The Department of Educational Psychology offers a Certificate in Individual, Team, and Group Coaching in Specialty Areas. This certificate allows graduate students to receive in-depth training in the theory and praxis of coaching for personal, professional, and leadership development, whether working with individuals, teams, or groups. According to the International Coaching Federation (ICF), coaching is defined as “partnering with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize their personal and professional potential. The process of coaching often unlocks previously untapped sources of imagination, productivity, and leadership.”

In addition, completion of EPSY 608 Coaching Individuals will make students eligible to pursue becoming an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) Level 1 coach, via the International Coaching Federation (ICF). More information about coaching certification can be found on the ICF website at https://coachingfederation.org/credentials-and-standards/acc-paths.

The coaching courses encompass the elements of highly experiential education as defined by the Association for Experiential Education. For those open to growth these courses can be transformational at personal, professional, and leadership levels.

Course List

Code	Title	Semester Credit Hours
EPSY 608	Foundations in Professional Coaching	3
EPSY 609	Coaching Groups and Teams	3
Select one of the following tracks:		6
Education Track
BESL 612	Content Area Instruction for Hispanic Bilingual Programs
EPSY 610	Peer Coaching in PK-12
Human Resources Track
EHRD 613	Career Development in Human Resource Development.
EHRD 689	Special Topics in...
Sports Management Track
SPMT 610	Management of Sport Organizations
SPMT 612	Personnel Management in Sport
Total Semester Credit Hours		12

In addition to the coursework, student will need to hire a mentor coach for 10 hours. And they will need to coach for 100 hours (75 of those hours must be paid and 25 of those hours can be pro bono).