Graduate Certificate - Youth Development Specialist
Credit hours to complete degree: 12
Last Updated: 3/28/2024 4:01 pm
Required Courses 6 credit hours
There are two required core courses for this graduate certificate, which allows you to create a learning experience that supports your interests and career goals. The required courses include Foundations of Youth Development, a three-credit hour course that should be taken in your first semester, and Youth Development for three credit hours. Foundations of Youth Development is offered every semester so you can begin the program at any time.
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Course | Credits | Spring | Summer | Fall | Spring | Summer | Fall | Spring | Summer | Fall | Spring | Summer |
Foundations of Youth Development | 3 | Ali Luempert | Melissa Herzog | Ali Luempert | Heather* Kennedy | Melissa Herzog | TTU | NDSU | MU | TTU | UNL | |
Youth Development | 3 | Rachelle Vettern | Robert Pick | Rachelle Vettern | Robert Pick | NDSU | UNL | NDSU |
Select Two Courses 6 credit hours
Build your certificate to benefit your career goals by selecting two additional courses from the listing below. No course is a prerequisite for any other course.
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Course | Credits | Spring | Summer | Fall | Spring | Summer | Fall | Spring | Summer | Fall | Spring | Summer |
Adolescents and Their Families | 3 | Melissa Herzog | Ali Luempert | Melissa Herzog | Ali Luempert | MU | TTU | MU | ||||
Adolescent Health & Sexuality* | 3 | Antoinette M. Landor | MU | |||||||||
Positive Youth Development in Community Settings | 3 | Yuya Kiuchi | Meghan Gillette | Yuya Kiuchi | Meghan Gillette | MISU | ISU | MISU | ISU | |||
Youth-Adult Relationships | 3 | Meghan Gillette | Steven Krauss | Meghan Gillette | MU | ISU | MU | |||||
Youth in Cultural Contexts* | 3 | Meghan Gillette | Meghan Gillette | ISU | ISU | |||||||
Youth Mental Health* | 3 | Leanna McWood | NDSU | |||||||||
Youth Policy | 3 | Robin Peiter Horstmeier | Yuya Kiuchi | Robin Peiter Horstmeier | Francisco A. Villarruel | MU | MISU | MU | ||||
Youth, Sports & Society* | 3 | Yuya Kiuchi | MISU | |||||||||
Systems of Care for Youth at Risk* | 3 | Ali Luempert | TTU |