Do I Meet the Requirements?
The graduate faculty have established admission standards for the Master of Arts in Integrative Health and Wellbeing Coaching.
They include the following:
- a Bachelor’s Degree (or higher) in a health or wellness-related field (including, but not limited to: exercise physiology, health education, nursing, or nutrition) from an accredited US institution or a foreign equivalent; OR
- a Master’s Degree (or higher) in health care administration, naturopathic medicine, medicine, pharmacy, psychology, or public health from an accredited US institution or a foreign equivalent; OR
- are a board-certified chaplain with a minimum of 3 years in a health care setting; OR
- are currently enrolled in a health care professional graduate training program at an accredited institution.
Do you have a health-related background?
The following courses are required for students that enter the program with a health-related degree:
- CSPH 5101 Introduction to Integrative Therapies and Healing Practices (3 credits)
- CSPH 5701 Fundamentals of Health Coaching I (2 credits)
- CSPH 5702 Fundamentals of Health Coaching II (4 credits)
- CSPH 5703 Health Coaching Practicum I (1 credit)
- CSPH 5704 Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion in Health & Wellbeing (3 credits)
- CSPH 5708 Mind-Body Science and Trauma-Informed Mental Health (3 credits)
- CSPH 5709 Health and Wellness Coaching for Groups (2 credits)
- CSPH 5714 Health Behavior Change Theory and Lifestyle Medicine (3 credits)
- CSPH 5715 Leadership and Evidence-based Decision Making (2 credits)
- CSPH 5716 Health Coaching Practicum II (1 credit)
- CSPH 8701 Internship (3 credits)
- CSPH Elective (1 credit)*
- PubH 6751 Principles of Management in Health Services Organizations (2 credits)
Electives*
(1 credit elective at 5000-level or higher* to be selected from CSPH or Minor coursework.)
Up to 10 credits may be completed^ prior to entering the program as a graduate non-degree seeking student or while enrolled in another master, doctoral, or professional level program at the University of Minnesota. Students must be admitted to the program before completing the remaining 20 required credits.
*CSPH 4000-level may be counted for the 1 elective required.
^ Students must be admitted to the program before completing the core health coaching courses: CSPH 5701, 5702, 5703, 5704, 5709, 5716, and 8701. For more information about how to enroll in courses that may be taken as a non-degree seeking student prior to entering the program, please contact Christina at [email protected].
The following courses are required for students that enter the program with a degree that is not health-related:
- CSPH 5101 Introduction to Integrative Therapies and Healing Practices (3 credits)
- CSPH 5701 Fundamentals of Health Coaching I ( 2 credits)
- CSPH 5702 Fundamentals of Health Coaching II (4 credits)
- CSPH 5703 Health Coaching Practicum I (1 credit)
- CSPH 5704 Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion in Health & Wellbeing (3 credits)
- CSPH 5707 Coaching People with Clinical Conditions (2 credits)
- CSPH 5708 Mind-Body Science and Trauma-Informed Mental Health (3 credits)
- CSPH 5709 Health and Wellness Coaching for Groups (2 credits)
- CSPH 5714 Health Behavior Change Theory and Lifestyle Medicine (3 credits)
- CSPH 5715 Leadership and Evidence-based Decision Making (2 credits)
- CSPH 5716 Health Coaching Practicum II (1 credit)
- CSPH 8701 Internship (3 credits)
- CSPH Elective (1 credit)
Electives
(1 credit elective at 5000-level or higher* to be selected from CSPH or Minor coursework.)
Up to 10 credits may be completed^ prior to entering the program as a graduate non-degree seeking student or while enrolled in another master, doctoral, or professional level program at the University of Minnesota. Students must be admitted to the program before completing the remaining (20) required credits.
* CSPH 4000-level may be counted as the 1 elective.
^ Students must be admitted to the program before completing the core health coaching courses: CSPH 5701, 5702, 5703, 5704, 5707, 5709, 5716, and 8701. For more information about how to enroll in courses that may be taken as a non-degree seeking student prior to entering the program, please contact Christina at [email protected].