Graduate Certificate in Counseling and Life Transitions
Help Navigate Life's Obstacles
The graduate certificate in Counseling & Life Transitions equips students with a range of skills that can be used to assist the community in coping with the different transitions that may occur in their lives. Students may choose to focus in one of three concentrations, detailed below:
Career & Workforce Development
This certificate prepares career practitioners to assist students, workers, employers, and retirees in navigating the challenges that are inherent in a global workplace.
Grief, Loss & Life Transition
This certificate prepares counselors with the knowledge to effectively and compassionately counsel the chronically ill, dying, their caregivers, bereaved loved ones, or to work with others facing difficult life transitions such as unemployment. This specialized program is ideal for counselors, social workers, clergy, and other professionals who work with those facing loss and life transitions.
Counseling Culturally & Linguistically Diverse Persons
This certificate expands the skills of counselors, teachers, and other professionals to better understand cultural and linguistic diversity within the workplace, school, and community settings, and, in the process, enhance their understanding of their own psycho-social identity.
The GW Advantage
Combine GW certificates and courses to create a program that's tailored to your vision. Earn this graduate certificate now, and continue on or return later to fold it into a Master’s in Rehabilitation Counseling.* You can transfer all 12 credit hours toward the master's degree.
*All requirements must be met and student accepted to the master's program
Degree Awarded:
Graduate Certificate in Counseling and Life Transitions
Department:
Counseling & Human Development
Course Delivery:
Foggy Bottom Campus
Program Entry:
Spring, Summer, Fall
- Curriculum
The following requirements must be fulfilled: 3 credits in a required course and 9 credits in elective courses.
Course List Code Title Required HDEV 6108 Life Span Human Development Electives Three elective courses selected in consultation with the advisor to be taken in one of the following specializations: Grief, Loss, and Life Transitions CNSL 6100 Special Workshop (Grief, Loss, and Life Transitions Focus) CNSL 6170 Grief and Loss CNSL 6175 Living and Dying: A Counseling Perspective CNSL 6177 Spirituality and Loss CNSL 6179 Children and Loss Career and Workforce Development CNSL 6155 Career Counseling CNSL 6190 Advanced Career Counseling CNSL 6188 Systems in Career Counseling Development CNSL 6189 Career Development and the Contemporary Workforce CNSL 8253 Work, Identity, and Adult Development or HDEV 8253 Work, Identity, and Adult Development CNSL 6100 Special Workshop (Career Counseling Focus) Human Development CNSL 6161 Group Counseling CNSL 8253 Work, Identity, and Adult Development CNSL 6154 Theories and Techniques of Counseling CNSL 6155 Career Counseling CNSL 6170 Grief and Loss CNSL 6179 Children and Loss HDEV 6109 Child Development HDEV 6110 Adolescent Development HDEV 6701 Adult Learning
Apply Now
The GC in Counseling and Life Transitions program is not currently accepting applications. For more information or to inquire about similar programs, contact the GSEHD Admissions Team at askcounseling@gwu.edu or 202-994-9283.
To be considered for admission, applicants must submit the online application form as well as the following required supporting documents. There is no application fee.
- Prerequisite: Bachelor's Degree
- Resume (Educational Attainment, Job Skills, Experiences)
- Transcripts from all previously attended colleges or universities
- Statement of Purpose
- Two Letters of Recommendation
*Additional application requirements may exist for international applicants.
Tuition & Financial Aid
We know embarking upon graduate school is a big decision. At GW, we understand the time and thought behind making graduate school work for you. Please take a moment to learn more about the options and opportunities available to help fund your graduate education.
Graduate tuition is charged per credit hour, unless otherwise noted. Rates vary by program and location.
The tuition rate* for the Graduate Certificate in Counseling and Life Transitions program is $1,925 per credit hour. This program requires 12 credits.
Please note: Additional fees may apply for international students, late fees, etc. Current tuition rates may be updated during the year.
*Summer 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025
