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The Department of Counseling in the College of Health and Human Development at Cal State Fullerton offers a 63-unit Master of Science in Counseling with a clinical mental health counseling focus, taught face to face. A part-time evening cohort run through University Extension is closed to applications through Spring 2028.

Counseling programs at California State University, Fullerton

1 eligible program verified (1 master's); formats: on campus. Each program is listed separately — tuition, admissions and format belong to the program, not to the whole university.

Master's Degrees in Counseling

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California State University, Fullerton

M.S. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and Marriage and Family Therapy (Traditional Program)

Awarded degree: Master of Science in Counseling

Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Master'sMS CACREP
Location: Fullerton, CA
Delivery: On campusClasses meet in person on campus.Full-time or part-time
Practical training: On-campus classes; practicum required800 practicum hours (as published)
Duration: can be completed in less than four years and up to five years depending on the pace chosen by the student (depends on the pace chosen by the student) · 63 credits
Tuition: $8,548 per academic year · Resident (in-state) — Graduates and Post-Baccalaureate Full-Time (7 units or more per semester), California residents, 9-month mandatory tuition · 2026-2027
Next deadline: January 15, 2027 · Fall 2027
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Accreditation

  • WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since February 28, 1961 · next review 02/15/2030

    Recognized by: U.S. Department of Education

    Source: ope.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026

Institutional accreditation (recorded in the U.S. Department of Education's DAPIP database) covers the whole institution. It is not a ranking and does not describe any one program.

Departments and schools

Academic units that administer the listed programs.

Offerings we reviewed but do not list

This directory lists counseling bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees. These offerings were checked against official pages and fall outside that scope (certificates, Ed.S. degrees, social work, psychology or standalone marriage and family therapy degrees…).
  • M.S. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling & Marriage and Family Therapy (University Extension part-time evening cohort)Not accepting applications: the extension evening cohort is closed through Spring 2028.Source: extension.fullerton.edu · verified October 12, 2026
  • CSUF Clinical Psychology M.S. programClinical psychology degree in another college, not counselor preparation.Source: hhd.fullerton.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Institution

Official name
California State University, Fullerton
Control
Public
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026
Main location
800 N. State College Blvd., Fullerton, CA 92832-3599
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026
Counseling degrees awarded, all specialties (IPEDS counseling CIP codes incl. counseling psychology, first major)
58 master's (2023-24)
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026

Sources

Last verified October 12, 2026. Program facts and their sources are on each program page.
  1. extension.fullerton.edu/masters/counseling/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  2. hhd.fullerton.edu/counsel/admission/index.html — Official admissions page, verified October 12, 2026
  3. hhd.fullerton.edu/counsel/degree/index.html — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  4. IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
  5. IPEDS 2023-24 Completions (C2024_A), counseling CIP codes — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
  6. 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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