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Massage Therapy School Training		 Massage Therapy School Credit Hours and Clock Hours

The Massage Therapy Program is a 26-credit-hour program. Health Works Institute, Massage Therapy School defines a credit hour as 30 hours of class time, which may be spent in any combination of learning activities, including lecture, discussion, demonstration, clinical practice, etc., all of which are supervised by a fully qualified instructor.

The program is divided into 2 semesters of equal length. Upon completion of each course, the student receives a pass/fail or a percentage grade.

The Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation (COMTA) is the agency that accredits Health Works Institute, Massage Therapy School. The formula that COMTA uses for calculating credit hours assigns different values for lecture and laboratory class time. According to the COMTA formula, the Health Works Institute, Massage Therapy School program consists of 36.3 credit hours.
Massage Therapy School Clock hours Comparison Chart
Most Massage Therapy Schools provide clock hour programs. The following chart is provided to assist prospective students in comparing the courses in the Health Works Institute 26-credit-hour program with courses offered at clock hour schools.

Clock Hrs.

 30
16
45
8
4
12
16
15
8
42
40
40
10
99
9
66
16
20
24
40
74
10
92
44

Course


Body Awareness 1
Body Awareness 2
Business
Chair (or “on-site”) Massage
Class Integration Seminar
Client Assessment and Technique Integration
Energetics
Ethics
Hydrotherapy
Integration
Myofascial Release
Neuromuscular Therapy and Trigger Point Massage
Nutrition
PACK 1 (Palpation, Anatomy, Clinical Anatomy, Kinesiology)
PACK 2
Physiology and Pathology 1
Physiology and Pathology 2
Psychology 1
Psychology 2
Sports Massage
Student Clinic
Survey of Alternative and Complementary Health Modalities
Swedish Massage Therapy
Theory of Asian Medicine and Asian Bodywork Techniques

ADDITIONAL MASSAGE THERAPY SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS

New Student Orientation
All students are required to attend an orientation session that takes place before the first day of classes. The session is from one to two full days in length. Orientation dates and times are announced to new students when they are notified of their acceptance to the program.

CPR and First Aid
Students must be certified in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and First Aid. The certification must be current as of the last day of classes of the student’s first semester. Classes are available from the American Red Cross, fire departments, hospitals, and the American Heart Association.

Feedback Sessions
Students must perform 3 Feedback Sessions with approved practice clients, who in most cases will be Health Works Institute instructors. These focused, one-on-one sessions are performed outside of class time and are designed to allow for direct, specific, and valuable feedback. Students are required to participate in a tutoring session whenever a skill evaluated during a feedback session is below the minimum level of competency. Feedback sessions must be performed within specific time periods, the dates of which are provided to students prior to each set of sessions.
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