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Health/Social Emotional Education for School and Community Certificate

This 100% online certificate is for community and public health educators and wellness and fitness center employees who want to increase their health content knowledge and skills and be able to use both in the classroom.

This program provides the skills and training to implement health and SEL education, and course assessments are aligned with Massachusetts performance indicators and the National Health Education Standards.

Health/Social Emotional Education for School and Community Certificate Program Highlights

Health education encompasses a broad range of programs and learning experiences designed to improve the health of individuals and communities.

You will learn how to design and implement skills-based health education which includes skills, SEL competencies, and a variety of content areas such as sexuality, violence prevention, mental health, etc.

After earning this certificate, you will gain the knowledge and skills to teach and implement:

Skills-based health/SEL education
Human sexuality
Choice of two other courses: public health, promoting wellness, injury prevention, mental health, coordinating school health, and skills for risk reduction.

Admissions Requirements

For consideration, applicants must submit the following to the Office of Graduate Admissions (the same admissions requirements apply to students who will enroll to only one course):

A completed application - Apply Now
Official undergraduate and graduate transcripts (undergraduate degree must be from an accredited college or university)
An original essay of at least 250 words on the topic: “Why A Graduate Certificate in Health/Social Emotional Education for School and Community is important to my personal and professional goals."
A current resume
Two recommendations - Download the form here
Contact Admissions for further details regarding program requirements
A copy of MTEL results (if applicable)
A copy of your current teaching license (if applicable)
A master's degree is required.
Successfully completed courses may be accepted in the Skills-Based Health/Social Emotional Learning (SEL) initial licensure or non-licensure program if taken within 5-7 years of matriculation (subject to change.)