Health and Wellness Coach, Certificate
Are you interested in helping others become the healthiest version of themselves? Build coaching skills that carry growing value in a wide variety of industries. This program helps you develop expertise that today's employers increasingly seek.
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Accreditation and professional licensure
Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.
Certificate description
Health and Wellness Coach undergraduate certificate description
The health and wellness coach certificate program brings together coursework from the disciplines of exercise and wellness, nutrition, behavioral health and coaching psychology. You develop a strong background in, perspective on, and practical experience in the techniques and methods used to decrease and prevent chronic disease risks.
In this program you learn and practice:
- approaches to guiding individuals through meaningful lifestyle changes
- coaching communication skills
- evidence-based behavior change methodologies
- health coaching techniques
- strategies to influence sustainable healthy lifestyles
Faculty members monitor your coaching sessions to provide feedback on how you may improve your coaching skills. A final practical skills evaluation is conducted to assess your ability in health and wellness coaching.
If you successfully complete this program, you meet the eligibility requirements to take the National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach examination offered by the National Board for Health and Wellness Coaching (https://nbhwc.org).
Why earn a health and wellness coach undergraduate certificate at ASU?
Where many wellness programs stay focused on health education, this health and wellness coach certificate puts professional coaching competencies and hands-on coaching practice at the center. You examine how physical, emotional and social factors shape a person's health, and learn how coaching can address each of those dimensions.
Courses
This undergraduate certificate includes courses focused on a specialized topic, so you can advance your skills for further professional opportunities. Explore all courses below:
2026-2027 Catalog Year
The certificate requires 24 credit hours. A "C" minimum is required for all courses in the certificate, although students must maintain a 3.00 GPA in the post-baccalaureate certificate program.
| Requirement | Minimum grade | Credit hours |
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The certificate in health and wellness coaching consists of 24 credit hours, of which 21 must be upper division. A minimum grade of "C" (2.00 on a 4.00 scale) is required for each course. |
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CHS 340 Health Behavior Theory
3 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
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C | 3 |
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EXW 344 Impact of Physical Activity on Health and Disease
3 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
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C | 3 |
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EXW 400 Stress Management for Wellness
3 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
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C | 3 |
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EXW 450 Social Drivers of Health
(CIVI)
3 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
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C | 3 |
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HSC 355 Eating for Lifelong Health
(SOBE)
3 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
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C | 3 |
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HSC 440 Health Coaching Concepts and Skills
3 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
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C | 3 |
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HSC 441 Applied Health Coaching Techniques
3 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
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C | 3 |
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NTR 241 Human Nutrition
3 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
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C | 3 |
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Prerequisite courses may be needed in order to complete the requirements of this certificate.
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What you'll learn
The following learning outcomes highlight some of the knowledge and skills you'll develop to support your future success.
- Apply evidence-based health and wellness coaching competencies to build a coaching relationship, and guide clients through enriched support for self-awareness and self-discovery.
- Implement health and wellness evidence-based interventions and strategies to elicit positive changes in individuals within the general population.
Apply evidence-based health and wellness coaching competencies to build a coaching relationship, and guide clients through enriched support for self-awareness and self-discovery.Enrollment requirements
GPA Requirement: 2.00
Incompatible Majors: None
Other Enrollment Requirements: None
A student pursuing an undergraduate certificate must be enrolled as a degree-seeking student at ASU. Undergraduate certificates are not awarded before the completion of an undergraduate degree. A student who already holds an undergraduate degree may pursue an undergraduate certificate as a nondegree-seeking graduate student.
Here are the admission and application details
Paying for college
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Get an estimateCareer opportunities
Careers this health and wellness coach undergraduate certificate prepares you for
Graduates can expand their career options with this certificate, which complements a variety of major programs of study.
Career options include:
- coach
- community health worker
- fitness and wellness coordinator
- health care support worker
Contact information
Use the contact information below to get in touch if you're a current student or have general questions.
School of Human Performance and Lifespan Health
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HLTHN 401AA
chs@asu.edu
602-496-3300
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