Humane Society Academy: Courses and Credentialing Programs

Posted on June 25 2015

Humane Society Academy: Courses and Credentialing Programs

Credentialing programs

Credentialing programs include both instructor-led and self-paced courses. Students log in at their own discretion to complete the course material unless a scheduled meeting is described in the syllabus. There are four terms each year, and students are expected to complete a course within the scheduled terms.

Certified Humane Education Specialist Program

This program is designed to help classroom teachers, school administrators, youth outreach professionals, shelter directors, humane education specialists and humane law enforcement officers enhance their credentials and effectively use their limited time and resources to infuse humane education into current prosocial programs. Learn more »

Additional credentialing programs will be added soon.

Courses by topic

Students may take any of our courses individually without committing to an entire certification program.

Humane Education

HE 001 History of Humane Education
HE 002 Humane Education and Theories of Learning and Development
HE 003 The Magic of Stories: Encouraging Empathy through Narrative
HE 004 Empowering Youth through Service-Learning
HE 005 The Educator's Role in Breaking the Cycle of Violence

Sheltering and Rescue

SB 001 Customer SMART: Beyond Customer Service
AS 001 Cat Behavior and Retention (approved students only)

Advocacy

AD 001 Campaigning for Success: Research and Planning
AD 002 Giving Animals a Voice at the Capitol