Health Coach Certification Requirements

Admission Requirements

1. A four-year bachelor's degree or equivalent from a regionally accredited college or university.
2. An overall undergraduate grade point average of 2.75 or greater for all undergraduate work or a GPA of at least 3.0 for the junior and senior years of undergraduate work (based on A=4.0).
3. Satisfy the School of Graduate Studies' English Language Proficiency requirements as published in the graduate catalog.

Certificate Requirements

In addition to completing all required coursework a minimum of 40 hours of live, synchronous training is required by the NBHWC and to meet this requirement, attendance is mandatory for every live session throughout the three courses. Students enrolled in this program must meet the mandatory synchronous training requirements.

Students must pass a practical skills assessment before logging the required 50 coaching sessions for the national exam.