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Department of Health Professions
Explore the Integrative Health Care Major
The Bachelor of Science Major in Lifestyle Medicine provides students with competencies in lifestyle medicine, health navigation, and wellness coaching.
Lifestyle medicine is the use of evidence-based lifestyle approaches, including healthful eating, physical activity, sleep, stress management, tobacco cessation, fostering relationships, emotional wellness, and environmental health. These approaches prevent and treat many chronic diseases, improve outcomes and quality of life, tackle health disparities, and decrease health costs.
What Are Milestones?
Milestones are activities students should complete and skills they should develop during their first year, middle years and final year at MSU Denver.
Major Milestones help prospective and current students explore major and career options and create a year-by-year plan that makes the most of their time at MSU Denver and sets them up for post-graduation success.
Career Milestones provide ways to explore options for jobs and/or attending graduate school after graduation and help students understand the types of essential skills employers look for.
Both types of Milestones integrate curricular (what happens inside the classroom), co-curricular (what happens inside and outside the classroom), and non-curricular (what happens outside the classroom) experiences.
Career Milestones Resources
There are nine essential skills you should have in order to find, acquire, maintain, and grow within a job.
Essential skills built through majoring in Lifestyle Medicine include:
- Critical Thinking
- Teamwork & Collaboration
- Career Development
Learn more about essential skills.
Students graduating from Integrative Health Care often find themselves as Lifestyle Medicine practitioners, Wellness Coaches, and Community Health Workers.
Explore career opportunities by major.
Students who choose to pursue a graduate degree often consider these pathways:
- Medical, Osteopathic, or Naturopathic Doctor of Medicine Programs (MD, DO, ND)
- Public Health Graduate School
- Other health-related graduate programs
Learn more about applying to graduate school.
Major Milestones Resources
Learn more about Major Milestones for your major and how to make the most of your time at MSU Denver!
How to Get the Most Out of This Page
Follow These Steps
- Click on your year in school from the list below.
- Read the steps listed in each category: Cultivate, Engage and Prepare.
- Complete any necessary steps listed.
- Check out further resources by connecting with your academic advisor, the Classroom to Career Hub, and your department faculty.
All options listed below are available in-person and online unless noted otherwise.
Major Milestones Categories
Engage
Highlights activities you can engage and participate in globally, nationally and locally to enhance your essential skills and start building your resume.
Prepare
Lists steps to prepare for postgraduate success whether that's entering the workforce, attending graduate school or pursuing other goals and plans.
Arrive! What to Explore During Your First Year at MSU Denver
- Attend orientation and register for classes.
- Meet with your Academic Advisor.
- Complete FAFSA/CASFA/COF and the General Scholarship Application.
- Join a student organization and get connected to support on campus.
- Declare a major, (explore our fully online programs!) or meet with an exploratory advisor to learn about options.
- Attend signature events on campus (Convocation, Fall Fest, Spring Fling, etc.).
- Check out Career Link for on campus and career-aligned jobs.
- Attend Classroom to Career Hub (C2Hub) career workshops and events.
- Write your early experience resume and utilize resume resources from the C2Hub.
- Visit the Health Professions department in person (Central Building 220) or via website.
- Explore different degree pathways within the department.
- Familiarize yourself with the Student Hub and your Degree Progress Report.
- Explore student groups, clubs, and attend a campus event.
- Connect with a current student or faculty member for coffee.
- Explore professional associations connected to your interests.
- Begin to explore possible career pathways.
- Add courses to begin building essential skills like ITP 1000 Health Career Foundations
- Develop and refine your digital skills to navigate the learning platform (Canvas) and interact with the Navigate platform to schedule advising.
Thrive! Make the Most of Your Middle Years at MSU Denver
- Consider adding a minor or certificate to your chosen major.
- Explore resources like the tutoring program or the writing center.
- Get familiar with MSU Denver’s Academic Planning Tool.
- Explore student leadership on campus and volunteering in your community.
- Earn credit and gain experience through an internship, study abroad, or community-engaged learning.
- Attend identity or interest-based campus events like the Richard T. Castro speaker series.
- Connect with the Undergraduate Research and Scholarship program.
- Attend an in-person Career Fair to network and secure a professional headshot.
- Connect with the Classroom to Career Hub (C2Hub) for opportunities for professional mentoring and job shadowing.
- Explore scholarship and/or financial aid opportunities
- Explore Study Abroad &/or Student Travel Opportunities.
- Meet with a department advisor to choose a major and/or minor. Consider enhancing your academic portfolio (i.e. badges, certificates, pathway).
- Join student groups, clubs, and volunteer at a campus event.
- Attend department events, and professional conferences.
- Check out University resources (Auraria Library, Writing Center, Health Center, Counseling Center). Explore scholarship and/or financial aid opportunitiesExplore Study Abroad &/or Student Travel Opportunities.
- Seek out academic and industry mentors.
- Discuss degree progress and senior experience options with a faculty advisor.
- Consider graduate school or other postgraduate training.
Soar! Maximize Your Final Year at MSU Denver
- Meet with your advisor to complete remaining graduation requirements.
- Ready to Graduate? Check out this guide from the registrar!
- Attend or present in-person at a major-specific or industry-specific conference or networking event.
- Attend in-person alumni and campus-wide networking events.
- Submit a proposal to present in-person at the Undergraduate Research Conference.
- Seek to collaborate with local civic organizations.
- Finalize your portfolio of relevant projects and skills.
- Attend in-person career-focused events with an industry-ready resume.
- Identify needs for Professional Certifications or MCAT/LSAT etc. and prepare for professional school admissions.
- Prepare and submit applications for jobs, graduate school, or relevant post-grad training.
- Participate in a Study Abroad course &/or Student Travel Opportunities.
- Apply for Senior Experience.
- Meet with a department advisor to discuss progress to completion and apply for graduation.
- Join national professional organizations or subscribe to affiliated publications/newsletters.
- Attend local cultural events (theatre, museums, visiting lectures)
- Offer to mentor a new student, become a class teaching assistant, showcase your research, guest lecture for a local group/school or lower-division course.
- Visit C2Hub to create a resume and/or academic CV/professional portfolio.
- Apply for apprenticeships, fellowship, and/or entry level positions.
- Research and consider applying for graduate school, connect with your faculty for recommendation letters.
Roadrunner Roads
Things every student should do at MSU Denver.
Roadrunner Upkeep
- Complete FAFSA/CASFA/COF/Scholarship Applications every year.
- Stay on track for graduation by meeting with your advisor every year and check into the Rowdy Pit Stop every semester.
- Read The Runner in your email every Monday.
Roadrunner Career Readiness
- Find and get hired for jobs during college and beyond by visiting the Classroom to Career (C2) Hub and utilize their resources for students.
- To be prepared for any opportunity that comes your way, update your resume early & often.
- Explore options for hands-on learning and graduate school & get prepared for both.
- Log in to Career Link each month to stay up to date on programs, events, and job/internship opportunities.
Roadrunner Wellbeing
- Explore wellness and belonging resources from CESA.
- Access mental wellbeing support through the Counseling Center.
- Visit Rowdy’s Corner when you need some food access support.
- Nourish your physical well-being by checking out the Rec Center and Exercise Sciences, including for-credit courses.
- Determine your need for a Health Insurance Opt-Out Waiver each semester.
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Phone: 303-615-1200
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Campus Location:
Central Classroom Building (CN) 220
1055 10th Street, Ste. 220, Denver, CO 80204