Online Professional Life Coaching Graduate Certificate
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Develop a coaching mindset, strengthen your personal coaching presence, and master a dynamic coaching process to inspire goal setting, encourage self-discovery, and create positive change in your clients' lives. Life coaching involves building strong relationships, creating a partnership with clients, and helping them identify goals, overcome obstacles, and develop actionable plans. Coaching is not mental health or therapy; therapists analyze a client’s past, while coach practitioners focus on present strategies and growth to promote accountability.
This graduate certificate in professional life coaching integrates core coaching competencies with the development of communication skills, grounded in positive psychology. Coursework emphasizes academic study and applied learning, equipping students to understand coaching concepts and thoughtfully apply them within professional contexts.
Gain practice-driven, faith-informed instruction from experienced faculty who bring real-world insight into professional life coaching. At IWU, you will learn in a supportive, Christ-centered environment that emphasizes personal growth, meaningful relationships, and purposeful work. You will strengthen your communication skills, grow in self-awareness, and learn how to support others as they set goals, navigate challenges, and pursue lasting personal and professional growth within your field.
You will learn to design a formal coaching agreement, establish a coaching alliance, and document a professional coaching relationship; formulate an integrative theory of professional coaching; apply coaching skills so clients identify strengths, set goals, and build accountability; analyze coaching with teams, couples, and groups; and synthesize other coaching concepts through experiential methods that deepen your own personal coaching presence.
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Financial aid is available in the form of grants, loans, scholarships, veterans’ benefits, and employer reimbursement.
Coursework for the graduate certificate in professional life coaching covers how to:
These courses contain the program-specific knowledge. Upon completion, you should have the tools to conquer your new career with confidence. For a full list of courses and prerequisites required to complete your degree, please visit the course catalog. Click on a course below to view the description.
In addition to the four core courses listed below, students will choose one elective:
PLC-520,PLC-522,PLC-524,PLC-526
Successful completion of all coursework identified on certificate plan of study.
Students may transfer in one graduate-level Physics course, which equates to PHYS-501 “Mathematical Methods for Physics” with a minimum grade of “B-.”
Successful completion of all coursework identified on certificate plan of study.
Students may transfer in one graduate-level Physics course, which equates to PHYS-501 “Mathematical Methods for Physics” with a minimum grade of “B-.”
Are you ready to elevate your coaching journey? Enroll in the Graduate Certificate in Professional Life Coaching at IWU and start making a difference today.
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