# Peer Education Leadership - Advanced (Certificate of Proficiency)

Gavilan College · 2026-2027 Catalog · Department: Guidance

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The Certificate in Peer Education Leadership prepares students to serve in a variety of on and off campus peer education roles including tutoring, mentoring, supplemental instruction, and community leadership.  Students will learn a variety of traditional and non-traditional leadership skills and  strategies for interacting with individuals and groups of differing opinions, values, cultures, and frames of reference.

**Learning Outcome(s):**

1.  Demonstrate the ability to apply fundamentals of peer education, restating facts and assumptions, describing people and conditions, and explaining the challenges and potential benefits inherent in any peer education relationship
2.  Model and assess effective active peer education strategies
3.  Interact with individuals and groups with sensitivity and awareness of differing opinions, values, cultures, and frames of reference
4.  Demonstrate knowledge of the group process
5.  Convey information in a variety of contexts and communicate effectively and responsibly with a number of audiences
6.  Approach interactions with colleagues and peers with poise and self-assurance

| Course | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| GUID 27 | Contemporary Leadership | 3 |
| or COUN 52 | Peer Mentoring, Education, and Leadership | 1 |
| or PSYC 52 | Peer Mentoring, Education, and Leadership | 1 |
| or GUID 28 | Tutor Training | 1 |
| ENGL 12 | Tutoring Writers: Practice | 1 |
| or CMUN 1A | Introduction to Public Speaking | 3 |
| or CMUN 4 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| or CMUN 6 | Introduction to Conflict Resolution | 3 |
| or POLS 6 | Introduction to Conflict Resolution | 3 |
| or PSYC 6 | Introduction to Conflict Resolution | 3 |
| or CMUN 8 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| or CMUN 10 | Small Group Communication | 3 |
| **Total** | | **** |