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:

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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.

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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.

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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

 

 

 

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 Program at a Glance

Degree Awarded:

Graduate Certificate in Counseling and Life Transitions

Department:

Counseling & Human Development

Course Delivery:

Main 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.
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

 

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 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 education@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.

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 education@gwu.edu or 202-994-9283.

 

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 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.

Learn more about financing your 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 $1,870 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 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024

View the current fee chart  

 

 

 

Counseling and Life Transitions Faculty 

Dr. Scott Beveridge

Associate Professor, Counseling and Human Development

(202) 994-2473
Dr. Kenneth Hergenrather

Professor, Counseling

(202) 994-1334
Dr. Maureen McGuire-Kuletz

Associate Professor, Counseling

 

 

 

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