Overview

With the Human Services certificate at Widener University, you can advance your expertise and level up your career working in nonprofit organizations, for-profit social service agencies, health care organizations, state and local governments, and beyond.

Key Features

If you're looking to hone your interpersonal skills and find creative solutions to the complex challenges facing human service organizations today, these certificates are for you.

Offered 100% online, our graduate-level human services certificate programs focus on two specific areas:

Human Services Foundations: designed for professionals entering human services industries

Human Services Leadership: designed for current human service industry leaders

As you study theory, research, and best practices across human services professions, you'll gain the expertise and confidence necessary to ignite your career and successfully navigate your organization through change and growth.

Programme Structure

Courses Include:

Human Service Profession

Human Services Administration

Developing Effective Decision Making
Leading, Assessment and Evaluation in Human Services
Legal and Ethical Issues in Human Services

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-08-25 00:00:00

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Starting 2026-01-13 00:00:00

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More details

We accept applications on a rolling basis—there are no hard deadlines.

Language

English

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Credits

9 SCH

Delivered

Online

Disciplines

Social Work View 152 other Bachelors in Social Work in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Online application
$35 application fee
Resume
All baccalaureate official transcripts

Personal Statement: Please explain why you wish to do graduate work in the field you have selected with particular emphasis on your proposed area of specialization. Please limit this essay to no more than one typewritten page. The admissions committee will assess the personal statement for content and quality of writing.
International: Submit your official transcripts from all college/university post-secondary institutions. A course-by-course credential evaluation completed by a NACES certified organization will be accepted if the transcript is not in the English language.

Tuition Fee

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International

3726 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 3726 USD for the full programme during 12 months.
National

3726 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 3726 USD for the full programme during 12 months.
In-State

3726 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 3726 USD for the full programme during 12 months.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find Bachelor's scholarship opportunities for Human Services.

Available Scholarships

You are eligible to apply for these scholarships but a selection process will still be applied by the provider.

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