Life and Career Coaching

Graduate Concentration and Certificate

This program prepares students to assist clients in achieving goals in areas such as life transitions, significant relationships, physical health, emotional well-being, career choices and spirituality.

Program overview

The life and career coaching program prepares students to assist clients in achieving goals in areas such as life transitions, significant relationships, physical health, emotional well-being, career choices and spirituality. Students may choose to pursue a standalone certificate or may earn their M.A. in organizational leadership with a concentration in life and career coaching. The program is designed to meet the educational requirements for certification as a Board Certified Coach through the Center for Credentialing and Education, Inc.

Rider's Life and Career Coaching Certificate program is a Center for Credentialing & Education (CCE) registered 1035-BCC training provider. Course(s) are approved as part of 30, 60 and/or 120 hour-curricula for BCC training course(s).

Find your path

For the certificate, there are three pathways to completion, depending on your educational background.

The certificate program is offered in hybrid (2-course and 3-course pathways) and 100% online (1-course pathway) formats.

Required coursework

For students who hold a master’s degree in counseling or a doctoral degree in a social or behavioral science (e.g. social work, education, health, or business), ONE COURSE is required.
For students who hold a master’s degree in a social or behavioral science other than counseling (e.g. social work, education, health, or business), TWO COURSES are required.
For students who hold a bachelor’s degree or a graduate degree in a field outside of social or behavioral science (e.g. mathematics, biology), THREE COURSES are required.

Admission requirements

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Program requirements

Students can earn a master's degree or graduate certificate. The Life and Career Coaching certificate program at Rider University is designed to meet the educational requirements for certification as a Board Certified Coach through the Center for Credentialing and Education, Inc.