The certificate program in Couples, Marriage, and Family Counseling is available in two forms: a for-credit academic Graduate Certificate and a noncredit Certificate of Completion.

The Portland State University Graduate Certificate
A graduate certificate program is a linked series of approved graduate-level courses, which constitute a coherent body of study with a specific, defined focus within a discipline. It is designed for a postbaccalaureate participant and reflects the educational mission of the University. Courses and certificates completed are transcripted by the registrar as a part of the student's permanent university record.

Advantages:

• An opportunity to continue your education in a way that demonstrates your initiative and interest to employers and increases your knowledge
  
• Graduate-level sequence of classes which organizes knowledge and information relevant to one aspect of a discipline
  
• Successful performance in a Graduate Certificate program can be applied to a master's degree program in the same discipline

A student must be formally admitted to the Graduate Certificate program.

Certificate of Completion
A Certificate of Completion is awarded to all who successfully complete the program in Addictions Counseling as a noncredit student. This certificate reflects the total contact hours for continuing education credit of 180 hours. In addition, students needing to document their participation on a course-by-course basis can receive a certificate of completion for each individual course they successfully complete.

Certification Information (CEUs and Licensure)
Thirty contact hours are available for each course. Participants can receive a certificate of completion for each course completed or NBCC clock-hour verification. CEUs may be used toward Oregon and Washington counseling or social work licensure. They may also be appropriate for meeting Oregon psychology continuing education requirements.