Massotherapy - Certificate 

Area of Study: Massotherapy  
Degree/Certificate: Post-Degree Professional Certificate 
Program Description

The post-degree professional certificate is for students who already have an associate or bachelor's degree and want to become licensed massotherapists. Students complete over 1,000 Massotherapy instruction hours and are eligible to take the State Medical Board of Ohio licensure exam and the National Board Certification exam (NCBTMB).

This program is designed to prepare students to demonstrate the following program outcomes:
Massotherapy (General Massage Therapy) Post-Degree Professional Certificate Outcomes.pdf

Program Requirements

Program Admissions Requirements:
Program Admission Requirements: Application may be submitted to the Health Careers Enrollment Center after meeting the following requirements:
  • High School Graduate/GED. Official transcripts are to be mailed to the Massotherapy Program with a completed Preliminary Education Application Form and a $35 check made out to the State Medical Board of Ohio.
  • Associate or bachelor’s degree required.
  • Complete the following (“C” or higher in each):
  • MT-1100
  • MT-1241
  • GPA required: 2.50 admission requirements. 2.50 overall
  • 25 students accepted per year for day classes and 25/yr for evening classes (combined total for degree and certificate)
Other Information:
  • Science courses must have been completed within the past seven years at time of application submission, and may only be repeated once to improve a grade.
  • Core courses may only be repeated once to improve a grade.
  • Interview with program manager encouraged.
  • Upon acceptance to the program and prior to matriculation, students must submit evidence of good health.
  • Preliminary Educational Approval Certificate from State Medical Board MUST be submitted prior to acceptance.
  • Official college transcripts must be submitted to the Massotherapy program prior to admittance.
  • A criminal background check may be required prior to admission to the program.
 

Suggested Semester Sequence

Program Admissions Requirements

Credits

MT-1100

Introduction to Massotherapy

3

MT-1241

Fundamentals of Somatic Studies I

4

 

Total

7

First Semester   Credits

MT-1271

Fundamentals of Somatic Studies II

4

MT-1301

Massotherapy I

3

MT-1311

Applied Musculo-Skeletal Anatomy

4

MT-2301

Pathology for Massage Therapists

3

 

Total

14

Second Semester   Credits

MT-1320

Functional Assessment in Massotherapy

3

MT-1330

Masotherapy II

3

MT-2342

Massotherapy Practicum

2

Total

8

Summer Semester   Credits

MT-2700

Comprehensive Somatic Studies for Massage Therapists

2

MT-2852

General Massage Practicum

2

MT 2990

Comprehensive Massotherapy

1

Total

5

Program Total Credits

 

34

Program Outcome