Health and Wellness Certificate

Total credit hours: 25

The Health and Wellness Certificate program is focused on developing students who can demonstrate knowledge of human movement to improve quality of life for both individuals and society. It will prepare students for jobs in personal training, as well as in physical and occupational therapy settings.

Certificate recipients will be able to:

1. Illustrate and apply professional employability skills, such as the ability to communicate, convey and design personalized health promotion programs for individuals.
2. Apply an understanding of human movement, personal training and physical therapy to the Health and Wellness professional industry.
3. Research, design and implement health assessment tools for the purpose of individualizing clients’ progression plans.
4. Emphasize and promote cultural competency in professional, community and classroom settings.