This evidence-based program provides health care professionals with the tools to assess, guide, and evaluate patients by merging complementary and integrative health practices into the framework of conventional clinical practice. Coursework explores topics such as phytomedicine, functional nutrition, and mind/body modalities, providing a solid foundation in core competencies, as well as a theoretical basis for applying these practices.

Available Concentrations:

• Holistic Hospice and Palliative Care
• Integrative Addiction Therapies
• Women’s Integrative Health
• Customized to meet your specific goals

Program Outcomes
Graduates will be eminently positioned as leaders in this specialty field in roles such as:

• Consultants
• Educators
• Hospital Administrators
• Integrative Health Care Practitioners
• Program Developers

Program Features

• Courses taught by integrative health care practitioners and internationally-recognized leaders in the field
• Congruent with the educational standards set forth by the American Holistic Nurses Association (AHNA) and meets the core competencies of the Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine & Health*
• Available entirely online

American Holistic Nurses Credentialing Corporation, Inc. has endorsed Drexel University’s Complementary and Integrative Health Master's and Certificate Programs, which allows graduates of these programs to sit for the nationally accredited board certification in holistic nursing.

State restrictions may apply to some programs. Learn more.

COMPLIANCE

The College of Nursing and Health Professions has a compliance process that may be required for every student. Some of these steps may take significant time to complete. Please plan accordingly.

Visit the Compliance pages for more information.

Admissions Criteria

• Open to licensed health care professionals from a variety of disciplines, including:
• Nurses, physician’s assistants, psychologists, women’s health practitioners, members of oncology organizations, clinical nutritionists, and couple and family therapists
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university with a major in a health-related field
• GPA of 3.0 or above on all previous coursework

Required Documents
With multiple ways to submit documents, Drexel makes it easy to complete your application. Learn more by visiting our supporting document submission guide.

• A completed application
• Official transcripts from all universities or colleges and other post-secondary educational institutions attended (including trade schools)
• Two professional letters 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
• Personal Statement
• Resume including specific details of your responsibilities and job experiences
• Additional requirements for International Students

Tuition: Information on Tuition can be found here.

Curriculum

This program is organized into four 10-week quarters per year (as opposed to the traditional two semester system) which means you can take more courses in a shorter time period. One semester credit is equivalent to 1.5 quarter credits. Visit this page to use our quarter to semester credit converter to calculate the difference.

Accreditation

This program is fully accredited by Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools.