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Cultivate Compassionate Care in School & Beyond

Education and Social Services Professional Development Courses

We prioritize teaching, research, and services that are student-centered, family-focused, community-engaged, culturally competent and collaboratively designed.

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Program Snapshot

Summer Start Date

May 18, 2026

How Often

Spring, Summer, Fall

Cost

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Learning Format

On Campus, Online

Credits

3

Additional Details

UVM’s Education and Social Services Professional Development Courses equip you to advance your impact in schools, organizations, and communities. Each 3-credit course combines research-based practice with real-world experience—helping you support individuals, families, and communities with compassion and cultural competence. Courses are offered online, hybrid, on-campus, and through travel study for maximum flexibility.

Overview

Our professional development courses are built on collaboration, research-informed practices and real-world experience, offering exciting new opportunities and promising strategies to help you make a difference for individuals, families, schools and communities.

Offered as online, hybrid, on campus, or travel study, UVM’s convenient and flexible courses provide pathways to boost your career, enhance your credentials, and improve your practice.

Curriculum

Choose from courses offered all year long

FAQ

For information about Professional and Continuing Education tuition and financial aid, please visit Student Financial Services. Summer tuition is offered at a discounted rate and can be found here.

Learn about options for discounts, grants, loans, scholarships, and more on our tuition and financial aid page.

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  • Top 3% UVM is among the top 3% of U.S. colleges and universities designated as R1 by the Carnegie Classification.
  • This prestigious distinction recognizes the high level of impactful research conducted at UVM and enhances the value of your education so you can stand out to employers.

With PACE, you’ll stand out to employers with credentials backed by UVM, one of the oldest public universities and one of the few R1 institutions in the country. Being designated as an R1 institution signifies that UVM has achieved the highest level of research activity according to the Carnegie Classification. Out of all U.S. colleges and universities (5,686), only 3% (187) have R1 status.