The Certificate in Community Development provides you with a base of community theory uniquely offered through the Sociology Program as well as vital technical skills (such as strategic planning, focus group research and small group dynamics) to address real-world community issues and problems. Once you have taken all the required classes, you will be issued a certificate that recognizes your successful completion of the certificate.

Note: Students admitted to FHSU for graduate study may take SOC 679 Community Theory and Development for graduate level credit by completing additional assignments.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required Courses 1
SOC 679	Community Theory and Development (Spring Semester)	3
Directed Choices		6
Select option A or option B:
Option A
SOC 436	Social Demography (Fall Semester)
SOC 475	Rural and Urban Sociology (Fall Semester)
Option B
SOC 436	Social Demography (Fall Semester)
or SOC 475	Rural and Urban Sociology
SOC 470	Grant Writing (Fall and Spring Semester)
or GSCI 240	Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Total Hours		9

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Student must complete SOC 679 Community Theory and Development. They may also complete SOC 475 Rural and Urban Sociology and SOC 436 Social Demography. Alternatively, they may complete either SOC 475 Rural and Urban Sociology or SOC 436 Social Demography and one of the other courses listed.

At the present time, the Certificate in Community Development is only available online. For more information, contact the coordinator of the certificate program.

This is an FHSU advisory certificate. Advisory certificates are typically 9-15 hours of coursework.  The certificates are designed by FHSU faculty to provide students a guide to choosing courses that introduce and develop a subject knowledge and/or skills.  These certificates may be used to select a focus within a major, to develop additional knowledge and skills to complement a major, or to pursuing a topic of interest with open elective hours.  

Courses taken as part of an advisory certificate are listed on the student's transcript, however the advisory certificate is not listed on the transcript. Many FHSU departments provide a completion certificate that students may use to show they completed the advised coursework, and talk about what it added to their degree.  Non-degree students may complete the classes outlined in an advisory certificate and receive a completion certificate if offered by the department, however they are not enrolled in a degree plan or eligible for student aid.