Upon Completion of Program

Application for Graduation

Filling out your application.

Degree: MA
Major: Counseling
Concentration:

• Pupil Personnel Services Credential 

• Professional Clinical Counseling

• Professional Clinical Counseling and Pupil Personnel Services Credential

Pupil Personnel Services Credential Application

Submission of  application can be submitted up to 2 weeks prior to the end of your last semester in program. Please submit a completed Credential Application, along with any required documents to Credential Services Office (upload to the link below). No payment is due to us for recommending your credential. You will pay CCTC directly once your credential has been recommended. Your credential application will be processed by a Credential Analyst, and a recommendation will be submitted using CCTC‘s online system usually within an ten to twelve week time frame (depending upon our workload).

Upload Credential Application

The Process: 

• Create User ID and Password to access existing profile. Go to the CTC website to create these and update your personal and contact information. 
• Submit your completed Credential Application to Credential Services at credentials@csustan.edu. PLEASE DO NOT MAIL THIS APPLICATION DIRECTLY TO CCTC.
• Credential Services will check documents, verify eligibility and recommend for the credential. Requests will be processed in the order in which they are received.
• Once Credential Services has submitted the online recommendation you will be notified via email from CCTC to complete the personal and professional fitness questionnaire and payment portions of the process. The Subject line on this email is “CTC Notice - Recommendation for New Document.” Make sure your computer does not have any POP UP BLOCKERS before you begin this process. You need to follow the instructions on this email to complete the process and submit payment. View CCTC’s “Quick Tips”. 
• The credential fee is $102.65 unless you have a credit for a Certificate of Clearance. A debit/credit card for payment is required.  After you complete this process CCTC will send you a second e-mail with a Subject line “CTC Application Received Email.” This includes a payment confirmation number and verification that your credential is being processed by them. CCTC’s last email is “Notification of Document Issuance.” This provides the details of your credential and will contain a link where the online official record of your document may be viewed and printed by you. You can print and present a copy of this credential to your school district or County Office of Education. You can also attach this credential to your Ed-Join application for employment purposes. CCTC will no longer print out and mail official credential documents.
• Credential’s Effective Date: It will be either: 1) Last day of the semester, 2) Date all requirements are met, or 3) Date application is received by Credential Services.
• Rush Requests: Requests can only be employer initiated. Expedited requests can be considered when ALL clear credential exit requirements (including exit interview) have been met AND you meet one of the following criteria below: (please read thoroughly)
  1. If you have a summer school job offer and DO NOT hold a current document/permit in which your employing district requires your credential prior to the beginning of a traditional school year.
  OR 
  2. Special circumstances which may include induction program admission requests and/or cases of expired documents from CTC for hiring purposes; among others. Such requests will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. Priority will be given based on employment start date.
  • EMPLOYERS: Please be sure to check with your candidate that an application has been submitted and exit requirements have been met prior to your requests.  Please email us explaining the student circumstance for your request on school or district letterhead to credentials@csustan.edu. Expedited requests can take up to 20 working days versus our traditional 10-12 weeks.

Associate Professional Clinical Counselor Application

• Apply for your PCC Associate (Intern) Registration through the BBS.
• You will receive a copy of your completed Form B via email. All Form B's  will be emailed by the program directly to the BBS.
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