3,000 total supervised hours
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Your path from APCC to LPCC.
Navigate California’s LPCC experience requirements with guidance organized around the way APCC hours and supervision are actually recorded.
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How to become an LPCC in California
A step-by-step overview of the path from graduate education through associate registration, supervised experience, examinations, and licensure.
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Professional Clinical Counseling experience requirements
Use these figures as an orientation—not as a substitute for reviewing current California Board of Behavioral Sciences requirements for your circumstances.
1,750 direct clinical counseling hours
Qualifying nonclinical experience
104 supervised weeks minimum
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