Students are admitted to the Massage Therapy Program in January and August of each year. Course content is sequential, and students should plan to enroll in all Massage Therapy courses in the order and during the terms indicated in the following curriculum outline.
** DENOTES COURSES THAT MUST BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO ENTRY INTO PROGRAM
Course Number |
Course Title |
Contact Hours |
Vocational Credits |
|
Major Courses - 1st Semester |
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|
HSC 0003 |
Introduction to Health Care |
90 |
3.0 |
MSS 0250 |
Introduction to Massage Therapy |
30 |
1.0 |
MSS 0250L |
Introduction to Massage Therapy Laboratory |
180 |
6.0 |
MSS 0215 |
History and Standards for Massage Therapy |
30 |
1.0 |
MSS 0156 |
Anatomy and Physiology for Massage Therapy |
75 |
2.5 |
MSS 0156L |
Anatomy and Physiology for Massage Therapy Laboratory |
75 |
2.5 |
|
Totals |
480 |
16.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
Major Courses-2nd Semester |
|
|
MSS 0300 |
Hydrotherapy Modalities |
30 |
1.0 |
MSS 0300L |
Hydrotherapy Modalities Lab |
45 |
1.5 |
MSS 0281 |
Allied Modalities |
105 |
3.5 |
MSS 0803C |
Massage Therapy Clinical Practicum |
90 |
3.0 |
|
Totals |
270 |
9.0 |
|
Grand Total |
750 |
25 |
PT/PTA Accelerated Option
Course Number |
Course Title |
Contact Hours |
Vocational Credits |
MSS 0250 |
Introduction to Massage Therapy |
30 |
1.0 |
MSS 0250L |
Introduction to Massage Therapy Laboratory |
180 |
6.0 |
MSS 0215 |
History and Standards for Massage Therapy |
30 |
1.0 |
MSS 0281 |
Allied Modalities |
105 |
3.5 |
MSS 0995 |
Accelerated Option Credit |
405 |
13.5 |
|
Grand Total |
750 |
25.0 |
Licensed Professional - Transitional Option
Course Number |
Course Title |
Contact Hours |
Vocational Credits |
MSS 0250 |
Introduction to Massage Therapy |
30 |
1.0 |
MSS 0250L |
Introduction to Massage Therapy Laboratory |
180 |
6.0 |
MSS 0215 |
History and Standards for Massage Therapy |
30 |
1.0 |
MSS 0281 |
Allied Modalities |
105 |
3.5 |
MSS 0300 |
Hydrotherapy Modalities |
30 |
1.0 |
MSS 0300L |
Hydrotherapy Modalities Laboratory |
45 |
1.5 |
MSS 0803C |
Massage Therapy Clinical Practicum |
90 |
3.0 |
MSS 0996 |
Transitional Option Credit |
240 |
8.0 |
|
Grand Total |
750 |
25.0 |
In order to practice safely as a Massage Therapist, students must complete a predetermined number of classroom or "contact" hours. For this reason, the number of hours you spend in class will be greater than you might expect. The required ratio of credits to contact hours is spelled out in detail below.
Contact hours for vocational credit courses are the equivalent of 30 contact hour per semester for 16 weeks for each credit.
If courses are taught in less than 16 weeks, the total number of required contact hours will be divided by the number of weeks the course is offered.
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