The Massage Therapy Program is a 29-credit-hour program. Health Works Institute 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.

Clock Hour 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 29-credit-hour program with courses offered at clock hour schools.

Clock Hours

Massage Therapy Course

40 03 03 03 60 30 16 45 08 04 12 30 14 10 60 60 60 10 82 20 24 36 78 10 92 60

Anatomy Lab Anatomy Lab for Neuromuscular Therapy & Trigger Point Massage Anatomy Lab for Myofascial Release Anatomy Lab for Sports Massage Anatomy Lecture 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 Physiology and Pathology Psychology 1 Psychology 2 Sports Massage Student Clinic Survey of Complementary and Alternative Therapies Swedish Massage Therapy Theory of Asian Medicine and Asian Bodywork Techniques

ADDITIONAL 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 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 session