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Catalog 2025 — Indefinite    
For Academic Program: This program will provide students already holding a master's degree in nursing with this certificate to gain additional knowledge and competency in providing lifestyle-focused interventions to prevent or manage chronic illnesses. The courses are already in place for students wishing to achieve a doctoral-level degree with an emphasis in lifestyle medicine.

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Students are eligible for certification through the National Board of Health and Wellness Coaches (NBHWC) and the American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM). Individuals with a master’s degree in nursing may apply the certificate coursework toward the DNP degree within a five-year period of certificate completion.



Emphasis Requirements

REQUIRED COURSES (17 Total Credits)
  • Course(s):
    • NURS502 - Orientation to Graduate Nursing Studies (0)
    • NURS728 - Introduction to Lifestyle Medicine (2)
    • NURS734 - Health Coaching for Professionals (3)
    • NURS735 - Lifestyle Strategies for Optimizing Psychosocial Health (2)
    • NURS742 - Exercise Modalities for Health-related Fitness (2)
    • NURS745 - Nutritional Approaches to Disease Prevention, Management and Reversal (2)
    • NURS748 - Lifestyle Management of Chronic Lifestyle-Related Disease (3)
    • NURS753 - Practicum: Culinary Medicine (1)
    • NURS755 - ACLM Board Review (2)
    • NURS687 - Master's Nursing Program Finalization (0)
  • Select 2 credits(s): NURS 751 Practicum: Lifestyle Medicine
REQUIRED COGNATES (3 Total Credits)
  • Select 3 credit(s):
    • RELT545 - God and Human Suffering (3)
    • RELB548 - Jesus as Healer (3)
PREREQUISITES (10 Total Credits)
  • Course(s):
    • NURS550 - Advanced Pathophysiology (3)
    • NURS552 - Advanced Pharmacology (3)
    • NURS555 - Advanced Health Assessment (4)
Grand Total Credits: 30

Sample Sequence Plan