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Massage Therapy Certificate

 
Course Requirements
ID Title Class Lab Credits
Fall Semester (year 1)
AHLC123 Functional Kinesiology
(SCIC201)		 2 3 3
SCIC111 Basic Anatomy and Physiology 4 0 4
MSTC101 Swedish Massage I
(SCIC111 or SCIC201)		 2 3 3
SCIC201* Anatomy and Physiology I 3 3 4
Spring Semester (year 1)
MSTC121 Swedish Massage II
(SCIC111 or SCIC201, MSTC101)		 2 3 3
MSTC141 Oriental Theory and Concepts 3 0 3
MSTC170 Practicum I
(SCIC111 or SCIC202, MSTC101,MSTC121)		 0 4 1
SCIC202* Anatomy and Physiology II
(SCIC201**)		 3 3 4
Fall Semester (year 2)
MSTC119 Massage Business Practices 3 0 3
MSTC126 Massage Rules and Ethics 1 0 1
MSTC131 Pathology
(SCIC111 or SCIC201, MSTC101)		 3 0 3
MSTC135 Deep Tissue Massage
(SCIC111 or SCIC201 & SCIC202, MSTC121, AHLC123)		 1 3 2
MSTC140 Clinical Evaluation and Treatment
(SCIC111, MSTC121, AHLC123)		 2 3 3
MSTC191 Practicum II
(AHLC123,MSTC121)		 0 4 1

Prerequisite & Co-requisites are listed in parentheses.

* Three program electives must also be taken during the summer semester. Choose from the following:
MSTC132,MSTC134,MSTC137,MSTC139,MSTC143,MSTC
145,MSTC147,MSTC148,MSTC153,SCIC160


*(A&P I&II may be taken in place of Basic A&P for those students wishing to pursue an Associates Degree or other.)

(Day/Evening Program)

For more information about this program, please contact Sue Welsh. 603-542-7744 x401.

The Massage Therapy Certificate program reflects the American Massage Therapy Association's mission to develop and advance the art, science and practice of massage therapy in a caring, professional and ethical manner. The program is designed with an emphasis on the biological sciences. The student completes the program with a strong knowledge of the muscular system and a broad foundation of massage techniques. Students learn, practice and experience the benefits of massage. In addition to the basic application of massage, the program provides a course in ethics and business management to assist the student in dealing with specific client problems, professional referrals and starting a private massage practice. The State of New Hampshire requires a minimum of a 759 hour program, of which, 125 practicum hours of massage are independent of classroom hours. The students accumulate and properly document these hours. There are several options for completion of practicum hours.

The applicant for the Massage Therapy program must meet the College requirements for admission. They must also complete Standard First Aid and CPR courses at their own expense two months before program completion. Completion of the program prepares the student to take the New Hampshire State practical exam and the National Certification for Massage and Bodywork written exam. The student is responsible for the application to both of these exams. The National Exam can be taken immediately on completing the requirements of the program once the transcript is complete and a graduation audit has been done. The New Hampshire Exam is given three times a year, in the early fall, the early winter and late spring. The dates of this exam are decided by the Department of Health and Human Services independently and a student may have a waiting period of a few months between the completion of the National Exam and the date of the New Hampshire Exam.

Any student not matriculated in the Massage Therapy Program who wants to take Massage Therapy courses, must have approval of the program director.