Certificate of Advanced Study in Complementary and Integrative Therapies
Certificate Level: Graduate
Admission Requirements: Bachelor's degree
Certificate Type: Post-Baccalaureate
Number of Credits to Completion: 12.0
Instructional Delivery: Online
Calendar Type: Quarter
Expected Time to Completion: 1 year
Financial Aid Eligibility: Not aid eligible
Classification of Instructional Program (CIP) Code: 51.3300
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Code: 29-1199
About the Program
The Certificate of Advanced Study in Complementary and Integrative Therapies (CIT) program is designed to provide practicing health care professionals with an "evidence-based program" in complementary and integrative therapies. This knowledge will allow them to assess, guide and evaluate patient use and integrate CIT into their professional practice. The program provides students with the cultural and theoretical basis for applying complementary and integrative therapies while focusing on the skills and techniques of specific therapies.
This program is applicable to a wide range of healthcare professionals including nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, creative arts therapists, couple and family therapists, women's health practitioners, members of oncology organizations, members of AHNA and more. Admission requires a minimum of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
The program content is congruent with the educational standards set forth by the American Association of Holistic Nurses (AHNA), and the Foundations in Clinical Aromatherapy course adheres to the educational standards (level one) set forth by the National Association for Holistic Aromatherapy (NAHA).
American Holistic Nurses Credentialing Corporation, Inc. has endorsed Drexel University's Complementary and Integrative Health Master's and Certificate programs, which allow graduates of these programs to sit for the nationally accredited board certification in holistic nursing.
Features and Benefits:
- Embraces the foundational principles of holistic integrative care, focusing on the mind, body, spirit approach to achieve optimal health and healing within the framework of conventional healthcare
- Courses are taught by internationally recognized leaders in complementary and integrative therapies and faculty trained in both conventional healthcare and integrative therapies
- Program is taught wholly online in a highly dynamic learning format that engages students
Admission Requirements:
Individuals submitting an application must fulfill the following:
- 3.0 GPA or above on all previous coursework
- Minimum of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
- Official transcripts from all universities or colleges attended
- Nurse, physician assistants and other health care professionals who hold licensure or a certificate: copy of license, eligibility for licensure or certificate
- Current resume or curriculum vitae
- One professional letter of recommendation from either previous or immediate supervisors or former faculty members who can attest to your clinical knowledge, skill and potential aptitude for graduate study
- References will not be accepted from colleagues or family members.
- Personal statement (no more than two pages and no less than one page double-spaced) that will give the admissions committee a better understanding of the following:
- Why you are choosing this particular program of study
- Your plans upon completion of the certificate
- How your current work experience will enhance your experience in this program
- International students will need to meet university international student admissions guidelines, including TOEFL program requirements.
Program Requirements
| Required Courses | ||
| CIT 501 | Foundations of Phytotherapy | 3.0 |
| CIT 502 | Foundations of Complementary and Integrative Therapies | 3.0 |
| CIT 503 | Holistic Living For The Caregiver | 3.0 |
| Elective * | 3.0 | |
| Mindfulness Meditation | ||
| Yoga for the Enlightened Practitioner | ||
| Witches, Wise Women and Women Healers | ||
| Foundations in Clinical Aromatherapy | ||
| Women's Integrative Health | ||
| Principles of Hospice and Palliative Care | ||
| Integrative Therapies in Hospice and Palliative Care | ||
| Cultural Perspectives in Hospice and Palliative Care | ||
| Foundations of Integrative Addiction Therapies | ||
| Spirituality, Empowerment, and Transformation | ||
| Introduction to Nutritional Neuroscience | ||
| Advanced Women's Integrative Health | ||
| Total Credits | 12.0 | |
- *
Must be a graduate level Complementary and Integrative Health course
Sample Plan of Study
| First Year | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
| CIT 502 | 3.0 | CIT 501 | 3.0 | Elective* | 3.0 | CIT 503 | 3.0 |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Total Credits 12 | |||||||
- *
Must be a graduate level Complementary and Integrative Health course
The program is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.
Additional Information
For more information about this program, contact:
Graduate Nursing Division
CNHPGraduateDivision@drexel.edu
Additional information is also available on the Drexel College of Nursing and Health Professions Certificate of Advanced Study in Complementary and Integrative Therapies webpage and the Drexel University Online Certificate of Advanced Study in Complementary and Integrative Therapies webpage.
