| |
Courses |
Credits |
Grade |
| Prerequisites |
| HLT |
170 |
Introduction to Massage |
1 |
|
| 1NAS |
150 |
Human Biology or |
4 |
|
| |
Health Science I or |
|
|
| |
Human Anatomy & Physiology I |
|
|
| Total |
|
5 |
|
| One Year |
| CST |
126 |
Interpersonal Communication |
3 |
|
| 2HLT |
105 |
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation |
1 |
|
| HLT |
180 |
Therapeutic Massage I |
3 |
|
| HLT |
190 |
Coordinated Internship |
2 |
|
| HLT |
195 |
Entrepreneurship for the Massage Therapist |
1 |
|
| HLT |
220 |
Concepts of Disease |
3 |
|
| HLT |
280 |
Therapeutic Massage II |
3 |
|
| HLT |
281 |
Therapeutic Massage III |
3 |
|
| PED |
116 |
Lifetime Fitness and Wellness |
1 |
|
| Total |
|
20 |
|
| Total credits for the Massage Therapy Career Studies Certificate =20(25 including prerequisites) |
All first-time students must take a one-credit Student Development (SDV) course prior to enrolling in their 16th credit at NOVA.
1 minimum “C” or higher
2 HLT 105 may be waived with proof of CPR certification. Another 1-credit course must be substituted.
Other courses not required but highly recommended for massage therapy students are:
PHI 227 - Biomedical Ethics (2 credits)
PTH 151 - Musculoskeletal Structure and Function (5 credits)
