HOL Admissions
Holistic Health Care Program
Holistic Health Care Certificate Program
2008 Graduate
Holistic Health Care
Certificate Program
Admission
Handbook
Prerequisite
Permission to Take Classes
Application Process
Admission
Criteria for the Holistic Health Care Program
The Faculty of the Holistic Health Care Program have established
the following criteria to be important in the selection of applicants
for admission to the certificate program:
• Evidence of ability to do graduate work
• Academic preparation in the behavioral sciences and/or
health related areas
• Personal and professional maturity
• Commitment to applying holistic concepts and practices
to one’s personal and professional life
• Evidence of communication and interpersonal skills
• Tolerance for a diversity of ideas and experiences
Other factors related to the applicants ability to successfully
engage in professional practice will also be considered.
Admission to the Holistic Health Care
Certificate Program
To apply for admission to the certificate program in Holistic
Health Care, you must have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited
institition and be eligible to take graduate level courses at
Western Michigan University. Candidates must be admitted to the
Graduate College and the certificate program.
The Holistic Health Certificate can be taken as an independent
certificate or used to supplement other related graduate training.
Those interested in holistic health care courses, but not the
full graduate certificate, or persons not eligible for graduate
level course-work may still enroll in some courses.
When incorporated into a related degree program, the certificate
program may require some work beyond that required for masters
or doctoral degrees. For graduate programs that also require field
experience, you may be able to combine requirements for both programs
into one placement.
For example if you are pursuing a Master’s in Social Work,
up to 15 credit hours of Holistic Health courses may be counted
as social work electives, and field placements may be coordinated.
A similar arrangement exists for students in CECP and other programs.
Check with your advisor for specifics.
Prerequisite:
HOL 531 Introduction to Holistic Health
Successful completion of HOL 531 Introduction to Holistic Health
(a grade of B or better) is a prerequisite to admission, and a
prerequisite to Holistic Methods I and II. The application process
for the Holistic Health Care Certificate must be completed by
the end of the first Methods Course taken.
In order to take this class for graduate credit, you must have
some kind of graduate admission to the university, either admission
to a graduate degree program or permission to take graduate classes
(PTG).
When you complete HOL 531 for graduate credit and are admitted
to the graduate program in holistic health care, that three-credit
course then becomes part of your 18-credit-hour program. If you
have taken HOL 531 for undergraduate credit, it meets the requirement
as a prerequisite for admission to the program, but cannot become
part of your graduate program. Your graduate certificate program
will consist of 18 credit hours of graduate credit only. If you
have taken HOL 531 for undergraduate credit and are admitted to
the holistic health program, you need to take an acceptable three-credit-hour
graduate elective to replace the introductory class in your graduate
certificate program.
Permission
to Take Classes (PTG)
If you do not currently have graduate admission to the university,
complete a PTG application and return it to the admissions office
. The PTG application must be submitted to the admissions office
with the required $25 fee and some proof that you have already
obtained a bachelor’s degree. For the PTG application, this
proof may consist of a photocopy of a transcript showing your
degree, a photocopy of your diploma, or a letter from an employer
verifying your qualifications.
Application
Process
Consideration for admission requires the completion of two applications.
All candidates must complete the Graduate
Admission Application as well as the Application
for Admission into the Graduate Certificate Program in Holistic
Health Care.
When the Office of Admissions and Orientation has received all of the materials it requires, it will bundle those and forward them to the Holistic Health Care office. As soon as the university admissions and Holistic Health Care Application materials are on file in our office, your application is considered complete and will be reviewed. Once your application is reviewed, the holistic health program makes a recommendation regarding admission, which must be returned to the admissions office for final approval. No offer of admission can be made until the admissions office has approved the recommendation. Because we do a year-round, continuous admission process, there are no deadlines for admission. Each admission is normally granted for the next open enrollment period. Applicants should allow at least eight weeks for the application process; however, the exact amount of time the process takes is largely dependent upon the amount of time it takes our office to receive all of the required application material and, therefore, can take more or less than this amount of time.