Health Coach Certification Requirements

Complete these requirements to earn a graduate certificate in Health and Wellness coaching.

Admission Requirements

A four-year bachelor's degree from a recognized college or university.
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).
Satisfy the School of Graduate Studies' English Language Proficiency requirements as published in the graduate catalog.

Certificate Requirements

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
N&D 560	Nutrition and Health Coaching	3
N&D 550	Nutrition Education and Program Planning	3
N&D 545	Nutrition in Disease Prevention and Wellness	3

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. Each of the three courses will contain a live 8 hour training day through Zoom and additional synchronous class times. Both N&D 560 and N&D 550 will have four, 2-hour sessions and N&D 545 will have two, 2-hour sessions.

Students must pass a practical skills assessment in N&D 550 (spring semester) before logging the required 50 coaching sessions for the national exam.

Health Coach Certification Requirements Dislcaimer

The requirements on this page are pulled from UND’s academic catalog and may not reflect future terms. Updates are published annually in April.

What is a graduate certificate?

A graduate certificate is a short series of graduate-level college courses that offer specialized training in a specific industry. UND offers graduate certificate programs focused on education, technology, business, and public administration. You must complete your bachelor’s degree before enrolling in a graduate certificate program.

Graduate certificate courses can sometimes be stacked to meet the requirements for a master’s degree. Reach out to the department for clarification prior to entering a graduate certificate program if your desire is to apply your graduate certificate credits to a master’s degree.