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The BBS also requires specific coursework beyond your degree, and it expects each item satisfied before you submit your Application for Licensure.",[128,132,133],{},"The list depends on your pathway. LMFT and LPCC applicants have a short one. LCSW applicants have a long one, including two items that depend on when they entered their MSW program. All of it is easier to handle two years before you apply than two weeks before.",[135,136,138],"h2",{"id":137},"the-two-courses-every-pathway-shares","The two courses every pathway shares",[128,140,141],{},"Whichever license you are pursuing, two requirements apply across the board.",[143,144,145,154],"field-notes-feature-grid",{},[146,147,151],"field-notes-feature-item",{"color":148,"icon":149,"title":150},"primary","ph:lifebuoy-duotone","Suicide Risk Assessment and Intervention (6 hours)",[128,152,153],{},"Required on all three pathways. The statute differs by discipline (BPC 4996.27 for LCSW, BPC 4980.396 for LMFT, BPC 4999.33 for LPCC), but the requirement is the same: six hours covering suicide risk assessment and intervention.",[146,155,159],{"color":156,"icon":157,"title":158},"info","ph:video-camera-duotone","Provision of Mental Health Services via Telehealth (3 hours)",[128,160,161],{},"Added by AB 1759 (2023) and required for applications received on or after July 1, 2023. 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The BBS still expects you to confirm coverage rather than assume it. Graduates of out-of-state programs usually need to backfill at least part of the list.",[128,244,245],{},"\"Generally embedded\" is not the same as \"documented and done.\" A course can cover a required topic without meeting the hour count, and a program can cover most of the list while missing one item. The only way to know is to check your own transcript against your pathway's requirements.",[135,247,249],{"id":248},"how-to-audit-your-transcript","How to audit your transcript",[251,252,255],"field-notes-numbered-step",{"number":253,"title":254},"1","Map each requirement to a course",[128,256,257],{},"Pull your transcript and, where you can, the syllabi. Match every required topic and hour count to a specific course. Course titles alone can mislead, so verify that the hours behind each one actually meet the threshold.",[251,259,262],{"number":260,"title":261},"2","Backfill the gaps now",[128,263,264],{},"If a topic is missing or the hours fall short, complete the coursework while your supervised hours accumulate. A three-hour telehealth course scheduled this month is a minor errand. The same course discovered missing in application week is a delay.",[251,266,269],{"number":267,"title":268},"3","Keep every certificate",[128,270,271],{},"Completion certificates and transcripts are your proof of coverage. Store them in one place you can produce at application time, alongside your hour logs and supervision records.",[128,273,274,275,279],{},"Coursework is one of several requirements that converge when you file. 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