College of Agriculture, Food & Environment

Family & Consumer Sciences

Graduate Certificate

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Program Summary

SUMMER 2023
Application Dates: 04/9/2023
Start Dates: 05/15/2023
FALL 2023
Application Dates: 07/22/2023
Start Dates: 08/21/2023
Spring 2024
Application Dates: 12/9/2023
Start Dates: 01/8/2024
CREDITS AND COST
Credits required: 12
Cost per credit: $715.50

Jennifer Hunter

Assistant Extension Director Family and Consumer Sciences

Extension Professor

College of Agriculture, Food & Environment

859.257.3887

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Develop your skills to help individuals and families thrive in their lives and community! The Family and Consumer Sciences graduate certificate requires 12-credit hours, and is appropriate for graduate students and practicing professionals. This program may be taken as a stand-alone or as a part of a graduate degree program. The Family and Consumer Sciences graduate certificate is designed to partially meet the elective concentration component of the MS in Science Translation and Outreach.

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Program Summary

SUMMER 2023
Application Dates: 04/9/2023
Start Dates: 05/15/2023
FALL 2023
Application Dates: 07/22/2023
Start Dates: 08/21/2023
Spring 2024
Application Dates: 12/9/2023
Start Dates: 01/8/2024
CREDITS AND COST
Credits required: 12
Cost per credit: $715.50

Acquire critical-thinking skills to address problems in diverse family, community, and work environments. 

The demand for Family and Consumer Sciences educators (both formal and informal) is at an all-time high.  A graduate certificate in Family and Consumer Sciences would attract individuals seeking advanced course work and training from a wide variety of undergraduate programs and professional careers such as: Extension Professionals, Long-Term Healthcare Coordinators and Administrators, Youth Service Directors, Family Resource Center Directors, Substance Use Recovery Coordinators, Family Counselors, Early Childhood Professionals, Community Support Agencies, etc.

The fully online nature of these classes and Graduate Certificate will appeal to professionals in this field who are seeking further education in a less constrained manner than traditional classroom based graduate courses. The inherent flexibility in an online Graduate Certificate program will broaden its appeal and enrollment.

Application Requirements

  • CV (optional)
  • Writing Sample (optional)

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Federal Financial Aid and Certificate Programs

Please note that federal financial aid is not available for certificate programs, but other financial resources may be available on the Financial Aid page.


Contact

Jennifer Hunter

Assistant Extension Director Family and Consumer Sciences

Extension Professor

College of Agriculture, Food & Environment

859.257.3887

Students Residing Outside of Kentucky

If you will live outside of Kentucky while completing your program, please check the Out of State Student page to confirm that the program can be offered in your state, and if relevant, that it meets professional licensure requirements in your state.