Accredited holistic health schools

Discover your path to a career in healing with Northern Vermont University Onlines B.S. in Holistic Health.

Scholarships for Vermonters

Through funding from the Vermont State Legislature, Northern Vermont University is excited to offer a few ways to help Vermonters Do North. Visit NorthernVermont.edu/VTScholarships to learn more.

Act quickly, scholarships are only available for the 2021-2022 academic year

North leads us to question. To explore. To always seek something greater. Take the next step toward a career that youre passionate about with the NVU Online Holistic Health degree program. The bachelor of science degree in Holistic Health offers students theopportunity to learn from experts in alternative health practices and pursue a wellness-based career.

Northern Vermont University is among the nations first accredited schools to offer a bachelors degree in holistic health. Here, youll gain the scientific knowledge and practical skills for your career in this emerging field.

This fully online bachelor of science is a great fit if youre interested in:

• Exploringproven holistic wellness practices and therapies for self-care and healing others
• Examiningthe mind-body connection and its role in personal wellness and well-being
• Understanding the role wellness plays in the development of sustainable communities
• Learning the science, theories, and histories of Western [allopathic] and holistichealth care therapies, including acupuncture, naturopathy, Ayurveda, chiropractic, homeopathy, and Native American healing
• Understanding mind-body therapies including meditation, yoga, massage, biofeedback, and other stress-reduction techniques

Opportunities to Earn Certifications in the Field

Ourprogram is based on scientific standards set by theNational Institutes of Healths National Center for Complementary and Integrative HealthandBastyr Universitys School of Naturopathic Medicineprogram. Youll explore the social, cultural, political, and psychological aspects of different health care systems in the U.S. and around the world. You will gain the knowledge and skills to make informed health care decisions and lifestyle choices and to prepare for a careeras a state-of-the-art doctor or other health care professional.

While youre attending NVU Online, you may decide to co-enroll in certification programs to become a massage therapist, yoga instructor, reiki master, orAyurvedic consultant. You cangraduateprepared for medical- and health-related graduate programs and careers.

Evidence-Based Curriculum

Our curriculum reflects ongoing and emerging developments and discoveries related to the safety and efficacy of holistic health practices and therapies.The curriculum includes suggestions byDr. James S. Gordon, director ofThe Center for Mind-Body Medicine,former chair of theWhite House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy, and a member of the advisory council for the NIH National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine [NCCAM].