Health and Wellness Coach ,Certificate
Behavioral Health, Behavioral Psychology, Chronic Diseases, Corporate Wellness, Health Care, Health communication, Nutrition, Prevention, Weight Management, lifestyle
Are you passionate about coaching people to be the healthiest version of themselves? Gain the knowledge needed to boost your career and prepare to become a board-certified health and wellness coach.
The health and wellness coach certificate program brings together coursework from the disciplines of exercise and wellness, nutrition, behavioral health and coaching psychology. Students develop a strong background in, perspective on, and practical experience in the techniques and methods used to decrease and prevent chronic disease risks.
Students in this program learn and practice:
- coaching communication skills
- evidence-based behavior change methodologies
- guiding individuals through meaningful lifestyle changes
- health coaching techniques
- strategies to influence sustainable healthy lifestyles
Faculty monitor student-led coaching sessions to provide feedback on how students may improve their coaching skills. A final practical skills evaluation is completed to assess a student's health and wellness coaching ability.
Students who successfully complete this certificate program meet the eligibility requirements for the National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coaches examination offered by the National Board for Health and Wellness Coaching (https://nbhwc.org).
- College/school:
College of Health Solutions
- Location: Downtown Phoenix, West Valley
- Second language requirement: No
- STEM-OPT extension eligible: No
To enroll in the certificate program, the applicant must be admitted to ASU as a degree-seeking or postbaccalaureate student. The certificate requires that students take the following courses, for 18 credit hours. A "C" or better is required in all upper-division coursework. Required Core Courses (15 credit hours) Elective (3 credit hours)
EXW 325 Fitness for Life (3)
HSC 340 Changing Health Behaviors (3) or EXW 342 Health Behavior Change (3) or NTR 350 Nutrition Counseling (3)
HSC 440 Health Coaching Concepts and Skills (3)
HSC 441 Applied Health Coaching Techniques (3)
NTR 241 Human Nutrition (3)
EXW 303 Human Sexuality for Health Education (3)
EXW 312 HIV/AIDS Prevention (1)
EXW 321 Consumer Health (1)
EXW 331 Violence Prevention (1)
EXW 341 Injury Prevention (1)
EXW 344 Physical Activity in Health and Disease (3)
EXW 350 Substance Abuse and Addictive Behavior (3)
EXW 351 Substance Abuse Prevention (1)
EXW 361 Social Media and Marketing in Health Education (1)
EXW 371 Conflict Management and Mediation (1)
EXW 380 Body Image and Wellness (3)
EXW 400 Stress Management for Wellness (3)
EXW 443 Emotional Health and Interpersonal Relationships (3)
HCD 340 Complementary Health Care (3)
HCR 303 Assessing Needs, Assets and Capacity for Health Education (3)
HCR 340 Foundations of Integrative Health (3)
HCR 342 Mind-Body and Energy Therapies and Modalities (3)
NTR 345 Development of Healthy Cuisines (3)
NTR 348 Cultural Aspects of Food, SB and C and G (3)
NTR 360 Entrepreneurship and Value Creation (3)
NTR 450 Nutrition in the Life Cycle, SB (3)
NTR 457 Sports Nutrition (3)
PSY 304 Effective Thinking, L (3)
General university admission requirements:
All students are required to meet general
university admission requirements.
First-year | Transfer | International | Readmission
Additional requirements:
GPA Requirement: 2.00
Incompatible Majors: None
Other Enrollment Requirements: None
A student pursuing an undergraduate certificate must be enrolled as a degree-seeking student at ASU. Undergraduate certificates are not awarded before the completion of an undergraduate degree. A student who already holds an undergraduate degree may pursue an undergraduate certificate as a nondegree-seeking graduate student.
ASU is committed to helping students thrive by offering tools that allow personalization of the transfer path to ASU. Students may use MyPath2ASU® to outline a list of recommended courses to take prior to transfer.
ASU has transfer partnerships in Arizona and across the country to create a simplified transfer experience for students. These pathway programs include exclusive benefits, tools and resources, and they help students save time and money in their college journey.
Program learning outcomes identify what a student will learn or be able to do upon completion of their program. This program has the following program outcomes:
- Apply evidence-based health and wellness coaching competencies to build a coaching relationship, and guide clients through enriched support for self-awareness and self-discovery.
- Implement health and wellness evidence-based interventions and strategies to elicit positive changes in individuals within the general population.
Students can become more marketable and advance their career options with this undergraduate certificate in health and wellness coaching, which complements a variety of major programs of study.
Career options include:
- coach
- community health worker
- fitness and wellness coordinator
- health care support worker
ASU programs that may lead to professional licensure or certification are intended to prepare students for potential licensure or certification in Arizona. Completion of an ASU program may not meet educational requirements for licensure or certification in another state. For more information, students should visit the ASU professional licensure webpage.
College of Health Solutions
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HLTHN 401AA
chs@asu.edu
602-496-3300
3 year programs
These programs allow students to fast-track their studies after admission and earn a bachelor's degree in three years or fewer while participating in the same high-quality educational experience of a 4-year option. Students should talk to their academic advisor to get started.
Accelerated master's
These programs allow students to accelerate their studies to earn a bachelor's plus a master's degree in as few as five years (for some programs).
Each program has requirements students must meet to be eligible for consideration. Acceptance to the graduate program requires a separate application. Students typically receive approval to pursue the accelerated master’s during the junior year of their bachelor's degree program. Interested students can learn about eligibility requirements and how to apply.
