Disability Studies and Community Inclusion, Graduate Certificate
Minimum Totals for Graduation: 12 hours
The Graduate Certificate in Disability Studies and Community Inclusion will enable students to move from sympathetic to empathetic approaches of empowerment and engagement with people that have disabilities from diverse backgrounds and diagnoses. Students interested in this graduate certificate will learn to view disability through the lenses of the social and biopsychosocial models of disability as well as to focus on improving community inclusion. The Disability Studies & Community Inclusion Graduate Certificate is designed to complement students that have already graduated with undergraduate degrees in health professions, social work, communication disorders, counseling, recreational therapy psychology, special education, business, hospitality, journalism and a variety of other areas of study.
Students enrolled in the graduate certificate program in Disability Studies & Community Inclusion must complete 12 credits of fully online coursework.
Admission Requirements, Retention & Termination Standards
- Regular admission in the program requires an undergraduate GPA of 2.7 (on a 4-point scale). Applicants with a GPA below 2.7 may be considered for regular admission with stipulations. Those applicants must provide a personal statement outlining their interest in the certificate program and how it aligns with their career goals.
- A grade of B (3.0) or better in the graduate certificate is required for graduation.
Program Requirements
Required Courses (12 hours)
| RPL 616 | Evidence-Based Disability & Community Inclusion Practices | 3(3-0) |
| RPL 617 | Disability & Social Functioning | 3(3-0) |
| SPE 601 | Introduction to Disability Studies | 3(3-0) |
| SPE 602 | Exploring Ableism | 3(3-0) |
Total: 12 semester hours