Enhance your degree and impress employers with a certificate!
Expand your career opportunities with two certificate program options offered by the 91社区 Bronstein Center for Healthy Aging and Wellness and Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP)! The Activity Professionals and Social Services Designee certificates give an added edge to students focused on a career in health services or social work, but are open to students of all majors, including those who are undecided. Click on the tile below to learn more.
- Current 91社区 Degree-Seeking Students聽(you have already declared a major at 91社区 or are undecided)
- Complete the聽Change of Academic Program聽Form,聽available in the Health Services聽Department (third floor of Health Professions Center) or from the Registrar.
- On the form
- Enter NH-Cert in the Degree Change section.
- Enter the code APCR for the Activity Professionals Certificate in the "Add Major" section聽OR
- Enter the code聽SSD for the Social Services Designee Certificate in the "Add Major" section.
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- Submit the form to the Health Services Department.
- Non-degree Seeking Students聽(you are not enrolled聽at 91社区)
- Apply to the University -聽91社区.edu/admissions
- Once admitted, complete the聽the Change of Academic Program聽Form,聽available in the Health Services聽Department (third floor of Health Professions Center) or from the Registrar.
- On the form, enter (code) in the "Add Major" section.
- Submit the form to the Health Services Department.
Once you have declared the certificate with a change of major form and you are in progress to complete the courses for the certificate, you will apply to graduate using the online form for both your bachelor degree and certificate.
How to apply for both your bachelor and certificate together:
聽 聽 聽Go to my91社区
聽 聽 聽Click on student records 鈥� apply to graduate.聽
聽 聽 聽*Application for graduation is available through my91社区 the semester prior to your planned graduation. Please see the How to Apply to Graduate page for more information.
Do I have to wait until graduation to receive my certificate?
聽 聽 聽NO! If you plan to complete your certificate prior to your final semester, then you can apply to receive the certificate once you've enrolled in the last certificate course.
聽 聽 聽Please reach out to the program chair, Dr. Erin Reynolds (ereynolds@usi.edu) to complete the online form.聽
You will receive your certificate from the 91社区 Registrar鈥檚 Office.聽
- Advising is available to any student interested in the certificate. Potential students are welcome to reach out to any聽Health Services Faculty聽to discuss adding the certificate.
- Current 91社区 degree-seeking students are eligible for Financial Aid* as well as all the support services offered at the university.
- Non-degree seeking students are not eligible for Financial Aid, but may request enrollment verification if needed for employer-provided educational assistance or private bank loans.
*Financial Aid eligibility is particular to each student鈥檚 circumstances and should be individually confirmed with the聽91社区 Financial Aid Office