Sexual Health Certificate

If you just graduated from college, you will need at least one full year of post-graduation work experience working directly with people in a 'helping' capacity.

For the sex therapy certificate: Applicants must have a minimum of a master's degree in a field of mental health from an accredited institution of higher learning (e.g. MA, MS, MSW, PhD, PsyD, MD).

One year of relevant work in the field constitutes one full year, post-graduate direct clinical client contact/service. (e.g. psychotherapy, counseling, psych nursing).

Yes, Sexual Health Certificate Program participants may opt into our three-installment payment plan. Most participants utilize this option.

Yes, an electronic copy of your transcript must be submitted with your application.

Courses in the Sexual Health Certificate Program are not available as independent courses outside of the complete program.

Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Most applications are reviewed within one month of submission.  Once your application has been reviewed, you will be notified by email about your admission status. Please note: Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.

Past Sexual Health Certificate Program participants have not been able to apply GI bill benefits toward the program because the program has not been considered eligible for these benefits.

Upon admission to the program, you will receive instructions about submitting payments for the program. Payment is accepted by check or credit card.

Community volunteering is one way to begin. Many people begin by volunteering in a Planned Parenthood clinic, or a clinic providing free medical care, or as an assistant in a nursing home, or an HIV/AIDS wellness program. All of these would give you great training in being with people and talking and listening to people.

Participants requesting social work CE hours will receive a certificate upon completion of an evaluation after each individual course within the program. For more information about certificates, please see the CE policies page (ssw.umich.edu/r/CEpolicies)