Holistic Health Professional AAS Degree & Certificate
Want to expand your knowledge and skills in holistic care?
Want to learn more about your body?
Want to develop a new sensitivity to touch?
Want to learn to help others?
Welcome to the Holistic Health Professional Degree & Certificate programs where you can learn from professionals with years of experience and a passion for life.
To enroll into any Holistic Health course, you must have one of the following documented with the college:
- Successful completion of ENG 090 or higher** (with a C or better)
- English ACT of 18 or SAT of 440**
- Accuplacer sentence skills of 95 or higher**
- Successful completion of ESL 053 & 093 coursework**
- Students with a college degree of AA, AS or higher**
**Documentation is required
Catalog Requirements
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AAS Degree in Holistic Health
This is a 61 credit degree that transfers to the Integrative Therapeutic Practices program at Metropolitan State College of Denver.
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Certificate in Holistic Health
This program is intended to enhance health care practice as well as to prepare one to be a facilitator in alternative types of health care.
A total of 16 credits are needed to earn the certificate.
Required Courses
HHP 244 Holistic Health - 1 credit
HHP 254 Holistic Health II - 2 credits
HHP 256 Holistic Health III - 2 credits
HHP 229 Wellness Counseling - 1 credit
An additional 10 credits must be chosen from a select list of classes (any class from the Class Catalog with the prefix HHP).
Physical:
HHP 103 Circle of Healing - 1 credit
HHP 111 Herbology I - 1 credit
HHP 125 Feldenkrais - 0.5 credit
HHP 130 First Degree Reiki - 0.5 credit
HHP 166 Reflexology - 1 credit
HHP 167 Soft Hands - 1 credit
HHP 190 Crystals & Mineral use in Healthcare - 0.5 credit
HHP 202 Aromatherapy - 0.5 credit
HHP 211 Herbology II - 2 credits
HHP 221 High Level Wellness - 1 credit
HHP 223 Jin Shin Level I - 1 credit
HHP 224 Massage Therapy - 1 credit
HHP 236 Dance Therapy and Healing - 0.5 credit
HHP 242 Healing Touch, Level I - 1 credit
HHP 243 Healing Touch, Level II - 2 credits
HHP 246 Second Degree Reiki - 1 credit
Emotional:
HHP 104 The Healing Mind - 0.5 credit
HHP 107 Managing Life's Stresses - 1 credit
HHP 160 Learn to Meditate - 0.5 credit
HHP 215 The Role of Art in Healing - 1 credit
HHP 228 Solution Focused Personal Coaching - 0.5 credit
HHP 249 Journaling, the Healing Journey - 1 credit
HHP 267 Living Without Limits - 0.5 credit
HHP 268 Healing Presence - 1 credit
Mental:
HHP 100 Exploring Complimentary Healing Methods - 1 credit
HHP 110 Neurolinguistic Programming I - 0.5 credit
HHP 212 Neurolinguistic Programming II - 0.5 credit
HHP 214 Exploring Your Dreams - 1credit
HHP 227 Communication Skills - 0.5 credit
HHP 262 Psychoneuroimmunology - 0.5 credit
HHP 263 Creating a Holistic Practice - 1 credit
Spiritual:
HHP 135 Assessing Inner Resources 1 - 1 credit
HHP 140 Assessing Inner Resources 2 - 1 credit
HHP 160 Learn to Meditate - 0.5 credit
HHP 213 Spiritual Role in Health Care - 0.5 credit
HHP 241 Healing Imagery: Body, Mind, Spirit - 0.5 credit
HHP 258 Journaling The Spiritual Journey -1 creditReflexology Certificate Sample Schedule
HHP Certificate Sample Schedule
Reflexology & HHP Certificate Combined Sample Schedule![]()
Click here to see the prefixes of the courses used for this program to view the course descriptions. This will bring you to the online course description section of our catalog.
Our curricula are recognized by the Community Colleges of Colorado.
Integrate healing on all levels of the total mind-body experience: Physical - Emotional - Mental - Spiritual - Connection.
We offer classes in:
- Aromatherapy
- Crystals and Minerals
- Feldenkrais Awareness
- The Healing Mind
- Healing Touch
- Herbology
- High Level Wellness
- Journaling
- Reflexology
- Reiki
- Jin Shin
- Stress Management
- Role of Art in Healing
- And more!
Gainful Employment Information
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