UMass Boston

Graduate Certificates Eligible for Financial Aid

College of Education and Human Development (CGE-C)

• Applied Behavior Analysis for Special Populations Certificate - (ABASP)
• Critical and Creative Thinking Certificate - (CRCRTH)
• Educational Administration (CAGS) Certificate - (EDADMIN-CAG)
• Early Education Research, Policy and Practice - (EERPP)
• Initial Licensure: Middle/Secondary Education - (ILMSED)
• Initial Licensure: Moderate Disabilities PreK-8 - (SPEDEL)
• Initial Licensure: Moderate Disabilities 5-12 - (SPEDMS)
• Instructional Technology Design Certificate - (INSDSG)
• School Counseling (CAGS) Certificate - (COUNSL-CAG)
• School Psychology (EDS) Certificate - (SCHPSY-EDS)
• Teaching of Writing in Schools Certificate - (WRITESCH)

College of Liberal Arts (LA-G)

• Archives Certificate - (ARCH)
• Dual Language Certificate - (DUALANG)
• Teaching of Spanish Certificate - (TCHSPN)

School for the Environment (SFE-G)

• Clean Energy and Sustainability Certificate - (CLEAN)

College of Nursing and Health Sciences (NUR-G)

• Adult/Gerontology Nurse Practitioner Certificate - (GADNRS)
• Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate - (FAMNRS)

College of Science and Mathematics (CSM-G)

• Biotechnology Certificate - (BITECH)
• Database Technology Certificate - (DBTECH)

John W. McCormack Graduate School of Policy & Global Studies (SPS-G)

• Conflict Resolution Certificate - (DISRES)
• Gerontology Graduate Certificate - (GERONT-GCT)
• Gender, Leadership, and Public Policy Certificate - (WMNPOL)

School for Global Inclusion and Social Development (GISDG)

• Orientation and Mobility Certificate - (ORMOBL)
• Rehabilitation Counseling Certificate - (REHABCRT)
• Transition Leadership Certificate - (TRANLDR)
• Vision Rehabilitation Therapy Certificate - (VRT)

Not Eligible for Financial Aid

• Adapting the Curriculum Certificate - (CSDEDU)
• Human Rights Certificate - (HUMAN)
• Business Analytics Certificate - (BUSANL)
• Contemporary Marketing Certificate - (CONMAR)
• Teaching Math to English Language Learners Certificate - (TMELL)
• Teaching Science to English Language Learners Certificate - (TSELL)
• Teaching Social Studies and History to English Language Learners Certificate - (TSSHELL)
• Assistive Technology for Individuals with Visual Impairments Certificate - (ASSTTEC)
• Autism Endorsement Certificate - (ASDCERT)
• Cortical/Cerebral Visual Impairment Certificate - (CVI)
• Instructional and Learning Design Certificate - (INLRDE)
• Certificate in Public History - (PUBHIS)
• Nursing Educator Certificate - (NUREDU)
• Cybersecurity Management Certificate - (CYBSEC)
• Investment Management Quantitative Finance Certificate - (INVMGT)
• English Language Development Certificate - (ELDEV)

Non-credit certificate programs (CEU) are not eligible for financial aid.

Certificates No Longer Available

• Clinical Nurse Specialist Certificate
• Education Technology Certificate
• Forensic Services Certificate
• Global Post Disaster Studies Certificate
• Hydrogeology Certificate
• Initial Licensure: Early Childhood Education
• International Development Certificate
• Law Work Certificate
• ​Premedical Studies
• Professional Licensure: Elementary Education
• Professional Licensure: Middle/Secondary Education
• Professional Licensure: Special Education
• Teacher Leadership - (CAGS)
• Technical Writing Certificate
• Women's Leadership in a Global Perspective Certificate 
• Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Certificate
• Nonprofit Management
• Evaluation Research - (EVAL)
• Healthcare Management Certificate - (HCMGT)
• Healthcare Informatics Certificate - (MGT-G HL THINF)

This list is subject to change. Part-time enrollment is a minimum requirement.

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