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College of DuPage

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College of DuPage is a community college in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, offering "Psychedelic Mindview," an 8-week asynchronous online continuing education course taught by Bruce Sewick that examines psychedelics through historical, clinical, cultural, and psychological lenses. The course covers indigenous use, contemporary research, and the therapeutic potential of psychedelic medicines, with no pre-enrollment criteria required.

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Blossom’s read

College of DuPage is a mainstream community college with an unusual but credible psychedelic offering rather than a specialist training shop. Its Psychedelic Mindview course sits squarely in an academic continuing-education context, and the material appears grounded in human services, clinical research, and historical study rather than practitioner certification. It will likely appeal most to curious learners and helping professionals who want a structured, non-sensational overview, but it is not presented as a clinical qualification or a dedicated facilitator track.

Who College of DuPage is for

Best suited to curious adults, students of human services, and helping professionals who want an academic introduction to psychedelics. It also looks relevant to clinicians or counsellors who want context for client disclosures and current research.

Prerequisites

No formal pre-enrolment criteria were found for HUMAN 1130 in the available sources. The course catalogue describes it as a 2-credit Human Services course, but does not state a licence, qualification, or prior experience requirement.

Accreditation & recognition

College of DuPage is a community college, and Psychedelic Mindview appears in the Human Services catalogue as HUMAN 1130 for 2 credit hours. The sources reviewed do not indicate a special psychedelic certification, CME, or CE designation for this course.

Cost

COD tuition is charged by residency status and can change by term. For Summer 2026, in-district tuition is listed at $156 per credit hour and out-of-state/international tuition at $429 per credit hour, with additional fees possible; as HUMAN 1130 is 2 credit hours, the base tuition would be two credit hours at the relevant rate, plus any course or registration fees.

What you walk away with

Learners walk away with academic exposure to the history of psychedelic use, indigenous and religious contexts, and contemporary research, especially around therapeutic and substance-use applications. The course is described as an exploration rather than a professional credential, so the main outcome is knowledge and conceptual grounding, not licensure or formal practice authority.

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