The Certificate in Educational Therapy is designed for those who hold or are obtaining the Education Specialist Instruction Credential in Mild/Moderate Disabilities (or related special education credentials) and seek further knowledge and skills in educational therapy. An educational therapist is an educational professional who combines educational and therapeutic approaches for evaluation, remediation, case management, and communication/advocacy on behalf of children, adolescents and adults with learning disabilities or learning problems. An educational therapist serves the precise needs of individual clients in a private practice or clinic. This certificate provides advanced training in assessment, individualized instruction and remediation, literacy problems and interventions, case management, and advocacy for children with learning problems within an educational therapy practice.

The Certificate in Educational Therapy is aligned with the course requirements for associate-level membership in the Association of Educational Therapists (www.aetonline.org). Those who seek membership in the Association of Educational Therapists may need to complete additional courses and supervised hours, depending on their academic records and previous educational experience. Prospective students should contact the coordinator for the Certificate in Educational Therapy program for advisement. Those who obtain this certificate will be prepared to serve students with learning disabilities and other learning challenges in educational therapy settings.

The post-baccalaureate credit certificate program in Computer Applications in Schools is designed to prepare teachers to use computers in their classrooms and to take leadership roles in their schools. Those who complete the program will be prepared to teach students about computers; to incorporate computers in their instruction; to select and modify instructional software; to evaluate and select hardware; to create multimedia and hypermedia and to use computers to manage classrooms and schools. Completion of this credit certificate program requires 21 units in core and elective courses with a minimum B (3.0) average. Refer to the  Graduate and Postbaccalaureate Studies: General Information section for general regulations governing all certificate programs.

Admission to the Program

In addition to University requirements for admission to graduate study, applicants must have:

1. An earned baccalaureate degree from accredited institution of higher education with a 2.75 grade point average in the last 60 semester units attempted.
2. Official transcripts.
3. An application for formal admission to the program through the Division of Applied and Advanced Studies in Education.
4. Complete 3 units of Pre/Co-requisite:  
   
   - EDIT 4300 Information Technologies in the Classroom or 
   
   -CIS 1200 Information and Technology Literacy or
   
   -CS 1200 Living in a Technology-Based World

A licensed Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) performs the full spectrum of diagnostic tests in hospital clinical laboratories, commercial reference laboratories, or in research and development for biotech companies. The Cal State LA CLS Training Program consists of two components, a didactic component and a clinical practical training component. The CLS Training Program provides both didactic and practical clinical training in hematology, clinical chemistry, blood banking, microbiology and immunology to prepare students to sit for the American Society of Clinical Pathology Medical Laboratory Scientist certification exam. Passage of this exam is required to obtain a California license as a CLS. A CLS license is required to work as a CLS in California. Eligibility to take the exam requires a full academic year of clinical training for 52 weeks, 4 days/week, 8 hours/day as well as one 8-hour day/week of face-to-face classes (19 units in total distributed over 3 terms of which one has 7 units and two have 6 units each). Clinical Training Affiliates for the CLS program have been approved by California Laboratory Field Services.

The Post-baccalaureate Certificate Program in Clinical Laboratory Science is the didactic component of the Cal State LA CLS Training Program. The lecture courses required for this program are offered through the College of Extended Studies and International Programs in Special Sessions to students accepted into the Post-baccalaureate CLS Training Program. The program has been approved as a Gainful Employment Program by the Department of Education. This means that eligible trainees can apply for Federal Financial Aid to support them during the year that they are in the program.

The courses required in this certificate program provide students with the technical knowledge, critical thinking, and management skills needed to pass the American Society for Clinical Pathologists certification exam for Medical Laboratory Scientists. All students admitted to the program must have obtained a bachelor’s degree in biology or related sciences, and have completed the following required courses: inorganic chemistry, analytical chemistry, organic chemistry, biochemistry, immunology, hematology, medical microbiology, and physics.

A licensed Clinical Genetic Molecular Biologist Scientist (CGMBS) performs specialized molecular diagnostic tests in hospital clinical laboratories, in commercial reference laboratories, or in research and development for biotech companies. The Cal State LA CGMBS Training Program consists of two components, a didactic component, and a clinical training component. The CGMBS Training Program provides both didactic and practical clinical training in molecular testing for cancers, genetic disease markers, histocompatibility types, and some infectious diseases to prepare students to sit for the American Society of Clinical Pathology Technologists in Molecular Biology certification exam. Passage of this exam is required to obtain a California license as a CGMBS. A CGMBS license is required to work as a CGMBS in California. Eligibility to take the exam requires a full academic year of clinical training for 52 weeks, 4 days/week, 8 hours/day as well as one 6-hour day/week of face-to-face classes (2 terms of 6 units each). Clinical Training Affiliates for the CGMBS program have been approved by California Laboratory Field Services.

 The Post-baccalaureate Certificate Program for Clinical Genetic Molecular Biology Science is the didactic component of the Cal State LA CGMBS Training Program. The lecture courses required for this program are offered through the  College of Professional and Global Education in Special Sessions to students accepted into the Post-baccalaureate CGMBS Training Program. The program has been approved as a Gainful Employment Program by the Department of Education. This means that eligible trainees can apply for Federal Financial Aid to support them during the year that they are in the program.

The courses required in this certificate program provide students with the technical knowledge, critical thinking, and management skills needed to pass the American Society for Clinical Pathologists Technologist in Molecular Biology certification exam. All students admitted to the program must have obtained a Bachelor’s degree in biology or a related science, and have completed the required courses listed below.

The Certificate in Clinical Counseling is designed to provide additional training in professional clinical counseling to students in the M.S. in Counseling option in the Rehabilitation Counseling program at Cal State LA. 

Professional clinical counseling is the application of counseling interventions and psychotherapeutic techniques (cognitive, affective, verbal or nonverbal, systemic or holistic counseling strategies that include principles of development, wellness, and maladjustment that reflect a pluralistic society) to identify and remediate cognitive, mental, and emotional issues, including personal growth, adjustment to disability, crisis intervention, and psychosocial and environmental problems.

Admission to the program requires current enrollment in the M.S. in Counseling option in Rehabilitation Counseling program at California State University, Los Angeles. 

The certificate requires evidence of completion of 21 required units, with a minimum of B (3.0) average. Refer to Graduate and Post-Baccalaureate Studies: General Information for general regulations governing all certificate programs. 

The Post-baccalaureate Certificate Program in Business Management at California State University, Los Angeles is designed to provide basic business skills to post-baccalaureate and graduate students interested in management positions. The program provides the essentials of business and management to those with limited or no formal education or experience in business. The program consists of seven 3-unit courses.

Prerequisites

- A bachelor’s degree in any field or

- Classified graduate standing in the College of Business and Economics or

- Consent of adviser

Business Intelligence is one of the fastest-growing and most dynamic industries. Career opportunities continue to expand in: business intelligence, analytics and business analyst. The proposed Business Intelligence Certificate program will provide a comprehensive and up-to-date review of business intelligence and analytics concepts and best practices. Students will acquire knowledge and develop skills in the areas relevant to the roles and responsibilities of today’s practicing Business Intelligence professionals: in business intelligence, analytics and management systems. Students will be able to apply their newly learned skills through hands-on projects and exercises. Career opportunities continue to expand in: business intelligence, analytics and business analyst. 

The Business Intelligence Graduate certificate program is designed to prepare students to compete in the Business Intelligence marketplace. The program prepares students to assume roles as a Business Intelligence Analyst, Business Intelligence Consultant, Business Intelligence Developer, Business Analyst and Business Intelligence Manager.

This post-baccalaureate credit certificate program provides students with relevant baccalaureate degrees a broad framework of concepts and practices employed in modern biotechnology industries. With close interactions and partnerships between Cal State LA and local biotechnology companies, students of this program will experience a broad industry-responsive curriculum taught by academic and industrial experts, extensive hands-on biotechnology laboratory skills training, and a focused summer biotechnology industry internship at the end of the academic year. All of these are designed to prepare and facilitate our students for employment and career advancement in the biotechnology sector. Courses taken to fulfill certificate requirements may also be applied toward the Master of Science degree in biology. The program has been approved as a Gainful Employment Program by the Department of Education. This means that eligible students can apply for Federal Financial Aid to support them during the year that they are in the program.

The certificate program requires completion of a minimum of 18  units, taken in postbaccalaureate or graduate standing, of which 12 units are in required courses and 6 units or more are in electives. Refer to Graduate and Postbaccalaureate Studies: General Information for general information governing all certificate programs.

 The post-baccalaureate certificate Program in Bilingualism and Global Education is designed to provide students who already have obtained their Multiple Subjects, Single Subjects, or Education Specialists Teaching Credentials an opportunity to add Bilingual Authorization approved by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC). In addition, it allows non-credentialed students the opportunity to gain insight for working or teaching in bilingual/multicultural settings. The program prepares candidates to develop, implement, and adapt curriculum and instructional strategies for bilingual, dual language, and cross-cultural settings. The Bilingualism and Global Education Certificate courses are also part of the Bilingual/Multicultural MA Option.

The postbaccalaureate Certificate Program in Bilingual Authorization is designed to provide students who already have obtained their Multiple Subjects, Single Subjects, or Education Specialists Teaching Credentials an opportunity to add Bilingual Authorization approved by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC). The program prepares teacher candidates to develop, implement, and adapt curriculum and instructional strategies for bilingual, dual language, and cross-cultural settings. The Bilingual Authorization Certificate courses are also part of the Bilingual/Multicultural MA Option.