Working with Military Families ,Certificate
Advocacy, Marriage, Relationships, Soldiers, Stress, Therapy, counseling
Gain valuable skills and experience to help you pursue a career working with military personnel and their families.
Students in the working with military families certificate program complete academic coursework to enhance their knowledge of human development, marital and familial relationships, and family dynamics in the context of military culture.
Students learn about the complex challenges that military personnel, military families and veterans face, such as dealing with multiple deployments, war, combat, trauma and death. They study normative family processes, stress and coping with military culture.
- College/school:
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Location: Tempe
2025-2026 Catalog Year
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The certificate requires 18 credit hours. At least 12 credit hours must be completed at the upper-division level and a grade of "C" (2.00 on a 4.00 scale) or higher is required in all courses.
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CDE 232: Human Development
(SOBE)
3 Credit
Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
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C | 3 |
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FAS 101: Personal Growth and Relationships
(SOBE)
3 Credit
Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
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C | 3 |
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FAS 331: Modern Family Relationships
(SOBE)
3 Credit
Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
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C | 3 |
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FAS 410: Military Family Systems in a Democracy
3 Credit
Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
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C | 3 |
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SOC 415: Families and Social Policy
3 Credit
Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
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C | 3 |
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FAS 484: Internship
Students are required to complete a capstone internship project that includes a field work experience, a written integrative paper and an oral presentation.
3 Credit
Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
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C | 3 |
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Prerequisite courses may be needed in order to complete the requirements of this certificate.
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There are no admission requirements beyond those for admission to ASU.
A student pursuing an undergraduate certificate must be enrolled as a degree-seeking student at ASU. Undergraduate certificates are not awarded before the completion of an undergraduate degree. A student who already holds an undergraduate degree may pursue an undergraduate certificate as a nondegree-seeking graduate student.
Program learning outcomes identify what a student will learn or be able to do upon completion of their program. This program has the following program outcomes:
- Understand the contextual influences on individual and family relationships specific to military families
- Analyze family relationship patterns, including communication, conflict, roles.
- Analyze the contextual influences on individual and family relationships specific to military families.
Graduates may be more marketable to employers and advance their career options when they complement their major with this undergraduate certificate specialization in working with military families.
Graduates understand and appreciate the similarities and differences between civilian and military culture, making them more inclusive coworkers, managers and community members with regard to the military community. Students who complete this undergraduate certificate often decide to pursue employment in health care, counseling, social work, sociology or education.
Advanced degrees or certifications may be required for academic or clinical positions.
Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics
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WLSN 300L
advisor@asu.edu
480-965-6978
3 year programs
These programs allow students to fast-track their studies after admission and earn a bachelor's degree in three years or fewer while participating in the same high-quality educational experience of a 4-year option. Students should talk to their academic advisor to get started.
Accelerated master's
These programs allow students to accelerate their studies to earn a bachelor's plus a master's degree in as few as five years (for some programs).
Each program has requirements students must meet to be eligible for consideration. Acceptance to the graduate program requires a separate application. Students typically receive approval to pursue the accelerated master’s during the junior year of their bachelor's degree program. Interested students can learn about eligibility requirements and how to apply.
