BA in Health Arts and SciencesBirchTree Center AffliationThe Health Arts and Sciences Program: Bridging Nature, Culture, and Healing offers a special learning partnership for nurses who wish to attain a Bachelor or Master of Arts degree. In affiliation with the BirchTree Center for Healthcare Transformation’s Integrative Healing Arts Program™, Goddard College offers students who successfully complete BirchTree's Integrative Healing Arts Program™(IHAP) eligibility for a reduced period of study to earn their Bachelor or Master of Arts degree through the low-residency Health Arts and Sciences program.
After successful completion of the IHAP program, BirchTree Center students receive a certificate in holistic nursing from the BirchTree Center for Healthcare Transformation. At the undergraduate level, applicants to Goddard's low residency BA in Health Arts and Sciences Program submit their IHAP transcript to Goddard College, which provides up to 15 undergraduate transfer credits, the equivalent of one academic semester. Taken in combination with credits gained from an Associates degree in nursing, IHAP graduates will usually need three more semesters (45 credits) to complete their 120-credit Bachelor degree. Completion of the Bachelor's degree is a prerequisite to achieving Board Certification in Holistic Nursing (HN-BC), and greater professional standing in most institutions and communities. For more information, contact the Office of Admissions.
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"In my exploration of holistic nursing, I have found the union of Goddard and BirchTree to wonderfully complement and support my journey by enhancing, weaving, and integrating concepts more deeply and from different directions." -- Melinda Briscoe, RN and HAS BA Candidate |
Nurses in the low residency Health Arts and Sciences Program usually
focus on an area of integrative health, including interdisciplinary
studies and practices such as: spirituality and hospice care; visionary
leadership and nursing; aromatherapy in hospital care; self-care
practices for personal and professional transformation; integrative
midwifery; botanical healing; and other areas.
“I am delighted to have formed such a strong partnership with Goddard’s
Health Arts and Sciences Program in support of nurses wishing to
continue their education. This opportunity provides nurses with an
avenue to follow their passion and evolve their nursing practice.”
-- Marie Shanahan, BSN, RN, HN-BC
President,