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

•     Early Childhood Special Education

•     Elementary or Secondary Special Education

•     Financial Planning

•     Healthcare Administration

•     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 to Speakers of Other Languages

•     Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages: 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.