Nutrition and Integrative Health

Program Overview

This program is designed for healthcare and wellness professionals who are not licensed nutritionists/dietitians but can legally provide nutrition care. The certificate provides students with skills and knowledge in the field of nutrition to address patient and client health concerns and to educate patients and clients on the role of whole foods and nutrition supplementation in the maintenance of health and wellness. Before enrolling in the program, applicants should check state laws to understand the parameters for nutrition practice within their state.

Program Description

This program explores both contemporary nutrition science and traditional dietary practices and provides a critical evaluation of current paradigms of nutrition, food, and health. Students integrate a biochemical and molecular understanding of nutrition into a broader context of whole food healing and whole person health and wellness care. Students focus on practical patient/client
applications such as creating nutrition care plans using whole foods and nutritional supplementation; helping patients/clients distinguish between food fads, trends, and sound nutrition information; and learning to apply and teach whole foods cooking.

Admission Requirements

• Master’s degree from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, Minimum 2.5 GPA
• Resume
• Official transcripts
• TOEFL/IELTS/PTE (International students)
• Complete essay question(s) in application
• Copies of any licenses or certifications in the field of healthcare
• Demonstrate completion of the following prerequisite requirements (eligibility to test out or be exempt from the prerequisite
  requirements is at the discretion of the Department Chair):
  • 3 semester credits of Organic/Biological Chemistry (graduate or bachelor’s level acceptable). This requirement can also be fulfilled by completing the Organic Chemistry I AND Organic Chemistry II courses offered by StraighterLine.
  • 3 semester credits of Physiology and/or  Pathophysiology (graduate or bachelor’s level acceptable). This requirement can also be fulfilled by completing the Anatomy & Physiology I AND Anatomy & Physiology II courses offered by
    StraighterLine.

Licensure, Certification, and Credentialing

As noted in the program overview, the PMC in Nutrition and Integrative Health is designed for healthcare and wellness professionals who are not licensed nutritionists/dietitians but can legally provide nutrition care. The program is a 15-credit supplementary education and is not designed to meet entry-level requirements for licensure or certification.

Those seeking initial licensure or certification in the field of nutrition should enroll in the Master of Science in Nutrition and Integrative Health program.

Program Format

This program is offered in an online format. Click here to view MUIH’s definition of online, hybrid, and on‐campus course and program formats.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this program graduates will be able to:

• Integrate core nutrition competencies into current clinical practice and/or professional work.
• Incorporate knowledge of human nutrition and treatment strategies into clinical practice and tailor research projects to develop the evidence base for integrative nutrition.
• Demonstrate an integrated knowledge of nutrition that incorporates biochemical, physiological, environmental, and traditional perspectives.
• Assess the relationship between nutrients and biochemical/physiological processes and the various synergistic, antagonistic effects of nutrients.