Traumatic Brain Injury Certificate
Each year, 1.5 million people will sustain a traumatic brain injury. If you've experienced a need for specialized training in this area, Hamline’s Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Certificate will provide the knowledge and expertise to best assist students with TBI.
Program Overview
Hamline’s TBI courses are taught by professionals in the field who excel at giving you everything you need to become skilled in working with students with a traumatic brain injury or other special needs.
- Learn to understand the cognitive, academic, social/emotional, and communicative needs of students with TBI
- Meet state-required competencies
- Earn graduate credit
- Fulfill legal requirements for your school
Courses
12 credits are required to complete the TBI Certificate. This includes 9 credits of required courses and 3 elective credits.
Required Courses:
SPED 7071: Traumatic Brain Injury 101 (2 credits)
SPED 7072: TBI: Emotional/Behavioral Issues (1 credit)
SPED 7083: Biomedical Aspects of Physical and Developmental Disabilities (2 credits)
SPED 7084: Neurobiological Disorders (2 credits)
SPED 7089: Introduction to Shaken Baby Syndrome (1 credit)
SPED 7995: SPED: Final Synthesis (1 credit)
Certificate Completion Process
If you believe you have completed all of the requirements of the Traumatic Brain Injury Certificate, please contact gcs@hamline.edu to request your printed certificate. Your transcript will be evaluated for completion. We cannot issue certificates to students with financial holds on their accounts. Certificates are processed monthly and you can expect to receive it within four to six weeks after your request. In your request, please provide the following information: name as you would like it printed on the certificate, student ID, month and year of completion, and the mailing address where you like the certificate sent. Congratulations on your hard work!