The program consists of 40 modules that are released on a weekly basis in a 1-year program, or 2 modules per week in a 6-month accelerated program. Although modules open at a regular cadence, you will be able to go through the content on your own schedule - you don’t need to be online at certain times to be able to complete your program. As long as you complete the program within the allotted time - 6 months or 1 year - and satisfy your graduation requirements, you can take the program at any pace that works for you.

All learning content is hosted in an online Learning Center, where you’ll access video lectures, PDF materials, quizzes, assignments, and tests. You’ll have a private Facebook group that you will be able to join upon enrollment where you can interact with classmates and IIN staff about the curriculum and program updates. Throughout the program, you’ll have the opportunity to interact with a small group of classmates and an experienced IIN Health Coach in coaching sessions that will help facilitate your education to become a practicing Health Coach.

IIN is the largest nutrition and health coaching school in the world, leading the health coaching industry for nearly 30 years. Their comprehensive Health Coach Training Program - available in both English and Spanish (intermediate English required) - will teach you everything you need to know to become a successful Health Coach. The program was designed specifically for adult learners - you're given program options and can go at your own pace. Students are taught nutrition and nutrition science, wellness concepts, coaching methods and theories, and business-building and marketing skills.

The program can be accessed from a smartphone, tablet, or desktop so whether you're a parent, a working professional, or just super busy, you'll be able to fit this education into your life. The program consists of 40 modules, which are released weekly, (2 modules per week in the accelerated program), and have both audio and visual lectures. You can expect to spend about 5-8 hours per week on your coursework or 10-15 hours in the accelerated program; it really depends what you want to get out of the program. Just like with anything you're working on, you get out what you put in.

Your work is done completely online, but that doesn't stop the program from being an interactive experience. Students have the opportunity to connect with classmates during the program, as well as successful Health Coaches and IIN graduates during live coaching calls. The IIN staff is also available to help guide students throughout their time with IIN.

Upon graduating, you will earn the title of Integrative Nutrition Health Coach, and you will receive both a paper certificate and a digital badge to display your accomplishment across your online channels. You will receive a certificate of completion, not a certification. However, IIN offers graduates the pathway to certification and further credentialing:

1. Graduates of the Health Coach Training Program are eligible to take the Coaching Intensive Practicum, a top-up course that prepares them to take the NBHWC (National Board for Health & Wellness Coaching) certification exam. Once they pass the Coaching Intensive Practicum course and pass the NBHWC certification exam, they will earn the title of Board-Certified Health Coach. The NBHWC was founded by leaders from academic and vocational coaching programs. NBHWC aspires to standardize the education and certification process for Health Coaches in the U.S., including licensure as a condition for health coaching. Their certification will eventually be the requirement for licensure. 2. Integrative Nutrition Health Coaches are eligible to sit for the IAHC (International Associate for Health Coaches) certification exam after graduating, no top-up course required. This exam tests knowledge on the scope of practice and ethical responsibilities of a Health Coach. Graduates who pass the exam earn the title Certified International Health Coach. The IAHC was created to certify competency for Health Coaches around the globe. The mission of the IAHC is to advocate on behalf of Health Coaches and continue to develop the profession in concert with other healthcare professionals.

Currently, no governmental agency requires any health coach certification.

The possibilities are endless. IIN graduates not only create part-time and full-time health coaching businesses, but they spread the ripple effect of health and happiness in the following ways:

• Partner with doctors in their private practices
• Uplevel their existing career with their health coaching knowledge - many Health Coaches already have careers in health and wellness
• Become a Health Coach for a wellness center, spa, gym, or health food store
• Open their own wellness centers, spas, gyms, or health food stores
• Create their own products in the food, beauty, or supplement industries
• Become involved with local & federal government to influence health and food policy
• Create their own podcasts and TV shows
• Write books such as cookbooks, how-to books, and self-help books
• And so much more!