Program Overview

Coaching

Graduate Certificate Awarded:

Advanced Graduate Certificate in Coaching

Program Coordinator:

Sue Ryan

Program Website:

Stony Brook University’s Advanced Graduate Certificate in Coaching program (HEGIS 0835) prepares students to become New York State certified athletics coaches. Students will examine a broad range of issues that impact the coach in today’s educational climate, including learning theories, social and psychological issues, principles of organization and administration, kinesthetic theories, injury care, and exercise and nutritional considerations.

For students who wish to continue their studies, this graduate credential may also be incorporated into our Master of Arts in Liberal Studies degree program.

Admission Requirements

• Personal statement.
• A bachelor’s degree, with a cumulative 3.0 grade point average.

In those cases where the departmental admissions committee deems it desirable, personal interviews with departmental representatives may be necessary.

Certificate Requirements

This 18-credit certificate program consists of 6 three-credit courses, distributed among the areas listed below.

Required Courses - 15 credits

• CEP 502 - Principles of Coaching 3 credits
• CEP 507 - Philosophy, Principles and Organization of Athletics in Education 3 credits
• CEP 513 - Health Sciences Applied to Coaching: Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries 3 credits
• CEP 514 - The Study of Human Movement for Coaches 3 credits
• CEP 520 - Theory and Techniques of Coaching-Sport Specific Practicum 3 credits

Elective - 3 credits

• CEP 500 - Sport and Society
• CEP 508 - The Concepts of Leisure, Play, and Recreation in America 3 credits
• CEP 517 - Psychology of Sport and Performance 3 credits
• CEP 518 - Exercise and Nutrition 3 credits
• HEA 533 - Intercollegiate Athletics in Higher Education Administration 3 credits

Time to Completion

All certificate requirements must be completed within three (3) years from the semester date of admission as a matriculated student unless the student is also matriculated in a master’s degree program. Master’s students have five (5) years to complete the certificate requirements.