Fieldwork students can expect to:

• Be assigned a full-time counselor to serve as their mentor.
• Gain a better understanding of community college counseling as a career.
• Assist community college students in assessing progress toward their goals.
• Learn certificate and degree requirements, as well as counseling policies and procedures specific to Cerritos College.
• Obtain knowledge critical to community college counseling, such as transfer requirements, through the use of counseling session observations, role plays, training sessions, presentations, etc.
• Understand Guided Pathways and the role counselors play in it.