General Graduate Program Requirements

Graduate School policies and standards can be found on the Graduate School Policies page. 

The minimum GPA for any graduate program is 3.0. Individual programs may require more than a 3.0 to remain in good standing. 

The minimum grade for a course to be accepted toward any master’s or doctoral requirement is C. The minimum grade for a course to be accepted toward a certificate program is B-. Individual programs may require higher grades for specific courses.

Graduate Certificate - Trauma Studies

• A maximum of six (6) credits of the coursework may be 400-level, but must include the graduate increment. 
• Each graduate certificate shall have a common core of at least six (6) credits to ensure internal coherence
• All requirements for the certificate program, including the use of transfer and non-degree credits, must be completed within six (6) years for students in the College of Education.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Core Courses
Complete all of the following courses:
COUN 591	Special Topics (Introduction to Trauma Studies)	3
COUN 555	Risk & Resiliency	3
Electives
Complete 9 credits of the following courses:		9
COUN 475	Forgiveness & Reconciliation
COUN 550	Introduction to Family Counseling
COUN 560	Lifespan Developmental Counseling
COUN 575	Multicultural Counseling
COUN 625	Introduction to Mental Health Systems
EDEC 515	Educational Professionals Working With Families Experiencing Adversity
EDEC 530	Social and Emotional Development in Young Children
EDSP 461	Positive Behavior Supports
EDU 514	Education Across Cultures
EDU 518	Inclusion and Collaboration
EDU 598	Internship (K-12 School Safety )
PSYX 631	Intervention
SOCI 422	Sociology of Punishment
SOCI 423	Sociology of Corrections
SOCI 475	Work, Labor, and the Criminal Justice System
SOCI 491	Special Topics (Sociology of Domestic Violence)
S W 423	Addiction Studies
S W 427	Motivational Interviewing
S W 591	Special Topics (Introduction to Trauma-Focused Psychotherapy)
Total Hours		15