Mike Cohen I did 2 courses with Mike Cohen's Institute and found them interesting -one by correspondence and one a 5 week internet course. One can earn a Certificate from the Institute or degrees from an unaccredited university{Akamai University}. Several of the courses {about 10 hours or so }can receive credit from Portland State University{accredited}. I received 2 graduate credit hours for my 2 courses. The subject matter is ecopsychology and I would recommend the Orientation Course as it teaches the basics of the Natural Systems Thinking Process , an advanced educational tool, a social technology that helps contemporary people safely make genuine sensory contact with authentic Nature. It enables us to consciously restore Nature's balanced intelligence into our thinking, relationships and spirit. It provides us with readily available, teachable, ways to connect to "higher power" in Nature, backyard or back country. People who use and teach NSTP benefit from a critical component that is normally missing from our thinking, and wellness. Our occupation and relationships improve along with our credibility, global citizenship and happiness. About 5 weeks on line, cheap was 35 dollars, and a graduate credit can be obtained for an additional fee from Portland State U. To take a Free Course got to:http://www.ecopsych.com/gift.html This will give you an idea whether you may want to study this subject. Michael LaFerney C.A.G.S Bridgwater State College M.A Ball State U. BS. University of the State of New York {now Excelsior} A.N San Antonio College