Program Overview

Overview of the General Track

The General Track is designed for educators, counselors, and professionals who are new to teaching or integrating student success skills into their practice. It provides a strong foundation, instructional strategies, and guided implementation.

Eligibility

To enroll, participants must:

• Hold a bachelor’s or associate degree (or higher), OR be a college student with 60+ credits completed
• Work directly with students (in schools, after-school, or higher education settings)
• Complete courses sequentially (101 → 102 → 103)
• For the Practicum (103): be employed in a setting where weekly lessons can be implemented and submit a support letter from a supervisor or administrator

Courses

| Description | Format | Tuition Cost | Dates
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Foundations 101 | This first course lays the foundation and is designed for the person (educators, mental health professionals, after-school personnel, etc) who will teach Student Success Skills and competencies in a classroom, small group or after-school setting. The focus is on the theoretical underpinnings of Social-Emotional and character development as well as the research behind it. This course has been constructed to take a minimum of 10 hours to complete yielding 1 professional development credit or continuing education unit (CEU). Students go through units with unit completion due dates to facilitate the completion of assignments. | 8 units with online modules + 4 live chat sessions | $313 | 1/20/26 - 4/4/26 (10 weeks)
Pedagogy & Practice 102 | This course is the second of the three courses designed for those who will teach Student Success Skills and competencies in a classroom, small group or after-school setting. The focus in this course is on the actual methods and applications of best practices. This course has been constructed to take a minimum of 15-20 hours to complete, yielding 1 professional development credit or continuing education unit (CEU). SEL-101. Units are to be completed sequentially. | 8 units with online modules + 6 live chat sessions | $321 | 1/20/26 - 4/4/26 (10 weeks)
The Practicum 103 | The practicum is the third and final course in the program and is to be completed during one school year, lasting 15 weeks to allow for completion of a meaningful Student Success Skills related implementation project in one’s setting. The focus in the practicum is on the supervised and mentored initiation and implementation phases (teaching) of an Social-Emotional and Character Development (SECD) program in a classroom, small group or after-school setting, utilizing the tools and information learned during the first two courses. Participants will be guided and mentored by their Practicum instructor who is either currently or formerly providing direct SECD instruction to students. Participants will teach a series of SECD sequential lessons over the course of 12 out of the 15 weeks of the Practicum in their settings (classroom, small group or after school setting) in an intentional, consistent approach. Each lesson will last 40-45 minutes. | Online modules + 5 live chat sessions | | 2/2/26 - 5/23/26 (15 weeks)

Program Format

• 100% online
• Flexible module completion due dates + live discussions
• Cohort-based learning community
• Passing requires 85% or higher on assignments and active participation
• Earn Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for each course
• Receive the SSSE Certificate upon completing all three courses

Drop/Transfer Policy

Students will only be able to withdraw/drop a course for a refund within the first week a course begins. Students will only be able to withdraw from a course and transfer to another section within the first week a course begins. Requests to drop/transfer must be done in writing (email) to the program coordinator. And email notification should also be sent to the instructor.