Certificates

In certain areas, students may receive certificates approved by the State Education Department. To receive a certificate in any of the following areas, each course listed under that specific area must be completed. The last 12 credit hours for the certificates must be done at Medaille and a student must have a cumulative average of 2.00 or above to receive the certificate. In addition, an application for the certificate must be filed in the Office of the Registrar prior to registering for the last course required for the certificate. No retroactive certificates will be issued.

Chemical Dependency

Credit Distribution		Credit Hours
HHS 100	Introduction to Human Services Across the Life Span	3
HHS 120	The Dynamics of Interviewing	3
HHS 264	Counseling	3
HHS 268/ SSC 268	Seminar On Alcohol and Drugs	3
HHS 280	Cultural and Social Influences On Alcoholism and Chemical Abuse	3
HHS 290	Chemical Dependency: Its Psychobiological Effects	3
HHS 295	Treatment Planning, Management Programming for the Chemically Dependent	3
HHS 392	The Counselor's Role in the Treatment of the Chemically Dependent	3
SSC 200	Human Relations	3
WRT 150 or WRT 175	College Writing I or College Writing II	3
TOTAL		30

Disability Studies

Credit Distribution		Credit Hours
HHS 100 or CYS 100	Introduction to Human Services Across the Life Span or Introduction to Child and Youth Services	3
CYS 280	Understanding Multicultural and Diverse Populations	3
HHS 120	The Dynamics of Interviewing	3
HHS 210	Introduction to Disabilities	3
HHS 211	Introduction to Disability Law	3
HHS 285	Workshop in Major Disabilities: MICA (Mentally Ill/Chemically Addicted	1
HHS 286	Workshop in Major Disabilities: Psychiatric Conditions of the Aging	1
HHS 287	Workshop in Major Disabilities: MRDD (Mentally Retarded, Developmentally Disabled)	1
HHS 301	Program Planning and Administration	3
HHS 377 or CYS 377	Field Experience II or Field Experience I	6
SSC 200	Human Relations	3
WRT 175	College Writing II	3
TOTAL		33

Financial Planning

Credit Distribution		Credit Hours
ACC 101	Fundamentals of Accounting I	3
ACC 102	Fundamentals of Accounting II	3
ACC 300	Income Tax Accounting	3
FNS 300	Financial Planning	3
FNS 301	Investment Planning	3
FNS 310	Financial Markets and Institutions	3
FNS 320	Retirement Planning and Employee Benefits	3
FNS 325	Insurance Planning	3
FNS 330	Estate Planning	3
WRT 175	College Writing II	3
TOTAL		30

Human Resources

Credit Distribution		Credit Hours
HRS 140	Training and Development	3
HRS 202	Adult Development and Learning	3
HRS 230	Employee Development	3
HRS 240	Staffing	3
HRS 310	Compensation Management	3
HRS 330	Organizational Behavior	3
HRS 410	Labor Relations	3
HRS 470	Human Resource Management Professional Seminar	3
WRT 175	College Writing II	3
TOTAL		27

Interactive Multimedia

Credit Distribution		Credit Hours
MMS 200	Fundamentals of Multimedia	4
MMS 205	Designing Multimedia	4
MMS 300	Incorporating Interactivity in Multimedia	4
MMS 305	Interactive Multimedia Development Process	4
MMS 400	Interactive Multimedia for the World Wide Web	4
MMS 405	Multimedia from Scratch: A Digital Portfolio	4
WRT 175	College Writing II	3
TOTAL		27

Management of Nonprofit Organizations

Credit Distribution		Credit Hours
ACC 101	Fundamentals of Accounting I	3
CIS 115	Computer Applications	3
HHS 100 or REC 100	Introduction to Human Services Across the Life Span or Introduction to Recreation	3
HHS 301	Program Planning and Administration	3
HHS 347 or MKT 340	Organizational Structure and Communication or Direct and Interactive Marketing	3
INT 302	Grantsmanship and Fundraising	3
MGT 110	The Concept of Management	3
MKT 120	Principles of Marketing	3
MCO 140	Public Relations Theory and Practice	3
WRT 175	College Writing II	3
TOTAL		30

*Students intersted in administration will take HHS 347 while students intersted in development will take MKT 340.

Services for Older Americans

Credit Distribution Credit Hours

HHS 100 Introduction to Human Services Across the Life Span 3

HHS 120 The Dynamics of Interviewing 3

HHS 200 Professional Interactions With Older Adults 3

HHS 264 Counseling 3

HHS 365 Counseling Older Adults and Their Families 3

PSY 100 Introduction to Psychology 3

PSY 349 Psychology of Adulthood 3

SSC 200 Human Relations 3

WRT 150 or WRT 175

College Writing I or
College Writing II
3

TOTAL 27

Small Business Management

Credit Distribution Credit Hours

ACC 101 Fundamentals of Accounting I 3

ACC 102 Fundamentals of Accounting II 3

BUS 299 Business Law I 3

FNS 201 Financial Management 3

MGT 110 The Concept of Management 3

MGT 230 Human Resource Management 3

MKT 120 Principles of Marketing 3

WRT 175

College Writing II
3

TOTAL 24

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