Certificate Programs

Please follow links below for complete information on these programs.

David E. Sweet Center for Public Policy

Certificate Program in Nonprofit Studies

The Certificate Program in Nonprofit Studies is a 16-credit course of study that provides students with knowledge and skills appropriate for challenging professional positions in the growing nonprofit sector in Rhode Island and beyond. Students interested in establishing careers in a wide variety of fields-ranging from philanthropy, education, and human services to community development, environmental conservation, and the visual or performing arts-will benefit from exposure to the world of nonprofit organizations.

Contact: Mark Motte, Professor and Director
Center for Public Policy
Providence, RI 02908-1991
(401) 456-8378
mmotte@ric.edu

Certification in Case Management

The Case Management Certification Program at the Rhode Island College School of Social Work prepares students for entry level case management practice by providing knowledge-based and value-informed education concerned with improving social conditions as well as individual well-being of people.

Contact: Jayashree Nimmagadda, Associate Professor
(401) 456-8042
jnimmagadda@ric.edu

Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Gerontology Program

The Interdisciplinary program leading to a Minor or Certificate in Gerontology consists of 7 courses and is intended to provide a systematic grounding in the study of aging. While the requirements are the same for undergraduate, graduate and continuing education students, undergraduate matriculating students of Rhode Island College who successfully complete the requirements of the program will be awarded a MINOR in Gerontology; non-matriculating or graduate students will receive a Certificate in Gerontology.

Ida Maiello Memorial Scholarship Endowment Fund was established by Dolores Maiello Ciambrone in loving memory of her mother, Ida Maiello. Scholarship awarded annually on the basis of need to a Rhode Island resident of Italian descent who is pursuing a degree in social work, sociology, psychology or a certificate in gerontology. Please contact the Gerontology Center at 401-456-8732 for complete information.

Contact: Rachel Filinson, Professor
(401) 456-8732
rfilinson@ric.edu

International Non-Governmental Organization Studies (INGOS)

The Certificate in INGOS consists of a minimum of 18 credit hours (six courses). Students must demonstrate language proficiency in French, Portuguese or Spanish and must intern with an INGO in a French, Portuguese or Spanish speaking country.

Contact: Michelle Brophy-Baermann, Coordinator
(401) 456-8720
mbrophy@ric.edu

School of Social Work

The Adoption and Foster Care Certificate Program

The Adoption and Foster Care Certificate Program was launched in June 2007 by The Adoption and Foster Care Educational Collaborative, a coalition of agencies, providers, and educators including Adoption Rhode Island, the Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families, and Rhode Island College. The mission of the program is to build the skills and knowledge of community-based clinicians, social service providers, educators, and people whose lives are touched by adoption.

Contact: Angie Gomes, CESW Coordinator
(401) 456-8761
CESW@ric.edu

Feinstein School of Education and Human Development

C.A.G.S. in School Counseling

The Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies (CAGS) Program in School Counseling is designed to enable students to become certified as Directors of Guidance. Students take a variety of advanced counseling and research courses. The program is designed to train students to develop a variety of skills so as to make them competent to function effectively as administrators and educators in variety of school settings.

C.A.G.S. in Mental Health Counseling

The Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies (CAGS) Program in Mental Health Counseling is designed to qualify students to become licensed mental health counselors in the state of Rhode Island. Students take a variety of advanced counseling and research courses. Students gain advanced training in counseling through the advanced clinical practicum courses and also learn advanced group counseling skills.

Contact: Monica Darcy, Director of Graduate Studies
(401) 456-2710
mdarcy@ric.edu

C.G.S. in Physical Education
Health and Physical Education Department

At Rhode Island College a Certificate of Graduate Study represents the completion of a well-defined, coherent collection of courses between 15-18 credit hours. The Certificate of Graduate Study in Physical Education contains five courses to be taken in any order. It is not a master's degree program. One to two courses will be offered each semester on a rotating basis.

Admission Requirements

• Application and $50.00 nonrefundable fee
• One copy of all official transcripts of each undergraduate and graduate record
• Physical Education Teaching Certificate (copy)
• Three candidate reference forms with three accompanying letters of recommendation
• Professional goals essay (guidelines on website)
• Performance-based evaluation - a recent assessment of your professional work and skills (guidelines on website)

Admission application requirement guidelines and pertinent forms can be found at: www.ric.edu/feinsteinSchoolEducationHumanDevelopment/graduate_requirements.php

Any questions concerning the admission process, graduate policies, or specific advanced programs please call Rose Misuraca (401) 456-8896.

For Physical Education Program questions please contact Dr. Robin Kirkwood Auld (401) 456-8880 or rauld@ric.edu.

The C.G.S. in Physical Education will be awarded to candidates after successfully completing each of the following graduate courses while maintaining a GPA of 3.0 (letter grade = B).

School of Management

C.G.S. in Financial Planning

The Certificate of Graduate Studies in Financial Planning is a program of 18 credit hours (six courses). Please see the School of Management Graduate Studies page for more information.

Contact: Lisa Church, Associate Professor
(401) 456-9593
lchurch@ric.edu