This is the 2026-2027 catalog. If you began in another year, you may need a different catalog.

2026-2027 Graduate Catalog

The Graduate Certificate in Leadership and Peak Performance focuses on the principles of effective leadership and the science of peak performance. Students will explore key leadership frameworks, performance psychology, and strategies for motivating teams and individuals to achieve excellence. The program emphasizes practical applications across diverse organizational settings.

Leadership Course3
Choose one course:
Leading the Self
Seminar in the Neuroscience of Leadership
Strategic Leadership in Practice
Electives:6
Choose two courses:
Leading the Self
Seminar in the Neuroscience of Leadership
Strategic Leadership in Practice
Field Experience in Coaching
Marketing: Creating Brand Value
Business and Marketing Strategy
Foundations of Athletic Training
Evaluation and Management of Acute/Emergent Conditions
Counseling Microskills
Theories of Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology
Advanced Nutrition for Sport and Fitness
Nutrient Metabolism Across the Lifespan
Culinary Medicine
Total Credits9

Admission Requirements 

The Office of Graduate Studies sets minimum standards for admission requirements to all graduate programs. Please consult this section of the catalog to review requirements for admission, including the official transcripts you must submit.

International students should consult the Office of Graduate Studies requirements for all international applicants in the front of the catalog.

Note: Students who are already in the MS Management, the MS SEPP course-based track, or MS in Applied Leadership for Teaching & Learning degree program do not need to apply to this certificate. You may fill out a form, instead, Graduate Certificate Declare Form.

Progress to Completion 

  1. Candidate applies to this certificate program by submitting the appropriate materials. 
  2. Candidate is admitted to the certificate program by the UWGB Program Chair. 
  3. Student fulfills the program course requirements.
  4. Students completing a graduate degree program at UWGB will have the certificate posted to their transcripts upon conferral of their graduate degree. 

NOTE: Graduate students who are already admitted to a degree program who wish to be enrolled in a certificate aligned with the degree are able to submit a Graduate Certificate Declaration form in lieu of this admission process (steps 1 and 2 above).