.edu/graduate/community-based-block-ms/apply — Official admissions page, verified October 12, 2026
  4. education.sdsu.edu/graduate/school-counseling-ms — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  5. DAPIP — WSCUC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-12) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026

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