Curriculum and Schedule

Students applying to the Graduate Certificate program must have completed courses that meet these criteria, similar to those included in programs at William James College. Otherwise, they will be required to complete any missing coursework to qualify for the certificate.

Required Core Courses

Sports Psychology
CN540 - Psychology of Human Performance (credits: 3)
CN542 - Psychological Techniques and Interventions to Enhance Performance (credits: 3)
CN640 - Psychology of Coaching (credits: 3)

Sport Science
CN642 - Exercise and Fitness Education (credits: 3)

Required Competency Areas

Students must have a master’s degree with required competency areas. To qualify for the certificate any missing coursework will be required to complete.

Professional Ethics and Standards One of the following:
PS801 - Ethics, Standards, and Professional Practice (credits: 3)
PS635 - Professional Issues and Ethics (credits: 3)
PS630 - Legal, Ethical, and Professional Issues in School Psychology (credits: 3)
LP705 - Ethics and Standards of Practice in Leadership (credits: 3)

Psychopathology One of the following:
CN520 - Psychopathology (credits: 3)
PY521 - Psychopathology of Childhood and Adolescence (credits: 3)

Helping Relationships One of the following:
CX510 - Theories of Counseling (credits: 3)
CX610 - Counseling and Psychotherapy in Schools (credits: 3)
CO650 - School-Based Consultation for Individual and System Change (credits: 3) 
LP909 - Process Consultation and Facilitation Skills for OD Practitioners (credits: 2)

Research Methods and Statistics One of the following:
R5526 - Statistics (credits: 3)
RS610 - Research and Program Evaluation (credits: 3)
RS600 - Statistics, Research, and Evaluation Methods I (credits: 3)
RS605 - Statistics, Research, and Evaluation Methods II (credits: 3)
LP729 - Statistics 1: Survey, Design and Analysis (credits: 3)
LP723 - Qualitative Methods of Naturalistic Inquiry (credits: 3)
LP722 - Statistics 2: Quantitative Research Methods (credits: 3)

Psychological Foundations of Behavior One of the following:
PS603 - Social Bases of Behavior (credits: 3)
LS659 - Lifespan Development (credits: 3)
BL622 - Biological Bases of Behavior and Learning (credits: 3)
LP764 - The Neurobiology of Leadership (credits: 3)

Diversity and Culture One of the following:
CC524 - Diversity, Difference and Inclusion (credits: 3)
CC522 - Diversity and Cross-Cultural Psychology (credits: 3)
LP763 - Leadership, Use of Self, and Multicultural Competence (credits: 3)

Class Schedule

We are now accepting applications for Spring 2025. All courses are required and listed in order of their start dates.

Orientation for Spring 2026

Spring Orientation will be on Friday, TBD, 9:00 AM–4:00 PM ET on campus. An optional breakfast will be served at 8:00 AM.