Programs and Admissions

School districts throughout the Bay Area are collaborating with Cal State East Bay with the goal of developing a leadership core within districts' teacher workforce and building capacity in our schools.

Year one cohorts will be offered in a variety of locations starting in the fall semester. With the coursework offered within a district or at another geographically convenient location, this accelerated one-year program provides multiple leadership development opportunities.

With this credential, alumni graduate to enter careers as school principals, directors of instruction, special education or pupil services, school business managers or superintendents.

Learn more from the Educational Leadership department.

Cohorts are offered on the Hayward Campus starting in the fall semester. This two-year program will allow you to clear your Preliminary Administrative Services Credential and meets the new requirements outlined by the California Commission on Teaching Credentialing (CTC).

With this credential, alumni graduate to enter careers as school principals, directors of instruction, special education or pupil services, school business managers or superintendents.

Learn more from the Educational Leadership department.

The School Counseling with a Marriage and Family Therapy concentration is a full-time, two-year course of study. Courses are offered during the day and evening.

School Counseling reflects an integration of local program needs, the campus mission, and the direction provided by the National Standards and National Model of the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) and the National Career Development Guidelines (NOICC). 

Students acquire the skills to develop curriculum for small-group guidance, conduct individual and group therapy, and provide consultation and leadership in the creation and evaluation of integrated, comprehensive prevention and intervention programs.

At the same time, it also trains Marriage and Family Therapists for clinical work in a variety of settings. All students are prepared to participate in, and to provide leadership for, a highly collaborative, prevention-based model for service delivery in the 21st century. This model involves the weaving together of educational services with community health, mental health, and other social services, as well as a strong focus on family issues and school-based/linked services. The program is a cohort model that begins each Fall term at the Hayward Campus.

Learn more from the Educational Psychology department.

CSUEB's Clinical Child/School Psychology (CCSP) Program is a nationally recognized training program that prepares professionals to make a difference in their communities. Founded in 1973, CSUEB's CCSP is the largest and earliest program in the Northern California Bay Area to receive accreditation from the National Association of School Psychologist (NASP). Program alumni graduate as dedicated School Psychologists who become leaders in culturally and linguistically diverse K-12 schools.

The goals of the concentration are to provide clinical training, instruction, field-based placements, and cohort learning opportunities to promote four levels of trainee development; 1) Foundation for Clinical Practice, 2) Professional Skills and Knowledge, 3) Demonstration of Competency, and 4) Professional Identity. Although each area is introduced at different points of the program, levels of development and knowledge-based content are continuously revisited and integrated into group and individual discussions and reflections. In addition, coursework continues to build as trainees demonstrate competence in service delivery.

The CCSP promotes professional excellence, community involvement, and collaboration between School Psychologists and other professionals in order to create learning communities where K-12 students are engaged as learners, passionate about what they do, and empowered as people.

Learn more from the Educational Psychology department.

Speech-language pathologists (SLP's) assess and treat persons with communication disorders, involving disorders of speech, language, and/or hearing. They work in a variety of settings, including hospitals, schools, rehabilitation centers, community clinics, and private practice. Students choose this growing field because they are strong communicators who seek a rewarding, well-paying profession in which they can help others. SLP's have the opportunity to work with a variety of age-groups in a wide range of work settings.

The Cal State East Bay Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences (SLHS) offers both the Bachelors's and Master's Degree in speech pathology. Graduate students in our Cal State East Bay program, accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology, complete extensive clinical training including two off-campus internships. Graduates of the M.S. program are eligible to apply for California state licensure, the ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence, and the California Teacher’s Commission Speech-Language Pathology Services Credential. While typically, prospective students apply to our graduate program with a degree or post-baccalaureate coursework in communication disorders, those whose first degree is not in communication disorders can also apply.

Learn more from the Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences department.