Location:

Rochester, United States

Program Type:

Full Degree

Degree Level:

Graduate Certificate

Specialty:

Medical Specialties

Program Overview

Program Description:

The Graduate Certificate in Complementary Medicine and Wellness is a course of study emphasizing patient/client counseling, and education about health promotion, disease prevention, wellness and complementary therapies. Goals include helping patients/clients achieve a level of well-being that reaches beyond merely the absence of disease. Participants will learn to optimize the patient/client-practitioner relationship while promoting health across the identified wellness dimensions: physical, psychological, environmental, spiritual and social. Recent trends in health care delivery have challenged practitioners and educators to integrate alternative approaches that are complementary into traditional practice and to teach methods for evaluating their safety and effectiveness. It is intended that candidates will use the graduate certificate to enhance or further their own professional practice, current licensure or formal education. The program augments the background of professionals in disciplines such as exercise science, counseling, physical therapy, medicine, physician assistant, nursing, dietetics, social work, psychology, education and theology. The program is offered as a full-time or part-time course of study accommodating the needs of working professionals. The graduate certificate is awarded following completion of the specified 16 credits of study.

Additional Program Information

Accreditation:

Oakland University is accredited as a doctoral degree-granting institution by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

Financial Aid:

Yes

Requirements:

Online Application, Official transcripts, Two official and original Recommendation for Graduate Admission forms, Proof of English language proficiency, Complementary Medicine and Wellness Supplemental Application Form, The two Recommendation for Graduate Admission forms, listed above, must be from academics familiar with the student’s abilities (preferred) or from employment supervisors, A one-page prospectus describing how the applicant intends to integrate or use the certificate program in practice or for furthering education, An elective or directed study plan for HS 693, Directed Study in Complementary Medicine and Wellness , Applicants with an undergraduate GPA less than 3.0 with the appropriate academic background and strong letters of recommendation may be considered for admission with limited standing. Applicants who qualify for this admission status must complete a minimum of 8 credits of graduate-level work, with a GPA of 3.0 or above within the first year of their program.

International Requirements:

International applicants requiring an I-20 for a visa must also submit additional documents, including an International Student Supplemental Application, financial documents, transcript evaluations, and proof of English language proficiency (TOEFL, IELTS or MELAB).