Wellness Coaching, Certificate of Achievement
Banner Code: 3_CN_WELL
Control Number: 39477
Financial Aid Eligible
This certificate trains individuals in the core competencies of the coaching profession, including skills in relationship-building, active listening, powerful questioning, goal-setting, positive psychology, and motivational interviewing. Enhanced knowledge in the areas of nutrition, fitness, and mindfulness practices are a vital part of the curriculum to prepare individuals to work in a variety of professional settings in the emerging field of Health and Wellness Coaching. This certificate focuses on empowering clients to make healthy lifestyle choices and lasting behavioral changes in order to optimize their health and well-being.
Program Level Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:
- Assess client wellness within accepted professional standards and within the scope of practice.
- Implement comprehensive behavior change programs including the cognitive-, effective-, and psychomotor-learning domains.
- Comply with professional standards, ethics, and applicable laws and regulations regarding the practice of Wellness Coaching.
Review Graduation Requirements.
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core | ||
| Complete the following: | ||
| FN C170 | Nutrition | 3 |
| HLTH C100 | Personal Health | 3 |
| HLTH C120 | Introduction to Wellness Coaching 1 | 3 |
| HLTH C230 | Health Psychology 1 | 3 |
| or PSYC C230 | Health Psychology | |
| Elective Courses | ||
| Select six units of the following: | 6 | |
| Introduction to the Concepts of Anatomy and Physiology | ||
or BIOL C221 | Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology | |
| Nutrition and Disease | ||
| Nutrition through the Lifecycle | ||
or AGNG C225 | Nutrition through the Lifecycle | |
| Physiology of Exercise 2 | ||
| Fitness for Life | ||
or PE C201 | Fitness for Life | |
| Exercise Testing and Prescription 2 | ||
| Total Units | 18 | |
- 1
Taking HLTH C120 Introduction to Wellness Coaching AND HLTH C230 Health Psychology or PSYC C230 Health Psychology will prepare you to take National Certification Exams.
- 2
Students wishing to gain the skills to be a Physical Trainer should take KIN C190 Physiology of Exercise AND KIN C289 Exercise Testing and Prescription. These courses will prepare you to take National Certification Exams offered by agencies, such as the National Strength and Conditioning Association or the American Council on Exercise.