Admission Requirements:

Admission into the University of Memphis Graduate School.

Program Requirements:

Students are encouraged to complete this certificate in conjunction with a graduate degree in Counseling, Psychology, or Social Work.

Students not completing this certificate in conjunction with, or subsequent to, one of these degree programs must start with taking either:

COUN 6901: Princ & Tech of Rehab Counseling

& COUN 6913: Medical Psychosocial Aspects of Rehab

OR

SWRK 7001: Skills for Social Work Practice**

& SWRK 7021: Social Work across the Lifespan**

Complete 15 semester hours distributed as follows:

Graduation Requirements:

1. Students must complete all five courses with an average grade of B (3.0) or higher for a total of 15 credit hours.
   
2. Students may earn no more than 3 credit hours of C+, C, or C- grades.

Retention Requirements:

All students are required to maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 3.00. Should the student’s cumulative GPA fall below that mark, a period of one semester will be allowed to correct the deficiency. At the discretion of the chair, the director of graduate studies in the student’s college, and the Assistant Vice Provost for Graduate Studies, this period may be extended one additional semester. No more than 6 hours of “C-,” “C” or “C+” will be applied toward meeting graduate degree requirements. “D+,” “D,” and “F” will not be applied towards the graduate degree requirements. All students who fall below a GPA of 3.0 for one semester, and all students who earn a grade of “D+,” “D,” or “F” will be automatically referred to meet with the program retention committee the following semester.