2021-2022 Catalog

Special Programs - Graduate

Certificate of Graduate Study (C.G.S.)

The C.G.S. is a certificate program of advanced study offered in the following areas:

     Adult/Gerontology Acute Care for Clinical Nurse Specialists

     Adult/Gerontology Acute Care for Nurse Practitioners

     Advanced Counseling

     Advanced Study of Creative Writing

     Advanced Study of Literature

     Autism Education

     Child and Adolescent Trauma

     Co-occuring Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders

     Elementary or Secondary Special Education

     Financial Planning

     Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety

     Historical Studies

     Integrated Behavioral Health  

     Middle Level Education

     Modern Biological Sciences

     Nonprofit Leadership

     Nursing Care Management 

     Public History

     Severe Intellectual Disabilities 

     Teaching English as a Second Language: Bilingual Education Concentration

     Transition for Youth with Exceptionalities

Credential Review Pathway (CRP)

The Credential Review Pathway is for individuals seeking a re-issue of their Expert Residency Preliminary Certificate, the addition of another certification or renewal of a certificate that has been expired for more than five years. After a credential review by faculty, the student is either granted certification or required to successfully complete specific graduate courses to obtain certification. The coursework required for certification will vary for each student. For details on how to apply, see:  https://www.ric.edu/department-directory/feinstein-school-education-and-human-development/fsehd-credential-review-pathway

 

CRP Eligibility Requirements

•     Bachelor's degree.

•     Minimum 3.0 cumulative G.P.A. in a degree program and 3.0 G.P.A. in appropriate content area courses.

•     Extensive teaching experience in PK-12 academic settings in the certification area. Extensive teaching experience is a full semester of supervised student teaching in the certification area (recent graduate) or 270+ days of full-time professional teaching or 270+ days of full-time substitute teaching in the certification area.

•     April 15 deadline.