Online Health Wellness Degree :: Accredited Universities

The healthy lifestyles coaching focus combines exercise and wellness, nutrition and health sciences to provide students with a solid background in preventative health care.

Students pursuing this major will take classes in fitness, nutrition, healthy eating, stress management, and the cultural and political aspects of health and healthcare.

Students will interact with faculty and professionals who have devoted their lives to teaching and promoting positive lifestyles. The program also emphasizes community integration through nonprofit and for-profit organizations, which provide opportunities for internships. The school falls under the banner of ASU's College of Health Solutions, in the School of Nutrition & Health Promotion, a uniquely interdisciplinary research organization.

The multifaceted nature of the program provides students with many skills translatable to almost any industry within the healthcare market. Rehabilitation, community outreach and numerous other private institutions need skilled healthcare professionals, and the breadth of the major only increases a graduate's job opportunities. Possible career options include health technicians, educators, coordinators and healthcare practitioners.

Entry Requirements

Applicants must successfully complete ASU competency requirements. Admission may be granted with one deficiency in no more than two competency areas. Deficiencies cannot be in both math and laboratory science. Students must earn a minimum 2.0 in any subject area. Most competencies may also be met by test scores or college courses.

English - 4 years (composition/literature based)
Math - 4 years - Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II and one course requiring Algebra II as a prerequisite.
Laboratory Science - 3 years total (1 year each from any of the following areas are accepted: Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Integrated Sciences, and Physics)
Social Science - 2 years (including one year American History)
Foreign Language - 2 years (same language)
Fine Arts - 1 year

Applicants must also meet at least one of the following:

Top 25% in high school graduating class
3.0 GPA in competency courses (4.0 = A)
ACT 22 (24 nonresidents)*
SAT Reasoning 1040 (1110 nonresidents)*

*ASU does not require the writing portion of these tests.

Official transcripts must be mailed directly to Undergraduate Admissions by the records office of the issuing institution(s). ASU does not accept transcripts delivered by hand or fax. Please have your previous academic institution(s) mail your official transcript to the appropriate ASU mailing address

Individual Review
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All students who don’t meet the above standards will be evaluated through a process called Individual Review. Through this process Undergraduate Admissions will review all available information about a student’s application, carefully considering all aspects of a student’s academic background and accomplishments. Submission of an ACT or SAT test score is highly recommended. In some cases, additional information might be requested.

International Applicants
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TOEFL and IELTS score must be mailed to the university.

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For current health professionals, this program offers an advanced educational experience that builds on your expertise. The concentration in Health Services Administration will prepare you to be an effective middle or upper level manager in a health care agency or to establish your professional business.

Seeking to enter the health sciences field? This program will build your knowledge and abilities to function in inpatient hospitals, ambulatory clinics, wellness & fitness centers, physician practices, skilled nursing centers, retirement communities, assisted living facilities, home health agencies, public health departments, and community health centers.

Entry Requirements

Applicants must have completed high school from an accredited institution.

Requires TOEFL score for non-native English speakers (ODU requires a score of 550 on the paper-based TOEFL, and a 79-80 on the iBT)

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The tremendous changes underway in U.S. health care delivery demand trained administrators and managers who understand how to achieve cost-effective care through process improvement and a focus on improving overall wellness. The days of volume-based care models are gone. Now every employer – hospitals, insurers, and other care providers – has to do more with less, and needs managers who understand the new models.

The Master of Science in Health Services Administration degree at RMU is a fully online program taught by experienced faculty and working professionals.

Build your marketable skills and position yourself for advancement in a fast-changing field. Study techniques in management, strategic planning, organizational leadership, communication, budgeting and finance, research and evaluation, and other disciplines that will put you on the path to promotion.

Entry Requirements

Applicants must earned a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.

International applicants
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Requires IELTS score of 6.5 or a comparable TOEFL score.

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The merits of keeping people healthy are clear from a physiological and psychological standpoint. But the material value of a healthy population is equally certain-healthy people save society and industry money. The rising cost of medical care has forced the healthcare and insurance industries to evaluate wellness strategies.

Health promotion is founded on the philosophy of education, prevention, and enabling people and communities to improve their health. Wellness experts and health educators work hard to help the public understand and maintain healthy living standards. They attempt to balance the psychological, cultural, and social aspects of health behavior through exercise, weight management, nutrition, smoking cessation, and many other programs. The strategic tools of the health promotion professional are assessment, behavior change and health communication methodologies, program planning, implementation, evaluation, and program administration.

Graduates are employed in positions including: health educator, public health educator, community health specialist, health promotion specialist or other similar titles and are employed by community-based organizations, nonprofit organizations, local, state and federal government agencies, hospitals, and managed care organizations. Health promotion is a field with several disciplines, and the level and type of position attained will vary according to the background and experience of the graduate.

Entry Requirements

Applicants to the master’s programs must have earned a
baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution of higher
education and must provide an official transcript.

International Applicants
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1. Applicants to a master’s program must provide proof
of a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent that has been
translated into English and evaluated by a credential
evaluation service.

2. Applicants must provide evidence of English proficiency
in one of the following ways: (i) minimum TOEFL
score of 550 paper-based or 213 computer-based or 79
iBT-based or (ii) 6.0 on IELTS.

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This program is offered in an interactive online format.. The interactive online degree does not require any on-campus time.

This new program is the first and only online MPH program in Nutrition and Wellness offered in the country. Offered at a 50% tuition discount, this program will prepare health professionals for service in the community and church by building knowledge and skills necessary to enhance the health of human populations and promote a healthy lifestyle through personal and community efforts.

Entry Requirements

To be eligible for admission to the MPH program, you must have completed a bachelor’s degree or equivalent with a grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or better (on a 4.0 scale). A limited number of students whose background and experience show potential for success but whose GPAs are less than 3.0 will be admitted on a provisional basis.

English proficiency
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Students whose language of education is not English must submit a minimum TOEFL or MELAB score of 80.

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