How to Join - Undergraduate Trainees

Application Deadline: Closed. Please check back at a later time for more information.

 

Undergraduate Trainee benefits:

• Participate in cohort retreats.
• Join a community of like-minded peers.
• Receive mentoring.
• Get 1-on-1 social support and graduate school preparation guidance.
• Gain access to dedicated study space.
• Free GRE test preparation course.
• Special consideration with graduate school linkage partners.

 

Minimum Eligibility Criteria to Apply to be an Undergraduate Trainee:

• Interested in pursuing a career in allied health – mental health, public health, social work, physical therapy, and/or speech therapy.
• Currently enrolled at California State University, Fullerton with junior (60-89 units) or senior (90+ units) standing. Full-time and part-time students are eligible.
• U.S. Citizen, non-citizen national, or foreign national who possesses a visa permitting permanent residence in the United States.(1)
• From an economic OR educationally disadvantaged background:
  • Low-income background.(²⁾
  • First generation college student(3) OR from a racial or ethnic group underrepresented in graduate education.(4)

^1. Individuals with temporary or student visas (e.g., F-1, J-1) or AB-540 undocumented students may participate in the Academy as guests, but will not be eligible to receive financial support. DACA students with Social Security Numbers may be eligible to participate.
^2. Proof of income must be provided through a Student Aid Report (SAR) form for the current academic year. (FAFSA.ed.gov: How to View Student Aid Report) Individuals meet the criteria for low-income background if their 2018 annual family income does not exceed the following guidelines.
^3. First-generation college student is defined as a student whose parents did not graduate with a bachelor's degree or higher from the United States before the student started middle school.
^4. The following ethnic and racial groups are considered underrepresented in graduate education: Black (non-Hispanic), Hispanic, American Indian/Alaskan Native, Southeast Asian, and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.

 

Undergraduate Trainee Commitment:

• Check in with the student case manager once per month.
• Attend three cohort retreats per year (November, February, and May) which will cover:
• Identity development and community building,
• The graduate school application process,
• Financial literacy and financial aid, and
• Exposure to primary care and other health professions.
• Receive mentoring as a junior and provide mentoring as a senior.
• Be actively involved in a student organization (20 hours per year):
• Allied Health Student Assoc. (AHSA)
• CAS Student Assoc. (CASSA)
• Eta Sigma Gamma (ESG)
• Flying Samaritans
• HUSR Student Assoc. (HSSA)
• Kappa Omicron Nu (KON
• Latinx Student Psychological Association
• Spanish for Health Services
• Student Health Professions Association
• Student Speech Therapists and Audiologists Nurturing Cultural Enrichment (STANCE)
• Substance Abuse Awareness Prevention Student Association (SAAPSA)
• Volunteer at a healthcare facility or community-based organization (40 hours per year).
• Take the GRE preparation online course during Winter break during junior year or the summer prior to senior year (21 hours). Take the GRE, if required for graduate admissions.
• Develop an academic plan for graduate school prerequisites.
• Take at least three courses total from three of the following four categories by graduation:
  • Note: Some courses may require prerequisites. Additional courses may be petitioned.
  • Becoming a health professional:
  • HESC 202 Exploration of Health & Allied Health Professions
  • HUSR 300 Character & Conflict
  • HUSR 350 Leadership Skills and Personal Development
  • HUSR 400 Ethical & Professional Issues in Human Services
  • KNES 205 Medical Terminology
  • PHIL 314 Medical Ethics
  • Service learning:
  • ASAM 230 Civic Engagement through Asian American & Pacific Islander Studies
  • COMD 478 Counseling Skills in Communicative Disorders
  • KNES 386 Movement and the Child
  • KNES 432 Applied Exercise Psychology
  • Working with diverse populations:
  • CAS 345 Child & Adolescent Development in Diverse Family Contexts
  • CAS 370 Development of African American Children & Youth
  • COMD 404 CD in Children from Culturally/Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds
  • HESC 338 Barrios & Health
  • HESC 410 Community Health Education
  • HESC 411 Promoting Health in Diverse Populations
  • HESC 425 Alternative Healing Therapies
  • HUSR 318 Human Services for Immigrants & Refugees
  • HUSR 465 Human Services Delivery to Latinos
  • PSYC 421 Psychology of Immigration
  • PSYC 456 Psychological Study of LGBTQ Experiences
  • SOCI 353 Sociology of Children & Youth
  • SOCI 354 Gender, Sex and Society
  • SOCI 356 Social Inequality
  • SOCI 357 Race and Ethnic Relations
  • Any ethnic studies or women and gender studies course
  • Mental health and substance use:
  • HESC 321 Drugs & Society
  • HUSR 380 Theories & Tech. for Counseling
  • HUSR 415 Treatment Issues in Drug Addiction
  • HUSR 434 Physiological Effects of Alcohol & Drugs
  • HUSR 435 Drug Abuse Prevention & Early Intervention
  • HUSR 436 Dynamics of Substance Abuse Treatment in Families
  • HUSR 437 Co-Occurring Disorders: Assessment, Treatment & Referral
  • HUSR 410 Crisis Intervention for Para-Professionals
  • HUSR 450 Theory & Practice of Group Counseling
  • HUSR 480 Case Analysis & Intervention Techniques
  • PSYC 474 Health Psychology
  • PSYC 475 Psychopharmacology
  • SOCI 325 The American Drug Scene

Still have questions? Email Anel Tavares, Program Assistant at antavares@fullerton.edu to discuss your situation.