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Graduate Certificate in Developmental Disabilities at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States

Programme overview

The CIDD offers a Certificate Program in Developmental Disabilities supported by the North Carolina University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD). This program is tailored to graduate students interested in pursuing a career dedicated to improving the lives of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DDs). It is intended to provide graduate students with opportunities to demonstrate specialization in I/DDs. Core topic areas covered through participation in the certificate program include: 2 Please note that this must be pre-approved by the certificate director.

Faculty: School of Medicine  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Chapel Hill, NC, United States

What you will study

The certificate requires a minimum of 9 credit hours. Required courses include EDUC 763 Biological Bases of Children's Development; HSCI 862 Developmental Disabilities Across the Lifespan I: An Interdisciplinary Approach; NBIO 801 Clinical Syndromes and Neurodevelopmental Disorders; CRMH 816 Evidence-Based Counseling Practices with People with Developmental Disabilities; HSCI 915 Developmental Disabilities: Current Research and Practice I; HSCI 916 Developmental Disabilities: Current Research and Practice II.

Career pathways

This program is tailored to graduate students interested in pursuing a career dedicated to improving the lives of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DDs).

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Application information

Entry requirements

Graduate certificate: applicants are generally admitted to the Graduate School, which requires a four-year bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better; international applicants add TOEFL, IELTS or Duolingo.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

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