Community Based Block Admissions
- CBB Description Handout(116KB)
- CBB Letter of Recommendation(171KB)
- CBB Application Instructions(212KB)
- CBB Application(163KB)
CBB admission is conducted yearly in a two-stage process: review of the written application materials followed by invited group interviews. All applications to CBB are held for review until the January 15th deadline.
Completed files are then sent to the admissions committee for review and rating. Each file is read and rated independently by at least two members of the admissions committee. After the applications have been reviewed and rated, qualified applicants are invited for group interviews.
Following the interviews, the admissions committee presents its recommendations to the department faculty who approve all admissions decisions. This entire process takes approximately 16 weeks.
CBB's primary focus is to recruit students who are people-centered and committed to social justice. Academic aptitude, appropriate work experience, relevant future goals and effective interpersonal skills are considered critical factors in student selections.
Specific requirements for admission include:
1. Competition of a Bachelors Degree at an accredited college or university.
2. Undergraduate grade point average of at least 2.85 in the last 60 units taken.
3. Post baccalaureate grade point average of at least 3.0 in all units taken, and at least 3.0 from all graduate work.
4. Applicant's personal statement including personal profile and professional goals.
5. Effective interpersonal skills appropriate to counseling as demonstrated by a personal statement, letters of recommendation and interview participation.
6. Experiential background relevant to the counseling field, including work history, volunteer activities, and relevant life experiences
7. Undergraduate and postgraduate course work relevant to the field of counseling.
8. Letters of recommendation.
9. Participation in a group interview with faculty, alumni and graduate students.
10. Verbal and Quantitative scores on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE).