Graduate Certificate in Health Promotion
Get Advanced Public Health Training with a Graduate Certificate in Health Promotion
Whether your bachelor’s degree is related to the field of health sciences or not, our Graduate Certificate in Health Promotion can help you prepare for a career in public health. Imagine gaining the skills you need to implement health and wellness methods for countless people. If you are looking to take the next step towards a career in this field, our graduate certificate may be for you!
Our health promotion certificate can help you learn how to manage health planning, communication, and advocacy. Our courses are designed to give you real-world principles to apply in areas such as disease prevention and lifestyle improvement. Whatever population you feel passionate about serving with your career, our health promotion courses will train you to serve them with excellence and integrity.
And if you are looking to complete a Master of Public Health in Health Promotion degree down the road, this program will provide you with foundational knowledge in health promotion methods and best practices. Not only that, but your courses will transfer seamlessly into our public health and health promotion master’s degree so that once you start your graduate degree, you can finish in a third of the time.
Pursue Your Degree with Confidence
- Liberty University has accreditation from SACSCOC, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
- Pursue certification as a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) and in Certified Public Health (CPH)
- You will have the opportunity to join Eta Sigma Gamma and increase your career options and develop professional skills.
What Will You Study?
- An understanding of counseling, public campaigns, social media, and political processes
- How to acquire relevant data to create effective program plans and assessments for specific people groups
- How to advocate for better health among diverse populations
- Public health issues as they relate to community health at the local, state, and national level
Potential Careers for Graduates of the Certificate in Health Promotion Program
- Community health educator/planner
- Environmental health specialist
- Health advocate
- Nonprofit organization manager
- Population health policy coordinator
- Product safety evaluator
- Smoking cessation program coordinator
Facilities and Resources Available to Health Promotion Students
- Join our Eta Sigma Gamma chapter to receive career and professional growth opportunities.
- Pursue certification in various areas of public health, like becoming a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES).
- Explore over 20 teaching and research laboratories including our Health Promotion Lab.
- Our professional-level research equipment includes a gene sequencer, tissue culture facility, fluorescent microscope, LICOR imager, and more.
- Our faculty are experienced in academia, industry, and government, holding doctoral degrees from leading institutions nationwide, and as a teaching university, we ensure that they are in your classrooms and labs with you each week.
- Immerse yourself in engaging research projects where you could study algae biofuels, Alzheimer’s disease, cancer, DNA analysis, crayfish parasites, and more!
Admission Requirements
Every application is reviewed on a case-by-case basis, and all applicants must submit the following documents* and meet the minimum requirements for admission:
- Admission application
- Official bachelor’s degree transcripts with a 2.5 GPA or higher
*Note that additional documentation may be requested by the admission committee after your application has been received.
Tuition rates may change annually. For the most current information, please visit our LU Tuition Cost page.
Credit Hours
Available On Campus
Class Type
Residential
Transfer Credits
Transfer in up to 50% of the certificate total
Next Start Date
May 18, 2026
Accreditation
Liberty University is accredited by SACSCOC
