Earn Your Plant-Based
Nutrition Certificate

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Become a Plant-Based Expert

In a few short weeks arm yourself with the knowledge you need to improve your overall health, learn new skills, or even inspire a career change. In our online, video-based courses, you'll learn from over 20+ leading experts on topics that include:

The science behind a plant-based diet
The role nutrition plays in chronic disease
How to implement whole food, plant-based meals
The impact of food production on the environment
Trend diets, including gluten-free, low-carb, paleo, keto, etc.
How government and industry can affect dietary choices
Common topics of concern to athletes such as protein consumption
And much more!

The Plant-Based Nutrition Certificate is offered in partnership with renowned online education provider, eCornell. eCornell, Cornell University’s online learning platform, provides online professional and executive development to students around the world. They offer more than 60 award-winning professional certificate programs in a wide variety of disciplines.

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Plant-Based Nutrition Certificate

Length:

6 weeks

Effort:

5-7 hrs/week

Format:

Instructor led

Schedule:

Self-paced

Access:

24/7 online

Prerequisites:

None

Continuing Education:

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Upcoming Start Dates

Who Should Enroll

These courses are designed for individuals seeking to improve their own personal health, as well as chefs, teachers, fitness trainers, entrepreneurs, healthcare professionals and more, who want to enhance their nutrition skills and education.

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While the Plant-Based Nutrition Certificate is based on the groundbreaking research of Dr. T. Colin Campbell this program includes lectures from 20+ leading experts with information not included in the book.

In addition, it provides:

Opportunities to network and learn from your peers
Interactive activities and discussions guided by an experienced, expert learning team
A certificate from the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies and eCornell

Our certificate program is taught 100% online through eCornell's online learning management system.

Courses contain learning modules that feature interactive discussions, video / text lectures, quizzes, and a variety of online tools to ensure satisfactory understanding of subject matter.

Our Plant-Based Nutrition certificate is not a license, registration, or certification. Certification requires passing an exam and awards a credential upon successful completion of exam. Certification also requires recertification to stay current in a specific area. However, this certificate program does reflect your rigorous study of the evidence supporting a whole food, plant-based lifestyle. In addition, it does offer 30 hours of continuing education credits that can be applied toward the maintenance of several professional licenses and certifications.

Many find value in adding our certificate to their resume. Our certificate is a trusted credential, taught by renowned experts.

As our program is a professional development certificate program, there are no prerequisites or formal admission processes required for enrollment.

Yes, our program is available internationally. Please note, all courses are taught in English only.

Yes, payment options are available through paypal which allows you to pay over a period of 6 months with 0% interest. Please contact eCornell for more information.

Yes, our program is approved for continuing education credits for a variety of health professions. Detailed information is provided on the Center for Nutrition Studies website here.

Yes, you can register for upcoming information sessions with eCornell enrollment counselors here.

To enroll online:

Click the red "Enroll Now" button located on the top right of the eCornell certificate description page
Select your course start date. However, you can also select start dates at a future time and skip this step.
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Submit new or returning student account information
Finalize payment information to complete enrollment