Health is no longer just about treating illness — it's about the whole person. GCU's Integrative Health Certificate gives you a credentialed foundation in that whole-person approach, and a head start on GCU's graduate program if you choose to continue.
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Integrative health concepts intersect directly with education, psychology, social work, gerontology, religion, business, and biology — which is exactly why GCU designed this certificate to support students across disciplines, not just health majors.
Earn the certificate as an undergraduate, and you'll enter GCU's M.A. in Integrative Health with advanced standing — a 3- to 6-credit course waiver based on your academic record. That's real time and tuition saved if graduate study is part of your plan.
This isn't a survey of wellness fads. The curriculum builds a genuine profile of the integrative health paradigm from philosophical, historical, and methodological perspectives, giving you a framework you can apply well beyond any single practice or trend.
Integrative health emerged as a direct response to a changing health perspective in Western culture — one that treats wellness as more than the absence of illness. GCU’s Integrative Health Certificate was developed to give students a rigorous, multi-angle understanding of that shift: philosophical, historical, and methodological.
The program requires a minimum of 18 credits in integrative health coursework, plus 1 credit chosen from a set of embodied-practice courses — Tai Chi, Yoga, or Chi Kung for Stress Reduction — for 19 credits total. Because the certificate and GCU’s Integrative Health minor share the same course foundation, the concepts you learn readily support work in education, psychology, social work, gerontology, religion, business, and biology, making this one of GCU’s most flexible undergraduate credentials.
Students who complete the certificate (or the minor) are placed in advanced standing when they begin GCU’s M.A. in Integrative Health, with a 3- to 6-credit course waiver — covering one elective course and/or HH515 Holistic Stress Management — available based on academic standing.
The integrative health minor and integrative health certificate program were developed as a response to the changing health perspective in Western culture. The courses are designed to provide a profile of the integrative paradigm from philosophical, historical and methodological viewpoints. These concepts readily support other disciplines such as education, psychology, social work, gerontology, religion, business, and biology. For both the minor and certificate program, students must complete a minimum of 18 credits in integrative health and 1 credit of PE300 Tai Chi, PE305 Yoga, or PE310 Chi Kung for Stress Reduction.
Students who minored in Integrative Health (or earned the undergraduate level certificate) will be placed in advanced standing as they begin their M.A. in Integrative Health program at GCU. A 3- to 6-credit course waiver (one elective course and/or HH515 Holistic Stress Management) can be granted based on their academic standing.
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