Integrative Health Professions Certificate

Program Description

This program is designed for students wanting to complete a one-semester Certificate in Integrative Health Professions and enter the workforce. Students explore expanding integrative therapies. Students study nutritional balance, holistic modalities, body-mind responses, creating an independent practice, and healing presence. This certificate program supplements a health professional's practice with knowledge of emerging integrative therapies and the overall concepts of holism and health prevention. Nurses, physical/occupational therapists, massage therapists, and others with existing medical, integrative health or wellness-promotion backgrounds and careers, or those who have an existing college degree will benefit from this certificate for professional development, continuing education credits, or to combine with one of the other professional IHP certificates.

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My Academic Plan: Full-Time

Courses are displayed in a full-time sequence showing the fastest path to your certificate. Follow the pathway below to complete your certificate in 1 semester. For more information, please see your Academic Advisor.

First Semester

IHP 2001	Integrative Health Keystone	3
IHP 2040	Holistic Nutrition: Digestive Wellness	3
IHP 2060 or IHP 2061 or IHP 2062 or IHP 2063	PNI: Exploring Mind-Body Connection (IHP 2060) or Traditional Chinese Medicine (IHP 2061) or Foundations of Lifestyle Medicine (IHP 2062) or Intro to Ayurveda Medicine (IHP 2063)	3
IHP 2000	Creating Healing Presence	1
Elective	Any IHP Course(s)	5
Total Credit Hours:		15

My Academic Plan: Part-Time

Courses are displayed in a part-time sequence providing flexibility for the working professional. Follow the pathway below to complete your certificate within 2 semesters (1 year). This pathway may be accelerated by applying transfer credit, credit for prior learning, and/or completing one or more additional courses each semester. For more information, please see your Academic Advisor.

Fall Semester 1

IHP 2001	Integrative Health Keystone	3
IHP 2060 or IHP 2061 or IHP 2062 or IHP 2063	PNI: Exploring Mind-Body Connection (IHP 2060) or Traditional Chinese Medicine (IHP 2061) or Foundations of Lifestyle Medicine (IHP 2062) or Intro to Ayurveda Medicine (IHP 2063)	3
Elective	Any IHP Course(s)	2
Total Credit Hours:		8

Semester Note:  IHP 2061 is only offered in the Fall semester

Spring Semester 2

IHP 2040	Holistic Nutrition: Digestive Wellness	3
Elective	Any IHP Course. Prefer: PNI: Exploring Mind-Body Connection (IHP 2060) or Foundations of Lifestyle Medicine (IHP 2062) or Intro to Ayurveda Medicine (IHP 2063)	3
IHP 2000	Creating Healing Presence	1
Total Credit Hours:		7

Semester Note:  IHP 2063 is only offered in the Spring semester.

Total Credit Hours: 15

Prior Learning eligible course

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Important Program Note: 

The required alternative medicine elective for 3 credits may be taken in either the student’s first or second semester. IHP 2060 & IHP 2062 are offered both semesters, however, IHP 2061 is only offered in the Fall and IHP 2063 is only offered in the Spring.

The IHP elective courses may be taken in either semester based on student’s needs.