The next semester for our LIVE Real-Time Online Eastern or Online Pacific Day and Evening programs begins on Monday September 8^th, 2025. Orientation for IHN Online LIVE will be held on Saturday September 6^th, 2025.

Access to the first set of learning modules in IHN’s Self Paced program for September start is granted on September 8^th, 2025. It is also possible to begin at other times of the year due to the flexibility of the Self Paced structure.

Studying at Institute of Holistic Nutrition Online LIVE or SELF PACED offers an experience that is enriching, career building and relationship fostering.

• Real-Time with full LIVE engagement by leading edge professionals in the industry and fellow students including  live cooking classes and a co-operative placement
• Traditional in-class style learning brought to a dynamic, virtual space + Evening Replay Bonus.
• 1-2 years to complete
• 2 or 4 days per week
• 1 or 2 courses at a time
• Mon through Thurs
• 10:00am – 2:00pm local time ET or PT
• 1/2 hour lunch 12:00 – 12:30 pm

Our SELF PACED program allows you to study anytime from anywhere in the world.

• IHN’s complete program in go-at-your-own-pace learning modules
• Lessons are recorded by IHN’s lead faculty members
• The student decides the pace of their learning, and what days and times work best for them!
• Platform is open in all time zones!
• 1-3 years to complete the program
• Peer Interaction Group (global student community)
• Q&A inside the platform with instructor and administration answers, as needed
• Intermittent Q&A with instructors and administration

Yes, students have the option to decide which of the two times they would like to watch their lecture on any given lecture day based on their chosen time zone. Check out our other Frequently Asked Questions for additional information.

Check with your local office of Human Resources Development Canada on the availability of funding for individuals making a career change. Banks offer student bank loans and funding programs are in place through the Unemployment Insurance Office. Keep in mind that tuition does not have to be paid in full up front. Installment plans are available. Tuition is tax deductible.

Scholarship Opportunities

Additional Funding Options

Monday to Thursday: 9:00 am-4:00 pm Eastern Standard Time
Friday: 9:00 am-2:00 pm Eastern Standard Time

Yes you can, although some conditions do apply. Firstly, the courses offered at that time should not have any mandatory prerequisites. Secondly, space must be available in the course. If these conditions are met, then a program advisor will assess which courses would be best suited for you, based on your educational background.

All 19 courses are required for a Diploma in Applied Holistic Nutrition. However, if you want to take individual courses, you may do so. You will need to meet with a Program Advisor to view our current schedules prior to registration in order to learn the process to enroll into Institute of Holistic Nutrition Online’s courses and/or full program.

Each class is three and a half hours and a reasonable estimate for home study per class is two and a half hours.

Institute of Holistic Nutrition Online’s Applied Holistic Nutrition program has been designed to be flexible. Although students receive a FT or PT schedule, each course lasts approximately 4-6 weeks, and your schedule can be adjusted accordingly. It is possible to switch from FT to PT as many times as needed, and can also take breaks between courses if needed. Students have 5 years to complete the program.

There is one opportunity to switch and a transfer fee applies. You would be required to officially withdraw from your current program and apply to the other program submitting the appropriate enrollment documents relevant to the program of transfer.

Yes.

In British Columbia, The Institute of Holistic Nutrition – Vancouver Campus is registered and designated with the Private Training Institutions Branch (PTIB) and holds the Education Quality Assurance (EQA) designation from the Ministry of Advanced Education in British Columbia.

The Private Training Institutions Branch (PTIB) of the Ministry of Advanced Education administers the Private Training Act and associated regulations. PTIB is dedicated to student protection and sets basic education standards for registered private career training institutions in British Columbia and establishes standards of quality which must be met by accredited institutions.

Education Quality Assurance (EQA) is a quality assurance designation that identifies BC public and private post‐secondary institutions that have met or exceeded provincial government recognized quality assurance standards. EQA provides one standard provincial seal that can be recognized globally as symbol of quality education and consumer protection.

Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) works with the provinces and territories and the various stakeholders within Canada’s international education community to deliver the International Student Program. To apply for a study permit on or after June 1, 2014, you will need to include the Designate Learning Institution number (DLI #). In British Columbia, upon acceptance into IHN’s full Diploma Program international students receive IHN’s DLI # included within a formal acceptance package to record on their visa application and study permit.

*Please see our Certification page for direct links to the above mentioned Government organizations

In 1996. In 2025, IHN is celebrating its 29th anniversary.