Palliative Care (Graduate Certificate)
This certificate is designed for current and prospective health care and allied health care workers who have career interests in the palliative care field.
Admission Requirements
In addition to meeting the University wide requirements for graduate admission, applicants must:
- have a GPA of 3.0 or higher from an undergraduate program (B.S or B.A) at an accredited institution
- provide two letters of recommendation
- submit a personal statement, maximum 500 words, describing the applicant’s background and motivation for entering the field of study as well as the applicant’s rationale for applying to Marymount’s Graduate Certificate in Palliative Care
Minimum Grade
A minimum grade of B- is needed to receive credit for a course in this certificate. All graduate students in the College of Health and Education must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0.
Students whose GPA falls below 3.0 at the end of any semester will be placed on academic probation. Students must bring their cumulative GPA to 3.0 or higher within nine (9) graduate credits or be dismissed. A student whose cumulative GPA falls below 3.0 a second time will be dismissed.
Certificate Requirements
12 Credits
Required Courses
| IPE 501 | Introduction to Palliative Care | 3 |
| IPE 502 | Grief and Loss in Advanced Illness and Palliative Care | 3 |
| IPE 503 | Palliative Care Management and Leadership | 3 |
| IPE 504 | Pain and Symptom Management in Palliative Care | 3 |