ICONIC Board formally recognizes integrative and holistic nursing programs meeting ICONIC Board's education hour standards as meeting prerequisite education requirements for the corresponding IBC credential tiers, recognizing nurses who integrate holistic modalities into patient care.
ICONIC Board of Holistic Health recognizes integrative and holistic nursing education programs meeting ICONIC Board's education hour standards as meeting the prerequisite education requirements for the corresponding IBC holistic health credential tiers.
Recognized programs include those meeting the American Holistic Nurses Credentialing Corporation (AHNCC) curriculum standards, American Holistic Nurses Association (AHNA) endorsed programs, and equivalent programs offering comprehensive training in integrating holistic modalities — including therapeutic touch, guided imagery, mindfulness, and integrative care planning — within nursing practice.
Nursing practice in the United States is regulated at the state level through licensure boards. IBC credentialing for holistic nursing applies specifically to the integrative and holistic dimensions of nursing practice beyond the clinical scope covered by existing nursing licensure. Nurses practicing holistic modalities operate within their existing license scope and are recognized through IBC for their additional holistic health competencies.
Completing a listed program alone does not guarantee IBC credential eligibility. ICONIC Board recognizes programs based on comprehensive full-program completion at the level described. All IBC applicants must also demonstrate documented client practice hours, ethical conduct standards, and professional judgment.
The following programs and professional designations are recognized as meeting the education prerequisites for the corresponding ICONIC Board credential tiers.
Students actively enrolled in a recognized program who have not yet completed their training may apply for IBC-HHC™ Candidate status. Learn more →
Using a recognized education pathway simplifies your application — your program documentation satisfies the education prerequisite for the corresponding tier.
Match your completed program or professional designation to the corresponding tier above. Most active practitioners with comprehensive training qualify at Tier II (IBC-HHP™).
Upload your program completion certificate. Include your documented client practice hours log — required at all tiers.
Confirm you also satisfy ICONIC Board's practice hours minimum, ethics attestation, and CE requirements. Review is completed within 5–7 business days.
ICONIC Board recognizes education pathways across a range of holistic health training traditions.