My Academic Plan
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should be completed in the order listed. If you are unable to complete all courses listed in a semester,
complete as many courses in this sequence as your schedule allows. If you have questions or concerns about your MAP, please
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Program Description
This program is designed for students wanting to complete a one-year (two semester) Certificate in Integrative Health and Wellness Coaching and enter the workforce. Students explore coaching techniques for healthy lifestyles and well-being. This certificate trains individuals in the core competencies of the coaching profession, including skills in relationship-building, active listening, powerful questioning, goal-setting, motivational interviewing, and the influences of positive psychology and lifestyle medicine. Students will also learn about nutrition, fitness and mindfulness. As a career health and wellness coach in professional settings the student will empower clients to make healthy lifestyle choices and lasting behavioral changes to optimize their health and well-being. This program has been approved and accepted into the consortium of the National Board for Health & Wellness Coaching (NBHWC) https://nbhwc.org/.
Learn more about this program.
First Semester
| IHP 1058 | Intro to Health & Wellness Coaching | 1 |
| IHP 2058 | Advanced Health Wellness Coaching | 3 |
| IHP 2001 | Integrative Health Keystone | 3 |
| IHP 1006 | Enhancing Personal Empowerment | 1 |
| IHP 1007 | Stress Management for Health | 1 |
| ELECTIVE | Any IHP or MST Course(s) | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
Second Semester
| IHP 2059 | Specialized Coaching Techniques | 2 |
| IHP 2052 | Mindfulness for Health & Wellness | 2 |
| IHP 2062 | Lifestyle Medicine Foundations | 3 |
| IHP 2040 | Holistic Nutrition: Digestive Wellness | 3 |
| IHP 1008 | Journaling Towards Wellness | 1 |
| ELECTIVE | IHP 2072 or Any IHP or MST Course(s) | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
Semester Note: Coaching Clinic IHP 2072 is recommended in final term for either 1 of these 2 credits pending offering that term.
You must complete 4 credit hours of IHP Electives over the First and Second semesters. You may select any IHP or MST course or choose to complete a 1-2 credit clinical experience (IHP 2072) as part of your elective choices.