The DMHI offers a Graduate Certificate in Disaster Mental Health to graduate students in accredited master's level counseling, psychiatric nursing, and marriage and family therapy programs, to students in doctoral programs in clinical and counseling psychology, and students in psychiatric residency programs. (The actual certificate is not awarded until graduation from one of these programs.) This certificate is also available to existing licensed mental health professionals. Licensed mental health professionals may complete the graduate certificate through continuing education rather than graduate tuition.

Total semester credit hours (or continuing education equivalent): 12

PSYC 655, Crisis Intervention, 3 credit hours
PSYC 656, Disaster Mental Health, 3 credit hours
PSYC 658, Serving the Diverse Community in Disaster, 3 credit hours

PSYC 657, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, 3 credit hours
PSYC 659, International Disaster Psychology, 3 credit hours
PSYC 755, Management in Disaster Mental Health, 3 credit hours
PSYC 757, Directed Readings in Disaster Psychology, 3 credit hours
PSYC 758, Directed Research in Disaster Psychology, 3 credit hours
PSYC 759, Selected Topics in Disaster Psychology, 3 credit hours

All graduate students enrolled in mental health programs who wish to receive the Graduate Certificate in Disaster Mental Health are required to complete all requirements for their degrees in addition to the requirements for the proposed certificate.

A grade of "C" or lower in any course required for the graduate certificate is unacceptable and necessitates the student repeating the course if she/he wish to complete the certificate.

Students in the Graduate Certificate program are required to complete a tabletop disaster response scenario for the DMHI faculty and national figures in the field. This provides a capstone measure of the success of the graduate certificate program. The goal for this assessment is that all students will be evaluated by the national team members as superior to entry level disaster mental health personnel.

The Graduate Certificate in Disaster Mental Health requires 12 graduate semester hours (or the equivalent in continuing education). There are no additional fees assessed to participants for the Graduate Certificate. Costs differ for students who are or who are not residents of South Dakota. Costs are accurate as of February 6, 2003, but are subject to change by the South Dakota Board of Regents. Continuing education costs are shown separately.

	South Dakota Residents	Out-of-State Students		Continuing Education
Tuition (12 hours)	$1,312.80	$3,869.40		$2,000.00
General Activity Fee (12 hours)	$181.80	$181.80		.00
University Support (12 hours)	$634.80	$634.80		.00
One Time Application Fee	$25.00	$25.00		.00
Total Tuition & Fees (12 hours)	$2,154.40	$4,711.00		$2,000.00

All participants in the SIP need to notify the DMHI of your intent to attend the classes as soon as possible, but by May 8 at the latest. Participants in the Summer Intensive Program who are not already students at The University of South Dakota and wish to receive graduate credit for the SIP are required to complete an application to become a "Special Student" in the graduate school. The special student applicant is not required to furnish transcripts or recommedations and there is no minimum grade point requirement. A student in this classification must complete a Special Student - Post-Graduate Status application. Actual registration for the courses can take place during the first week of the on-campus classes.

A limited number of rooms are being held for SIP participants at reduced rates at the brand new Holiday Inn Express in Vermillion. These rooms will be available on a first-come basis. University housing may also be available. Contact the DMHI for further information.