This certificate is a 12-semester-hour certificate program that provides graduate students and working professionals with a focused curriculum designed to enhance their understanding of psychological and sociological processes salient for the experiences of sport and exercise participants. This certificate is applicable for students who are concurrently pursuing graduate or post-baccalaureate studies in kinesiology, sport management, psychology, sociology, physical therapy, and/or statistics. However, students from any graduate major at Northern Illinois University, any other acceptable graduate degree-granting institution, or Student-at-Large are eligible to apply for and obtain a certificate of graduate study in Sport and Exercise Psychology. Moreover, these courses partially fulfill the educational requirements and can be applied towards completion of the M.S.Ed. in Sport and Exercise Psychology at Northern Illinois University. If applicable, some or all Certificate of Graduate Study in Sport and Exercise Psychology courses may be counted toward students graduate degree requirements in their respective departments. Students presently enrolled in the M.S.Ed. in Sport and Exercise Psychology program at Northern Illinois University are ineligible to obtain this certificate.