University of Redlands
You must fulfill all Clinical Mental Health Counseling program requirements, including coursework and practicum, and pass the comprehensive exam before you can submit a degree sign-off request via Etrieve. Degree sign-off requests must be submitted to have your degree conferred by the University of Redlands. In addition, degrees must be conferred before the Board of Behavioral Science (BBS) program certification form can be verified.
Before submitting a degree sign-off request form, please ensure the following requirements are met:
University degrees are conferred by the Registrar's Office at the end of each academic semester four times a year, with the official conferral date corresponding to the last date of the semester (Fall, Spring, May, and Summer). Degrees are conferred on the first official conferral date after degree requirements (required coursework, non-coursework, and necessary supporting documents) are completed.
There is no set deadline by which to apply to the BBS for Associate Professional Clinical Counselor (APCC) licensure, but candidates are encouraged to apply for their licensure soon after program completion and having their degree signed off.
As a graduate of the program, you can apply to the California Board of Behavioral Sciences to become a licensed Associate Professional Clinical Counselor (APCC). Interns can engage in the practice of professional clinical counseling in California under an approved clinical supervisor.
APCCs, with appropriate supervised experience, can then apply to the BBS to become a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC). An LPCC can engage in the independent practice of professional counseling in California.
In order to be accepted by the Registrar's Office, degree sign-off requests must be submitted within two weeks from the conferral dates listed above.
