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When you enroll in PAU’s distance learning courses, you will attend all classes online in a live Zoom classroom. Info about Residency for online students only: You will meet your professors and classmates in-person during two residential training experiences. These intensive study and competency-based skill training seminars culminate in a clinical interviewing assessment that is a prerequisite for clinical fieldwork.

Students learn through lecture, discussion, and research, and apply new knowledge in an internship, all guided by their professors. Instructors of online courses are trained in distance learning teaching methods, and advisors serve as coaches to help students address the challenges unique to online learning. NOTE: Online students must be located in a state in which we are authorized to provide online education. Please review PAU's State Authorizations page.

As part of the MA Counseling degree requirement, two in-person residencies are required for distance-learning (online) students. These residencies will require students to make their way to the Bay Area for a week of intensive experiential learning/training with peers and faculty on counseling and clinical skills development. These residencies will help to enhance your clinical skills, will provide opportunities for meaningful interactions with faculty, staff, and students, and will be crucial benchmarks in your journey to becoming a professional counselor. Students are responsible for all costs associated with these residencies, including travel, accommodations, food, etc.

Visit our Tuition and Cost page or contact our Financial Aid department to learn more.

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