Eating Disorders Certificate

This page covers the prerequisites and admissions requirements for Lewis & Clark’s Eating Disorders Certificate. All Lewis & Clark graduate applicants are also required to fulfill the graduate school’s general admissions requirements for all programs. Please carefully review all admissions requirements as only complete applications will be considered for admission.

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This program is now accepting applications.

Earning an Eating Disorders Certificate

Students who wish to earn a formal certificate from Lewis & Clark must be admitted into the certificate program of interest. The credential is only issued for students who have taken either (1) all courses for degree-applicable credit (500, 600 or 700 level) or (2) all courses for non-degree-applicable credit (800 level). In other words, the certificate cannot be issued if some courses were taken for degree-applicable credit and some were taken for non-degree-applicable credit; they must all be taken for the same kind of credit - no mixing of credit levels.

Eating Disorders Prerequisite

The Eating Disorders Certificate program is appropriate for:

• Students currently enrolled or admitted to one of the following Lewis & Clark Counseling, Therapy, and School Psychology programs: Art Therapy, Marriage, Couple, and Family Therapy, Professional Mental Health Counseling, Professional Mental Health Counseling-Addictions, or School Psychology. Students in the School Counseling program are also eligible. The students must be in good standing.
  • Students currently enrolled in a Lewis & Clark master’s degree and wish to enroll in a certificate program are eligible for an abbreviated application process. Please contact your program’s department office or the graduate admissions office for more information.
• Alumni of Lewis & Clark Graduate School of Education and Counseling counseling programs. Requires program coordinator approval.
• Professionals with prior experience in the mental health, addictions, nutrition, medical, or counseling fields. Must have a master’s degree or be currently enrolled in a graduate program. Those without a master’s degree must be working in an eating disorders facility or providing direct care to clients with eating disorders. Faculty will review transcripts and resumes to determine eligibility.
• Master’s level graduates with comparable counseling or related prerequisites from a regionally accredited program.
• Current graduate students undertaking comparable counseling or related degree programs at other regionally accredited institutions.

Eating Disorders Certificate Application Requirements:

The application form and all supporting materials must be received by the Lewis & Clark Graduate Admissions office in a timely manner. The following are required for admission: