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Clinical Mental Health Care
Undergraduate CertificateThese program requirements are for students who enroll in theÌý2026–2027 academic year.
The online certificate in clinical mental health care at University of Maryland Global Campus is designed to help prepare you for mental health service jobs that do not require licensure or credentialing. It supports work in direct and indirect client care activities performed under the supervision of a licensed professional (e.g., psychologist, medical doctor, social worker, or rehabilitation therapist) across multiple clinical settings (e.g., hospitals, behavioral health agencies, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations). The curriculum provides foundational theoretical and practical coverage of human behavior, mental health, ethics, and current research in the field.
Please note: This certificate is not a licensing credential. It in no way impacts professional state licensure.
Program Highlights
- Learn best practices: Study the basic principles, research concepts, and problems in psychological science.
- Gain knowledge: Gain foundational knowledge of human behavior, mental health, ethics, and current research.
- Examine mental disorders: Examine mental disorders across the lifespan and evaluate emerging issues in abnormal psychology.
- Study clinical work: Learn about diagnostic and therapeutic strategies employed by clinical psychologists.
- Apply research: Apply research methodologies to communicate effectively about the domains of psychology.
- Advance your skills: Study the anatomical structures and physiological processes that determine behavior.
Required Courses
- (3 Credits, PSYC 100)
- (3 Credits, PSYC 251)
- (3 Credits, PSYC 301)
- (3 Credits, PSYC 335)
- (3 Credits, PSYC 353)
- (3 Credits, PSYC 436)
Career Preparation
This certificate program is designed to help you gain foundational knowledge of human behavior, mental health, ethics, and current research in the field.
Experience Recommended for Success in the Program
No previous experience is needed.
Total Program Credits
18
Transfer Credits
Up to 9
Format
- All courses available online
- Select hybrid courses available
Tuition Per Credit
- $337 per credit (in-state)
- $499 per credit (out-of-state)
- $250 per credit (military)
- Other fees may apply
Admission Requirements
This program follows standard UMGC admission requirements.
Military-Specific Details
This program does not have military restrictions. It is available to all eligible civilian and military-affiliated students.
State-Specific Details
This program does not have state-specific restrictions.
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Psychology
Bachelor of ScienceThese program requirements are for students who enroll in theÌý2026–2027 academic year.
Advance in your career with an online bachelor’s degree in psychology from University of Maryland Global Campus. Increase your marketability by learning career-relevant skills in critical thinking and scientific reasoning. Expand your knowledge base under the direction of experienced faculty members who bring their practical expertise to the classroom. Earn your degree on your own time with our convenient online courses and save time and money with our generous transfer credit policy. Why wait? Take the first step and apply today!
Program Highlights
- Apply concepts: Apply relevant concepts, theories, empirical findings, and historical trends to personal, organizational, and social issues.
- Conduct research: Model scientific reasoning by designing, participating in, and evaluating psychological research.
- Think critically: Implement critical and creative thinking, skeptical inquiry, technology-based information literacy, and the scientific approach to solve problems.
- Use ethical principles: Use ethical principles of psychology to evaluate psychological science and practice within professional and personal settings.
- Communicate effectively: Communicate ideas, concepts, arguments, and perspectives during effective interactions with diverse groups in a variety of contexts.
- Understand behavior: Analyze the complexity of human diversity and how it influences our understanding of behavior.
- Become career-ready: Apply psychology content and skills to career readiness, lifetime learning goals, and workforce contributions.
Required Courses
- (3 Credits, PSYC 100)
- (3 Credits, PSYC 220)
- (3 Credits, PSYC 251) or any upper-level PSYC course
- (3 Credits, PSYC 300)
- (3 Credits, PSYC 301)
- (3 Credits, PSYC 310) or any upper-level PSYC course
- (3 Credits, PSYC 335)
- (3 Credits, PSYC 341) or any upper-level PSYC course
- (3 Credits, PSYC 353)
- (3 Credits, PSYC 436)
- (3 Credits, PSYC 495)
Related Required Course
The following may be applied to general education requirements:
- (3 Credits, STAT 200)
Career Preparation
This program is designed to help you prepare for higher-level education in psychology as well as entry-level or mid-level career paths in a variety of industries, including business, healthcare, law enforcement, and higher education. Potential job titles within specific psychology careers include case manager, social services coordinator, mental health technician, data analyst, public relations specialist, and academic advisor. Please note: Psychologist roles often require a master’s degree or doctoral degree.
Experience Recommended for Success in the Program
No previous experience is needed.
Total Program Credits
120
Transfer Credits
Up to 90
Format
- All courses available online
- Select hybrid courses available
Tuition Per Credit
- $337 per credit (in-state)
- $499 per credit (out-of-state)
- $250 per credit (military)
- Other fees may apply
Admission Requirements
This program follows standard UMGC admission requirements.
Military-Specific Details
This program does not have military restrictions. It is available to all eligible civilian and military-affiliated students.
State-Specific Details
Learn more about professional licensure as it relates to this program.
Healthcare Administration
Master of ScienceThese program requirements are for students who enroll in theÌý2026–2027 academic year.
Gain real-world knowledge and skills to advance your career in the dynamic and fast-paced healthcare field with an online master’s degree in healthcare administration from University of Maryland Global Campus. Learn from our experienced faculty members and practitioners as you prepare for leadership roles in department management, health systems analysis, and legislative work.ÌýWith online courses built for the working professional, UMGC also offers scholarships, financial aid, and an interest-free monthly payment plan to help make your education as affordable as possible. Plus, this program uses textbooks from the UMGC Library supplemented withÌýno-cost digital materials for most courses, so you can save on textbook costs.
Program Highlights
- Assess care models: Assess different models of healthcare administration while applying best practices, contemporary theories, and critical analysis to assure organizational performance.
- Manage finances: Apply financial management skills and techniques for responding to uncompensated care, cost increases, increased competition, and increased regulation to administrative and managerial processes.
- Analyze data: Use statistical tools to analyze health data for effective managerial and administrative decisions.
- Make decisions: Apply decision-making skills to solve problems of institutional management, organizational development, and intercultural work environments.
- Evaluate info systems: Evaluate information systems for strategic use in healthcare management and administration.
- Manage constraints: Evaluate regulatory constraints, provider liability, patient rights, employment law and labor relations, and administrative law for healthcare organizations.
- Analyze impact: Analyze the impact of U.S. and global public health issues on healthcare system functionality and community health.
- Be strategic: Apply strategic leadership tools to organize stakeholder commitment and support in meeting healthcare organizational and change management goals.
Required Courses
This program requires a total of 42 credits.Ìý
Initial RequirementÌý
- (0 Credits, UCSP 615)Ìý
This course must be taken within the first 6 credits of study (if required). The UCSP 615 requirement may be waived if you previously earned a graduate degree from a regionally accredited institution. For more information, contact your academic advisor.Ìý
Core Courses (Management Foundations)Ìý
- (3 Credits, MGMT 615)Ìý
- (3 Credits, MGMT 650)Ìý
Core Courses (Healthcare Administration)Ìý
- (3 Credits, HCAD 600)Ìý
- (3 Credits, HCAD 610)Ìý
- (3 Credits, HCAD 620)Ìý
- (3 Credits, HCAD 625)Ìý
- (3 Credits, HCAD 630)Ìý
- (3 Credits, HCAD 635)Ìý
- (3 Credits, HCAD 640)Ìý
- (3 Credits, HCAD 645)Ìý
- (3 Credits, HCAD 650)Ìý
- (3 Credits, HCAD 660)Ìý
- (3 Credits, HCAD 665)Ìý
Capstone CourseÌý
- (3 Credits, HCAD 690)Ìý
Career Preparation
This program is designed to help you prepare for an important professional role in a healthcare organization, like program director, director of operations, practice manager, administrator, assisted living community manager, compliance manager, healthcare account manager, patient advocate, and more. ºÚÁÏÉçÇø courses are taught by experienced faculty members, and address skills and competencies that today’s employers seek.
Experience Recommended for Success in the Program
NoÌýpreviousÌýexperience is needed.
Total Program Credits
42
Transfer Credits
Up to 12
Format
- All courses available online
- Select hybrid courses available
Tuition Per Credit
- $555 per credit (in-state)
- $659 per credit (out-of-state)
- $336 per credit (military)
- Other fees may apply
Admission Requirements
This program follows standard UMGC admission requirements.
Military-Specific Details
This program does not have military restrictions. It is available to all eligible civilian and military-affiliated students.
State-Specific Details
This program does not have state-specific restrictions.