Health Coach - Advanced Certificate

Program Code: CHA.35710

The Health Coach Advanced Certificate Program prepares students for a career in health and wellness coaching, focusing on the principles of fitness, nutrition, wellness management, and behavioral change. This program combines coursework in psychology, counseling, exercise physiology, and nutrition, providing a comprehensive foundation to support individuals in reaching their health and wellness goals.

Students will develop skills in client relationship building, goal setting, and motivational techniques while emphasizing holistic approaches to health, including plant-based nutrition and mindfulness practices such as meditation. Graduates of this program will be prepared to promote healthy lifestyles, educate clients on behavioral risk factors, and develop personalized wellness plans that cater to individual needs. Upon completion of this program students will be able to take the American Council on Exercise (ACE) Health Coach national certification exam.

Fall First Year:

BIO 140W - Essentials Of Human Anatomy & Physiology Credits: 5
BIO 152W and BIO 153W can be taken in place of BIO 140W
ENG 111 - College Composition I Credits: 3
LWT 210 - Nutrition: The Science of Optimal Living Credits: 3
LW 222 can be taken in place of LWT 210
LWT 212 - Introduction to Meditation Credits: 1
LWT 245 - Introduction to Plant Based Nutrition-Lifestyle, Health, and Disease Credits: 3

Total Semester Credits: 15

Winter First Year:

LW 221W - Fitness and Wellness Credits: 2
LWT 251 - Exercise Physiology Credits: 4
LWT 255 - Health Fitness Management and Promotion Credits: 3
SOC 300W - Interviewing, Counseling, and the Helping Relationship Credits: 3
LWT 250 - Health Coach Credits: 3

Total Semester Credits: 15

Spring First Year:

PSY 211W - Introduction to Psychology Credits: 4

Total Semester Credits: 4

Total Credits: 34

Notations

THIS CERTIFICATE IS PART OF A LADDERED PROGRAM. CREDITS EARNED MAY BE APPLIED TOWARDS COMPLETION OF AN HEALTH FITNESS SPECIALIST - AAS.

A. LWT 245 is offered in the FALL semester only.

B. LWT 250 and LWT 255 are offered in the WINTER semester only.

C. Students will be required to take the American Council (ACE) Health Coach Certification while taking LWT 250 . Student will be responsible for the fees for this examination.