Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Social Emotional & Behavioral Wellness
Certificate Level: Graduate
Admission Requirements: Bachelor's degree
Certificate Type: Post-Baccalaureate
Number of Credits to Completion: 12.0
Instructional Delivery: Online
Calendar Type: Quarter
Expected Time to Completion: 1 year
Financial Aid Eligibility: Aid eligible*
Classification of Instructional Program (CIP) Code: 13.1005
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Code: 25-2059
*The current plan of study for this program would not allow for federal financial aid (including Federal Direct Student Loans) since Department of Education requires a minimum of 4.5 credits per term for graduate courses and 6.0 credits per term for undergraduate courses.
About the Program
The purpose of this endorsement is to further prepare professional educators to build resiliency in students by facilitating social, emotional, and behavioral wellness in order to address non-academic barriers to learning. All courses are grounded in theories of cognitive, social, emotional, and behavioral development and demonstrate research-based practices that enable candidates to gain knowledge and experience needed to work successfully with family members and the broader community in supporting the social, emotional, and behavioral wellness of PK-12 students.
The program consists of 4 courses (12.0 credits). Students seeking the Pennsylvania Department of Education Social, Emotional and Behavioral Wellness of PK-12 Students endorsement must hold their Instructional I certification or be actively pursuing the certification at point of admission.
Admission Requirements
A bachelor's degree is required. Students seeking the PDE endorsement must hold their Instructional I certification or be actively pursuing the certification at point of admission.
Program Requirements
| EDEX 580 | Social Emotional Wellness and Evidence-Based Preventative School Practices | 3.0 |
| EDEX 581 | Understanding Social Emotional Disorders | 3.0 |
| EDEX 582 | Evidence-Based School Interventions and Trauma Informed Education/Care | 3.0 |
| EDEX 583 | Collaboration and Community Based Practices to Promote Social Emotion Wellness | 3.0 |
| Total Credits | 12.0 | |
Sample Plan of Study
| First Year | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Term 1 | Credits | Term 2 | Credits | Term 3 | Credits | Term 4 | Credits |
| EDEX 580 | 3.0 | EDEX 581 | 3.0 | EDEX 582 | 3.0 | EDEX 583 | 3.0 |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Total Credits 12 | |||||||
A field component is required in each course. Clearances and field placement applications must be submitted before participating in coursework with a field component.
Additional Information
For more information about this program, please visit the School of Education's website.