Health Coaching Minor
A minor in health coaching can help you become more marketable, expand your skill set, and add value to your degree.
The Health Coaching Minor is intended for students who desire a career in health and well-being. Students learn the foundations of behavior-change science and the theoretical and practical considerations for empowering clients to adopt and sustain healthy lifestyles. Rather than giving their clients direct instructions, they help people get motivated, make decisions, set goals, and pursue higher levels of wellness. Students completing the minor are prepared to sit for the American Council on Exercise (ACE) national certification exam required to become an ACE Certified Health Coach. This minor should be attractive for students with different academic backgrounds who aspire to help people optimize their health.
A minor in health coaching can lead to a wide range of specialties and career options in the wellness and health sector. Following are some possible areas of specialty for those with experience in health coaching:
- Exercise Physiologists
- Public Health Professionals
- Athletic Trainers
- Nurses
- Rehabilitation Specialists
The Health Coaching Minor requires the completion of 19 semester hours of coursework. Included in the required coursework are two internship experiences, designed to assist students garner real-world skills to apply to their scope of practice.
Contact Us
Contact Information
- Campus Address
- Koehler Fieldhouse 1st Floor
- Phone:
- (570) 422-3302
- Fax:
- (570) 422-3616 (Fax)
- Title of Department Leader
- Department Chair, Exercise Science
- Name
- Shala Davis
- E:
- sdavis@esu.edu
- Phone:
- (570) 422-3302
