Admission to the Massage Therapy program requires candidates to be a high school graduate or have a General Educational Development (GED) certificate. Entering students are also required to interview with an admissions representative and complete the NC placement test as part of the admissions process.
Certificate programs do not require students to complete general education coursework and are most appropriate for individuals who wish to gain career skills in as short a time as possible without a degree. In order to obtain a Massage Therapy certificate, students must complete the courses below for a total of 41 credit hours.
MASG.100 Massage Therapy I 4 credit hours
MASG.110 Therapeutic Massage I 4 credit hours
MASG.115 Therapeutic Massage I Lab 2 credit hours
MASG.120 Therapeutic Massage II 4 credit hours
MASG.125 Therapeutic Massage II Lab 2 credit hours
MASG.250 Massage Therapy Clinical 4 credit hours
HLTH.130 Emergency Procedures 1 credit hour
HLTH.140 Medical Terminology 3 credit hours
HLTH.150 Anatomy and Physiology I 3 credit hours
HLTH.160 Anatomy and Physiology II 3 credit hours
HLTH.170 Anatomy and Physiology III 3 credit hours
HLTH.220 Pathophysiology II 3 credit hours
HLTH.240 Medical Law, Ethics, & Human Relations in Health Care 4 credit hours
COLL.290 Professional Development 1 credit hour
