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2023-2024 General Catalog

Graduate Certificate Programs

The graduate certificate programs offered by the School of Behavioral Sciences are designed for individuals who have already earned a bachelor’s degree and desire a post-baccalaureate curriculum focused on specific and practical topic areas within the behavioral sciences. Graduate certificates are appropriate for demonstrating mastery of specific concepts or applications relevant to personal knowledge, professional development, and preparation for future graduate study. The graduate certificates in the behavioral sciences at CalSouthern are not degrees, nor do they represent a certification to practice as a counselor or psychologist. This is not a degree program. Upon completion of the program requirements, learners earn a certificate focused in a particular area of study.

The School of Behavioral Sciences offers graduate certificate programs in advanced addiction studies, healthcare services, industrial/organizational psychology, pastoral counseling, and sport psychology.

The objectives of the graduate certificate programs are to:

  1. Promote the integration of practical psychological knowledge with formal academic learning.
  2. Foster growth in intellectual accomplishment and an opportunity to develop an executive level perspective on practices in the behavioral sciences.
  3. Provide graduate study that does not commit to a full graduate program, but allows learners an option to pursue a graduate degree program upon the successful completion of the graduate certificate program in the behavioral sciences.
  4. Promote the acquisition of psychological concepts, principles, standards, and processes as it relates to the behavioral sciences.
  5. Encourage legal and ethical behavior as it relates to the behavioral sciences.
  6. Encourage ethical behavior regarding information technology skills as it applies to mental health environments.
  7. Promote the analysis and evaluation of information critically and effectively.
  8. Foster the integration of an understanding and awareness of human diversity as it relates to the behavioral sciences.