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Career and Academic Advising - Graduate Certificate

The Career and Academic Advising graduate certificate meets the needs of students interested in learning more about academic and career advising and/or aspiring to work in academic advising or career services or to become a credentialed career development facilitator. Furthermore, this certificate program is appropriate for professionals currently employed in career services settings, including counseling supervisors, counselors, career advisors, career specialists, school counselors, workforce development specialists and academic advisors.

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Program Information for Career and Academic Advising - Graduate Certificate

Coursework
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Program Requirements

Certificate Requirements

Certificate Requirements
CES 68182CAREER COUNSELING 3
HIED 66653COLLEGE STUDENT DEVELOPMENT: THEORY AND PRACTICE 3
HIED 66679CAREER ADVISING: THEORY AND PRACTICE 3
Certificate Electives, choose from the following:6
CES 67531
COUNSELING SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES
HIED 66733
INTERPERSONAL AND GROUP DYNAMICS IN EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
HIED 66492
INTERNSHIP IN HIGHER EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION 1
HIED 66677
WORKFORCE, ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN COMMUNITY COLLEGES
HIED 66681
ADMINISTRATION OF ADVISING SERVICES
Other course as approved by faculty advisor
Minimum Total Credit Hours:15
1

Students must have completed at least 6 credit hours in the certificate program before applying for an internship. Internships must be in settings suitable for academic and career advising services.

Graduation Requirements

Minimum Certificate GPA Minimum Overall GPA
3.000 3.000
  • Students declared in a doctoral degree should enroll in the doctoral level version of these courses, if offered.
Admissions for Career and Academic Advising - Graduate Certificate

For more information about graduate admissions, visit the graduate admission website. For more information on international admissions, visit the international admission website.

Admission Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
  • Minimum 2.750 undergraduate GPA on a 4.000-point scale1
  • Official transcript(s)
  • Résumé or curriculum vitae
  • Goal statement
  • Interview
  • Two letters of recommendation
  • English language proficiency - all international students must provide proof of English language proficiency (unless they meet specific exceptions to waive) by earning one of the following:2
    • Minimum 79 TOEFL iBT score
    • Minimum 6.5 IELTS score
    • Minimum 58 PTE score
    • Minimum 110 DET score
1

Post-baccalaureate work may be taken into consideration when interpreting the GPA for admission.

2

International applicants who do not meet the above test scores will not be considered for admission.

Application Deadlines

  • Fall Semester
    • Rolling admissions
  • Spring Semester
    • Rolling admissions
  • Summer Term
    • Rolling admissions
Program Delivery
  • Delivery:
    • In person
  • Location:
    • Kent Campus

Examples of Possible Careers and Salaries for Career and Academic Advising - Graduate Certificate

Education administrators, all other

8.1%

much faster than the average

52,100

number of jobs

$87,580

potential earnings

Education administrators, postsecondary

3.7%

about as fast as the average

190,500

number of jobs

$97,500

potential earnings

Notice: Career Information Source
* Source of occupation titles and labor data comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Outlook Handbook. Data comprises projected percent change in employment over the next 10 years; nation-wide employment numbers; and the yearly median wage at which half of the workers in the occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less.

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